By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
While the InspireU Children’s Discovery Center in downtown St. Joseph has had a successful beginning, staff continue to develop new programming to draw people in.
Director Katherine Patterson Paronto says while the museum has seen nearly 50 thousand visitors in the first six months, programming has been developed nearly every day, such as music and movement every Tuesday
“We try and do two in a day, there’s one for toddlers in the morning and one for older kids in the afternoon, so you can come and have a low stress music and dancing kind of an activity,” Patterson Paronto says on the KFEQmunnity show. “We also do interactive story time once a week as well, and then bubbles on the rooftop as well, that’s Thursdays.”
And Patterson Paronto says starting on Tuesday they will launch a new program, the Inspired Concert Series
“And we’re starting off with Mr. Stinky Feet, who has a following, on the 16th we’re going to have an afternoon concert with him,” Patterson Paronto says. “And if it’s cool enough we’ll have it on the roof, otherwise we’ll have it in the space.”
Patterson Paronto says her staff is continuing to explore new programs to bring to the museum all the time and hope to have new opportunities this fall.
As summer winds down, kids will be heading back to school, and the museum wants to send them back by having some fun first.
Patterson Paronto says next month ahead of back to school the museum will host a Back-to-School bash
“We plan on having all the favorite activities out all at once, so if you ever missed something you’ll be able to do that,” Patterson Paronto explains. “And then we’ll have other programming in the space, we just plan on having one big party to end the summer with a bang.”
The back-to-school bash does not have a date yet but will be held next month at the museum.
InspireU is open every Tuesday through Saturday from 10am to 5pm and on Sundays from noon to 5pm. You can find more information on tickets on their website.
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