September 2016 Activities at Providence Children’s Museum

Doodlers
Thursday, September 1 & Friday, September 2 • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
It's a draw! Explore drawing and doodling activities in Discovery Studio, the Museum’s hands-on art and science exploration space. Investigate a variety of materials and drawing tools, examine and draw interesting objects, create a doodle with a partner, and add to a large collaborative mural.

Hoop-la!
Saturday, September 3 - Monday, September 5 • 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Get out and play! Kids invent their own fun and games with hoops of all sizes and colors in the Museum’s Children's Garden.

Museum Closed – Tuesday, September 6 - Thursday, September 8

Collage Creators
Friday, September 9 & Saturday, September 10 • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Children create funky works of art from an array of colorful fabrics and papers in Discovery Studio, the Museum’s hands-on art and science exploration space, and make object collages from natural and craft materials.

Happy Grandparents Day!
Sunday, September 11 • 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Admission to Providence Children’s Museum is free all day for grandmoms and granddads. Bring the family to play, explore and discover together! Children craft cards and collages in Discovery Studio, the Museum’s hands-on art and science exploration space, from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM. In honor of Grandparents Day, grandparents also save $10 on all memberships purchased at the Museum.

Museum Closed – Monday, September 12

Imagination Playground
Tuesday, September 13 • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Kids invent their own ways to play as they stack and build with huge blue foam blocks of all shapes and sizes. Using blocks, wheels, spools, tubes and a variety of loose parts, kids construct castles and forts, invent interesting sculptures and more! Underwritten by Dominion Foundation.

Collage Creators
Wednesday, September 14 - Friday, September 16 • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Children create funky works of art from an array of colorful fabrics and papers in Discovery Studio, the Museum’s hands-on art and science exploration space, and make object collages from natural and craft materials.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
ALSO Friday, September 16 • 6:00 PM
Stay out late and try activities as part of Hispanic Heritage Month 2016, a statewide celebration of Latino art and culture in Rhode Island. Also explore the Museum's Coming to Rhode Island exhibit, a time-traveling adventure that celebrates the state's cultural diversity, and shop in the 1960s bodega of Dominican immigrant Josefina Rosario. The Museum is open free from 5:00 - 8:00 PM for “MetLife Family Friday – Free at Five!,” sponsored by MetLife Foundation.

Collage Creators
Saturday, September 17 & Sunday, September 18 • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Children create funky works of art from an array of colorful fabrics and papers in Discovery Studio, the Museum’s hands-on art and science exploration space, and make object collages from natural and craft materials.

Museum Closed – Monday, September 19

Play and Learn: Around the Town
Tuesday, September 20 • 10:00 AM - Noon
Play and Learn is the Museum’s open-ended story-based program especially for 2- to 4-year-olds and their parents, designed to help preschoolers build their skills in a variety of areas and to help parents continue the learning at home. This week, preschoolers practice spatial skills and learn directional phrases as they steer small cars over bridges and through tunnels. Underwritten by National Grid.

Magnet Play
Wednesday, September 21 - Friday, September 23 • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Experiment and sculpt with magnets to explore the playful power of magnetism in Discovery Studio, the Museum’s open-ended art and science exploration space. Artfully arrange magnetic stones, test objects to see what's magnetic, and steer objects through mazes with a magnet wand. Underwritten by Amgen Foundation.

Imagination Playground
Saturday, September 24 & Sunday, September 25 • 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Kids invent their own ways to play as they stack and build with huge blue foam blocks, wheels, spools, tubes and a variety of loose parts. Construct castles and forts, create interesting sculptures and more! Underwritten by Dominion Foundation.

Museum Closed – Monday, September 26

Play and Learn: Making Music
Tuesday, September 27 • 10:00 AM - Noon
Play and Learn is the Museum’s open-ended story-based program especially for 2- to 4-year-olds and their parents, designed to help preschoolers build their skills in a variety of areas and to help parents continue the learning at home. This week, preschoolers experiment with loud, soft, high and low sounds as they use simple instruments.

Magnet Play
Wednesday, September 28 - Friday, September 30 • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Experiment and sculpt with magnets to explore the playful power of magnetism in Discovery Studio, the Museum’s open-ended art and science exploration space. Artfully arrange magnetic stones, test objects to see what's magnetic, and steer objects through mazes with a magnet wand. Underwritten by Amgen Foundation.

Providence Children’s Museum – Come play, come learn!
The Museum is located at 100 South Street in Providence’s Jewelry District. September through March, open Tuesday through Sunday and Monday school holidays, 9 AM to 6 PM, and selected Fridays until 8 PM. April through August, open 7 days. Activities are free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person; admission is always free for Museum members. Call (401) 273-KIDS or visit www.ChildrenMuseum.org.