Wee Wednesday @ CAM

I put this video in just because it is cute. 

This morning we skipped Miss Kelly's Movers and Shakers class (songs and stories @ Hyde Park Library) to attend the last Wee Wednesday event at the Art Museum.  We stopped on the way to CAM to check out the roses at one of our apartments.  They look great and I plan on cutting some for our house when A takes a nap Friday. 

So a little about Wee Wednesdays:  it is free, runs from 10 to 11:30 the last Wednesday of each month from September to May.  This month's theme was When I Grow Up.  "Take your little ones for a stroll through the galleries to discover the art treasures that await.  Stop in the selected four galleries for interactive story times.  Take your time and enjoy the Art Museum at your own pace.  Make sure to stop by the Great hall to receive this month's sticker for your sticker book!"

This was our 2nd story time stop. The painting is Fountain Square Pantomime by Joseph Henry Sharp and is in the Cincinnati Wing Gallery.  The topic of the story time was a book about police men.  But more interesting to me was the docents explanation of the painting. I learned more about this painting including that the man in the top hat was responsible for building CAM in the 1880's, the painter's fiance is in the crowd and the dog's name was "Pretzel".  This painting was commissioned for Mabley and Carew Department Store in the 1890's.

Audrey was interested enough to not be disruptive.  She is a little young for this event meant for 2-5 year olds.  A couple of times she pulled her "Dear Leader" routine which is what we call it when with paper in one hand and the other pointing she babbles.  She was not disruptive though or I certainly would have removed her.

I definitely will take her to Wee Wednesdays again with her in the fall when it starts again.  I'm hoping she likes it then and if she really enjoys I register us for Culture Kids which is more intimate and structured workshops for preschoolers.