FEBRUARY 2022 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Black History Month
All Month Long
This month we are remembering and celebrating the contributions of African Americans both past and present and the impact they’ve had on our country. Learn about Black inventors who have changed the world and create your own invention, visit our Art Studio to design colorful collages inspired by the empowering portraits of Bisa Butler, and explore the history of Gee’s Bend while crafting your own quilt. 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, art projects, books, special guests and more.
Sensory Friendly Saturday
Saturday, February 12 | 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. We’re welcoming back The Fellows at New World Symphony as they help us celebrate Black History Month by performing music from the Harlem Renaissance. Enjoy a sensory friendly story time, art project, 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 reserve free tickets for Sensory Friendly Saturday. Space is limited so register today! If you need assistance, please call 305-373-5437 x130.
Black History Month Celebration
Saturday & Sunday, February 19 & 20
Celebrate Black History Month as we remember and celebrate the contributions of African Americans both past and present and the impact they’ve had on our country. Join MAP Dance Theater for an interactive performance and drumming workshop and add to a collaborative cityscape inspired by the work of Harlem Renaissance artist, Jacob Lawrence. Enjoy an engaging story time with our Theater Troupe and stop by our Art Studio to create colorful collages inspired by the empowering portraits of Bisa Butler.
Engineer It Day!
Saturday, February 26
Celebrate National Engineer’s Week with a fun-filled day full of STEAM activities. Work together to make marble roller coasters and make a flying contraption for our wind tunnel. Then stop by our Art Studio to create a 3D sculpture and see how you can use engineering skills to make art!
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.Programming for Mini Mondays is sponsored by Florida Dairy Farmers.
Featured Mini Mondays:
Mini Valentine’s Monday
Monday, February 14
Love is in the air and it’s time to celebrate the unconditional love you and your mini one have for each other on Mini Valentines Monday. Decorate cards in our Art Studio, cook with love during Cooking Play, and catch some romantic tunes from New World Symphony at 11:00am. Don’t forget to wear red and hearts!
“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.
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*
Colorful Portrait Collages | 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 a colorful self-portrait collage inspired by artist Bisa Butler using a variety of printed papers, fabrics, and colorful crayons.
Gee’s Bend Quilts| Kidscape Village
10:30AM-11:00AM, 1:30PM–2:00PM, 4:30PM–5:00PM
Create your own quilt piece inspired by a group of crafters from Gee’s Bend, Alabama and their famous Gee’s Bend Quilts. Explore shapes, patterns, and colors while creating a geometric quilt.
Inventor’s Corner | Health and Wellness Classroom
11:30AM–12:00PM, 2:30PM–3:00PM, 5:30PM–6:00PM
Learn about a variety of Black Americans who have shaped the world through their inventions and ideas. Then use your imagination and curiosity to create your own invention.
A Very Eric Carle Story Telling| Auditorium
Saturday-Sunday: 11:00AM, 2:00PM, 5:00PM
Three of Eric Carle’s stories come to life through music and shadow puppets in this interactive storytelling presented by Miami Children’s Museum’s Theatre Troupe.
Please visit www.miamichildrensmuseum.org
for more details on February 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).