What do hip kids and their (possibly) cooler parents do to spark creativity? Attend Arty Pants: Your Tuesday Playdate, featuring activities for adults and youngsters ages 3–5. Join us each month on the second and fourth Tuesdays for art projects, films, gallery activities, and story time.

March and April: Small Huge Big Little

Play with size, from the tiny to the gigantic! Get inspired by gallery activities in the Lifelike exhibition, and then get started on your own art projects that investigate the scale of people, places, and things.

Art Activities

Star Tribune Foundation Art Lab, 11 am–1 pm
March 27: Morph Yourself
April 10: Small Wonders
April 24: The Giant’s Table

Film: Mouse for Sale

U.S. Bank Orientation Lounge, 11 am–1 pm
In this animated film, a lonely mouse in a pet shop is yearning to be bought by someone. But he has one big problem: huge ears. Will the mouse find someone who will accept him for who he is? Directed by Wouter Bongaerts. 2010, 4 minutes.

Gallery Activity: Lifelike Scavenger Hunt

Target and Friedman Galleries, 11 am–1 pm
Grab a scavenger hunt sheet at the greeter table and adventure through the Lifelike exhibition to find interesting works of art.

Story Reading: Tall Tales

Cargill Lounge, 11:15 am and 12 noon
Listen to stories about characters of giant proportions.