Imagination Playground
Weekly Activities at Providence Children???s Museum
August 27 ??? September 3
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LAST WEEK! Voyage to Vietnam: Celebrating the Tet Festival showcases traditions, customs and values exemplified by the annual celebration of Tet. Through interactive exhibits, families will immerse themselves in Vietnamese culture, gain appreciation for traditions, values and daily experiences of people who live in Vietnam, and discover similarities and differences between their lives in the U.S. and the lives of children in Vietnam.?? Funded through a highly competitive national initiative by the Freeman Foundation Asian Culture Exhibit Series, and developed by Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose, the Voyage to Vietnam exhibition is traveling to nine children’s museums as part of a national tour
Imagination Playground
Sunday, August 27?? ????? 11:00 AM ??? 2:00 PM
Kids stack and build with big blue foam blocks, wheels, spools, tubes and a variety of loose parts to construct castles and forts, invent interesting sculptures and more!
Underwritten by the Dominion Foundation.
Tet Celebration
Monday, August 28 ??? Friday, September 1?? ????? 10:00 AM ??? 3:00 PM
Explore the traditions of the Tet Festival through games, art and more! During this final week of the exhibit, the Museum will repeat our favorite Voyage to Vietnam inspired programming!
Underwritten by the Levy Foundation.
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Get Out! Fence Weaving
Tuesday, August 29?? ????? 1:00 PM- 3:00 PM
Build your weaving skills by adding fabric and recycled materials to a collaborative piece of art on the Children???s Garden fence. Get out and play in the Museum???s Children’s Garden each Tuesday afternoon in August!
Underwritten by National Grid.
Wheels at Work! City Bus
Wednesday, August 30?? ????? 10:00 AM ??? Noon
Explore vehicles you see out in your community up close, and talk with the people operate them. This week, check out a RIPTA City Bus.
Underwritten by Amgen.
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Hoop-la!
Saturday, September 2 & Sunday, September 3?? ????? 9:00 AM ??? 6:00 PM
Get out and play!?? Kids invent their own fun and games with hoops of all sizes and colors in the Museum???s Children’s Garden.
Underwritten by National Grid.
Visit www.ChildrenMuseum.org for a full calendar of events.