Portland Children’s Museum lets kids in on New Year’s revelries

Portland Press Herald, Local & State

Article by Tim Cebula

Photos by Michele McDonald

PORTLAND — Traditionally celebrated with adult beverages on a grown-up timeline, New Year’s Eve isn’t the calendar’s most family-friendly holiday.

So to accommodate area tots who won’t make it to midnight, the Children’s Museum and Theater of Maine on Saturday threw its annual New Year’s Eve party for young kids and their families.

The event drew hundreds, as many as 1,000 people over the course of the day. They packed into Maddy’s Theater on the first floor for the scheduled sea star drops (a paper mache star fish roughly the size of a tall 8-year-old) at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and noon, while attractions like the museum’s aquarium exhibit upstairs, sea star wand-making sessions, shark teeth activities and a snack shack featuring ice cream sandwiches from major sponsor HP Hood held their attention for the rest of their visit.

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