Staten Island Children's Museum - Expanding Minds & Imaginations since 1974

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Welcome to Staten Island Children’s Museum

A welcoming place where our diverse community is included, enabled, and empowered to learn, explore and play. Enjoy imaginative, creative, and cultural hands-on experiences for children ages 1 and up. With 12 indoor and outdoor exhibits, dance and art workshops, science and story times, as well as after-school, school break and summer camps, there is something for every child.

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Museum Happenings

Stay in the know by checking out recent posts on our blog

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Summer Mini Camps

Art and science fun for ages 5-9
Full and half day options

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At Home with SICM

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Mar 18

@Shopritestores Kidz Cook is a caregiver-and-me program that introduces children to a diversity of foods, explains cooking concepts and helps build dexterity with cooking utensils. Young cooks will be practicing their cooking skills to make a new and fun dish every class!
Workshops will be held at 11:00 am, 12:00 pm, 2:30 pm and 3:30 pm. Included with admission.

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Mar 17

Therapy dogs from Luv on a Leash are eager to hear stories read to them by our visitors. The dogs are well-trained, registered, and insured therapy dogs who love literature and will listen without judgement or comment. They hope to help children improve their reading ability, build confidence and develop a life-long love of books. Visitors are welcome to bring their favorite reads. There is limited availability.
Included with admission. Only twelve spots are available, please pick up an event pass at the front desk. First come, first served.

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Mar 15

You might think of the praying mantis as a ferocious predator of other insects but #didyouknow that they love honey.

Here at the museum we give our Spiny Flower Mantis (pictured) and our Chinese Praying Mantis a special treat of honey every once in a while.

Stop by the museum to learn more about bugs and other arthropods

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Mar 11

@IlluminArt_Productions will be leading a Marionette Puppetry Workshop on Sunday, March 12. Participants will make basic body marionette puppets and then use them to create a puppet play. Early childhood research has found puppets to be helpful in language, emotional, and social development as well as in encouraging the use of gross motor and story telling skills. Sessions will be held at 11:00 am, 12:30 pm, 2:30 pm and 3:30 pm.

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Mar 8

Some of our visitors noticed something unusual in our mantis enclosure.

When a Praying Mantis grows it sheds its exoskeleton. Recently our mantis shed and our Animal Caretaker left the shed exoskeleton in the enclosure so our visitors could check it out.

Can you find it next time you visit us? After checking out a real exoskeleton head over to our "be a bug" and see if you can find an exoskeleton that fits you!

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Mar 5

Our 2023 Summer camp registrations are open!
From June 28th through September 1st, we are offering mini camps each week with different themes for ages 5-9. Each camp will include art projects, outdoor exploration, exhibit play and delightful surprises.

Register via linktree in our bio.

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Expanding Minds & Imaginations since 1974