In today’s You Can Make It project we will transform regular old crayons into a piece of abstract art! This project is great for supervised kids and adults. Create a piece of art for your child’s bedroom, craft room, or anywhere in your house! You will need: A canvas or canvas board Crayons (this is … Continue reading »
We are so excited to announce that The Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum is a winner in this years Hudson Valley Magazine’s Best of Hudson Valley! SO proud to be editor’s pick: Best Free Fun for Kids – Family Free Night every third Saturday of the month! Our museum Late Night/ Family Free Time allows all families … Continue reading »
Step into the Starlab and reach for the stars! This Saturday, September 15th (TOMORROW!) our Starlab Planetarium show will be held at 2 times : 6pm & 7pm! Have you been in the Starlab before? Enter our inflatable planetarium to explore seasonal constellations and learn fun facts like why Polaris, the North Star, never seems … Continue reading »
PRESS RELEASE: September 10, 2012 More Information Contact: Sara Capozzoli , Director of Marketing and Community Relations (845) 471-0589, ext. 14 or sara@mhcm.org 75 North Water St. Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum Welcomes New Executive Director POUGHKEEPSIE, September 10, 2012 – The Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum is pleased to welcome Lara Litchfield-Kimber as its new executive director. Litchfield-Kimber … Continue reading »
These pom poms are a great, affordable decoration for any party or occassion! They would make a great autumn decor if made with yellows, oranges, reds, and rust. You can make fun , kid friendly poms by using lots of bright colors, or more classy pom poms can be made using all white tissue paper. … Continue reading »
Happy Labor day! I hope everyone is having a nice weekend. Today I have a quick and easy recipe for you that will satisfy your sweets craving while still being pretty darn healthy! This recipe is so easy that it can literally be made with 1 ingredient : Bananas! Banana soft serve ‘ice cream’ is … Continue reading »
Photo Credit: Back to School Writing It’s that time of year again – back to school! The MHCM is offering a 3 day playgroup starting tomorrow for children getting ready to start kindergarten this September. Ready, Set, Go! is and interactive playgroup where we will sing songs, play parachute, and make a craft each day to … Continue reading »
Today’s You Can Make It activity is a fun and affordable Owl Craft! These little owls are a great craft to make with your kids because not only are they pretty simple, but you can also teach them about reusing and recycling. You will need: cardboard tube from toilet paper or paper towel colorful paper Paint & paint brush … Continue reading »
Our half day summer camp counselor, Katie, was nice enough to share a bit of the Nature Explorers camp experience with me. She showed me how the campers examined bugs and plants found in pond water using a slide projector. Katie used an eye dropper to put some pond water onto a slide. See those … Continue reading »
