children's discovery museum | Children's Museum

Catie Joyce Bulay

Mar 20, 20233 min read

Where Can Kids Play in Central Maine?

While our Exhibits Hall is not yet open, we thought we’d share our suggestions of kid-friendly and kid-focused activities that happen on...

Catie Joyce Bulay

Dec 28, 20223 min read

Top 10 CDM Moments of 2022

Okay, okay, so we couldn’t pick just 10. Despite our exhibits hall not yet opening, this was a big year for us, including a lot of firsts...

Catie Joyce Bulay

Dec 13, 20222 min read

Our Top 11 Local Experiential Gift Ideas for Everyone

Our last-minute gift ideas

Catie Joyce Bulay

Nov 19, 20223 min read

The Power of Play & Process in Art

As adults, we usually expect all our activities to have a tangible result. We plant bulbs and expect the flowers in spring, we do laundry...

Catie Joyce Bulay

Oct 27, 20223 min read

Behind the Scenes: Meet the Staff

The Children’s Discovery Museum is excited to introduce Catie Joyce-Bulay. Part of the museum’s small but mighty staff, Catie, a former...

Catie Joyce Bulay

Jul 15, 20222 min read

Our Kid-Created Exhibit Pieces!

Last month Lunder artist Veronica Perez led children in a series of workshops to create fabric flowers and spider poop balls to live in...

Amarinda Keys

Jun 7, 20222 min read

CDM at ACM!

The Association of Children’s Museums is an international organization of children’s museums with a mission to support and advocate on...

Catie Joyce Bulay

May 10, 20223 min read

Meet the Artist Leading Our Exhibits Design Workshops

Take a tour of the studio of the Lunder artist leading our June Exhibit Design Workshops!

Amarinda Keys

Apr 25, 20223 min read

Invitations to Play

The Children’s Museum, once completed, will be filled with exhibits that are designed in a way that invites children to play, without...

Catie Joyce Bulay

Apr 11, 20222 min read

It's Almost Tea Time!

On May 1st the Children’s Discovery Museum will be hosting our first ever Spring Tea Party! We’re so excited to collaborate with Tess...

Catie Joyce Bulay

Mar 28, 20223 min read

The Importance of Play

Hi! My name is Catie and I’m a Children’s Discovery Museum board member. I’m also a mother of a 3-year-old and a speech language...

Catie Joyce Bulay

Jul 26, 20213 min read

Behind the Scenes: In the brain of the new museum’s designer

Meet Rusty Lamar, owner of Field Magnet Design, a design firm that specializes in large-scale sculptural installations, and the designer...