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Enjoy a game of chess – or learn how.  Chess, juggling lessons, and logic puzzles are the highlight of every Wednesday afternoon at the Felix Adler Children’s Discovery Center – Clinton, Iowa’s Children’s Museum. 
WOW Wednesdays with Miss Jean—Chess, Juggling, Logic Puzzles
A weekly program at the Discovery Center is WOW Wednesday with Miss Jean, every Wednesday afternoon, from 2 to 5 p.m.  Jean Sweeney, a retired teacher originally from the Chicagoland area, now lives in western Illinois, and spends her Wednesdays at the children’s museum sharing her love of games.  Miss Jean and her unique activities are open to all ages including adults.  She teaches  chess, plays chess matches, teaches juggling, and shares her large collection of logic puzzles, hands-on blocks and magnet games, and brain builder kits.  These activities require no preregistration and are free with museum admission.
Funtime Friday & Saturday – Act Out The Mitten
This Friday, January 13, and Saturday, January 14, at 10:30 each morning, bring the Funtime, a program primarily for preschoolers and their grown ups although all ages are always welcome.
This week, Kim Caldwell, retired educator from the West Carroll School District, will present a beloved children’s book The Mitten.  Children will help act out the favorite wintertime story with stuffed animals and a giant mitten.  A craft activity will also be a part of the fun.
The Funtime program is a free activity with museum admission. It is sponsored each week by the Kiwanis Clubs of Clinton, Fulton, and Camanche.
Saturday Special – Crafting with Colleen
Every  Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m., the Discovery Center offers a hands-on program for children and families.  This week local crafter Colleen Hastings will host a creative session open to all ages.  Stop by and make a fun project to take home and enjoy.
The program is free with museum admission and no registration is required.
The Felix Adler Children’s Discovery Center is located in Downtown Clinton, at 332 8th Avenue South, at the foot of the U.S. 30 Bridge over the mighty Mississippi.
The Discovery Center is open five days a week:  Wednesdays, 12:30-5 p.m.; Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sundays, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Admission is $5 per person for ages two to 64, $4 per person for ages 65 and older, free for children one year and younger, and free for Discovery Center members and U.S. veterans with I.D.  Annual memberships are available at the museum.
The Felix Adler Children's Discovery Center is a non-profit children's museum bringing learning through play in every way.  Their mission is to provide a safe and positive environment for families to discover the world by exploring arts, culture, literacy and science through educational programs and interactive exhibits.  They turn no one away based on inability to pay.
For more information on the children's museum and its many programs, contact them at (563) 243-3600, email info@adlerdiscoverycenter.org, or message them on Facebook at Felix Adler Children’s Discovery Center.
 ABOUT THE PHOTO:
Ada Ashton of LeClaire (left). and her brother Evan, learn to play chess with volunteer teachers Alice Lind of Clinton (second from left), and Jean Sweeney of Thomson.  Chess lessons and games, juggling lessons, and a wide array of hands on puzzles and brain challenges are offered for all ages every Wednesday afternoon from 2 to 5 p.m., at the Felix Adler Children’s Discovery Center, in Clinton.  The program is free with museum admission and requires no preregistration. Original source can be found here.