It’s going to be a busy Saturday at Creative Discovery Museum.
Two new exhibits and a Holiday Shoppe will open, an Atlanta troupe will present an opera, dozens of gingerbread houses will be erected and snow is in the forecast.
“Winter Wonders”: This exhibit, a returning favorite, has been recharged to offer new ways to experience cold-weather activities in the warm confines of the museum. Children can explore a wintry maze, play dress-up in a cozy cottage and follow animal tracks in a snowy forest. Very young children will have a space to play with puppets and act out gingerbread and snow stories. The exhibit continues through Jan. 3.
“Helping Hands”: In this seasonal exhibit, children learn the concept of giving and how they and their families can make a difference in their community by sharing time, talents or treasure.
Children can practice as bell ringers for the Chattanooga Salvation Army, help make blankets for charity, learn about local charities on an iPad and drop their pennies in a vortex to aid the Chattanooga Times Free Press’ Neediest Cases Fund. Guests also may vote on a cause that will receive a $500 donation from the Times Free Press. The exhibit continues through Jan. 3.