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Lego Capitol Building at Madison Children’s Museum

By Marcia Beckett | May 29, 2018 - 5:08 pm |July 5, 2024 artists, Legos, sculpture, STEAM

Lego model of a government building with a larger, illuminated Capitol Building in the dark background.

This 12,000 brick model of the Wisconsin State Capitol building was built by my husband Andrew. It was commissioned by the Madison Children’s Museum to help celebrate the 100th birthday of the building. Hear about this project in his own words. 1. How did this opportunity come about? “I was contacted by the Children’s Museum after the staff found a picture online of a much smaller version of the Capitol that I had built. They were interested in commissioning a LEGO model … Read more… →

Cardboard Chairs and Preschool Bird Art

By Marcia Beckett | July 14, 2014 - 10:28 am |July 5, 2024 collaborative artwork, preschool

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Hi folks! What have you been doing this summer? It’s already flying by, isn’t it? Here is a recap of my summer so far. What I HAVE been doing: keeping Daria busy playdates with friends Children’s museum, zoo, pool, splash parks, playgrounds feeding Desmond and changing lots of diapers organizing my room at school (I will give you a tour of my revamped room when it’s all done.) grilling out, eating icecream, going out to eat family reunion in IL … Read more… →

Art Centers at the Children’s Museum

By Marcia Beckett | August 9, 2013 - 12:17 pm |July 5, 2024 art teacher tips, art teaching, preschool, Uncategorized

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We took a trip this week to our local children’s museum in Madison. I was busy chasing around my daughter, but I managed to snap a few pictures of the awesomeness in this place. The museum is amazing. The lower level has a lot of things geared for dramatic play, such as a pretend garden, a water room, dress-up, puppets, etc. There is also an amazing “bone” bridge to climb. The upper level has building materials, like Tinker toys, Legos, … Read more… →