TOURS FOR TOTS
Continuing our efforts to introduce little ones ages 3–5 to the wonders of museum learning, this special series of tours examines a different area of the Museum each month. Each program offers a chance to ask questions and explore with a hands-on activity. Tour response has been so enthusiastic that we are offering the same program three times a month.
Space is limited, but pre-registration is not required unless you are a preschool group*. For more information contact us at 406.994.6618.
Tuesday and Thursday tours meet from 10–11am, and Wednesday tours are from 2–3pm; all in the Redstart Classroom. Tours are free for members and $5 for non-members.
Living History Farm
Discover what life was like in Montana 100 years ago in this special pre-season tour. See the Tinsley House, explore the Heirloom Garden, and plant your own bean to take home.
Tuesday, May 11
Wednesday, May 12
Thursday, May 13
Incredible Inventions
Explore Leonardo da Vinci’s flying machines, armored vehicle, robot, and more in this special look at some incredible inventions. Discover your own creativity by building your own da Vinci-inspired machine to take home.
Tuesday, June 8
Wednesday, June 9
Thursday, June 10
Space Mission
Visit space without leaving the Museum. Join us for an out-of-this-world adventure as we travel on a pretend mission to the Moon. Ride on a hovercraft, feel what it is like to live without gravity, and color your own portrait onto a NASA crew’s photo.
Tuesday, July 13
Wednesday, July 14
Thursday, July 15
Farm Harvest
Warm summer weather and plenty of care helps the Heritage Garden to reach full bloom in early August. Explore the sights, sounds, and smells of the garden, visit the Tinsley House and create a farm harvest craft.
Tuesday, August 10
Wednesday, August 11
Thursday, August 12
Welcome to Yellowstone!
With so many things to see and do in the new Explore Yellowstone exhibit in the Martin Children’s Discovery Center, this short tour will only scratch the surface. Meet the animals that call Yellowstone and the new Children’s Discovery Center home and make a Yellowstone craft that will be sure to inspire the youngest explorers.
Tuesday, September 14
Wednesday, September 15
Thursday, September 16
*TOURS FOR TOTS — PRESCHOOL GROUPS
We are now booking private tour sessions for preschool groups. This allows us to give your group the personal attention you deserve. Call 406.994.6618 today to reserve your tour. $20 for 10 or fewer children and $30 for 11 – 20 children. You may book multiple sessions if your group is larger than 20.
MOR SIGN
(Ages 6 months–4 years)
Learn to speak with your hands! Join guest educator Trish Smith, an ASL Sign2Me certified instructor, and the Museum of the Rockies for an exciting series of signing classes. Explore a different exhibit during each program with your baby or toddler as you learn simple, easy-to-do signs to describe your museum experience. Enhance your baby’s cognitive and social-emotional development while helping your child develop language skills. With a new set of signs and activities every other week, this program will provide you with the tools to utilize all the Museum has to offer for young learners.
Join us for just one class or the whole series. Each program is $5 per family for members and $8 per family for non-members.
Pre-registration is not required; maximum number of children per class is 25. For more information call 406.994.6618.
All classes meet from 2 – 3pm on Mondays.
May 3, 17
This program will start again in September!
Redstart Classroom