The season’s first Snow Day accompanies the opening of the new exhibit “Winter Wonders” on Saturday at Creative Discovery Museum.The first snow of the season is not simply forecast but guaranteed when “Winter Wonders” opens Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Creative Discovery Museum.
In addition to playing in artificial snow, guests will enjoy snowflake tortillas, screenprint scarf-making, the appearance of Jack Frost and Suzy Snowflake, and a “Let It Snow!” show in the atrium. Children can make winter crowns and 3-D snowflakes and attend a “Hansel and Gretel” opera performance by the Atlanta-based Capital City Opera Company. There’s also a chance to play dress up in a cozy cottage, explore a wintry maze, track animal prints in the snow and go “ice skating,” a favorite activity of guests.
The museum will be open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and Snow Day events are scheduled between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Also returning this season is the Holiday Shoppe, a place where children can find reasonably priced gifts for friends and family members. Children can pick out gifts, pay for the items and receive help with gift-wrapping.
The Holiday Shoppe will be open 1-3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 16-17 and 23-24; Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 27, 29, 30; Sunday, Dec. 1; Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 7-8 and 14-15; and Thursday through Monday, Dec. 19-23.