January 2017 Activities at Providence Children’s Museum

Now Open! Coming to Rhode Island: An exhibit exploring history and culture through stories
Embark on a time-traveling adventure through a “time tunnel” to learn about Rhode Island’s immigration history. Explore an imaginative interactive environment that highlights the story of an Irish immigrant who worked on the construction of Fort Adams. And discover an array of intriguing hands-on activities that explore culture and diversity and encourage empathy.

Bridge Builders
Sunday, January 1 & Monday, January 2 • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Build bridges from a variety of different materials in Discovery Studio, the Museum’s open-ended art and science exploration space. Design and construct bridges from spaghetti, make paper bridges and test their strength with pennies, and create bridges from natural materials. Underwritten by Amgen Foundation.

Play and Learn: Let’s Move!
Tuesday, January 3 • 10:00 AM - Noon
Play and Learn is the Museum’s open-ended story-based program for 2- to 4-year-olds and their parents, designed to help preschoolers build their skills in a variety of areas and to help parents continue the learning at home. This week, preschoolers get active and move to the rhythm of a story. Providence Children’s Museum promotes physical play and activity as part of the national Let’s Move! initiative for children's healthy development.

Bridge Builders
Wednesday, January 4 & Thursday, January 5 • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Build bridges from a variety of different materials in Discovery Studio, the Museum’s open-ended art and science exploration space. Design and construct bridges from spaghetti, make paper bridges and test their strength with pennies, and create bridges from natural materials. Underwritten by Amgen Foundation.

Toddler Try-It: Balancing Bridges
Friday, January 6 • 10:00 AM - Noon
Young children, ages 18 months to 3 years, use real tools and explore the creative process as they delve into different hands-on art and science activities each Friday morning. This week, toddlers explore balancing and building bridges.

No Time to Waste
Saturday, January 7 & Sunday, January 8 • 10:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Kids and adults learn what's so funny about trash during an interactive family comedy that gives a lighthearted look at the three R’s of protecting the environment – reducing, reusing and recycling. Four 20-minute shows at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM and 1:30 PM; recommended for ages 5 and up. Underwritten by Dominion Foundation.

Museum Closed - Monday, January 9

Play and Learn: Ice Cream Shop
Tuesday, January 10 • 10:00 AM - Noon
Play and Learn is the Museum’s open-ended story-based program for 2- to 4-year-olds and their parents, designed to help preschoolers build their skills in a variety of areas and to help parents continue the learning at home. This week, preschoolers practice fine motor skills as they play in a pretend ice cream parlor.

Mythical Creatures
Wednesday, January 11 & Thursday, January 12 • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Children explore a variety of mythical creatures from unicorns to dragons in Discovery Studio, the Museum’s hands-on art and science exploration space. Master the minotaur's labyrinth, create a unicorn horn, and more.

Toddler Try-It: Mermaid Mud
Friday, January 13 • 10:00 AM - Noon
Young children, ages 18 months to 3 years, use real tools and explore the creative process as they delve into different hands-on art and science activities each Friday morning. This week, toddlers sculpt playscapes from mermaid “mud” and decorate them with shells, gems and sea creatures.

Tell Your Story: Make a Mosaic
Saturday, January 14 & Sunday, January 15 • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
In celebration of the Museum’s new Coming to Rhode Island exhibit – a time-traveling exploration of history and culture through stories – families join a series of activities to tell their own stories. Use a variety of art materials to create a large-scale mosaic and design individual and family crests. Underwritten by Hasbro Children’s Fund.

Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Monday, January 16 • 11:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Families explore an exhibit of photographs, words and books describing Dr. King's life and work, participate in an interactive exploration of the negative power of discrimination, and see powerful performances of “M.L.K.: Amazing Grace.” In this provocative and moving show written and directed by Rochel Coleman, actors bring history to life through songs and stories as they portray Civil Rights activists Rosa Parks, Ralph Abernathy and more. Shows at 11:30 AM, 1:00 PM & 2:30 PM. Recommended for ages 5 and up.  Underwritten by Providence Tourism Council.

Play and Learn: Animal Tales
Tuesday, January 17 • 10:00 AM - Noon
Play and Learn is the Museum’s open-ended story-based program for 2- to 4-year-olds and their parents, designed to help preschoolers build their skills in a variety of areas and to help parents continue the learning at home. This week, preschoolers practice simple story-making skills as they help animals move around the farm.

Mythical Creatures
Wednesday, January 18 & Thursday, January 19 • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Children explore a variety of mythical creatures from unicorns to dragons in Discovery Studio, the Museum’s hands-on art and science exploration space. Master the minotaur's labyrinth, create a unicorn horn, and more.

Toddler Try-It: Mermaid Mud
Friday, January 20 • 10:00 AM - Noon
Young children, ages 18 months to 3 years, use real tools and explore the creative process as they delve into different hands-on art and science activities each Friday morning. This week, toddlers sculpt playscapes from mermaid “mud” and decorate them with shells, gems and sea creatures.

MetLife Family Friday – Free at Five!
ALSO Friday, January 20 • 5:00 - 8:00 PM
The Museum is open free from 5:00 - 8:00 PM for “MetLife Family Friday – Free at Five!,” sponsored by MetLife Foundation. Stay out late and splash, play, explore and discover! From 5:30 - 7:30 PM, try hands-on activities exploring mythical creatures in Discovery Studio, the Museum’s hands-on art and science exploration space.

Engineer It! Pendulum Exploration
Saturday, January 21 & Sunday, January 22 • 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Kids explore what makes a pendulum work, practice prediction skills with magnetic and domino pendulums, and then engineer a pendulum of their own. Design a blueprint, gather materials, and put your engineering skills to the test! Underwritten by Amgen Foundation.

Museum Closed - Monday, January 23

Play and Learn: In the Kitchen
Tuesday, January 24 • 10:00 AM - Noon
Play and Learn is the Museum’s open-ended story-based program for 2- to 4-year-olds and their parents, designed to help preschoolers build their skills in a variety of areas and to help parents continue the learning at home. This week, preschoolers cook up some fun as they pretend in a woodland “kitchen.”

Light and Color
Wednesday, January 25 & Thursday, January 26 • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Kids experiment with light and color in Discovery Studio, the Museum’s open-ended art and science exploration space. Choose from an array of colorful materials to create sun catcher sculptures and explore and build with vibrant blocks and prisms. Underwritten by National Grid.

Toddler Try-It: Rainbow Collage
Friday, January 27 • 10:00 AM - Noon
Young children, ages 18 months to 3 years, use real tools and explore the creative process as they delve into different hands-on art and science activities each Friday morning. This week, toddlers collage with a colorful array of papers.

Imagination Playground
Saturday, January 28 & Sunday, January 29 • 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Kids invent their own ways to play as they stack and build with huge blue foam blocks, wheels, spools, tubes and a variety of loose parts. Construct castles and forts, invent interesting sculptures and more!  Underwritten by Dominion Foundation.

Museum Closed - Monday, January 30

Play and Learn: Fishing Fun
Tuesday, January 31 • 10:00 AM - Noon
Play and Learn is the Museum’s open-ended story-based program for 2- to 4-year-olds and their parents, designed to help preschoolers build their skills in a variety of areas and to help parents continue the learning at home. This week, preschoolers practice hand-eye coordination and explore the power of magnets as they catch colorful paper fish.

Providence Children’s Museum – play is powerful!
The Museum is located at 100 South Street in Providence’s Jewelry District. September through March, open Tuesday through Sunday and Monday school holidays, 9 AM to 6 PM, and selected Fridays until 8 PM. April through August, open 7 days. Activities are free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person; admission is always free for Museum members. Call (401) 273-KIDS or visit www.ChildrenMuseum.org.