The Children's Museum of the East End

MONDAY, MAY 21 – SUNDAY, MAY 27

Monday, May 21st

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, May 22nd
*Museum Closed!*

Wednesday, May 23rd

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.

Healthy Mommas, Healthy Babies: Essential Oil Making Workshop
12pm – 1pm

In this class taught by Jessica Bellofatto- certified aromatherapist and yoga teacher of over 20 years (and mom of three!), you will learn about the ways in which essential oils can support both you and your babies and young children for issues as varied as sleep to immunity to allergies to focus to relief from anxiety and so much more.

This will be an experiential class, as we will be smelling and learning about exactly how to use the oils (it’s easy!) with plenty of time for questions.  We will also be creating a blend for moms (or dads!) specifically that will support both increased energy to allow us to care for our young ones, as well as to release and calm any anxiety or overwhelm we may be experiencing during this often demanding time.

There will also be an opportunity to purchase doTERRAessential oils at wholesale pricing.
Cost: $15

Thursday, May 24th 

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, May 25th

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, May 26th

Memorial Day Weekend Block Party
10am – 12pm

Join us as we kick off the season as only the Children’s Museum can…during our second annual community BLOCK PARTY! With block building activities, DIY stomp rockets, crafts and games with community partners, chalk street art, the official debut of our updated crawler area, and more, this is one event you and your family won’t want to miss.

This year’s partners include: Hamptons Chess, the Southfork Natural History Museum (SoFo), and Super Soccer Stars.

Ages: All ages!
Cost: Free for Museum Members, $14 per person including adults and any children over 12 months old.*

Sunday, May 27th

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!