Can’t get to the Long Island Children’s Museum? Let the museum come to you!
Museum Outreach programs bring interactive experiences directly to your group. Choose from 10 fun programs that make learning come alive for children and adults in a variety of settings—schools, libraries, camps, scout meetings and community centers. Led by museum educators, all workshops embody the museum’s philosophy that children learn best by seeing, touching, doing and having fun.
Outreach programs for schools are grade-specific, designed to address New York State Learning Standards and meet district priorities in multiple curriculum areas. Programs for scouts, camps, libraries, and community and business groups serve children of different ages with workshops on topics ranging from the science of bubbles to the songs and crafts of colonial America.
FUN OUTREACH OPTIONS
Bubbles **
Nursery–5th grade
Play with bubbles at four interactive stations and learn more about their unique physical properties. Make bubble wands, bubble prints and bubble shapes. Become a bubble scientist! Find out why a bubble is round and explore bubble colors.
Bug Bites
Kindergarten–3rd grade
Become a junior entomologist and learn about the amazing lives and natural history of bugs, insects and spiders. Use what you learn about bug anatomy and habits to create your own imaginary bug.
Celebrate
Kindergarten–3rd Grade
Happy Birthday! Learn how people around the world take part in birthday celebrations. Create festive hats, play party games and sing songs as you explore international birthday customs.
Spirit of Invention
Kindergarten–3rd grade
See our collection of inventions and guess their functions. Learn how inventions are created through a combination of technology, problem-solving skills and creativity. Use recycled materials to create your own futuristic invention.
Changes & Challenges **
Kindergarten–6th grade
We all face challenges in our lives. What kind of tools do we use to overcome specific challenges? Explore some of the tools used by people with differing abilities, such as wheelchair, Perkins Braille typewriter and sign language.
Fish Tales
Kindergarten–6th grade
Join us for an imaginary fishing trip on Long Island’s waterways. Learn about fish habits and habitats, the maritime industry and comparative anatomy as you “catch” a fish, dissect it, then cook and eat it!
Early American Folklore
1st–4th grade
Learn about the people of colonial America and their work and play traditions. Try out some songs, rhymes, crafts and games enjoyed by Native Americans, European Americans and African-Americans during the colonial period.
Family Faces
1st–4th grade
Exploring your family’s past helps you connect with history, understand why people moved from place to place and appreciate the meaning behind family traditions. Bring your family’s history to life by completing a family tree and creating a ceramic wall hanging representing favorite family members.
Build It
1st–5th grade
How do buildings stay up? What makes a structure stable? Learn about the mathematic principles and physical forces behind structures such as bridges, towers and geodesic domes. Apply what you’ve learned to construct a freestanding structure out of marshmallows and toothpicks.
Chinese Calligraphy
1st–6th grade
Explore the development of writing in Eastern culture and discover the art of beautiful Chinese writing. Learn the six basic strokes used to form Chinese characters and use a graph to place the letters. Create your own scroll using brush, ink, rice paper and authentic seals.
Freedom Quilts
2nd–6th grade
Discover the stories that quilts told in the days of the Underground Railroad. Before America’s Civil War, quilt patterns and symbols communicated messages that helped runaway slaves on their journey north. Learn to “read” quilts and use mathematical grids and shapes to design a quilt that tells your own personal story.
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