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Treehouse Children’s Museum was founded in 1992 by a group of
parents, educators and business leaders who wanted to create a facility
for families that would also be a resource for area schools. The new
museum incorporated as a private, nonprofit organization on January 25,
1990 and was called the Ogden Discovery Center. In 1991, “Treehouse”
was approved as the operating name for the facility. The name became an
integral part of the final exhibit design and provided a unifying,
storybook feel to the whole space when a giant treehouse was built at
the center of the Museum. In January of 1992 the Board approved the
addition of “Children’s Museum” to the name, to better describe and
define both the focus and the audience of the facility. The Museum’s
name was legally changed to Treehouse Children’s Museum in 1999.
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Family Programs: (back to top)
Treehouse Museum provides a variety of award-winning programs for families -- from weekly Family Literacy programs like Toddler Time and Alphabet Soup,
to Special Events like exhibit openings and celebrations, to
performances in the Castle Theater by the professional children's
theater company, Treehouse Troupe -- there's always something fun happening at the Museum.
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Toddler Time
Get 'Ready to Read' on Monday mornings from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and again on Wednesdays between 1 and 3 p.m.at Treehouse's Toddler Time.
Especially for the Museum's youngest visitors, this wildly popular
reading-readiness program engages toddlers and preschool-aged kids and
their grown-ups in stories, songs, crafts and more, all reinforcing
prereading skills designed to get toddlers ready for school. Kids age 5
and under are only $3 each and $1 for adults for the length of these
two hour programs, thanks to the sponsorship of the United Way.
Theater Thursday
On
Thursday afternoons from 4 until 6 p.m., Treehouse offers an exciting
drop-in theater workshop featuring hands-on interactive experiences in
the performing arts. Thanks to generous grants from the Val A. and
Edith D. Green Foundation and the Simmons Family Foundation, admission
to the Theater Thursday program is just $3 for children and $1 for adults on Thursdays after 4 p.m.
Alphabet Soup
On Friday Nights at Treehouse, families can get a taste of Alphabet Soup
and finish it before bedtime. This popular program focuses on a
different letter of the alphabet each week with a recipe for family
literacy that includes stories and songs, theater, art, science,
history, vocabulary development, and more. Alphabet Soup runs Fridays from 6 until 8 p.m., and thanks to the sponsorship by the Marriner S. Eccles Foundation, Alphabet Soup admission is only $3 for children and $1 for adults after 6 p.m.
Note: The Alphabet Soup program may be omitted during October to allow for the Enchanted Woods (please check the monthly calendar).
ParticiPlayHouse
On Saturdays at 1 p.m., Treehouse hosts this companion program to Theater Thursday. ParticiPlayHouse
at Treehouse gives kids the chance to be an actor in the Treehouse
Theater. Treehouse provides the costumes and the story; visitors
provide the theatrics and the energy! ParticiPlayHouse is free with regular admission to Treehouse of $5 for each child and $4 for each adult.
Note: ParticiPlayHouse may be omitted during October to allow for the Enchanted Woods (please check the monthly calendar).
RAMPed Up Art – Global
Join us in the Treehouse Art Garden from 11 until 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays for our drop-in art workshop, RAMPed Up Art – Global
sponsored by Weber County RAMP. Visitors can try fun visual arts
projects that are inspired by the arts and stories from cultures around
the world. Using a variety of mediums – paint, clay, collage, chalk,
pastels, watercolor and paper – children can discover the fun of art
through these multi-cultural projects. RAMPed Up Art is free with regular admission to Treehouse of $5 for each child and $4 for each adult. | |
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