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These two intrepid Robot Inventors were up to their elbows in shiny, silver robot parts during today's Robo-palooza event! We're pretty impressed with their finished robo-prototypes! #CMNH #CMNHevents #Robopalooza #RobotInventors #DoverNH (at The Children's Museum of New Hampshire)

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Our STEAM Innovation Lab has been transformed into a Robo-Garage for the day! That can only mean one thing: It's Robo-palooza! Today from 11am to 5pm, meet robots . . . make robots . . . BECOME a robot! #CMNH #CMNHevents #CMNHlab #Robopalooza #RoboGarage #DoverNH (at The Children's Museum of New Hampshire)

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Have you seen our new display of rocks, minerals and gemstones in The Naturalist Study? Our friends at the Woodman Institute Museum loaned us part of their extensive collection this spring and visitors have been enjoying a closer look at these weird, beautiful, and amazing pieces. Make sure to follow @woodmanmuseum and the countdown to their 100th Anniversary this summer! #CMNH #CMNHnaturalist #Geology #WoodmanMuseum #DoverNH (at The Children's Museum of New Hampshire)

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Our friend Brandy from The Sonatina Center returns today at 2pm for this month's Alzheimer's Cafe. Last month, staff and visitors made festive chapeaus with fascinators! Another interactive art project awaits this afternoon. Alzheimer's Cafe is open to both those living at home affected with dementia and their family members. #CMNH #CMNHalzcafe #CMNHoutreach #Fascinators #AlzheimersAwareness #DoverNH (at The Children's Museum of New Hampshire)

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Three years ago today, Giant Blue Crab was just entering his Glam Period. #CMNH #GiantBlueCrab #NateWalker #HenryLawPark #DoverNH (at The Children's Museum of New Hampshire)

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Second graders visiting from Canterbury Elementary School earlier this week learned a famous maxim while exploring our STEAM Lab: "When life gives you lemons, use a Makey Makey program to play the piano with them!" #CMNH #CMNHlab #CMNHst #GiantBlueCrab #MakeyMakey #HenryLawPark #CanterburyElementary #CanterburyNH #DoverNH (at The Children's Museum of New Hampshire)

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The #CMNH5K runners and walkers weren't the only ones having fun this morning! Kids ages 2-12 took turns racing the 50 yd. dash, the 1/4 mile, and the 1/2 mile! #CMNH #FunRun #HenryLawPark #DoverNH (at Henry Law Park)

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Jim Johnson of Madison, NH defends his 1st Place win from the 2015 #CMNH5K and starts the 2016 Seacoast Road Race Series with yet another 1st Place finish! #CMNH #SeacoastRoadRaceSeries #DoverNH (at Henry Law Park)

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And they're off! #CMNH5K #DoverNH (at Henry Law Park)

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Rob Gagnon from The Works Health Club in Somersworth leads our early bird racers in some stretches and exercises for the 2016 #CMNH5K ! #CMNH #HenryLawPark #RaceWarmUp #DoverNH (at Henry Law Park)

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Take me out to the Children's Museum!#CMNH celebrated our first ever Baseball Day with activities and games organized by our friends from the Seacoast Mavericks (@seacoastmavs ) - including a radar gun that measured the speed of kids' pitches! Inside, visitors learned how a baseball is made and created their own 3D spinning baseballs! Play ball! #CMNHevents #SeacoastMavericks #BaseballDay #HenryLawPark #DoverNH (at The Children's Museum of New Hampshire)

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Our visitors experimented with light and shadow in the STEAM Lab this morning. Using Capt. Swirls, the 3D Printed Cat, we learned that different hued light bulbs create layered, multicolored shadows, illustrating how our eyes process the color all around us. #CMNH #CMNHlab #STEAM #3DPrinter #CaptSwirls #CMYK #Shadowcat #DoverNH (at The Children's Museum of New Hampshire)

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Unlikely Friends Rangley the Dog and Oreo the Guinea Pig were the stars of Animal Day today at #CMNH ! Thank you to our Animal Day partner the Cocheco Valley Humane Society (@cvalleyhumane ) for giving our visitors the chance to meet and learn about these furry friends! #CMNHevents #CochecoValleyHumaneSociety #SeacoastNH #DoverNH (at The Children's Museum of New Hampshire)

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Lorraine, from Wentworth Greenhouses (@wentworthgreenhouses ), was a big hit at this year's Earth Day celebration! That's because she helped children learn how to plant their very own marigolds to take home with them! #CMNH #CMNHevents #WentworthGreenhouses #EarthDay #Marigold #RollinsfordNH #DoverNH (at The Children's Museum of New Hampshire)

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Adam, from Fracassa Designworks, helped our visitors celebrate Earth Day by teaching them about the many types of root systems that crisscross underground. He even brought some slimy worms to assist him! #CMNH #CMNHevents #FracassaDesignworks #RootSystem #RootDown #EarthDay #DoverNH (at The Children's Museum of New Hampshire)

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Our friends at Seacoast Eat Local (@seacoasteatlocal ) brought a delicious variety of veggies for our visitors to try on Earth Day! Parsnips, carrots, kale, potatoes and watermelon turnips! Yummy! #CMNH #CMNHevents #EarthDay #SeacoastEatLocal #ParsnipsAplenty #WatermelonTurnip #SeacoastNH #DoverNH (at The Children's Museum of New Hampshire)

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ReVision Energy helped #CMNH celebrate #EarthDay by teaching our visitors how to make these colorful suncatchers! #CMNHevents #ReVisionEnergy #SolarPower #DoverNH (at The Children's Museum of New Hampshire)