Holidays Around the World!
All Month Long
Across the world, families and friends gather to celebrate different things. This December, we’ll learn about some of the popular holidays observed here in the United States, as well as a variety of holidays observed all over the world! Create new weekly crafts while learning about a new holiday, make your own candle in our Maker Space, and get creative in our Art Studio by making your own gift wrapping paper. Visit Museum at Home or our social media channels (YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter) to view videos, released weekly, that will entertain and educate your little ones with stories, music, cooking, books, special guests and more. Holidays celebrated include Bohdi Day, St Lucia Day, Yalda Night, Dongzhi, Pancha Ganapati, Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa.
Sensory Friendly Saturday: Tis The Season
Saturday, December 11 | 10AM–12PM
On the second Saturday of every month, Miami Children’s Museum offers a sensory friendly experience for children with disabilities and their families. This month The Fellows at New World Symphony will be helping us celebrate the holidays with an interactive musical performance! Enjoy as they set the mood for a Sensory Friendly Santa visit. And as always explore the Museum in a sensory modified supportive setting with limited admission and sound and lighting adjustments. Our goal is to provide your child with the opportunity to engage in social interactions, improve their sensory processing and to optimize their understanding of and participation in natural environments.
Click HERE to register for Sensory Friendly Saturday. Space is limited so register today! If you need assistance, please call 305-373-5437 x130.
Sponsored by The Ethel and Harry Reckson Foundation/Michael Spritzer & Marjorie Baron.
Winter Break Bash
December 18 – December 24 | 10AM-6PM
Winter Break is here and we’re getting in the holiday spirit. Sing along with our Carolers, create gift wrapping paper in our Art Studio, and decorate ornaments for your home. Stop by our Glass Lab to make personalized gifts for your loved ones, and on December 20-24th visit with Santa and snap a photo!
Christmas Day
Saturday, December 25th
CLOSED
Miami Children’s Museum wishes you a Merry Christmas!
Noon Year’s Eve Celebration
Friday, December 31 | 10AM–3PM
3, 2, 1, HAPPY NEW YEAR! Ring in the New Year (a few hours early) with a countdown and our best balloon drop yet surrounded by confetti! Toast to the New Year with chocolate milk from the Florida Dairy Farmers and dress up for the occasion with our accessory giveaways (while supplies last). Enjoy fun activities to help you continue the celebrations during the nighttime.
Please note: the Museum will be closing at 3:00 pm.
Mini Mondays
Every Monday | 10AM – 12PM Members-Only | 1PM – 6PM Public
Mini Mondays are a place for infants and toddlers to grow and develop through play. Join us every Monday for a program full of play-based activities specifically designed for children from birth to five.
Featured Mini Mondays:
Mini Merry Monday
December 13 | 10AM – 6PM
Tis’ the season to be Merry! It’s the beginning of the Holiday season, it’s starting to get “chilly” and it’s time to come together as a Mini Mondays community for Mini Merry Monday. Come meet Santa at 11:30am, 2:30pm and 5:00pm, join New World Symphony Musicians from 11:00am-12:00pm, listen to our carolers, paint some icy snow flakes and cook some delicious latkes. Dress festive!
“The playing adult steps sideward into another reality; the playing child advances forward to new stages of mastery.” – Erik H. Erikson
Programming for Mini Mondays is sponsored by Florida Dairy Farmers.
VIRTUAL EVENTS:
Quarterly Conversations: World Holidays: Cultures, Traditions, and Acceptance
December 15 | 1 pm
Join Miami Children’s Museum on Wednesday, December 15th, at 1pm via Zoom for World Holidays: Cultures, Traditions, and Acceptance, the first part of our new series Quarterly Conversations. We are proud to host panelists from The Smithsonian, Baptist Health, and The University of Connecticut for a discussion on why cultural traditions matter. We’ll also navigate how to empower children to see diversity in religion, traditions, and celebrations as important and something that makes our community richer.
We invite you to register HERE and join us for a lively discussion and Q&A. See you there!
FEATURED PROGRAMS:
DAILY ACTIVITIES
Glass Lab: Sandblasting Workshop | Art Gallery Maker’s Space
Tuesday-Friday: Upon Request
Saturday-Sunday: 10:00AM–11:30AM, 1:00PM–2:30PM, 4:00PM–5:30PM
Learn about sandblasting while creating your own frosted glass keepsakes.
*$8-10 per glass item*
Textured Prints Wrapping Paper | Art Studio
Tuesday-Friday: 10:30AM–11:30AM, 1:00PM–2:30PM, 4:30PM–5:30PM
Saturday-Sunday: 10:30AM–12:00PM, 1:00PM–3:00PM, 4:00PM–5:30PM
Create your own wrapping paper for the holidays! Use a variety of materials and textures to make patterns on cardboard roll paint rollers. Then paint your designs and print them on to your reveal your masterpiece.
World Holidays | Health and Wellness Classroom
Tuesday –Friday: 10:15AM–10:45AM, 1:30PM–2:00PM, 4:30PM–5:00PM (Until Dec 3rd)
Every day: 10:30AM-11:00AM, 1:30PM–2:00PM, 4:30PM–5:00PM (Starting Dec 4th)
Each week, learn about a different December holiday celebrated somewhere in the world and create an accompanying craft.
Makers Play: Candle Rolling| Art Gallery Maker Space (Until December 18)
11:30AM–12:00PM, 2:30PM–3:00PM, 5:30PM–6:00PM
Many celebrations use light in some way, and what better way to incorporate light then with a candle! Roll your own sheets of beeswax to make your own candle and use colored beeswax for decorating.
Makers Play: Wood Burning| Art Gallery Maker Space (Starting December 26)
11:30AM–12:00PM, 2:30PM–3:00PM, 5:30PM–6:00PM
Explore the art of wood burning by creating a special ornament or home decoration.
Show Time: Simama Nami | Auditorium
Saturday-Sunday: 11:00AM, 2:00PM, 5:00PM
An unlikely trio, a Rhino, Chimp and Dung Beetle band together to save the African savanna. Follow their journey through dance, song, storytelling and puppetry.
IN THE COMMUNITY:
- Miami Children’s Museum’s Art Kids at Art Basel
Tuesday, November 30 – Saturday, December 4
Are you taking your children to Basel this year? Bring them to Miami Children’s Museum’s Art Kids Tuesday, November 30 – Saturday, December 4. They can play and explore different types of art-making while you explore the Convention Center (or stay and make art together!).
Art Basel Admission Prices Apply
Address: Miami Beach Convention Center: 1901 Convention Center Dr. Miami Beach, FL 33139
RSVP with fluria@miamichildrensmuseum.org.
- Not A Box Virtual Theater Performance
Wednesday, December 15 | 10:30 am
Miami Dade Public Library, Sunset Branch
- Not A Box Virtual Theater Performance
Wednesday, December 15 | 4:30 pm
Miami Dade Public Library, Country Walk Branch
- Mindful Movement and Story Time with Baptist Health (Virtual)
Tuesday, December 28 | 4:00 pm
Please visit www.miamichildrensmuseum.org
for more details on December programming.
Miami Children’s Museum is located on Watson Island at
980 MacArthur Causeway, Miami, FL 33132.
To contact the Museum, please call 305.373.KIDS (5437)
or to reach us via fax, dial 305.373.KID1 (5431).