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SEE THE WORLD'S SMALLEST SPINNING TOY TOPS! smaller than your fingertip. Magnifier provided. $1/per person, all ages, every age.Free parking. 533 Milwaukee Avenue, Burlington, Wisconsin. 262 763-3946
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TOP & YO-YO MUSEUM TOURS/VISITS http://www.topmuseum.org/hours%20events.html
LOGIC PUZZLE MUSEUM HOURS www.logcipuzzlemuseum.org
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January
ANNUAL BRAIN EXERCISE MONTH Exercise your brain with more than 50 different logic and mechanical puzzles at the hands-on museum, make a puzzle to keep, and see the exhibit of vintage and parlor puzzles. Try oversize sliding block puzzles, packing puzzles, matching, take-aparts, wire parlor puzzles, and other brain twisters. Call for hours. Free parking. www.logicpuzzlemuseum.org LOGIC PUZZLE MUSEUM 533 Milwaukee AV, Burlington, WI 53105 . (262) 763-3946
SATURDAYS JAN 2 Call ahead for specific dates
CHINESE TANGRAM CELEBRATION with just 7 pieces solve the ancient Chinese puzzles, win a prize if you solve a certain Tangram: FREE TO TRY> . Then, with admission of $6 to the entire Puzzle Museum, try to solve some of the other 50 hands-on logic, brain, and mechanical puzzles. Make a puzzle to keep, see exhibit of parlor toys & puzzles, a sliding block puzzle collection, and vintage mechanical puzzles. Children must be with an adult. 90 minute visit: admission. Best for ages 5-105. Free parking. www.logicpuzzlemuseum.org LOGIC PUZZLE MUSEUM 533 Milwaukee AV, Burlington, WI 53105 . Reservations please: (262) 763-3946
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INTERNATIONAL WHIP TOP DEMONTRATION on the frozen ice of Echo Lake in Burlington: Native American Indian tribes played this action game on the winter ice, and whip tops are used in many other cultures for fun, exercise, and competition. Watch or participate (call about fee), followed by an optional visit to the Spinning Top Museum with separate admission. Children must be with an adult. Free parking. www.topmuseum.org Reservations needed. Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum, 533 Milwaukee AV, downtown Burlington, WI 53105 (262) 763-3946
Feb.
HISTORIC REBUS VALENTINES In historic rebus and modern styles, make your own Valentines that come from your heart. Make up to 20 fun, classic, and creative Valentines in this unusual family workshop with ideas, examples, & materials provided. For ages 5-105, children must be with an adult. Admission per person, all ages. Please call ahead for reservations, space is limited.. Free parking. Teacher Place & Parent Resources, 533 Milwaukee AV, Burlington, WI 53105 262-763-3946 Times: http://www.logicpuzzlemuseum.org/REBUSVALENTINES.html
SPINNING TOP & YO-YO MUSEUM TOUR/SHOW : visit the world-famous museum & see the 2,000 item exhibit of tops, yo-yos, & gyroscopes; view videos; try 40 different hands-on top games & top experiments; plus enjoy a live show; all in a 2+ hour program. Children must be with an adult. Admission per person, all ages. Museum is best for ages 4-104. Reservations required. Free parking. . www.topmuseum.org Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum, 533 Milwaukee AV, Burlington, WI 53105. Tickets required: (262) 763-3946
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BLACK INVENTOR OF SPINNING TOY GIZZMO HONORED at the unique and lively Top Museum: Demonstrations and time to try the unusual spinning toy invented more than 30 years ago by a black inventor then see the 2,000 item exhibit of tops, yo-yos, & gyroscopes; view videos; try 35 different hands-on top games & top experiments; plus enjoy a live show all in a 2 hour program. Children must be with an adult. Admission. Free parking. . www.topmuseum.org Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum, 533 Milwaukee AV, Burlington, WI 53105. Tickets required: (262) 763-3946
March 2014 visit Top Museum website for dates
19th ANNUAL YO-YO & SKILL TOYS CONVENTION & CELEBRATION yo-yo exhibits, yo-yo trick workshops, classes, lectures on collecting yo-yos, oddest yo-yo contest, longest “sleeper” contest, the paddleball marathon, demonstrations of gyroscopes, diabolos, and other action/skill toys. A “Clowns & jugglers with yo-yos” contest (really!). The WISCONSIN STATE YO-YO CONTEST is on Sunday, meet Yo-Yo Champions, selling of yo-yos. Admissions per event. Free parking. www.topmuseum.org Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum, 533 Milwaukee AV, Burlington, WI 53105 (262) 763-3946
MARCH 30, 2014
HULA HOOP CONTEST
Try or watch! Part of the spinning fun at the Spinning Toy Convention. Admission,
www. topmuseum.org Free parking. Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum, 533 Milwaukee AV, Burlington, WI 53105 USA (262) 763-3946
SUN March 30, 2014
Annual WISCONSIN STATE YO-YO CONTEST From the classic “walk-the-dog” to the modern awesome “boingy-boingy” yo-yo trick, come to watch or enter. The Wisconsin State Yo-Yo Contest and The International Looping Yo-Yo Trick contest is sanctioned by the American Yo-Yo Association, with top prize of TBA. Participants can be from anywhere in the world, grown-ups, teens, or kids. Meet champs from the past, too. Also a paddleball marathon, hula hoop contest, and more fun. www. topmuseum.org Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum, 533 Milwaukee AV, Burlington, WI 53105. (262) 763-3946
Sunday March 30, 2014
PADDLEBALL MARATHON an old fashion skill toy! Who can paddle the ball the longest? All ages invited to participate in a fun contest. Prizes. www. topmuseum.org Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum, 533 Milwaukee AV, Burlington, WI 53105. (262) 763-3946
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INTERNATIONAL FOOL YOURSELF TODAY Try 10 different challenges that fool your brain, and then go fool others all year long. Quick things to try, to learn, to wonder about. Is it science, is it magic, or are you just being fooled? Bring grandpa, too. Admission per person. Children must be with an adult. Groups welcome. Free parking. Co-sponsored by Teacher Place & Parent Resources and the Logic Puzzle Museum. 533 Milwaukee AV, Burlington, WI 53105. www. logicpuzzlemuseum.org Reservations please: (262) 763-3946
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EGGS, EGGS, EGGS 28th annual family event was in 2006, a tradition for all. Bring up to 3 dozen hard-boiled eggs per person, 5 different techniques to use: both classic and awesome styles using natural and vibrant dyes. Admission, every age, all ages. Children must be with an adult. Call for daily hours. Free parking. Teacher Place & Parent Resources, 533 Milwaukee AV, downtown Burlington, WI 53105 Groups of 7 or more, please call ahead. Free parking. 262-763-3946
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YO-YO CAMP, ages 8-16. Get a free, great long sleeping yo-yo to keep, learn more than 10 yo-yo tricks, learn how to create tricks, practice contest style, see a collection of 500 yo-yos, tips on collecting, tips on giving yo-yo performances. Advance paid registration required. Expert instructor. Admission. Free parking. Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum, 533 Milwaukee Av, Burlington, WI 53105 www.topmuseum.org (262) 763-3946
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TOP CHOCOLATE TOP CHALLENGE during the annual Burlington Chocolate Festival: Drop by throughout the day and take a free spin with us. You can win a free piece of chocolate when you take the fun and easy, family spinning toy top challenge. Help us celebrate the fact that “Chocolate is Tops!” Free parking. www.topmuseum.org Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum, 533 Milwaukee AV, Burlington, WI 53105. (262) 763-3946
TAB June 2014
ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF FAMOUS YO-YO MAKER DONALD DUNCAN’S BIRTHDAY free viewings of yo-yo trick videos for families; with time to visit the Spinning Top Museum afterwards with admission fee. Wood yo-yos were made in Wisconsin during the hay day beginnings of yo-yos in the 1920’s-30’s. Free parking. www.topmuseum.org Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum, 533 Milwaukee AV, Burlington, WI 53105. (262) 763-3946
JULY dates on website
BRAIN TWISTER DAYS more than 60 different hands-on brain, logic, and mechanical puzzles to try, make one to keep, see exhibit; in a 90 minute visit. Puzzles include edge matching, parlor puzzles, packing puzzles, sliding block, Tangrams, star puzzles, wire puzzles. Exhibit of sliding block puzzle collection, Victorian parlor activities, and a rare 1924 Chicago Checker Taxi Cab mechanical puzzle, and many other styles. Admission. Best for ages 5-105. Free parking.
www.logicpuzzlemuseum.org LOGIC PUZZLE MUSEUM 533 Milwaukee AV, Burlington, WI 53105. Reservations please: (262) 763-3946
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SPINNING OPTICAL ILLUSIONS see 25 illusions with antique and modern spinning toys, 2 hour tour/show. From Victorian to modern, see unique, playful optical effects where things grow, change color and shift in confusing ways. Also enjoy the exhibit of 2,000 tops, yo-yos, gyroscopes; view videos; play with 35 different hands-on tops and top games; plus enjoy a live show by the Top Lady and tops expert. Admission, tickets required, limited space. Call ahead. Children must be with an adult. Free parking. Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum, 533 Milwaukee Av, Burlington, WI 53105 www. topmuseum.org (262) 763-3946
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YO-YO CAMP, ages 8-16. Get a free, great long-sleeping yo-yo to keep, learn more than 10 yo-yo tricks, learn how to create tricks, practice contest style, see a collection of 500 yo-yos, tips on collecting, tips on giving yo-yo performances. Advance paid registration required. Expert instructor. Admission. Free parking. Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum, 533 Milwaukee Av, Burlington, WI 53105 www.topmuseum.org (262) 763-3946
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GYROSCOPE CELEBRATION
Recognize and learn about the importance of gyroscopes in our lives, and enjoy the fun of this force used in navigation, space travel, and everyday activities. Exhibit of more than 100 rare and unique toy gyroscopes, antique to modern, from many countries; play with a classic gyroscope, try experiments that demonstrate gyroscopic stability and power. Workshops, demonstrations, contest, and exhibits at certain times. Admission. Free parking. Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum, 533 Milwaukee Av, Burlington, WI 53105 www. topmuseum.org (262) 763-3946
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NATIONAL GRANDPARENTS DAY: SPINNING TOP & YO-YO MUSEUM, grandparents and great-grandparents are honored at the 2 hour Spinning op Museum tour & show with a top gift. A time to share stories of top spinning from grandparents is included, and meet the Top Expert who has appeared on Ripley’s Believe it or Not TV. Tickets are required. Admission. Free parking. Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum, 533 Milwaukee Av, Burlington, WI 53105 www.topmuseum.org (262) 763-3946
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MEET THE MOVIE’S TOP EXPERT meet the tops expert from the movie My Summer Story, the ABC TV show Fudge, and Ripley’s Believe It or Not TV. Tour, hands-on tops, and movie stories. Admission. . Free parking. Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum, 533 Milwaukee Av, Burlington, WI 53105 www. meet the tops expert from the movie My Summer Story, * Ripley’s Believe It or Not TV.topmuseum.org (262) 763-3946
2nd Wednesday of October Annually FREE
WORLDWIDE CELEBRATION: TOP SPINNING FREE! Wherever you are: Celebrate the fact that the world is a big top, spinning on its axis. To recognize and celebrate this big and important top that we live on, children and grown-ups everywhere can help celebrate by spinning any kind of top or tops. Let’s get 10,000 or more tops spinning around the world on this day! Take photos, have music, turn it into a longest-spinning challenge if you like. Send comments, numbers of participants, & photos to the Spinning Top Museum: www.topmuseum.org. (Some photos may be posted on the website page) . National Public Radio has discussed this event and Nick, Jr. and Family Fun Magazine have written about it. Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum 533 Milwaukee Av, Burlington, WI 53105 Free parking. www topmuseum.org (262) 763-3946
NOVEMBER Dates on website
MYSTERY OBJECTS What are these things anyhow! Be a history detective: hands-on curiosities: gadgets, gizmos, devices, antiques, tools, strange toys, parts & pieces! What are they? Clues and impossible items to examine. Be a history detective, a weekend anthropologist, or an armchair engineer. Puzzle it out, laughter and history abound. This unique “museum-like” event is hands-on everywhere. Large group tours (discounts available) welcome with reservations. Admission. Children must be with an adult. Discounts for groups of 20 or more, prepaid. Logic Puzzle Museum Free parking. 533 Milwaukee Av, Burlington, WI (262) 763-3946 www.logicpuzzlemuseum.org
INTERNATIONAL TONGUE TWISTER CONTEST How long can you go? Classic & modern phrases twist the tongues of everyone. Appropriate prizes! like a portion of “a peck of pickled peppers,” “a toy boat”, a “yellow yo-yo” and “sea shells you can sell.” Laughter is promised for everyone! Even a foreign language division. Contest tongue twisters are not given out ahead because we are afraid you will get laryngitis practicing. Door prizes for all audience members, plus more prizes for all contestants. Admission, all and every ages. Best for ages 4-104. (last year, 2 national TV shows called for coverage of it!, and recently NPR did a segment about it!) Logic Puzzle Museum Free parking. 533 Milwaukee Av, Burlington, WI (262) 763-3946 www. logicpuzzlemuseum.org
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ACTION SCIENCE & THINKER TOYS: FREE demonstrations: gizmos, gyroscopes, odd tops, skill toys, science kits, toys for grown-ups too. Teacher Place & Parent Resources & the Top Museum Free parking. 533 Milwaukee Av, Burlington, WI 53105 (262) 763-3946 www.topmuseum.org
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BEGINNER'S YO-YO CLASS, learn 10 classic tricks and get a great yo-yo to keep. Ages 8-adult. Pre-registration only. Call ahead. Free parking. Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum, 533 Milwaukee Av, Burlington, WI 53105 www.topmuseum.org (262) 763-3946
CHRISTMAS AT THE TOP MUSEUM Dates to visit: hands-on spinning tops, exhibit, live show. Enjoy the traditional universal toy top with all the generations of your family, or come to reminisce yourself, or introduce the youngsters to classic fun enjoyed around the world. A range of surprises include strange motions, sounds, and optics of tops See 2,000 tops, yo-yos, gyroscopes on exhibit; view videos; play with 35 different hands-on tops and top games; plus enjoy a live show by the Top Lady and tops expert who has appeared on Ripley’s Believe it or Not TV. Admission, tickets required, limited space. Call ahead. Children must be with an adult. Free parking. Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum, 533 Milwaukee Av, Burlington, WI 53105 www.topmuseum.org (262) 763-3946
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