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ShopRite Kidz Cook: Spring Rolls @SI Children's Museum
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!
Bounce House @ S.I. Children's House
Get ready to unleash your inner acrobat as you conquer the ultimate bounce house. Jump, climb, and slide your way through a thrilling experience! Free with museum admission.
Practice Reading with a Pooch @ S.I. Children's Museum
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. Limited Availability.
Walk in! Workshop: Stone Painting @ The S.I. Children's Museum
In July, young artists will experience stone painting using acrylic paint pens and tempera sticks, creating colorful designs on stones and/or shells.
Amazon Juneteenth @ S.I. Children's Museum
Come and take a look at all we have to offer on Saturday, June 22. Amazon is sponsoring a free admission day (with registration) in honor of Juneteenth, day that commemorates the end of slavery in the Confederate states. It celebrates the day that news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached the farthermost edges of the Union at the time.
Silly Billy Magician @ S.I. Children's Museum
Silly Billy has been named New York’s top children’s entertainer by five different NYC publications and received a six-page profile in The New Yorker. Having received the honored designation “New York Magician of the Year,” he has performed at the White House, Lincoln Center, and has appeared on Comedy Central. Come enjoy an afternoon of laughter! Included with admission.
Spring Break Dance Party with Walter Rutledge @ S.I. Children's Museum
Groove at the Spring Break Dance Party with choreographer and dancer, Walter Rutledge!
ShopRite Kidz Cook: Cauliflower Mac and Cheese @ S.I. Children's Museum
Visitors will make cauliflower mac-and-cheese, a familiar classic with a tasty, nutritious twist. 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.
Workshops will be held at 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm, and 3:30 pm. Included with admission.
Noon Year’s Eve Dance Party @ S.I. Children's Museum
We’ll be celebrating the eve of the New Year with a dance party, party favors, balloon drop and a two different countdowns, one at 12:00 pm and one at 2:00 pm. Come join us for a kid-centered silly celebrations. Be sure to arrive 30 minutes before your preferred countdown to be a part of the fun!
DJ Got Me Fit Dance Party @S.I. Children's Museum
Join us for some super fun fitness! Local favorite DJ Got Me Fit will lead children in silly games and dances inspired by the latest pop music. Included with admission.
ShoptRite Kidz Cook @S.I. Children's Museum
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!
Mozart for Munchkins @ S.I. Children's Museum
This holiday season, enjoy the magnificent wonders of classical and jazz music at our interactive family concert! This Mozart for Munchkins event will feature unforgettable trumpet, horn, and piano performances sure to excite and engage. Everyone is welcome to sing and dance along.
Included with admission
Walk-in Workshop: Purple Collage @S.I. Children's Museum
What could you make if you only could use purple materials? You’ll get a chance to see in our Walk-in! Workshop in November. We’ll be making vibrant abstract art only in shades of purple in honor of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Come and join this fun challenge!
ShoptRite Kidz Cook @S.I. Children's Museum
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!
Dance Party with DJ Baba Yako @S.I. Children's Museum
Get ready to dance! Join us at the Staten Island Children’s Museum to enjoy the electrifying beats of DJ Baba Yako! Included with admission.
Transgender Awareness Week Celebration @ Alice Austen House
For Transgender Awareness Week, we welcome visitors to help us plant crocus bulbs in our front garden beds to commemorate lives lost to transviolence.
Walk-in Workshop: Purple Collage @ S.I. Children's Museum
What could you make if you only could use purple materials? You’ll get a chance to see in our Walk-in! Workshop in November. We’ll be making vibrant abstract art only in shades of purple in honor of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Come and join this fun challenge!
Crazy Science: Electricity Experiments @ S.I. Children's Museum
Our massive Tesla coil machine will generate electricity to power thrilling experiments that will have you on the edge of your seat. Are you daring enough to touch the electricity?
Halloween Trick or Treat @ S.I. Children's Museum
A spooky celebration where young robots, superheroes, princesses, animals, ghosts, mummies, witches, and more are all invited for a fantastic trick-or-treating adventure. Get ready for a ghoulishly good time with an abundance of Halloween candy, creative crafts, and an exciting bounce house, all included with admission. Costumes are warmly welcomed but entirely optional.
¡Corre, Abuelita, Run! a bilingual puppet performance @ SI Children's Museum
In Spanish and English, New York City Children’s Theater Company presents the story ¡Corre, Abuelita, Run! It’s the first Sunday in November, and Emily’s Abuelita is running in the NYC marathon! Emily made a sign that reads “¡Corre, Abuelita, Run!” that she wants to hold up as Abuelita runs through the finish line – but she needs your help to travel through the five boroughs and get to Central Park in time to celebrate!
Walk in Workshop: Paint Dark @ SI Children's Museum
Unique Paint Dark Workshop. Kids will create images and designs that shimmer and shine through the use of metallic paints on black paper.
Crazy Science: Liquid Nitrogen @ SI Children's Museum
Prepare to be amazed as we welcome a scientist from the Crazy Science Lab. They will dazzle you with mind-blowing scientific demonstrations, introducing you to the incredible world of liquid nitrogen. Freeze objects in seconds!
Boogie Woogie Wednesday: African-American and African Dance @ S.I. Children's Museum
Boogie Woogie Wednesdays are weekly free outdoor interactive musical events held through August each summer. On this day we’re joiner by special guest, Dawn Daniels who will be bringing her troupe of Irish Step Dancers to perform their joyful jigs and reels and teach audience members how to join in.
Storytime and Craft with Literacy @ S.I. Children's Museum
Embark on a magical journey through the pages of enchanting tales at our captivating storytime event led by Literacy, Inc., where imaginations take flight and dreams come alive. After the story, unleash your creativity and bring the story to life with a hands-on craft activity. Included with admission.
ShopRite Kidz Cook @ S.I. Children's Museum
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 in every class!
Workshops will be held at 11:00 am, 12:00 pm, 2:30 pm and 3:30 pm. Included with admission.
Boogie Woogie Wednesday: Calpulli Mexican Dance Company@ S.I. Children's Museum
Boogie Woogie Wednesdays are weekly free outdoor interactive musical events held through August each summer. On this day we’re joiner by special guest, Dawn Daniels who will be bringing her troupe of Irish Step Dancers to perform their joyful jigs and reels and teach audience members how to join in.
Storytime and Craft with Literacy @ S.I. Children's Museum
Embark on a magical journey through the pages of enchanting tales at our captivating storytime event led by Literacy, Inc., where imaginations take flight and dreams come alive. After the story, unleash your creativity and bring the story to life with a hands-on craft activity. Included with admission.
Fencing Demonstration @ The S.I. Children's Museum
Discover the thrill of swordplay at a fencing demonstration designed especially for kids! The Staten Island Fencing Center will lead an action-packed event for young minds to learn about the art of balance and coordination and to practice with plastic swords. Unleash the inner swashbuckler in your child in a safe and supervised environment!
ShopRite Kidz Cook @ S.I. Children's Museum
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 in every class!
Workshops will be held at 11:00 am, 12:00 pm, 2:30 pm and 3:30 pm. Included with admission.
Storytime and Craft with Literacy @ S.I. Children's Museum
Embark on a magical journey through the pages of enchanting tales at our captivating storytime event led by Literacy, Inc., where imaginations take flight and dreams come alive. After the story, unleash your creativity and bring the story to life with a hands-on craft activity. Included with admission.