Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! Weekly Activities at Providence Children???s Museum September 11 – 18
Happy Grandparents Day! Sunday, September 11?? ????? 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Admission to Providence Children???s Museum is free all day for grandmoms and granddads.?? Bring the family to play, explore and discover together!??
Children craft cards and collages in Discovery Studio, the Museum???s hands-on art and science exploration space, from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM.?? In honor of Grandparents Day, grandparents also save $10 on all memberships purchased at the Museum. Museum Closed ??? Monday, September 12
Imagination Playground?????? Tuesday, September 13?? ????? 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Kids invent their own ways to play as they stack and build with huge blue foam blocks of all shapes and sizes.?? Using blocks, wheels, spools, tubes and a variety of loose parts, kids construct castles and forts, invent interesting sculptures and more!?? Underwritten by Dominion Foundation.
Collage Creators Wednesday, September 14 – Friday, September 16?? ????? 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Children create funky works of art from an array of colorful fabrics and papers in Discovery Studio, the Museum???s hands-on art and science exploration space, and make object collages from natural and craft materials.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month ALSO Friday, September 16?? ????? 6:00 PM Stay out late and try activities as part of Hispanic Heritage Month 2016, a statewide celebration of Latino art and culture in Rhode Island.?? Also explore the Museum’s Coming to Rhode Island exhibit, a time-traveling adventure that celebrates the state’s cultural diversity, and shop in the 1960s bodega of Dominican immigrant Josefina Rosario.??
The Museum is open free from 5:00 – 8:00 PM for ???MetLife Family Friday ??? Free at Five!,??? sponsored by MetLife Foundation. Collage Creators Saturday, September 17 & Sunday, September 18?? ????? 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Children create funky works of art from an array of colorful fabrics and papers in Discovery Studio, the Museum???s hands-on art and science exploration space, and make object collages from natural and craft materials.
Visit www.ChildrenMuseum.org for a full calendar of events.??
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.?? Programs are free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person; always free for Museum members.?? Call (401) 273-KIDS or visit www.ChildrenMuseum.org