Kid events this week at LICM – March 28 – April 3

Description

Spring is in the air … and all around Long Island Children’s Museum.  Visitor to the Museum can create pretty parasols to combat spring showers, make their own colorful rainbows and provide a snack to feathered friends to welcome them back after their winter break.

Program Schedule – March 28-April, 3 2016

“Aesop’s Fables” by Mike Kenny
Tuesday March 29 through Thursday, March 31 at 10:15 a.m. and noon
Friday April 1 at 10:15 a.m. and noon
Saturday April 2  at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.
 
Aesop’s well-known and beloved fables come to life on the LICM stage to motivate and challenge children and adults alike!  Fables presented include such classics as the “The Torotise and the Hare,” “The Boy Who Cried Wolf,” “The Lion and the Mouse,” and more.  Wolfie, Syd, Barry and Harriet follow in the tradition of comedy teams like the Marx Brothers and Abbott and Costello; using witty banter, slapstick comedy and musical sing alongs to share these special stories.  Meet the cast as they entertain you and bring these tales and many more to life.

Age: 3 and up.  Fee: $9 per seat with museum admission ($7 per seat for LICM members), $12 theater only.

stART (Story + Art)
Tuesday, March 29 and Thursday, March 31 from 11:30 a.m. – noon.
Join us each week as we read childhood classics and introduce new favorites; followed by literature-inspired activities and crafts.
Ages 3 to 5.  Fee: $3 with museum admission ($2 LICM members).

Rainbow Wind Spinners 
Monday, March 28 from 2:30 to 4 p.m.
Tuesday, March 29 through Thursday, March 31 from 2:30 to 4 p.m.
Breeze on by and welcome the colors of spring all month long as you create a rainbow wind spinner to hang at home!  See how tectonic plates break up and reassemble as you control Earth’s plate movement! Begin 600 million years ago to see what’s changed; then spin 200 million years into the future.
All ages.  Free with museum admission.

Music and Movement
Wednesday, March 30 from 11:30 a.m. – noon
Join us for a musical morning that gets little bodies moving; pick up a musical instrument and add your voice to our sing along songs session.
Ages: 5 and under.  Fee: $3 with museum admission ($2 LICM members).

April Showers
Sunday, April 3 at 2 p.m.
“April showers bring May flowers” has been a popular saying for hundreds of years; referring to how rainy spring weather helps flowers grow. Welcome the rain and blooming flowers by painting a beautiful paper parasol with vibrant watercolors!
Ages: 5 and up.  Fee:  $3 with museum admission ($2 LICM members).

Kids in the Kitchen
Friday, April 1 from 11:30 a.m.- noon
Children practice using real cooking tools (with some help from adults) as we make easy, yummy, kid-friendly snacks from start to finish. Children gain experience measuring ingredients, following directions and building their vocabulary.
Ages: 3-5. Material Fee: $4 with museum admission ($3 LICM members).

Birds of a Feather, Snack Together
Friday, April 1 from 2:30 to 4 p.m.
As spring warms up, welcome your cheerful, feathered friends! Come create your own fun and easy Cheerios birdfeeder using pipe cleaners and crunchy cereal!
All ages.  Free with museum admission.

Messy Afternoons

Saturday, April 2 and Sunday. April 3 from 3:30-5 p.m.
We’ll be up to our elbows in oobleck, clean mud and slime … and we hope you’ll join us for the type of artistic activities that everyone loves, but not one likes to clean-up after.  Except us!
Ages: 18 months to 4 years.  Free with museum admission.

New Traveling Exhibit –When the Earth Shakes

NOW through Sunday, April 24, 2016

Get ready for the science of earthquakes, tsunamis and earthquake engineering! Jump on the Quake Karaoke platform and match an earthquake seismogram!  Build a structure, then make waves crash on a ‘beach’ in the 16-foot long Tsunami Tank. Did your structure hold up? Spin the dial, replay the impact in slow-motion, then improve your design. Can it withstand more powerful waves? Find out what happens when you add a seawall.

Complete Puzzled Earth, the plate tectonic puzzle, before time runs out and the pieces fall! Spin through geologic time to make Earth’s continents move and re-form. Be an engineer as you design and build structures to withstand earthquakes on the Shake Table. Find out what engineers do to keep our world safer…When the Earth Shakes!  This exhibit was created by Sciencenter with the support of the National Science Foundation and Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation.

All ages.  Free with museum admission. 

All activities will be held at the Long Island Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Avenue, Garden City, NY. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Museum Hours:  Tuesday-Sunday from 10 am.-5 p.m. and most school holidays.  Museum admission: $13 for adults and children over 1 year old, $12 seniors, FREE to museum members and children under 1 year old. Additional fees for theater and special programs may apply. For additional information, contact .

 

 

Organizers

Event categories: Exhibitions and Family.Event tags: Art, Crafts, Exhibit, Family/Kids, Holiday, Interactive, Museum, and Nassau.