Make-A-Mini-Book Continued

More Make-A-Mini-Book Fun

Today in Michael's Museum

Today was the second Wednesdays during August from 2:00-4:00 Make-A-Mini-Book session presented by Michael, Curator of Michael's Museum. We had lots of fun. Join us next week!

Little People Collection

During August, we will be re-peopleing the Little People Collection after some renovation and repair. Watch for it. Here is what one of the shelves will look like.

Make-A-Mini-Book

Just a reminder; Don't forget Michael will be helping visitors Make-A-Mini-Book at CCM in the Great Hall on Wednesdays during August from 2:00-4:00.

More Tiny Treasures

A Visit with Allison and Family

Allison was a student of Michael's some 27 years ago when she was Hadley, her daughter's age. Today a wonderful reunion took place at Michael's Museum in the Chicago Children's Museum. Matt, Allison's husband, took these great photographs.

Hadley, Allison, Michael

 Hadley checking out some of the collections.

Hadley helping Matt through the "Smaller Door."

Michael & Allison posing in front of the Peek-A-Boo Mini Book Collection Cabinet.

Hadley helping Matt get through the "Museum Mouse Door."

Michael and Allison admiring the 1"x1" hardback hand bound book that Allison made some 27 years ago in a book binding workshop that Michael taught in Glenview. It is now part of the permanent collections at Chicago Children's Museum.

Make-A-Mini-Book

Today Michael's Museum Curator, Michael, worked with two volunteers to help over 60 children make and illustrate and/or author a mini-book. The activity was part of Chicago Children's Museum's August "Makers Month."

The results were joyful! When asked what the visitors knew about the parts of a book we got everything from a "shrug of the shoulders" to "a plot, characters, a beginning, a middle, and an end" to "a cover and pages."

Join us on Wednesdays from 2:00-4:00 during August to make one of your own.

 Volunteer Jane helping with Make-A-Book.