VOLUME 23 A Newsletter for The Discovery Center of the Southern Tier ISSUE TWO DISCOVERINGS

Have a BONEafied good time at our doggie costume

parade at our Halloween Spooktacular on Oct 25th.

I am looking out my window and remem-bering the first day of this new assignment and what I saw out of the same window. Lots of trees and grassy places but not much else! Now what

I see out this window is a miracle! Thirty years later we are a campus! A basketball court in full regalia; a playground with flowers, stenciled games on the blacktop; white picket fence to highlight this delightful play place built by 135 Binghamton University, Price-waterhouseCoopers Scholars supervised by Elliott Kamlet! Adjoining this is our Story Garden…the pride of our outdoor environment. The flowers, and there are hundreds of species, are in bloom; children are climbing; riding in a boat; popping around in the tun-nel; visiting the three bears; exploring the secret gar-den; playing one hole golf; creating in the Creation Station; enjoying every inch of this one-of-a-kind space. Everyone is smiling. I think about what this unique space has meant to us all. It houses the Sum-mer Carnival; it exudes romance for our Wine and Roses evening; it is perfect dance hall; music venue;

DJ rambler and choral site for our many talented and loved performing artists. At dusk it provides a quiet respite for the grandparents in the neighborhood to stroll or sit and enjoy the beauty and fragrance of the flowers. For me, it offers an early before office walk and think time!

I am not only looking out over a dramatic landscape change, but feeling in awe of the excitement we have created both inside and outside, and how proud we all are of the resources we have put in place to make children happy; to foster play; to encourage learning in such creative ways and to celebrate the success story that brings us to where we are today. As sup-porters, you have had so much to do with this happy story, and I thank you from my heart for your encour-agement, your membership, and your attendance at special events and for trusting us to be the best that we can be for your children. Add to that a superior staff and sensational Board of Directors who see that this mission is forever the focus.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!!!!

DIRECTOR’S LETTER

OUR HOURS

Mondays 10am-3pm for toddlers only (birth – PreK). Open to all on School Holidays. Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm

Saturday 10am-5pm Sunday noon-5pm

Special September Hours The Discovery Center will be closed on Labor Day, September 1st and

open from Tuesday, September 2nd through Sunday, September 7th.

The museum will be closed for our annual Paint and Polish from

Mon., September 8th through Fri., September 19th (Discovery Kids Programs will be in session).

We will reopen on Saturday, September 20th to celebrate the Worldwide Day of Play!

We will be CLOSED on Saturday, October 18 in preparation for our 30th Gala Fundraiser

and Thursday, November 27 in observance of Thanksgiving.

SPECIAL EVENTS

11th Almost Annual Discovery Center Captain and Crew Golf Tournament It’s going to be a great day of golf, good food and games/prizes on Friday, September 26th at Vestal Hills Country Club.

The fun begins with check-in from 11-11:30am and a noon Shotgun Start. There will be four different hole-in

-one contests where some lucky ace could win a new car, a 60”HD TV, an iPad or a set of golf clubs spon-

sored by our good friends at Miller Auto Team. Cost is $100 per person and includes greens fees and cart,

chicken BBQ dinner, non-alcoholic beverages (cash bar available), swag bags, and prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd

Place, Longest Drive and Closest to Pin. To register or to inquire about Tee sponsorship opportune ties,

call 773-8661 x204 or email Martha at pr@thediscoverycenter.org

The Haunted Hallows! Beware! Fun is everywhere! Treat yourself to some not-so-scary Halloween fun with Halloween

Hallows, our whimsical spook-tacular exhibit. Enter our giant but not too creepy, but so much

fun, haunted house! Visit the Mad Scientist Lab and learn about anatomy then shake your bones

around the tombstones. Giggle with Halloween poems and riddles and don’t forget to take a ride

on the magic pumpkin coach where your imagination will be a-glow! Come in costume or dis-

cover one here. The doors will open for The Haunted Hallows from Oct. 4th through Nov. 1st.

SPECIAL SCHOOL HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES Passport to Fun Around the World Fri., Oct 10, 11am to 2pm. We’re celebrating Columbus Day next week, and to get ready we’re going to go exploring around the world! Visit Vietnam, Tanzania, Australia and Germany with us as we say “hello” in different languages, play games and make fun crafts from the four corners of the world. Columbus Day Mon., Oct. 13, 11am to 2pm. In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Voyage with us as we ex-plore like Christopher Columbus, with a Columbus Facts scavenger hunt, balloon boat racing, and more. Veteran’s Day Tues., Nov. 11, 11am to 2pm. Spend the day honoring America’s veterans with The Discovery Cen-ter. We’ll be making thank-you card and paper poppy flowers to take home or to donate to Broome County Vet-eran’s Services. We’re also going to learn all about Victory Gardens and play Victory Garden Bingo! Honey of a Thanksgiving Wed., Nov. 26, 11am to2pm. Did you know that stinging honeybees were brought to

America by the pilgrims? Before the first Thanksgiving ever happened, honeybees in America didn’t sting at all!

We’ll make pilgrim hats, American Indian woven placemats, and enjoy puppet theater shows of the American

Indian legend “How the Bee Got Its Stinger.”

High Heels, High Hats, High Times Halloween Gala Be a part of the fun as we celebrate our 30th Anniversary, Discovery Center style on Saturday eve-

ning, October 18th. There will be live music, casino games, gourmet dining stations, cocktails and

entertainment all night! So dress up or dress up! ‘Big kids’ only. Tickets are available by calling

607-773-8661 x201 or visiting our website TheDiscoveryCenter.org.

Halloween Mad About Science- Science Fair Are you mad about science? Do you wonder what makes things go bump and others fizz? Submissions for Halloween themed science fair projects are being accepted for our first annual Mad about Science Kid’s Science Fair. Submissions will be on display in our Kids commons “science lab” for all to view on Saturday, October 25th. All par-ticipating kid scientists will receive free admission to our Shake Your Bones Hallow-een Spooktakular! Prizes will be awarded in 3 age categories (5-6, 7-8, 9-12) with all participants receiving certificates of participation. All submissions due by Monday, October 20th. Please contact Donna at 773-8661 x209 or email dwright@thediscoverycenter.org for more information.

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Jumpstart's Read for the Record® Turn the page to kindergarten success and Join The Discovery Center in supporting Jumpstart for the nation’s largest chil-

dren’s shared reading experience on October 21st from 10:00-12:00 as the community comes together at The Broome

County Library to Read “Bunny Cakes” a comical story of sibling bonding and birthday shenanigans, by bestselling author

and illustrator Rosemary Wells. Be sure to visit the Reading Garden at Broome County Public Library for this very special

event and to participate in many wonderful hands-on activities provided by The DC and community partners.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Shake Your Bones Halloween Dance Party and Trick-or-Treat Spectacular! Saturday, October 25th! Get your costume ready for a full day of fun at the area’s largest children’s Halloween Party at

The Discovery Center’s Haunted Halloween Hallows! Create some wicked fun crafts, stir up some magic

potions, explore candy science and be spellbound by healthy Halloween activities with the Decker School

of Nursing. You won’t want to miss the doggie costume parade at noon; dog pre-registration required -

to register call 607-773-8661 x 209. Food tickets will be sold for the “Monster Meal” served in our Somer-

saults Café from 11:30am-1:30pm. The Shake Your Bones Dance Party with APEntertainment will begin at

1:00 pm in our Ahearn Playhouse Theater and Trick-or-Treating begins in the museum and Story Garden

(weather permitting) at 2:30-3:00pm. All activities are free with admission. Members $4., non-yet mem-

bers $9. Recommended for all ages!

Mexican Dia’ de los Muertos Festival! The Discovery Center will be transformed into a Mexican Festival on Saturday, Nov. 1st to celebrate the Day of the Dead

(Dia de los Muertos) from 11am to 3pm. This holiday, celebrated in Mexico and throughout

the world in other cultures, focuses on gathering family and friends to honor the spirits of

loved ones who have passed. Spend the day with us as we take a closer look at this colorful

and surprisingly joyous holiday with ethnic food samples, crafts and music. Luncheon food

sales will take place in our café from 11:30 to 1:30pm. SUNY Broome’s international scholar-

ship students from Mexico, Central and Latin America will entertain us with ethnic dances and costumes in our Ahearn

‘Go Girl’ Workshop Series! The Discovery Center in partnership with NYPENN Girl Scouts Council is offering a 4 week series just for girls! This girl em-

powering series will have kindergarten through 5th grade girls exploring ways to be their ‘best selves.’ From exercise and

movement to nutrition and handling stress and anger, this workshop series will be nothing but fun as girls try yoga, make

healthy snacks and learn how to stop bullying in its tracks! This workshop is available to girls new to Girl Scouting who are

looking for new adventures and making new friends. Registration fee includes a one year Girl Scout membership that al-

lows girls to take advantage of various programs both at The Discovery Center and offered through NYPENN Girl Scout

Council open only to member scouts. All participating girls earn a Girl Scout Fun Patch. Dates: Nov. 5, 12, 19 and Dec. 3

from 4:30-5:30 in our Kids Commons. Cost: $35. Call The DC 773-8661 x201 to register. Financial assistance is available

for $15 membership fee through NYPENN Girl Scout Council. Pay $20 program and material fee; Contact Nicki at (607)

724-6572 x2428 for more info.

14th Annual Village of Gingerbread- Main Street USA!

Get out your aprons and put on your chef’s hat because it’s time again to whip up a batch of gingerbread for this year’s

holiday exhibit, A Village of Gingerbread-Main Street USA! Anyone can participate from children to adults to individuals or

groups. Use your imagination and creativity to bake and decorate your favorite house or building in your city, village or

town as you make a little magic for this oh, so yummy, holiday display. All participants will receive a pass for free play in

the museum on opening day, Saturday, Dec. 6th. Entries must be submitted by Monday, December 1st. For registration

and instructions please call 607-773-8661 x210. Come and delight in our gingerbread village from Dec. 6th-Jan. 3rd.

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Education Programs

Discovery Kids Club ‘The place to be after 3!’

Discovery Kids Club is excited to begin another academic year! Our educators will greet your child with a warm and friendly smile each day when they arrive after school on the bus. A healthy snack awaits and homework help is available. Children have the opportunity to play some non-competitive games, enjoy weekly fitness classes and utilize their creative skills through the arts and music. We will be celebrating every-thing the fall season has to offer with hikes on our nature trail, nature arts and crafts and making Kids Club’s famous home-made applesauce! A favorite Kids Club fall activity is creating their very own ‘haunted hallway’ for Halloween.

Discovery Kids Club hours are Monday-Friday, 3-6pm plus full days on most Binghamton City Schools holiday breaks. Limited spaces available still for 2014-15.

Discovery Kids Preschool ‘All the ABCs and 123s of Learning Fun!’

Discovery Kids Preschool is all about the Power of Play that fuels a child’s learning, cognitive skills and creativity. Children enjoy learning the traditional preschool curriculum

and also attend weekly Tales and Tunes and Little Hands Science classes with the museum’s Early Education Coordi-nator. The children will learn all about the great outdoors on our nature trails and in our Story Garden. Students will celebrate the fall holidays and meet community helpers and learn the importance of community.

DKP is offering new hours starting in Sept. with the addition of Extended Play all day sessions! Families have the option of registering for morning sessions only (8:30am-11:30am M-F), afternoon sessions only (12:15pm-2:45pm, M-F), full day sessions (8:30am-2:45pm, M-F) or all day sessions (8:30am-5:15pm M-F). Send a bagged lunch for full and all day sessions. Limited spaces are still available for 2014-15!

For more information on or to register for our Discovery Kids Programs, call Cary Swartz at 607-773-8661 x 208

School Programs

We’re back to school and ready to start off the new school year with a bang! This fall, The Discovery Center is proud to an-nounce a variety of new programs, including art, science and math programs to compliment our newest exhibit, “What’s the Buzz?” all about honeybees! We offer more than 20 school programs which are sure to be a hit in your child’s class-room as entertainment and education, incorporating state standards, Common Core curriculum and classroom goals with a fun, playful twist! Since there’s more than one way for your child’s class to enjoy The DC’s hands-on experiences, this is the best year yet to buy an educational program!

Field trips are a classic childhood memory, and they foster a love of learning in students. When you add an educational program to your class’s trip, children can learn through touch, role play, exploring, experimenting and challenging them-selves with age-appropriate, topical material! Whatever your class’s curriculum needs may be, our programs are a great way to kick off or culminate a themed unit. From the five senses to the Erie Canal, we have a program for you! Cost of $9 per student includes museum admission and a one-hour workshop.

Since many districts are struggling with tightening budgets, we know that field trips can be hard to come by. That’s why The Discovery Center offers every school program as a “Museum to You” program! If your classroom is unable to afford a bus to us, we can bring any of our DC school programs straight into your preschool or school-age classroom. Let your kids get their hands on artifacts from the founding of the Southern Tier, real science tools as they explore the nature of honey-bees in a lab setting, and more as they dive deep into the subject of your choice from the comfort of their classroom. Cost is $6 per student.

Parents have power! This is the best time of year to start planning that one-of-a-kind teacher’s gift for the holidays with your PTA or classroom liaison. A Discovery Center school program is a great way to thank your favorite teacher for all their hard work, and a great gift for hard-working students, too! Gift certificates are available to cover some or all of the cost of a school program, and can be purchased before any reservation is made. And don’t overlook our seasonal specials, too. Programs such as “My Spooky Five Senses,” “Day of the Dead Candy Skulls” and “Gingerbread Math” are only available during the first part of the year, so make sure to make your reservation today!

Contact Amanda at 607-773-8661 x202 or aflorance@thediscoverycenter.org for more information and to make your reservation today!

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FREE PROGRAMS

EXPLORE & MORE Visit our Explore & More Station each weekend for special crafts, science experiments and hands on fun on Saturdays from 11am-1pm and on Sundays from 1-3pm. Sept. 20 & 21 – Celebrate the Worldwide Day of Play! We’ll run relay races and play fun recreational games to get our hearts pumping—then we’ll learn how to take our pulse! Sept. 27 & 28 – It’s apple season! Make a apple suncatcher and learn about the different varieties of local apples. Oct. 4 & 5 – Look out below—acorns are falling all over the garden! Let’s have fun investigating these great seeds as we learn about animals that call acorns “food” and animals that call them “home.” Oct. 11 & 12 – Pop pop pop! Hear that sound? We’re cook-ing up a batch of popcorn to share and learning how pop-corn pops for National Popcorn Month. Oct. 19 – Dem bones are walkin’ all around The DC! Go on a scavenger hunt for all the pieces of Mr. Bones and learn

about the bones in your body as you put him back to-gether! Oct. 26 – Meow! It’s Halloween, and black cats are every-where. Learn why black cats became a Halloween symbol and make a fun cat craft to take home. Nov. 1 & Nov. 2 – Celebrate Day of the Dead with us as we learn about skulls and make paper plate Calaveras masks. Nov. 8 & Nov. 9 – Have fun with some American Indian games and make a bison head ring toss craft to take home. Nov. 15 & Nov. 16 – Make a corn husk doll and learn about the native Iroquois Indians who used to live in our area. Nov. 23 –Celebrate Bookfest by telling, drawing or writing your own story, with new plot twists and characters cour-tesy of our fun storytelling dice! Nov. 28, 29 & Nov. 30 –Candies of all sorts are going to

decorate our cookies and gingerbread houses soon. Let’s

explore the world of candy math and learn some ginger-

bread scent science. We’re including Black Friday, from 11

TOT TIME Funday Mondays The Discovery Center is open just for toddlers (birth through preschool age) on Mondays from 10am to 3pm There’s big-size fun to be had by our littlest friends as they explore the museum, enjoy special activities and make new friends without worrying about groups of bigger kids. Join us for our Good For You program at 11am. Healthy choices can be fun and easy! Play with your food and move your bodies as your little one learns how to grow up big and strong! Based on the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Service’s national “EatPlayGrow” curriculum. On Mondays when school is not in session, the museum will be open to all ages and special programming will replace Tot Time programs. Reading Avengers, Tuesdays at 11am Grab a cape and train your most important superpower—your brain! Enjoy “Reader’s Theater,” make a superhero mask or bring your own. Little Hands Science, Wednesdays at 1pm There is nothing little fingers like to do more than explore the world around them! Hands-on activities and exciting science demonstrations are designed to challenge young minds, stimulate their senses and make learning fun. Messy Masterpiece, Thursdays at 11am and Fridays at 1pm Set your little Picasso free as we explore a famous artist each

week! Guided art projects will focus on art appreciation and fun sensory experiences. Let your tot’s fingers do the work

practicing fine motor skills and putting imagination to paper (or whatever the material may be!).

SCOUT NEWS CUB SCOUT BADGES

Acorns Away! Earn your “Forester” Activity Pin. Have you ever wondered what exactly is inside an acorn? Did you know that acorns not only grow on trees and are food for animals, but they are also homes to animals as well? Scouts will investigate local forests, food chains and ecosystem dynamics through acorn analysis. Sat., Oct. 11, 1 to 2pm, $8/scout. Mad Scientist Training Nov. is “Scientist” month for Webe-los! Earn your “Scientist” Activity Pin. Work on perfecting your maniacal laugh while exploring basic physics concepts. Learn about atmospheric, air and water pressures, fog, and even optical illusions. Finish the day with a homemade bot-tle rocket contest. Sat., Nov. 8, 10 to 11am, $8/scout.

GIRL SCOUT BADGES

Sharing is Caring Zinni Petal Workshop Explore Zinni’s story and learn about what makes us similar and different. Make a special friendship pin for a secret pal and craft your own blank Girl Scout Friendship Scrapbook to use all year long! Sat., Sept. 27, 10 to 1am,$8/scout. For Daisies only.

Water Rescuers Complete the “Loving Water” and “‘Green Tea’ for a Blue Planet’” sessions of the “Love Water” Award. We’re going to explore the wet and wonderful world of wa-ter. Learn about the importance of water, the water cycle and clean up an oil spill. Sat., Sept. 27, 12 to 1pm, $8/Scout. For Brownies only.

SCOUT NEWS GIRL SCOUT BADGES Cont’d

Sharing is Caring Zinni Petal Workshop Explore Zinni’s story and learn about what makes us similar and differ-ent. Make a special friendship pin for a secret pal and craft your own blank Girl Scout Friendship Scrapbook to use all year long! Sat., Sept. 27, 10 to 1am, $8/scout. For Daisies only. Water Rescuers Complete the “Loving Water” and “Green Tea for a Blue Planet” sessions of the “Love Wa-ter” Award. We’re going to explore the wet and wonder-ful world of water. Learn about the importance of water, the water cycle and clean up an oil spill. Sat., Sept. 27, 12 to 1pm, $8/Scout. For Brownies only. Junior Detective Academy Where can scouts spend a morning flexing their deductive muscles? It’s elemen-tary, my dear Watson—the Discovery Center! We’ll be testing our powers of observation, making invisible ink, becoming fingerprint experts and even learning how to extract DNA. Sat. ,Sept. 27, 2 to 3pm, $8/Scout. For Jun-iors only. Super Savers Financial Literacy Leaves Get your Daisy scouts ready for their first cookie sale by helping them earn their “Money Counts” and “Making Choices” Finan-cial Literacy leaves. We’ll learn all about earning, saving, spending and sharing money, and talk about setting goals and donating to charity. Sat., Oct. 11, 10 to 11am, $8/Scout. For Daisies only. Spooky Five Senses Come along on a “Five Senses” Hal-loween adventure as we explore the science behind each of our senses, and the important role the brain plays in sensory interpretation. Scouts will howling with laughter as they rotate to Halloween game stations dedi-cated to learning and playing with their senses to see just how ‘sense’-ational their bodies are! Sat., Oct. 11, 12 to 1pm $8/Scout. For Brownies only. Showy Chefs Earn your “Simple Meals” badge with an exploration of steam and bubbles, interesting tools, amazing smells and lots of experiments as we turn The DC’s Nutrition Kitchen into a cooking laboratory. You’ll make English popovers, Chinese dumplings and a healthy chocolate chip cookie dessert dip! Sat., Oct. 18, 2 to 3pm $10/Scout. For Juniors only. Mad Scientist Training We’re mad about science here at The DC! Brownies can earn their “Home Scientist” badge with this fun, fizzy workshop full of slimy homemade sci-ence experiments. We’ll play with static electricity, ex-perience the power of carbon dioxide, and make a big mess as we learn some key science concepts. Sat., Nov. 8, 12 to 1pm, $8/scout. For Brownies only.

Bedazzled Learning how to make your own jewelry is a fun way to save money and create unique pieces to ex-press yourself. Meet Judy Bjorkman, a local jewelry art-ist, and earn your “Jeweler” badge with The Discovery Center. Learn how to make thoughtful, beautiful acces-sories for yourself and your family, made by you! Sat., Nov. 8, 2 to 3:30pm, $20/scout includes materials. For Juniors only.

SCOUT SNOOZES

Spend a night in the museum and enjoy science activi-ties, crafts and special projects. Set up your sleeping bag in your favorite exhibit, or wind down with a movie in our Ahearn Playhouse Theater! Snoozes include dinner and a light continental breakfast, a workshop and plenty of museum play! Fee for all snoozes is $28/scout and $6/ adult, unless otherwise noted. Troop leaders are always free! Snoozes which do not meet the minimum require-ment of 20 registrations will be subject to cancellation at the discretion of Discovery Center staff. Cub Scout Halloween Murder Mystery Something rotten has happened at The Discovery Cen-ter! Join us for some science and Halloween fun as we put on our detective hats, learn about fingerprints, and solve our very own DC murder mystery. Saturday, Oct. 25, 6pm – 8:30am Sunday. Girl Scout Juliette Low Birthday Slumber Party Birthdays are best celebrated with slumber parties! Join your Girl Scout sisters and enjoy classic slumber party games and crafts as we celebrate Juliette Low and all of our sister Girl Scouts! We’ll make a Juliette Low pearls SWAP, enjoy birthday cake and hold a candlelight cere-mony for the founder of the Girl Scouts! Friday, Oct. 31, 6pm – 8:30am Saturday. Cub Scout Iroquois Pow-Wow Travel through history and get to know the Iroquois (also known as the Haudenosaunee) as we enjoy traditional food, make a corn husk figure and go on a tour of Iro-quois constellations in the Starlab. [Note: Meets many requirements for cultural and astronomy pins and elec-tives.] Saturday, Nov. 15, 6pm – 8:30am Sunday. Girl Scout Cookies for Santa from Around the World Spend a magical holiday night at The Discovery Center as we busily bake and decorate cookies based on world-wide holiday recipes. Don’t forget to buy your tickets and stay for Breakfast with Santa in the morning! Addi-tional cost for Breakfast with Santa tickets due at the time of registration. Friday, Dec. 5, 6pm – 8:30am Satur-day.

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Save the Date! Saturday, December 6th-Breakfast with Santa! Begin your holiday season with some holiday magic at the Grand Opening of Santa’s Workshop and A

Village of Gingerbread - Main Street USA on Saturday, December 6th. Sit down for breakfast with Santa

and enjoy some pancakes or visit with him in his Workshop. There will be pictures with Santa, crafts,

activities and special performances throughout the day. Save the date for a day of fun! Visit our web-

site for more information or call 607-773-8661 x201.

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