We are partnering with the Staten Island Alliance to offer a free admission on Saturday, March 4 for special hours 12:00 to 4:00 pm as well as an informational fair with representatives from local PreK programs who will answer questions about the experience for children and enrollment, as well as cooking classes, story times, crafts,…
Former North-American Irish Step Dance Championship winner Dawn Daniels will perform and lead a dance workshop at the Staten Island Children's Museum on Sunday, March 5 at 4:00PM. The performance will include a rhythmic hard-shoe reel, a soft-shoe jig, and an interactive lesson about what makes Irish step dancing a unique form of dance. The workshop will be…
Emily Gulati of 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…
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 and life-long love of books.…
ShopRite 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…
Guest scientific wizards from Mad Science will perform amazing feats of chemistry to demonstrate all sorts of spectacular reactions. You will marvel as they release genies from bottles and spew massive columns of foam with the use of catalysts! This event is free with admission. Limited spots available! Event passes will be distributed in the…
ShopRite 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…