SEPTEMBER 2022 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Hispanic Heritage Month!
All Month Long
Join us all month long as we celebrate Latinx, Hispanic and Latino-identified communities! Learn about Hispanic athletes, filmmakers, and artists as we explore games and animation. Be inspired by the work of Mexican artist, Victoria Villasana, and create a textile art piece in our Art Studio. 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.
Anniversary Glow Party
Saturday – Monday, September 3 – 5
The Miami Children’s Museum is excited to be celebrating its 19th year at Watson Island, and to mark the occasion, we’re hosting a Glow Party! Join us all weekend long for all things GLOW. Try our black light wall painting, pop into our Art Studio to decorate a costume mask using our glow in the dark paint, and experiment with a glowing science activity. Then, join the Glow Party in our auditorium where we will have dancing, games, and a photo op!
Sensory Friendly Saturday
Saturday, September 10 | 9AM -11AM
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 we’re celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with a sensory friendly musical performance, a festive dance play, and a tactile and colorful art project in our Art Studio. Enjoy a special sensory friendly story time 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.
Sensory Programming at Miami Children’s Museum is sponsored in part by The Ethel and Harry Reckson Foundation/Michael Spritzer & Marjorie Baron.
To Register for Sensory Saturday visit www.miamichildrensmuseum.org/programming/sensory-saturdays/
Space is limited so register today! If you need assistance, please call 305-373-5437 Ext 130
Grandparent’s Day
Sunday, September 11
Enjoy the Museum with all the generations of the family and participate in a hands-on cooking demonstration. Engage all your senses with a recipe to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.
Hispanic Heritage Fiesta!
Saturday & Sunday, September 17 & 18
Vamos, amigos! Join us at the Museum for a fun-filled weekend to celebrate our Latinx, Hispanic and Latino-identified friends! Enjoy special dance performances and live music to get you dancing. Check out a special story time with our favorite Hispanic authors, play a game of giant dominos, and create colorful textile photographic masterpieces in the Art Studio.
This event is sponsored by Florida Dairy Farmers.
Mini Mondays
Every Monday (beginning September 12) | 10AM – 1:30PM & 2:30PM – 6:00PM
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.
“The playing adult steps sideward into another reality; the playing child advances forward to new stages of mastery.” – Erik H. Erikson
FEATURED PROGRAMS:
DAILY ACTIVITIES
Glass Lab: Sandblasting Workshop | Art Gallery Maker’s Space
Monday-Friday: Upon Request until 1:00PM and 5:30PM
Saturday-Sunday: 10:00AM–1:00PM, 2:30PM–5:30PM
Learn about sandblasting while creating your own frosted glass keepsakes.
*$8-10 per glass item, Credit cards only*
Pic Stitch| Art Studio
Monday-Friday: 10:30AM – 1:00PM, 2:30PM – 5:00PM
Saturdays & Sundays: 10:30AM–1:30PM, 2:30–5:30PM
Textiles have often been used to create beautiful artwork in various Hispanic cultures. Today, we’ll create a photographic masterpiece incorporating yarn and felt while learning about Mexican artist, Victoria Villasana.
Vamos a Jugar | Health and Wellness Gallery
Monday-Sunday: 11:00AM – 11:30AM, 3:30PM – 4:00PM
Learn about these amazing Hispanic athletes and try these simple and fun soccer or baseball drills.
Animation Creations | Kidscape Village
Monday-Sunday: 12:00PM – 12:30PM, 4:30PM–5:00PM
Learn about Cuban American filmmaker, Charise Castro Smith, and create your own animation which will come alive in our zoetrope.
Show Time: Ninja School: Graduation Day! | Auditorium (Until September 11)
Saturday-Sunday: 12:30PM & 5:00PM
Step back inside a late 1980s comic book and take part in this interactive, humorous, musical, action-filled journey of becoming a true Ninja. Help our Ninja School students combat the evil monster who has captured Master John John, by calling upon your indomitable spirit and a loud-deep Ki-Up! If successful, you will officially be certified as a Ninja.
*Schedule subject to change on days of special events.
Story Time | Cruise Ship Theater (Starting September 24)
Saturday-Sunday: 12:30PM & 5:00PM
Join us for an interactive story time of some of our favorite children’s stories with our funny and fabulous Theater Troupe.
IN THE COMMUNITY:
- Sensory Bags Craft Workshop– 11am on Saturday, September 3 at Coral Reef Branch Library, Palmetto Bay, FL
- Art Techniques Art Workshop– 4 pm on Tuesday, September 6 at Country Walk Branch Library, Miami, FL
- Building Noise Performance – 3 pm on Saturday, September 17 at Coral Reef Branch Library, Palmetto Bay, FL
Please visit www.miamichildrensmuseum.org
for more details on September 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).
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