Location Second Floor
april
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Wednesday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
See what you can create using a bag of mystery materials. What will you find inside? The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between
Program details
See what you can create using a bag of mystery materials. What will you find inside?
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Wednesday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Slide, slip, and loop through tube, large rings, and other materials! Practice your fine motor skills by threading objects of different shapes and sizes together.
Program details
Slide, slip, and loop through tube, large rings, and other materials! Practice your fine motor skills by threading objects of different shapes and sizes together.
Explore materials, practice using new tools, or discover something unexpected about the way things work. Enjoy STEAM activities designed specially to support toddlers’ natural curiosity about the world. Activity changes monthly.
Time
(Wednesday) 10:30 am - 12:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
2nd floor bridge
Program details
See what you can create using a bag of mystery materials. What will you find inside? The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between
Program details
See what you can create using a bag of mystery materials. What will you find inside?
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Thursday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Thursday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Friday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
See what you can create using a bag of mystery materials. What will you find inside? The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between
Program details
See what you can create using a bag of mystery materials. What will you find inside?
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Friday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
See what you can create using a bag of mystery materials. What will you find inside? The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between
Program details
See what you can create using a bag of mystery materials. What will you find inside?
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Saturday) 9:00 am - 1:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Saturday) 9:00 am - 1:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
See what you can create using a bag of mystery materials. What will you find inside? The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between
Program details
See what you can create using a bag of mystery materials. What will you find inside?
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Sunday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Sunday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Have you ever wondered what it feels like to conduct an orchestra? A conductor’s job is to keep the music together, and to bring out the best sounds
Program details
Have you ever wondered what it feels like to conduct an orchestra? A conductor’s job is to keep the music together, and to bring out the best sounds of the musicians performing. It is something very few people ever get the opportunity to do. Conduct Us! is your chance to experience leading a small orchestra, and no experience is necessary – you set the tempo!
Come back on June 23 to experience the next Conduct Us!
Time
(Sunday) 11:00 am - 11:45 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
The Common, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Wednesday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend! The STEAM Lab typically closes for
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Wednesday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Slide, slip, and loop through tube, large rings, and other materials! Practice your fine motor skills by threading objects of different shapes and sizes together.
Program details
Slide, slip, and loop through tube, large rings, and other materials! Practice your fine motor skills by threading objects of different shapes and sizes together.
Explore materials, practice using new tools, or discover something unexpected about the way things work. Enjoy STEAM activities designed specially to support toddlers’ natural curiosity about the world. Activity changes monthly.
Time
(Wednesday) 10:30 am - 12:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
The Common, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Thursday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend! The STEAM Lab typically closes for
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Thursday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Join us for an interactive music program designed for children and their caregivers! Sing songs, dance to music, and enjoy a story time led by trained Boston Music
Program details
Join us for an interactive music program designed for children and their caregivers! Sing songs, dance to music, and enjoy a story time led by trained Boston Music Project teaching artists.
Grown-ups are encouraged to take part in the activities with their children throughout the 1 hour drop in and out class.
Time
(Thursday) 10:00 am - 10:45 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
KidStage, 1st floor
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend! The STEAM Lab typically closes for
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Friday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Friday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Saturday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Use a paper plate as a base and add obstacles made from cardboard, straws, and pipe cleaners to create your own sculpture for a marble to ride through.
Program details
Use a paper plate as a base and add obstacles made from cardboard, straws, and pipe cleaners to create your own sculpture for a marble to ride through.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
(Saturday) 10:00 am - 10:45 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Join us to celebrate the Boston Kyoto Sister Cities 65th Anniversary through Taiko drumming performance, Shishimai lion dance & parade, Shikishi art making, Origami, and
Program details
Join us to celebrate the Boston Kyoto Sister Cities 65th Anniversary through Taiko drumming performance, Shishimai lion dance & parade, Shikishi art making, Origami, and many more!
Don’t forget to visit the Japanese House exhibit – an authentic 140-year-old house. It was a very special gift from Kyoto to Boston on the 20th Anniversary of their Sister Cities relationship in 1979.
Activities (Please note that some programs have limited seating available)
- All day – Display of Haiku Expressions about My Family!, by Boston Public School Students & Japan Airline Foundation, the Common (Floor 2)
- 11:00 – Shishimai Lion Dance by Steve Long & Ako Hiratsuka, the Japanese House (3rd floor)
- 12:30 – Taiko Drumming workshop with Odaiko New England, the Common (2nd floor)
- 1:30 – Taiko Drumming Performance by Odaiko New England, the Common (2nd floor)
- 1:50 – Shishimai Lion Dance by Steve Long & Ako Hiratsuka, the Common (2nd floor)
- Visit the Japanese House! – See the Japanese House exhibit sign for opening hours (3rd floor)
Special thanks to our guests from Kyoto – Rotary Club of Kyoto South!
Time
(Saturday) 10:00 am - 3:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
The Common, 2nd floor
Program details
Use a paper plate as a base and add obstacles made from cardboard, straws, and pipe cleaners to create your own sculpture for a marble to ride through.
Program details
Use a paper plate as a base and add obstacles made from cardboard, straws, and pipe cleaners to create your own sculpture for a marble to ride through.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
(Saturday) 11:00 am - 11:45 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Use a paper plate as a base and add obstacles made from cardboard, straws, and pipe cleaners to create your own sculpture for a marble to ride through.
Program details
Use a paper plate as a base and add obstacles made from cardboard, straws, and pipe cleaners to create your own sculpture for a marble to ride through.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
(Saturday) 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Use a paper plate as a base and add obstacles made from cardboard, straws, and pipe cleaners to create your own sculpture for a marble to ride through.
Program details
Use a paper plate as a base and add obstacles made from cardboard, straws, and pipe cleaners to create your own sculpture for a marble to ride through.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
(Saturday) 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Join us to celebrate the Boston Kyoto Sister Cities 65th Anniversary through Taiko drumming performance, Shishimai lion dance & parade, Shikishi art making, Origami, and
Program details
Join us to celebrate the Boston Kyoto Sister Cities 65th Anniversary through Taiko drumming performance, Shishimai lion dance & parade, Shikishi art making, Origami, and many more!
Don’t forget to visit the Japanese House exhibit – an authentic 140-year-old house. It was a very special gift from Kyoto to Boston on the 20th Anniversary of their Sister Cities relationship in 1979.
- All day – Display of Haiku Expressions about My Family!, by Boston Public School Students & Japan Airline Foundation, the Common (2nd floor)
- 10:00 – Shikishi Art – Japanese Calligraphy & Watercolor Workshop with Megumu Mabuchi, Art Lab (2nd floor)
- 11:00 – Shikishi Art – Japanese Calligraphy & Watercolor Workshop with Megumu Mabuchi, Art Lab (2nd floor)
- 12:00 – Shikishi Art – Japanese Calligraphy & Watercolor Workshop with Megumu Mabuchi, Art Lab (2nd floor)
- 1:00 – Message from Boston to Kyoto on a Giant Paper Crane with Guest Artist and Teacher Tim Nagaoka, the Common (2nd floor)
- 2:00 – Taiko Drumming Performance by Odaiko New England, the Common (2nd floor)
- 2:30 – Shikishi Art – Japanese Calligraphy & Watercolor Workshop with Megumu Mabuchi, Art Lab (2nd floor)
- Visit the Japanese House! – See the Japanese House exhibit sign for opening hours (3rd floor)
Special thanks to our guests from Kyoto – Rotary Club of Kyoto South!
Time
(Sunday) 10:00 am - 3:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Museum
Program details
Use a paper plate as a base and add obstacles made from cardboard, straws, and pipe cleaners to create your own sculpture for a marble to ride through.
Program details
Use a paper plate as a base and add obstacles made from cardboard, straws, and pipe cleaners to create your own sculpture for a marble to ride through.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
(Sunday) 10:00 am - 10:45 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Use a paper plate as a base and add obstacles made from cardboard, straws, and pipe cleaners to create your own sculpture for a marble to ride through.
Program details
Use a paper plate as a base and add obstacles made from cardboard, straws, and pipe cleaners to create your own sculpture for a marble to ride through.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
(Sunday) 11:00 am - 11:45 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Use a paper plate as a base and add obstacles made from cardboard, straws, and pipe cleaners to create your own sculpture for a marble to ride through.
Program details
Use a paper plate as a base and add obstacles made from cardboard, straws, and pipe cleaners to create your own sculpture for a marble to ride through.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
(Sunday) 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Use a paper plate as a base and add obstacles made from cardboard, straws, and pipe cleaners to create your own sculpture for a marble to ride through.
Program details
Use a paper plate as a base and add obstacles made from cardboard, straws, and pipe cleaners to create your own sculpture for a marble to ride through.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
(Sunday) 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend! The STEAM Lab typically closes for
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Monday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
What’s your favorite play memory? Riding a bike outside? Camping out in a fort that you constructed? With blocks or dolls or games? Spring into
Program details
What’s your favorite play memory? Riding a bike outside? Camping out in a fort that you constructed? With blocks or dolls or games? Spring into Play at Boston Children’s Museum during April Vacation Week!
Cardboard Play! Create with cardboard, dress up and dance, and have a pretend tea party in a weeklong celebration of all things play. At Boston Children’s Museum, cardboard creations are more than boxes… they’re jetpacks! Ice cream trucks! A cave! A drumset! Or even a puppet theater! Join us for Spring into Play Week!
Time
(Monday) 10:00 am - 3:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
The Common, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Monday) 10:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend! The STEAM Lab typically closes for
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Tuesday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Tuesday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
What’s your favorite play memory? Riding a bike outside? Camping out in a fort that you constructed? With blocks or dolls or games? Spring into
Program details
What’s your favorite play memory? Riding a bike outside? Camping out in a fort that you constructed? With blocks or dolls or games? Spring into Play at Boston Children’s Museum during April Vacation Week!
Cardboard Play! Create with cardboard, dress up and dance, and have a pretend tea party in a weeklong celebration of all things play. At Boston Children’s Museum, cardboard creations are more than boxes… they’re jetpacks! Ice cream trucks! A cave! A drumset! Or even a puppet theater! Join us for Spring into Play Week!
Time
(Tuesday) 9:30 am - 3:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
The Common, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Wednesday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend! The STEAM Lab typically closes for
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Wednesday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
What’s your favorite play memory? Riding a bike outside? Camping out in a fort that you constructed? With blocks or dolls or games? Spring into
Program details
What’s your favorite play memory? Riding a bike outside? Camping out in a fort that you constructed? With blocks or dolls or games? Spring into Play at Boston Children’s Museum during April Vacation Week!
Cardboard Play! Create with cardboard, dress up and dance, and have a pretend tea party in a weeklong celebration of all things play. At Boston Children’s Museum, cardboard creations are more than boxes… they’re jetpacks! Ice cream trucks! A cave! A drumset! Or even a puppet theater! Join us for Spring into Play Week!
Time
(Wednesday) 9:30 am - 3:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
The Common, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Thursday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend! The STEAM Lab typically closes for
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Thursday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
What’s your favorite play memory? Riding a bike outside? Camping out in a fort that you constructed? With blocks or dolls or games? Spring into
Program details
What’s your favorite play memory? Riding a bike outside? Camping out in a fort that you constructed? With blocks or dolls or games? Spring into Play at Boston Children’s Museum during April Vacation Week!
Cardboard Play! Create with cardboard, dress up and dance, and have a pretend tea party in a weeklong celebration of all things play. At Boston Children’s Museum, cardboard creations are more than boxes… they’re jetpacks! Ice cream trucks! A cave! A drumset! Or even a puppet theater! Join us for Spring into Play Week!
Time
(Thursday) 9:30 am - 3:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
The Common, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Friday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend! The STEAM Lab typically closes for
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Friday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
What’s your favorite play memory? Riding a bike outside? Camping out in a fort that you constructed? With blocks or dolls or games? Spring into
Program details
What’s your favorite play memory? Riding a bike outside? Camping out in a fort that you constructed? With blocks or dolls or games? Spring into Play at Boston Children’s Museum during April Vacation Week!
Cardboard Play! Create with cardboard, dress up and dance, and have a pretend tea party in a weeklong celebration of all things play. At Boston Children’s Museum, cardboard creations are more than boxes… they’re jetpacks! Ice cream trucks! A cave! A drumset! Or even a puppet theater! Join us for Spring into Play Week!
Time
(Friday) 9:30 am - 3:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
The Common, 2nd floor
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend! The STEAM Lab typically closes for
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Saturday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Saturday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
What’s your favorite play memory? Riding a bike outside? Camping out in a fort that you constructed? With blocks or dolls or games? Spring into
Program details
What’s your favorite play memory? Riding a bike outside? Camping out in a fort that you constructed? With blocks or dolls or games? Spring into Play at Boston Children’s Museum during April Vacation Week!
Cardboard Play! Create with cardboard, dress up and dance, and have a pretend tea party in a weeklong celebration of all things play. At Boston Children’s Museum, cardboard creations are more than boxes… they’re jetpacks! Ice cream trucks! A cave! A drumset! Or even a puppet theater! Join us for Spring into Play Week!
Time
(Saturday) 9:30 am - 3:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
The Common, 2nd floor
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend! The STEAM Lab typically closes for
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Sunday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Sunday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
What’s your favorite play memory? Riding a bike outside? Camping out in a fort that you constructed? With blocks or dolls or games? Spring into
Program details
What’s your favorite play memory? Riding a bike outside? Camping out in a fort that you constructed? With blocks or dolls or games? Spring into Play at Boston Children’s Museum during April Vacation Week!
Cardboard Play! Create with cardboard, dress up and dance, and have a pretend tea party in a weeklong celebration of all things play. At Boston Children’s Museum, cardboard creations are more than boxes… they’re jetpacks! Ice cream trucks! A cave! A drumset! Or even a puppet theater! Join us for Spring into Play Week!
Time
(Sunday) 9:30 am - 3:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
The Common, 2nd floor
Program details
Join us for a special art making workshop exploring color, texture, and patterns in this special print and collage workshop. This 45-minute
Program details
Join us for a special art making workshop exploring color, texture, and patterns in this special print and collage workshop.
This 45-minute workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the Art Lab.
Time
(Sunday) 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Join us for a special art making workshop exploring color, texture, and patterns in this special print and collage workshop. This 45-minute
Program details
Join us for a special art making workshop exploring color, texture, and patterns in this special print and collage workshop.
This 45-minute workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the Art Lab.
Time
(Sunday) 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend! The STEAM Lab typically closes for
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Wednesday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Wednesday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Slide, slip, and loop through tube, large rings, and other materials! Practice your fine motor skills by threading objects of different shapes and sizes together.
Program details
Slide, slip, and loop through tube, large rings, and other materials! Practice your fine motor skills by threading objects of different shapes and sizes together.
Explore materials, practice using new tools, or discover something unexpected about the way things work. Enjoy STEAM activities designed specially to support toddlers’ natural curiosity about the world. Activity changes monthly.
Time
(Wednesday) 10:30 am - 12:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
The Common, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Thursday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend! The STEAM Lab typically closes for
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Thursday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Join us for an interactive music program designed for children and their caregivers! Sing songs, dance to music, and enjoy a story time led by trained Boston Music
Program details
Join us for an interactive music program designed for children and their caregivers! Sing songs, dance to music, and enjoy a story time led by trained Boston Music Project teaching artists.
Grown-ups are encouraged to take part in the activities with their children throughout the 1 hour drop in and out class.
Time
(Thursday) 10:00 am - 10:45 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
KidStage, 1st floor
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend! The STEAM Lab typically closes for
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Friday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Friday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Try out some Earth Day themed chemistry experiments with Northeastern American Chemical Society! Check out more about our Creator at: https://www.nesacs.org
Program details
Try out some Earth Day themed chemistry experiments with Northeastern American Chemical Society! Check out more about our Creator at: https://www.nesacs.org
CreatedBytes extends the CreatedBy Festival all year long, celebrating STEAM by bringing inventors, innovators, and high-tech tinkerers in the New England Area to the Museum. Come meet a Creator as they do a showcase or a hands-on activity. You might meet a robot, try out a kid-friendly app, test out a game, make your own music, or more. Learn more at https://createdbyfestival.org/ Check the Museum web calendar for specific activities.
Time
(Friday) 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Saturday) 9:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Use a paper plate as a base and add obstacles made from cardboard, straws, and pipe cleaners to create your own sculpture for a marble to ride through.
Program details
Use a paper plate as a base and add obstacles made from cardboard, straws, and pipe cleaners to create your own sculpture for a marble to ride through.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
(Saturday) 10:00 am - 10:45 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Check out Fenway Farms at Boston Children’s Museum! Meet an educator from Green City Growers, learn about the garden, and help us grow greens and more!
Program details
Check out Fenway Farms at Boston Children’s Museum! Meet an educator from Green City Growers, learn about the garden, and help us grow greens and more!
Time
(Saturday) 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Fenway Farms at Boston Children's Museum, 2nd floor
Program details
Use a paper plate as a base and add obstacles made from cardboard, straws, and pipe cleaners to create your own sculpture for a marble to ride through.
Program details
Use a paper plate as a base and add obstacles made from cardboard, straws, and pipe cleaners to create your own sculpture for a marble to ride through.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
(Saturday) 11:00 am - 11:45 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Sunday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Use a paper plate as a base and add obstacles made from cardboard, straws, and pipe cleaners to create your own sculpture for a marble to ride through.
Program details
Use a paper plate as a base and add obstacles made from cardboard, straws, and pipe cleaners to create your own sculpture for a marble to ride through.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
(Sunday) 10:00 am - 10:45 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Use a paper plate as a base and add obstacles made from cardboard, straws, and pipe cleaners to create your own sculpture for a marble to ride through.
Program details
Use a paper plate as a base and add obstacles made from cardboard, straws, and pipe cleaners to create your own sculpture for a marble to ride through.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
(Sunday) 11:00 am - 11:45 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Use a paper plate as a base and add obstacles made from cardboard, straws, and pipe cleaners to create your own sculpture for a marble to ride through.
Program details
Use a paper plate as a base and add obstacles made from cardboard, straws, and pipe cleaners to create your own sculpture for a marble to ride through.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
(Sunday) 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Use a paper plate as a base and add obstacles made from cardboard, straws, and pipe cleaners to create your own sculpture for a marble to ride through.
Program details
Use a paper plate as a base and add obstacles made from cardboard, straws, and pipe cleaners to create your own sculpture for a marble to ride through.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
(Sunday) 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
may
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Wednesday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend! The STEAM Lab typically closes for
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Wednesday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Send materials soaring through the air! See how different things like paper, streamers, balls and more float and fly. Explore materials, practice using new tools,
Program details
Send materials soaring through the air! See how different things like paper, streamers, balls and more float and fly.
Explore materials, practice using new tools, or discover something unexpected about the way things work. Enjoy STEAM activities designed specially to support toddlers’ natural curiosity about the world. Activity changes monthly.
Time
(Wednesday) 10:30 am - 12:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
The Common, 2nd floor
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend! The STEAM Lab typically closes for
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Thursday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Thursday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend! The STEAM Lab typically closes for
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Friday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Friday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Saturday) 10:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend! The STEAM Lab typically closes for
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Saturday) 10:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Check out Fenway Farms at Boston Children’s Museum! Meet an educator from Green City Growers, learn about the garden, and help us grow greens and more!
Program details
Check out Fenway Farms at Boston Children’s Museum! Meet an educator from Green City Growers, learn about the garden, and help us grow greens and more!
Time
(Saturday) 11:00 am - 1:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Fenway Farms at Boston Children's Museum, 2nd floor
Program details
NE FIRST brings LEGO League Explore to Boston Children’s Museum with their LEGO robotic creations for a festival of learning! Check out more about our
Program details
NE FIRST brings LEGO League Explore to Boston Children’s Museum with their LEGO robotic creations for a festival of learning! Check out more about our Creator at: NEFIRST.org
CreatedBytes extends the CreatedBy Festival all year long, celebrating STEAM by bringing inventors, innovators, and high-tech tinkerers in the New England Area to the Museum. Come meet a Creator as they do a showcase or a hands-on activity. You might meet a robot, try out a kid-friendly app, test out a game, make your own music, or more. Learn more at https://createdbyfestival.org/ Check the Museum web calendar for specific activities.”
Time
(Saturday) 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
The Common, 2nd floor
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend! The STEAM Lab typically closes for
Program details
Build with PVC pipes and connectors. Make your own project or work together with a friend!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Sunday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Sunday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Wednesday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done! The STEAM Lab typically closes
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Wednesday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Send materials soaring through the air! See how different things like paper, streamers, balls and more float and fly. Explore materials, practice using new tools,
Program details
Send materials soaring through the air! See how different things like paper, streamers, balls and more float and fly.
Explore materials, practice using new tools, or discover something unexpected about the way things work. Enjoy STEAM activities designed specially to support toddlers’ natural curiosity about the world. Activity changes monthly.
Time
(Wednesday) 10:30 am - 12:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
The Common, 2nd floor
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done! The STEAM Lab typically closes
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Thursday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Thursday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Join us for an interactive music program designed for children and their caregivers! Sing songs, dance to music, and enjoy a story time led by trained Boston Music
Program details
Join us for an interactive music program designed for children and their caregivers! Sing songs, dance to music, and enjoy a story time led by trained Boston Music Project teaching artists.
Grown-ups are encouraged to take part in the activities with their children throughout the 1 hour drop in and out class.
Time
(Thursday) 10:00 am - 10:45 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
KidStage, 1st floor
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done! The STEAM Lab typically closes
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Friday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Friday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Saturday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up. This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
(Saturday) 10:00 am - 10:45 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Check out Fenway Farms at Boston Children’s Museum! Meet an educator from Green City Growers, learn about the garden, and help us grow greens and more!
Program details
Check out Fenway Farms at Boston Children’s Museum! Meet an educator from Green City Growers, learn about the garden, and help us grow greens and more!
Time
(Saturday) 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Fenway Farms at Boston Children's Museum, 2nd floor
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up. This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
(Saturday) 11:00 am - 11:45 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up. This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
(Saturday) 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up. This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
(Saturday) 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up. This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
(Sunday) 10:00 am - 10:45 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Meet Kintsugi artist Tatsuya “Tad” Murao of Kintsugi Boston and learn about the beauty of Japanese Kintsugi art! Celebrate Mother’s Day
Program details
Meet Kintsugi artist Tatsuya “Tad” Murao of Kintsugi Boston and learn about the beauty of Japanese Kintsugi art!
Celebrate Mother’s Day by making something unique out of broken ceramics, sea glasses, and mosaic tiles, inspired by Kintsugi. Kintsugi is a Japanese art of repairing and restoring broken pottery items. Rather than making broken parts look brand-new, Kintsugi sees repaired parts as beautiful and celebrates flaws as something unique to be embraced.
Enjoy the creative process, and then learn to see beauty in broken items.
This workshop is for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. · Very limited seating is available on a first come, first served basis -please sign up in front of the Art Lab.
This program is offered in collaboration with the Japan Society of Boston (JSB) and supported by the Pucker family.
Time
(Sunday) 10:00 am - 10:45 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up. This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
(Sunday) 11:00 am - 11:45 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Meet Kintsugi artist Tatsuya “Tad” Murao of Kintsugi Boston and learn about the beauty of Japanese Kintsugi art! Celebrate Mother’s Day
Program details
Meet Kintsugi artist Tatsuya “Tad” Murao of Kintsugi Boston and learn about the beauty of Japanese Kintsugi art!
Celebrate Mother’s Day by making something unique out of broken ceramics, sea glasses, and mosaic tiles, inspired by Kintsugi. Kintsugi is a Japanese art of repairing and restoring broken pottery items. Rather than making broken parts look brand-new, Kintsugi sees repaired parts as beautiful and celebrates flaws as something unique to be embraced.
Enjoy the creative process, and then learn to see beauty in broken items.
This workshop is for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. · Very limited seating is available on a first come, first served basis -please sign up in front of the Art Lab.
This program is offered in collaboration with the Japan Society of Boston (JSB) and supported by the Pucker family.
Time
(Sunday) 11:00 am - 11:45 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Meet Kintsugi artist Tatsuya “Tad” Murao of Kintsugi Boston and learn about the beauty of Japanese Kintsugi art! Celebrate Mother’s Day
Program details
Meet Kintsugi artist Tatsuya “Tad” Murao of Kintsugi Boston and learn about the beauty of Japanese Kintsugi art!
Celebrate Mother’s Day by making something unique out of broken ceramics, sea glasses, and mosaic tiles, inspired by Kintsugi. Kintsugi is a Japanese art of repairing and restoring broken pottery items. Rather than making broken parts look brand-new, Kintsugi sees repaired parts as beautiful and celebrates flaws as something unique to be embraced.
Enjoy the creative process, and then learn to see beauty in broken items.
This workshop is for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. · Very limited seating is available on a first come, first served basis -please sign up in front of the Art Lab.
This program is offered in collaboration with the Japan Society of Boston (JSB) and supported by the Pucker family.
Time
(Sunday) 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up. This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
(Sunday) 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Meet Kintsugi artist Tatsuya “Tad” Murao of Kintsugi Boston and learn about the beauty of Japanese Kintsugi art! Celebrate Mother’s Day
Program details
Meet Kintsugi artist Tatsuya “Tad” Murao of Kintsugi Boston and learn about the beauty of Japanese Kintsugi art!
Celebrate Mother’s Day by making something unique out of broken ceramics, sea glasses, and mosaic tiles, inspired by Kintsugi. Kintsugi is a Japanese art of repairing and restoring broken pottery items. Rather than making broken parts look brand-new, Kintsugi sees repaired parts as beautiful and celebrates flaws as something unique to be embraced.
Enjoy the creative process, and then learn to see beauty in broken items.
This workshop is for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. · Very limited seating is available on a first come, first served basis -please sign up in front of the Art Lab.
This program is offered in collaboration with the Japan Society of Boston (JSB) and supported by the Pucker family.
Time
(Sunday) 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up. This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
(Sunday) 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done! The STEAM Lab typically closes
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Wednesday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Wednesday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Send materials soaring through the air! See how different things like paper, streamers, balls and more float and fly. Explore materials, practice using new tools,
Program details
Send materials soaring through the air! See how different things like paper, streamers, balls and more float and fly.
Explore materials, practice using new tools, or discover something unexpected about the way things work. Enjoy STEAM activities designed specially to support toddlers’ natural curiosity about the world. Activity changes monthly.
Time
(Wednesday) 10:30 am - 12:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
The Common, 2nd floor
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done! The STEAM Lab typically closes
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Thursday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Thursday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Friday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done! The STEAM Lab typically closes
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Friday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done! The STEAM Lab typically closes
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Saturday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Saturday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Check out Fenway Farms at Boston Children’s Museum! Meet an educator from Green City Growers, learn about the garden, and help us grow greens and more!
Program details
Check out Fenway Farms at Boston Children’s Museum! Meet an educator from Green City Growers, learn about the garden, and help us grow greens and more!
Time
(Saturday) 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Fenway Farms at Boston Children's Museum, 2nd floor
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Sunday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done! The STEAM Lab typically closes
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Sunday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done! The STEAM Lab typically closes
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Wednesday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Wednesday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Send materials soaring through the air! See how different things like paper, streamers, balls and more float and fly. Explore materials, practice using new tools,
Program details
Send materials soaring through the air! See how different things like paper, streamers, balls and more float and fly.
Explore materials, practice using new tools, or discover something unexpected about the way things work. Enjoy STEAM activities designed specially to support toddlers’ natural curiosity about the world. Activity changes monthly.
Time
(Wednesday) 10:30 am - 12:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
The Common, 2nd floor
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Thursday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done! The STEAM Lab typically closes
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Thursday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Join us for an interactive music program designed for children and their caregivers! Sing songs, dance to music, and enjoy a story time led by trained Boston Music
Program details
Join us for an interactive music program designed for children and their caregivers! Sing songs, dance to music, and enjoy a story time led by trained Boston Music Project teaching artists.
Grown-ups are encouraged to take part in the activities with their children throughout the 1 hour drop in and out class.
Time
(Thursday) 10:00 am - 10:45 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
KidStage, 1st floor
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Friday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done! The STEAM Lab typically closes
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Friday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Saturday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Check out Fenway Farms at Boston Children’s Museum! Meet an educator from Green City Growers, learn about the garden, and help us grow greens and more!
Program details
Check out Fenway Farms at Boston Children’s Museum! Meet an educator from Green City Growers, learn about the garden, and help us grow greens and more!
Time
(Saturday) 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Fenway Farms at Boston Children's Museum, 2nd floor
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up. This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
(Saturday) 10:00 am - 10:45 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up. This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
(Saturday) 11:00 am - 11:45 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up. This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
(Saturday) 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up. This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
(Saturday) 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Sunday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up. This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
(Sunday) 10:00 am - 10:45 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up. This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
(Sunday) 11:00 am - 11:45 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up. This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
(Sunday) 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up. This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited
Program details
Combine technology and papercraft to create a picture that lights up.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
(Sunday) 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Monday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done! The STEAM Lab typically closes
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Monday) 10:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Wednesday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done! The STEAM Lab typically closes
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Wednesday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Send materials soaring through the air! See how different things like paper, streamers, balls and more float and fly. Explore materials, practice using new tools,
Program details
Send materials soaring through the air! See how different things like paper, streamers, balls and more float and fly.
Explore materials, practice using new tools, or discover something unexpected about the way things work. Enjoy STEAM activities designed specially to support toddlers’ natural curiosity about the world. Activity changes monthly.
Time
(Wednesday) 10:30 am - 12:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
The Common, 2nd floor
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Thursday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done! The STEAM Lab typically closes
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Thursday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done! The STEAM Lab typically closes
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Friday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Friday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
june
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Saturday) 10:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done! The STEAM Lab typically closes
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Saturday) 10:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done! The STEAM Lab typically closes
Program details
Use foam to create your own stamp. Test it out, and take it home when you’re done!
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Sunday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Sunday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor