CMEE News
DECEMBER 2018 – LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear Friend, This past weekend, I spent hours at the Children’s Museum playing with my two sons. We painted, pretended to be firefighters, built a fort, experimented with wind power, and read a bunch of books… We had a blast! As much as I enjoy learning through play with my children, what’s really meaningful to me about the Children’s Museum of the East End (CMEE) is our commitment to … [Read More...]
This Week At CMEE…
MONDAY, DECEMBER 10 – SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16
Tuesday, December 11th
**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, December 12th
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, December 13th
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!
Friday, December 14th
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.
Sunday, December 16th
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!
