September is National Preparedness Month and it serves as a reminder to take action to prepare for the types of emergencies that could affect us where we live, work, learn, and worship. The NYC Office of Emergency Management is hosting a Family Emergency Preparedness Festival at the Staten Island Children's Museum to promote family and community disaster and…
The Cartoon Network's Cartoonito Mobile Tour is coming to Staten Island. Register below to get your free backpack and creative toolkits with your preschooler. They will be able to customize their backpack, see previews of Cartoonito programming, and do arts & crafts with Cartoonito brand ambassadors.Register for the Free Pop Up Experience
Join New York City Children's Theater (NYCCT) for music and stories at their 25th Anniversary Storyland Cabaret! Celebrating all that New York City has to offer our young ones, NYCCT will bring you an outdoor performance featuring songs from their hit productions Wanda's Monster, Interstellar Cinderella, Dory Fantasmagory, and more! This event will take place…
Angel Elektra is returning to read a children's story of acceptance and understanding. Through storytelling and creativity, Drag Queen Story Hour teaches children about gender diversity and all forms of difference to build empathy and give kids the confidence to express themselves however they feel comfortable. Story Hour will take place in front of the…
Amanda Sarantos and Samantha Ong of the design team Placehold will teach the basics of collage through the creation of a large collaborative piece. They will provide found materials such as magazines, photos, and postcards to inspire participants. Visitors are welcome to bring their own materials to glue on and contribute to the piece. This…
Actress, singer, and storyteller, April Armstrong, will share Aesop's Fables and African folktales with children in an introduction to good storytelling. With April as a guide, children will help create a story through movement, gesture, character, and dialogue. Times: 12:30 and 2:30 pm Free with admission
Actress, singer, and storyteller, April Armstrong tells stories that might just give you a jump. Or maybe you'll want to giggle. Either way, you will enjoy tales of ghosts and witches, weird creatures and talking black cats. April's blends haunting melodies with creepy tales for an entertaining, though not too frightening program. Your spine will…
The Freshkills Park Alliance will join us for a hands-on workshop and lab investigation. Explore native and invasive plants and create your own field notebook using paper made from plants found at the largest landfill-to-park transformation project in the world. Then use your handmade recycled notebook to journal your observations of the natural world. The…
Use circuit technology to make fashion by creating wearable electronics. Participants can choose from several mask templates made on our laser cutters, to decorate and illuminate using LEDs and coin cell batteries. The workshop will take place in front of the Museum. Blankets and low chairs are welcome for seating. Weekend Wonders are sponsored by
Aly Stoffo, the Glam Gardner, will bring eerie Halloween fun with a workshop on poisonous plants and how to avoid them and healthy herbal potions and how to concoct one with wild foraged plants. All participants will craft and take home a health-packed elixir based on thousands of years of botanical medicine. The presentation will…
Author Irene Staton will read aloud her stories inspired by the wisdom and joy she experienced interacting with the children in her life as a mother, aunt and preschool teacher. She will read A Rainy Day Trunk about the lessons learned from a grandfather and A Companion for Jarrett about a mother’s search for the…
Our former Performing Artist-in-Residence, dancer and choreographer, Walter Rutledge will host sessions of dancing and singing in our dance party. There will be workshops inside at 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 2:30 pm and 3:30 pm which are free with admission. There will be a free outdoor workshop at 1:00 pm. Come sing and show your…
