{"id":285901,"date":"2026-09-14T18:33:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T18:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/285901\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T18:33:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T18:33:17","slug":"au-some-morning-events-erie-reader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/285901\/","title":{"rendered":"Au-some Morning &#8211; Events &#8211; Erie Reader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every child deserves a place to play, explore, and thrive \ud83c\udf1f<br \/>Find all of the details and get ready for an AU-SOME morning \ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.eriechildrensmuseum.org\/au-some-morning<br \/>\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Sunday, March 22 | 10 AM &#8211; 12 PM<br \/>\ud83d\udccd expERIEnce Children\u2019s Museum<br \/>\ud83d\udcb2 $5 per Person | Pre-registration is highly recommended &#8211; spots are limited and walk-ins are only welcome if tickets remain available online<br \/>March&#8217;s Au-some Morning is proudly sponsored by UPMC Health Plan \ud83c\udf08<br \/>What is an Au-some Morning?<br \/>Au-some Mornings are specially designed, sensory-friendly events where children with autism spectrum disorder and other sensory sensitivities, and their families, can explore the museum in a calm, supportive environment. We turn down the noise, dim the lights, and open our doors so every child can play, explore, and thrive at their own pace.<br \/>What&#8217;s Different at an Au-some Morning?<br \/>To create a more comfortable experience, the following exhibit elements will be powered down or modified:<br \/>\ud83c\udf1f Auto Shop Car Elements<br \/>\ud83c\udf1f Farm Clouds<br \/>\ud83c\udf1f Construction House<br \/>\ud83c\udf1f Hammer and Nails Items<br \/>\ud83c\udf1f Basement Dehumidifier<br \/>Additional Sensory Supports Include:<br \/>\ud83c\udf08 Our Quiet Cove will remain unlocked as a calm retreat space throughout the event<br \/>\ud83c\udf08 Classroom 1 will be set up as a dedicated sensory-friendly space featuring Magna-Tiles, Squigs, and low-stimulation open-ended play<br \/>\ud83c\udf08 Lights will be off or dimmed throughout<br \/>\ud83c\udf08 Families will have electronic access to our PECs board via QR code at the front desk<br \/>\ud83c\udf08 The Light Lab and Flight Lab will be brought into the space<br \/>The museum&#8217;s Social Story is available to read, download, and print ahead of your visit so your child knows what to expect.<br \/>Printed copies will also be available at the front desk the day of the event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Every child deserves a place to play, explore, and thrive \ud83c\udf1fFind all of the details and get ready&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":285902,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[136,138,137],"class_list":["post-285901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-erie","tag-erie","tag-erie-headlines","tag-erie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=285901"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285901\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/285902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=285901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=285901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}