Kick-off the season with the Grinch, our Gingerbread exhibit, art activities, and more. Free with museum admission!
All Things Grinch-y
Color a Grinch Suncatcher, 12-4 pm
Use sharpies to color the face of this loveable curmudgeon and then hang in your window for holiday cheer. (Tolman Hall, First Floor, Springfield Science Museum)
Meet the Grinch, 1-4 pm
Dr. Seuss’s iconic Christmas creation will be here from Whoville to celebrate the holidays. (Blake Court, First Floor, D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts)
Music of How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, 1-4 pm
With a few hits from the Cat in the Hat Songbook too! Local musician Chris Eriquezzo will bring to life songs like, “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch,” and, “Welcome Christmas.” (Davis Auditorium, Lower Level, D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Cartoon, 3-3:30 pm
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is a 1966 Christmas animated musical comedy television special directed by Chuck Jones. Based on the eponymous children’s book by Dr. Seuss, it’s the story of the Grinch trying to take away Christmas from the townsfolk of Whoville below his mountain hideaway. (Davis Auditorium, Lower Level, D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts)
Ongoing Activities
Make a Miniature Snowball Launcher, 12-4 pm
Create your own catapult and load it with a white pom-pom, take aim, and try to hit our target. (Science Workshop, Second Floor, Springfield Science Museum)
Music of “The Three Wise Men”, 1-4 pm
The Three Wise Men are a funky, jazzy, Christmas-y brass trio from Western Massachusetts. Enjoy their own brand of musical gold, frankincense, and myrrh. (Museums Grounds)
Giant Bubbles with Mr. Vinny, 1-4 pm (Museums Grounds)
