'Craftology' Fundraiser at Glazer Features Craft Beer, Live Music

The event will be held on May 18 at Glazer Children's Museum in downtown Tampa, and includes beers from Cold Storage Brewery in Seminole Heights.

'Craftology' Fundraiser at Glazer Features Craft Beer, Live Music

Cold Storage Brewery in Seminole Heights is among breweries participating in "Craftology - The Science of Craft Beers and Cocktails," on May 18 at the Glazer Children's Museum, 110 W. Gasparilla Plaza in Tampa.

This just in from Antonio Hill, spokesman for Glazer Children's Museum in downtown Tampa: Glazer Children’s Museum is hosting the inaugural fundraiser, "Craftology - The Science of Craft Beers and Cocktails," on May 18.  Craftology is an adults-only event held after-hours on all three floors of the Museum. It will be “the summer kick-off event of the year” and features live music, and craft drinks, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres from bars and restaurants across Tampa Bay.  The fundraiser is being held to benefit the museum’s Title 1 School Program, which annually provides up to $40,000 worth of hands-on learning opportunities to school children at economically disadvantaged Title 1 elementary schools.  The museum missions, workshops and …

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Seminole Heights Parents Invited to Summer Camp Fair

The Glazer Children’s Museum will partner with Tampa Bay Parenting Magazine and the Straz Center’s Patel Conservatory to host the fair promoting camps and other summer activities in Tampa Bay.

From Antonio Hill at the Glazer Children's Museum: There is a tidal wave of summer camps ready to make a splash coming through Tampa Bay, and Glazer Children’s Museum is helping local parents get ready. The Glazer Children’s Museum, 110 W. Gasparilla Plaza in downtown Tampa, in partnership with Tampa Bay Parenting Magazine and the Straz Center for the Performing Arts Patel Conservatory, will host the sixth annual Summer Splash Fair at the museum. The fair is from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 6. Summer Splash allows parents to meet with providers of summer camps, health and wellness, college preparatory, after school and tutoring programs to ensure their kids have a fun, safe and adventurous summer. “For families looking for …

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Small Fry Society Connecting Parents at 'Mother of All Baby Showers'

The event will be held on Friday, Nov. 16 at the Glazer Children's Museum downtown, and will include an appearance from Rosie Pope of Bravo TV's "Pregnant in Heels."

Amy Lundy has a cure for expectant mothers and new parents swimming in a sea of diapers, formula and sleepless nights. The Mother of All Baby Showers. Lundy - creator of the event and founder of Small Fry Society and Bun in the Oven Bunch, an educational program for families - aims to give parents a night out to mingle with other moms and dads at the November event at the Glazer Children's Museum. Educational sessions on parenting, a pampering suite and giveaways are part of the event, which will be put on in partnership with St. Joseph's Women's Hospital and St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, Lundy said. Rosie Pope of Bravo TV's "Pregnant in Heels" is also expected to attend, Lundy said. “As a first time mom, the choices for doctors, …

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Summer-Camp Savings at the Glazer Children's Museum

Register by May 31 online to receive a discount on day-camp options at the museum this summer.

For parents wondering what to do with their children this summer, The Glazer Children's Museum offers several week-long camps from June 11 through Aug. 17 for ages 4 to 10. The camps can be full-day or half-day and also are divided by themes, from exploring the world’s food and music to water conservation and safety, creating everyday art, and building your own gadgets. Half-days run from 9 a.m. to noon, or from 1-4 p.m. Lunch is available for full-day campers by week or by day. Extended care also is available. Register by May 31 online to receive a 25 precent rebate on the second week of camp when you purchase two weeks. A half-day camp costs $110; a full-day camp costs $220. Museum Premium and Plus members receive an additional 15% …

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Visit Glazer Children's Museum for Free Today and Help Prevent Child Abuse

Visit the Glazer Children's Museum from 2-7 p.m. today, April 3, to enjoy free admission courtesy of Target and check out special activities and info as part of Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Visit the Glazer Children's Museum from 2-7 p.m. today, April 3, to enjoy free admission courtesy of Target. In addition, local service providers will be at the event to help kick off Child Abuse Prevention Month with a vareity of information on healthy child development and community services for families. There will be a variety of activities including arts and crafts, story time and special visits from the Berenstain Bears throughout the month. The events are made possible by a partnership between Hillsborough kids, Inc., The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF), The Children’s Board Keeping Kids Safe Partnership, and the Glazer Children’s Museum to kick-off Child Abuse Prevention Month as part of the Pinwheels for …

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Glazer Children's Museum Finds It Fun To Be 1

The museum celebrates its first birthday with free cake, reduced admission this month -- and plans for more exhibits for toddlers.

TAMPA -- Eighteen-month-old Braden Chapman toddled in his aqua socks in Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park on Sunday, venturing in seconds from blown bubbles to hula hoops to inflated balls bouncing on the grass. Mom Janelle Chapman of Tampa said he eventually would find the fountains and splash. “This is one of his favorite spots. We love it,” she said. Chapman brought Braden in his skull-and-crossbones swim trunks to the first birthday celebration for the Glazer Children’s Museum -- which as a gift to the public handed out free birthday cake and $5 admission. (The reduced price lasts until Sept. 30.) The two are regulars at the museum at 110 W. Gasparilla Plaza, overlooking the park and next to the Tampa Museum of Art. Janelle Chapman said she…

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Board Games, Bubbly and Brew Lets Grownups Be Kids

Games, candy, beer and surprises put the fun in fundraiser at the Glazer Children's Museum this weekend.

Grown-ups, it's time to get your game on at the Glazer Children's Museum. The adults-only Board Games, Bubble and Brew will be held Saturday from 7 to 10 p.m., and it promises something for the kid in everyone. Plus booze. Normally you have to have a child with you to enter the museum for safety reasons, development manager Kerry Falwell said. "This is an opportunity for adults to come and play with our 170 hands-on exhibits." Four large game areas also will be set up for the night, with a variety of board games and an area that will feature "surprise games, " Falwell said. (Reporter's note: I know what they are, but I'm not telling! I can tell you that you won't be disappointed, and may possibly be giddy when you set eyes on them.) Top …

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Volunteer Opportunity: Glazer Children's Museum

If you love being around children -- or are a kid at heart -- the Glazer Children’s Museum could use your help.

Glazer Children’s Museum 110 W. Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, FL 813-443-3815 If you love being around children -- or are a kid at heart -- the Glazer Children’s Museum could use your help. The museum, which opened in 2010, boasts more than 170 exhibits designed to spark the imaginations of children ages 10 and younger. Volunteers greet and interact with visitors, giving directions, answering questions -- and monitoring the lobby for unescorted children. They also act as “Play Pals,” assisting educational staff with preparing activities such as arts and crafts, engaging children during demonstrations, working behind-the-scenes on exhibits, and helping out at birthday parties, story times, and field trips. But that’s not all: Volunteers are key …

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