The Children's Museum of the East End

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12 – SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18

Monday, November 12th

Waldorf Parent/Child Class
9:30am – 10:45am
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, November 13th

**Museum Closed**

Please Note: While the Museum is closed to the general public on Tuesdays, Baby & Me meets at 11:30am.

Baby & Me
11:30am – 12:30pm

“Baby & Me” is designed specifically for parents of infants. Moms, dads, and caregivers have the opportunity to meet other parents with children the same age. During the weekly session, led by Museum Educator Leah Oppenheimer, they can hear the latest news about early childhood parenting, discuss developmental milestones, sing to their babies and participate in a variety of playful activities.

Wednesday, November 14th

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 social-emotional development 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, November 15th

Musikgarten: Cycle of Seasons – Fall
3:45 pm – 4:30pm

This fall, 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 12-week program cultivates music literacy through dance, movement, singing, instrument exploration, tonal and rhythmic patterns, active listening, imaginative play, and more!

Afterschool 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

Friday, November 16th

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, November 17th

In The Kitchen: Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Muffins
10am – 10:45am

Join us for a cooking workshop where we’ll learn how to make a fall favorite…chocolate chip sweet potato muffins! Kids will throw on their aprons and learn basic kitchen safety while whipping up a batch (or two!) of these delicious muffins with Chef Liz B!  Our young chefs will enjoy their delicious treats and afterward, enjoy a little free play in the Museum’s exhibits!

Shinnecock Dancers Performance
11am – 11:45am

We’re delighted to welcome the Shinnecock Dancers to the Museum again this fall! Following an interactive performance influenced by their traditional dances (accompanied by an explanation of each dance’s meaning), an educator from the Shinnecock Nation will lead a craft-making workshop.

Sunday, November 18th

iCAMP Innovators Camp
10am – 11:30am
Join us for a STEAM program designed to develop campers into life-long innovators and instill confidence to prepare them for their future. Kids will develop the technical skills necessary to fill the growing demand in the technology industry through a specialized curriculum including Coding, Robotics, Drones, Virtual Reality & 3D Printing.

Lego Club at the Children’s Museum
10am – 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!