CMEE News
APRIL 2018 – LETTER FROM THE CMEE TEAM
Dear friends, We all know that watching our kids grow up is a magical experience. When they’re infants, it seems like they’re hitting a milestone every time we turn around. Their first smile, the first time they roll over, first teeth, first solid food…but as they start to get a little older these milestones are fewer and farther between. Now that my son Clayton is two, I’ve started noticing … [Read More...]
This Week At CMEE…
MONDAY, APRIL, 16TH – SUNDAY, APRIL, 22ND
Monday, April 16th
Musikgarten: Dance With Me
9:30am-10:15am
This spring, join Marlene Markard from Markard Music for Musikgarten: Dance With Me!
Through singing and rocking, rhythm exercises, traveling movement, active listening, instrument exploration, finger play, and other activities, this 10-week program is designed to prepare your little one for school and lay the foundation for music literacy, music aptitude, and a life-long love of music. Every activity has a specific purpose intended to facilitate your child’s gross and fine motor skill development, cognitive development, physical development, and emotional intelligence.
Waldorf Parent/Child Class
10:15am-11:45am
This Waldorf Parent/Child class provides a great introduction to Waldorf Education, and it’s dedication to nature-based learning. This class is exclusively outdoors, and led by experienced Waldorf Educator, Andi Pisacano.
Children come to…
- Explore a child-friendly outdoor environment that challenges and nurtures
- Delight in special attention given to support their unfolding interests, motor abilities, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience social interaction in play that stimulates their speech and language development.
Parents come and…
- Experience an environment that encourages the valuable exchange of ideas and information.
- Explore the value of observation in seeing and understanding what their children are doing and how they are learning as they play.
- Delight in the joy of sharing songs and games with their children that support speech and language development.
Tuesday, April 17th
*Museum Closed!*
Although the Museum is closed, Baby & Me still meets from 11:30am-12:30pm.
Wednesday, April 18th
Tot Spot
10:45am-11:45am
Your “Baby and Me” grad is happiest when he or she is moving all about and exploring! Celebrate your child’s newfound abilities and their increasing independence with Tot Spot! Led by the Museum’s Education Coordinator, Liz Bard, this weekly program provides toddlers with opportunities to explore, observe, and get moving in a program designed to encourage social emotional skills, fine motor skills and emerging language.
Thursday, April 19th
Musikgarten: Cycle of Seasons-Spring
3:45pm-4:30pm
This spring, join Marlene Markard from Markard Music for Musikgarten: Cycle of Seasons!
Promote a lifelong love of music while preparing your child for success in learning a musical instrument! Using music from around the world as a backdrop, the 10-week program cultivates music literacy through dance, movement, singing, instrument exploration, tonal and rhythmic patterns, active listening, imaginative play, and more!
After School Lego League
4pm-5pm
Everything is awesome during our weekly After School Lego League! With instruction and guidance from a member of Museum’s Play Staff, kids attending this drop-off workshop will put their Lego skills to the test with a new challenge every week. From bridges to zip lines, this program is designed for builders looking to get a little more out of their Lego.
Friday, April 20th
Music Together by the Dunes
10:45am-11:30am
This joyful early childhood music program has generations of fans across the globe and instills a lifelong love of music and happy memories! It’s a delightful way to share music with your child and meet new friends. During this incredible world renowned research-based music and movement program, families enjoy singing, dancing, rhythm and tonal patterns, instrument play, improvisational music play and rhymes.
Saturday, April 21st
6th Annual Egg Drop Challenge!
9:45am – 11:45am
Calling all designers, engineers, and builders…put your skills to the test during our 6th Annual Egg Drop Challenge! After creating special protective containers, kids will join a member of the Museum Staff atop the Pirate Ship. From there, it’s EGG OVERBOARD—followed by a 10 foot drop—as we learn which designs keep their contents from cracking.
Engineer’s Club
10am – 11am
Calling all budding builders, soon-to-be scientists, and mathematicians in the making…join us for Engineer’s Club! During the bi-weekly drop-off workshop, kids will enjoy a series of STEM-based activities including popsicle stick bridges, household chemistry, basic circuitry and more!
Sunday, April 15th
Lego Club at the Children’s Museum
10am – 12 noon
Join us every Sunday any time between 10am and noon for Lego Club at the Museum! We’re excited to share our love of all things Lego with Museum visitors and encourage children to create original designs. Kids can leave their works-in-progress and plan future sessions with the staff. Ages: Children of all ages. Cost: Free for Museum Members, $12 for non-members (includes admission to the Museum).
We have thousands of Lego, but can always use more. To help the Museum continue to build this program, we are looking for Lego donations! Please call 631-537-8250 to donate!
