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Read more...Looking for kids activities and events near you in the New York area this weekend? NYMetroParents produces the largest family event calendar in the city for parents just like you who are looking for kids events today and this weekend. Use the filters below to sort for kids events near you, by age range, and more. If you’re looking for recommendations, our editors round up their picks for the best kids events in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Long Island, Westchester and Rockland.
Visit the 1960's home of the Saez Velez family, who migrated from Puerto Rico and lived at 103 Orchard Street on the Lower East Side. Like on t...
Learn more about architecture and design from the comfort of your own home with this free, live, and online Architecture at Home workshops led by C...
In celebration of International Women's Day, join Senior Curator Corinne Erni in a live-streamed conversation about women artists and their pro...
The venerable Brooklyn-based non-profit, Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation, whose core tenets are to Enrich, Educate, Entertain African history ar...
We all know we live on the third planet from the Sun, but where are we in the universe? Blast off from Earth and take a grand tour to the farthest ...
Solve puzzles in a virtual room escape challenge! No Registration Required. Join the library on Faceb...
How do you tell a story without speaking? How do you create a mood using only your expressions? This workshop will explore the symbolic hand gestur...
We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson’s (Angel) case, by shouting out one word&mda...
Celebrate Captain Underpants Day with the library! To celebrate this awesome character created by author Dav Pilkey, there will be stations wi...
Everyone's Irish in March! Join the library to create Chef Rob's delicious traditional Irish soda bread - loaded with caraway seeds an...
To celebrate Visit Costa Rica’s Who Is Essential to You campaign, which launched late last year as a way for travelers to honor the people in their li...
Now is the time to enroll your child for summer camp! Rolling River operated for Summer 2020 with no COVID cases and we plan to continue implementi...
Participate in the Chinese New Year party at Liberty Hall! Celebrate the year of the Ox by making lots of crafts – from dragon puppets to &ld...
Journey back in time to 1874 to visit Schneider's Saloon in the basement of 97 Orchard Street, located in the heart of "Little Germany.&qu...
If you are interested in learning more about HudsonWay Immersion School and the Mandarin or Spanish language immersion tracks, you are inviteed&nbs...
Hofstra University and Gold Coast International Film Festival present YOUTH FILM DAY 2021! A FREE day of interactive VIRTUAL filmmaking workshops f...
Meet the Director register and receive $300 off with free bowling. Come down and learn about all the fun and exciting activities, guidelines and pr...
Join CSTL for a special program with the family to explore the Dinosaurs! Exhibit at night! Hands on activities will be mixed with talks from their...
Join CSTL to explore ways Advanced Physics drives the world around us with hands on experiments, engineering exercises, and so much more! Adva...
All supplies provided to create your own STEM project! Ages 4 & up. Location of craft - outside by the book drop Sponsored by the Mount Kisco P...
Hola! El Museo is excited to bring Coqu Club, a bilingual program for the tiniest visitors, into your casita. Coqu Club is a live, interactive prog...
During an Instagram Live drawing workshop for teens, participants will be inspired by a work from The Met's collection, and receive live drawin...
Take a walking tour with Raptor Dan while he feeds Birds of Prey and tells you about their incredible adaptations that help them survive in th...
All Love Market is a curated, physically-distant, pop-up shopping experience that highlights 25 emerging Black makers and manufacturers in NYC. Fac...
Join Saskia for a kids + adults beading workshop. The workshop is free with kit purchase.
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This season, please join the Urban Park Rangers to clean and beautify Little Bay Park.
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Join Ms. Janice, early learning assistant at Flushing Library, to explore Women's History Month in story and a craft using paper, scissors, glu...
Children use chemistry long before they understand it! Children will be introduced to this field of science with relevant vocabulary by looki...
Children use chemistry long before they understand it! Children will be introduced to this field of science with relevant vocabulary by looki...
Join Amy Hest as she reads some of her best loved stories such as, Baby Duck and the Bad Eyeglasses, Gabby Growing Up, Mabel Dancing and s...
Are you good at spotting things? Love scavenger hunts? Then this is the program for you! Travel at your own pace while solving riddles and searchin...
Troop 19 Tuckahoe and Troop 16 New Rochelle present Jumanji (1995). Enjoy a classic from the comfort of your car! Food truck with great offerings o...
The Intrepid Museum will be joined by several science-based organizations for Girls in Science and Engineering Day, an annual event that will expan...
Dandan’s Dream, by author Xiaowen Zhu and illustrator Yangling Gong, is “pure fantasy in the best sense” (Kirkus Reviews...
Jordan Nassar’s hand-embroidered works speak to ideas of craft, heritage, and homeland. He creates colorful textiles with a method called tat...
Join Sweetbriar staff and volunteers for an afternoon of close encounters with wildlife. Meet some of Sweetbriar’s cute and lovea...
Sundays are for families! Join the Rubin Museum live on Zoom every first Sunday of the month from the comfort of your own home for an afternoon of ...
Join Karma Kids Yoda for a Yoga Sing-A-Long! We'll be sure to include your favorite songs and poses! We'll move, groove and sing our hearts...
The Broadway Skating Party is a chance for Bay Street’s audience to take to the ice and channel their inner Olympic skater for a pr...
South Street Seaport Museum's monthly sea-music event Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music - the original NYC chantey sing, now made popular on TikT...
Happy Women’s History Month! In this workshop, you’ll learn the basics of crochet and talk about 19th century women in activism, from h...
This program includes a special Little New-Yorkers hello song, silly dances and songs, a story book reading, and a craft to do at home. Celebrate W...
The Annual CSTL Open House is an opportunity to meet the staff and learn about what they have to offer! Information is available for teachers, pare...
Enjoy the music of Fiddler's Green as they perform the traditional music of Ireland and America in traditional acoustic style (Registration req...
Enjoy the music of Fiddler's Green as they perform the traditional music of Ireland and America in traditional acoustic style (Registration req...
Learn how to make a traditional Irish recipe in a new way . (Registration required).
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Design a simple St. Patrick's Day craft to hang up. (Registration required).
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Enjoy the music of Fiddler's Green as they perform the traditional music of Ireland and America in traditional acoustic style (Registration req...
Rebel Girls is hosting an interactive virtual International Women’s Day event for young women with activist Marley Dias, This is Us<...
Urban Park Rangers will guide you to the best wildlife viewing spots in New York City. Discover the amazing variety of birds that winter here in NY...
Stretch out the winter wearies with a hike through Shore Road Park in search of buds, blooms, birds, and other signs of spring.
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Ever wondered what the park looks like after sunset? Join park educators for a night hike under the darkness of the new moon! This hike will take p...
We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson’s (Angel) case, by shouting out one word&mda...
Jim Henson’s dazzling world of fantasy and adventure, with music by David Bowie. Bring the family and sing along! With Jennifer Connelly...
Spend the day painting a fun Frozen inspired plate, bowl, or cup! Painting, pizza, and drink included! Advanced reservations required. <...
Follow along during this virtual paint program to create a Jones Beach masterpiece for you to treasure. Register to reserve your spot, get the zoom...
Our beaches have different wildlife in winter than what we see at the beach in summer. Harbor seals and Snowy Owls visit from their northern summer...
New York City is home to an amazing abundance of wildlife. Urban Park Rangers will guide you to the best wildlife viewing spots to explore the park...
Visit Schiff to experience this hands-on demonstration of maple sugar production with members of their educational staff and Board. The tradition o...
The third annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade returns to historic downtown Port Jervis for the Blarney Blast. Fun, socially-distant events will i...
Join author Chana Stiefel, for a reading of her recently released book, Let Liberty Rise: How Schoolchildren Helped Save the Statue of Liberty....
Celebrate with this International Women's Day Benefit Concert featuring a performance by Madison Re...
Discover 200 years of women’s activism and celebrate the centennial of women’s suffrage and the 19th Amendment with exhibitio...
As the college application process becomes more and more competitive each year, it has become increasingly important for students and families to l...
As we begin to imagine our lives after the pandemic, we know that women’s needs and choices will be critical to how the world evolves. Will t...
Is your child struggling with school? Join Winston Preparatory School Long Island Admissions staff for the next Virtual Open House to learn mo...
There’s more to aircraft than wings and engines. Get up close to the aircraft in the museum's collection to learn how symbols and pa...
Enjoy a wide range of questions to show off your knowledge skills in a fun, friendly, virtual competition. Winner earns museum tickets! ??Free to P...
Hear about what it was like running a business in 1874, and explore the role community plays in helping new arrivals build lives in new places &mda...
Join the Tenement Museum on an exploration of the flu pandemic of 1918. It would become the deadliest pandemic in human history so far, leaving a l...
A presentation highlighting the progress of how comic book women are portrayed in film and television. It will highlight the beginnings, the strugg...
Enjoy painting a 16" X 20" masterpiece. Be inspired by local artists who will guide you step by step through a featured painting. Clarkst...
Each session includes a special Little New-Yorkers hello song, silly dances and songs, a story book reading, and a craft to do at home. This March,...
On this virtual hard hat tour, visitors will get a behind the scenes look the process and philosophy behind the Tenement Museum's recreated his...
Katonah Reading Room brings you Diverse Voices Story Times, via Zoom, with Hard Candy & Fruit Snacks podcast host, and Westchester resident, Gl...
Join Barnard College for the 5th annual Power of Voice Celebration to benefit Girls Leadership. Come together to honor five incredible women - Bill...
Students will get a taste of Jazz Power Initiative's multidisciplinary approach to jazz education through singing, dancing, acting and jazz cul...
There’s more to aircraft than wings and engines. Get up close to the aircraft in the museum's collection to learn how symbols and pa...
Self-declared "maker of useful things" Eva Zeisel was a Hungarian-born American industrial designer known for her work with ceramics, pri...
Join the Green Meadow Early Childhood for a brief window into their programs. You'll meet Andrea Gambardella, the Early Childhood Admissio...
Do you have what it takes to start your own garden? Explore some of the most intriguing plants that live in ecosystems around you with botanist&nbs...
Conversations in the Arts continues to be an engaging and increasingly popular program that we currently present via facebook LIVE. The premise of ...
Join the museum for a virtual walking tour exploring the history of the Lower East Side through its architecture over the course of 200 years. Ever...
Dive into the Puerto Rican migrant experience in 1960's New York City, and see what opportunities and challenges they faced migrating as US cit...
The leprechaun has hidden his gold. Solve clues to try to unlock his box of gold. No registration required. This program will be shared on our Chil...
Sail the Seven Seas and explore tales of Irish Pirates of yore, including female pirates with The Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum. Students can u...
During the unprecedented 2019-2020 school year testing requirements varied and now in the 2020-2021 school year, requirements are back. Are your ch...
A presentation highlighting the progress of how comic book women are portrayed in film and television. It will highlight the beginnings, the strugg...
Join CSTL for a special program with the family and explore the Dinosaurs! exhibit at night! Hands on activities will be mixed with talks from a pa...
The Parrish's annual student exhibition is a 65-year tradition and a highlight of every year. Join Parrish Education Director Cara Conklin-Wing...
What better month to feast on an Irish meal, than March? Young APEC Chefs will prepare a delicious, traditional “Colcannon” dish and en...
Explore how the influx of Chinese immigrants would forever change the landscape of New York City after restrictive immigration quotas were lifted i...
Code Ninjas invites kids ages 5-14 for a free Coding Session in the honor of Girl Scout Day and in honor of the First Computer Programmer, who...
Code Ninjas invites kids ages 5-14 for a free Coding Session in the honor of Girl Scout Day and in honor of the First Computer Programmer, who...
Code Ninjas invites kids ages 5-14 for a free Coding Session in the honor of Girl Scout Day and in honor of the First Computer Programmer, who...
Code Ninjas invites kids ages 5-14 for a free Coding Session in the honor of Girl Scout Day and in honor of the First Computer Programmer, who...
Sail the Seven Seas and explore tales of Irish Pirates of yore, including female pirates with The Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum. Students can u...
Drop off your kids (ages 5 & up) for St. Patrick’s Day themed creative fun with friends! This workshop will instruct kids on how to creat...
The library is gearing up for St. Patrick's Day with a special story time countdown! Join live on load more
Dig, then ride at NYCMTB's monthly welcome days at Highbridge Park in Manhattan! Bring your friends and family for a day of fun in the woo...
Explore different aspects of the preserve’s environment, encompassing its unique physical features and wildlife, as well as critical conserva...
Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) Annual Gala and premiere fundraising event is more critical this year than ever. This one special ni...
Grab your magic wands for a wizarding adventure that takes you to museums across America in search of art that echoes characters, places, and magic...
Join Clay Art Center for some family fun in this one-time class for parents, kids, tweens or teens interested in learning to use the potter’s...
In recognition of Women's History Month, Kim Harris of Western History Alive re-enacts the role of Libbie Custer, widow of the infamous General...
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with an evening of live music, food, and fun! Food is a la cart and must be purchased for alcohol service. There wi...
Join chef Rob Scott and learn how to make a feast perfect for this time of year. On the menu is: Irish Soda bread Biscuits Mint Chocolate Chip Brow...
How do you get around your neighborhood? In this family program, you will explore forms of transportation and New York City's subway system thr...
Kids can stop by to pick up a Decorate an Easter Basket craft kit to take home, and Mom & Dad receive a special 1 day coupon offer. While suppl...
Ever wondered what the park looks like after sunset? Join park educators for a night hike under the darkness of the new moon! This hike will take p...
Sign your kids up for a fun St Patty's celebration at PizZaZzles! Kids will enjoy an evening of pizza, green juice, leprechaun shenan...
Join the librbary for St. Patrick's Day games and crafts, hosted by YADAC (Young Adult Advisory Council)! Grades 6-12. Registration is required...
Join the Morris Yacht and Beach Club for their annual St. Patrick's day festivities! Price includes food. Drink specials, live music, and ...
Dandan’s Dream, by author Xiaowen Zhu and illustrator Yangling Gong, is “pure fantasy in the best sense” (Kirkus Reviews...
Jordan Nassar’s hand-embroidered works speak to ideas of craft, heritage, and homeland. He creates colorful textiles with a method called tat...
Teens will find inspiration in the Met's painting "Esther before Ahasuerus" by Artemisia Gentileschi during an Instagram Live drawing...
Nunesy, a Hudson Valley multimedia artist, teaches students to craft their own works of tape art. Produce and bring home your own original works of...
Young artists will gather materials to draw, paint, collage and sculpt to create dioramas of their homes. Students can hone their artistic skills o...
Join Karma Kids Yoga for an adventure to the Enchanted Forest that you'll never forget! Take a magical journey as we search for the hidden...
Travel back in time to the turn of the last century to discover Frances Perkins, the activist whom we can thank for the idea that children belong i...
Session 1: 11am: Start your morning off right with some eye-opening pi…
11am: “Roping Around the World”
Candy is delicious, but did you know it can also be educational? Your child will learn about chemistry and states of matter while exploring the pro...
Make a pretty rainbow using colorful yarn (Registration required).
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Connect with family members near and far through art, and explore the museum together from home. This 60-minute, interactive, family-friendly tour ...
Learn how to decorate a St Patrick's Themed Chocolate Stout Cake. A great beginner workshop for adults and families. DIY Kit provided. Reg...
Catch T. rex: The Ultimate Predator before it closes March 14th. This blockbuster exhibition about the world&rsquo...
The Roaring Twenties and The Swinging Sixties will explore the similarities in women’s fashion across these two decades. Object pairings with...
The leprechaun has hidden his gold. Solve clues to try to unlock his box of gold. No registration required. This program will be shared on our Chil...
Learn how to make your own leprechaun trap and hear a shamrockin' story! Advanced registration required.
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Join the library to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with stories and rhymes. (via Facebo...
Join A Time for Kids, Inc. in this family fun program! Activities include music, movement, fine and gross motor development and storytelling! There...
Students will get a tour of the Space Shuttle Pavilion, home of the space shuttle Enterprise. An educator will discuss the Mercury-Atlas 7 and Gemi...
Hola! El Museo is excited to bring Coqu Club, a bilingual program for the tiniest visitors, into your casita. Coqu Club is a live, interactive prog...
Join A Time for Kids, Inc. in this family preschool program all about St. Patrick’s Day! Activities include music, movement, fine and gross m...
Join Miss Lisa for a fun program with St. Patrick's Day stories and songs. For children ages 2-5 with adult.
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Each session includes a special Little New-Yorkers hello song, silly dances and songs, a story book reading, and a craft to do at home. This March,...
Join The Whaling Museum and Education Center LIVE on Facebook for St. Patrick's Da...
Learn various techniques to help focus and bring awareness to the present moment which offers us a profound amount of peace with repeated practice....
Get creative this St. Patrick's Day and paint a special plaster piece! Guests will be served a cookie and soft drink. Advanced registration req...
Join the library to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with stories and rhymes. (via Facebo...
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a fun sensory project. Please be sure that your email address is entered correctly when you register. Zoom lin...
Read some stories and learn a song or two about leprechauns, shamrocks, and rainbows to celebrate the day. For ages 3-6.
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Join your local Bronx librarians for a St Patrick’s Day Fizzing Pot Experiment! Will you make all the colors of the rainbow? Will you fi...
Join the Morrisania & Tremont Children's Team for St. Patrick Day picture books reading followed by arts and craft. Advanced registrat...
Join Ms. Maureen for St. Patrick’s Day stories and maybe a song or two via Facebook Live on...
On Wednesday afternoons Bryant Park is turning back the clock to skate into the new year to your favorite retro jams. Hit the ice, journe...
Share your favorite jams and gems with your wee ones at BKCM’s toddler dance virtual concert. Featuring witty kid-friendly versions of songs....
This new interactive series will be highlighting diverse professionals in STEM careers called "Not All Scientists Wear Lab Coats: A WCS Global...
#MetKids Illustrator Series will include doodling activities in the galleries, explanations of illustrating techniques, comics about the Museum, an...
Students will get a tour of the Space Shuttle Pavilion, home of the space shuttle Enterprise. An educator will discuss the Mercury-Atlas 7 and Gemi...
Visit the Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library's website to listen and participate with a bilingual read aloud with Mrs. Jeannie Oliva-Rivera,...
Join the library on Zoom for Girl Power: Stories from Near and Far In celebration of Women's History Month: Join award-winning storyteller...
Storytime with The Met, a weekly read-aloud program for children and families, will feature the story Dancing in the Wings by Debbie Allen...
Join the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden for a virtual museum storytime. Best friends can be people, dolls, pets, or stuffed animals. T...
Family music star Suzi Shelton will release a new song for spring called "Magnolia Tree," and she is hosting a viewing party for the new ...
Celebrate WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with Joyce Raimondo as your guide! Joyce Raimondo, Educator Author/Artist will provide a special program which ...
Join Sur La Table and Marcus Samuelsson for an online cooking class, part of Sur La Table’s celebrity cooking chef series, where attend...
Now is the time to enroll your child for summer camp! Rolling River operated for Summer 2020 with no COVID cases and they plan to continue imp...
Draw Kirby with Key to My Art! Supplies Needed: Paper, pencil, anything to add color (markers, crayons, colored pencils etc)! Step by Step instruct...
Draw Charizard with Key to My Art! Supplies Needed: Paper, pencil, anything to add color (markers, crayons, colored pencils etc)! Step by Step inst...
Now is the time to enroll your child for summer camp! Rolling River operated for Summer 2020 with no COVID cases and we plan to continue implementi...
Make a curious sloth and dress it up! Using polymer clay you will learn how to make simple shapes with clay and put them together to form a cute sc...
Get creative with decoupage activities, all you need is a jar, paper serviettes, liquid glue and brush! Advanced registration required.
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Participate in the Chinese New Year party at Liberty Hall! Celebrate the year of the Ox by making lots of crafts – from dragon puppets to &ld...
Broadway Commons is partnering with One River School - Woodbury to bring you Art Power Hour @ Broadway every 3rd Saturday of the month at Broadway ...
Explore very real science to explain some very amazing abilities! Your child will engage in hands on activities that may not let them fly them...
Join The Whaling Museum and Education Center LIVE on Facebook for St. Patrick's Da...
Welcome to FamilyLab: An everybody friendly gathering for families with young children ages 0-8 (siblings welcome). Centered around the family tabl...
Calling all NYC families! Take this opportunity to directly interact with charter school representatives at the second installment of our free, vir...
In this special Open Studio from Home, we will be joined by award-winning Magnum photojournalist Susan Meiselas. Together we will celebrate the pub...
There's no time to build a snowman! Join Elsa and Ana as they go north across the Enchanted Lands, into the unknown, in search for the truth of...
In this free virtual program designed for individuals on the autism spectrum and their caregivers, explore works of art from the Guggenheim Museum ...
With 3,200 sailors aboard Intrepid, it’s no wonder it was called a “City at Sea”! Living on a naval ship proved to be both challe...
In celebration of the significant contributions of all women, Wonder Girls, a non-profit, after-school program for high school girls launches ...
NAMIWalks Westchester Virtual Kick-Off Event- register your team!
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Each class includes a special Little New-Yorkers hello song, silly dances and songs, a story book reading, and a craft to do at home. This March, c...
Break out of the Toy Chest and sneak into the Carnival! Bo Peep and Jessie are on a quest to release all the toys and help them find new famil...
With 3,200 sailors aboard Intrepid, it’s no wonder it was called a “City at Sea”! Living on a naval ship proved to be both challe...
We all know we live on the third planet from the Sun, but where are we in the universe? Blast off from Earth and take a grand tour to the farthest ...
Join Alicia G. Longwell, Ph.D., The Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Chief Curator and Parrish docents, in a socially distanced walking tour through th...
Andrea Beaty's Rosie Revere, Engineer proves that sometimes the greatest engineers make mistakes. After a reading of Beaty's book, through ...
High school students are invited to participate in an interactive event with Museum professionals and gain insights on creative ways that they inco...
Join Ms. Janice, early learning assistant at Flushing Library, to explore Women's History Month in story and a craft using paper, scissors, glu...
Use easy paper folding and cutting to make stunning tealight candle holders! (LED candles only.) All materials and one LED tealight candle will be ...
Biologist and ranger Eric Powers knows the Preserve’s wildlife and landscape like the back of his hand after years of leading marvelous natur...
Just because your stuck at home doesn't mean your family still can't go around the world! This virtual adventure will send you off to explo...
Join Clay Art Center for some family fun in this one-time class for parents, kids, tweens or teens interested in learning to use the potter’s...
Nature in winter is still an exciting place, just a little bit colder! Join CSTL to explore the preserve and learn how animals and plants survive t...
In this special Open Studio from Home, we will be joined by award-winning Magnum photojournalist Susan Meiselas. Together we will celebrate the pub...
This fun and playful class is an opportunity for kids to share the yoga fun with their Dads! Do partner poses, partner acrobatics and flying partne...
Spring is in the air, and that means Easter and Passover will soon be here! Legendary children's musician Laurie Berkner invites ever...
Just because your stuck at home doesn't mean your family still can't go around the world! This virtual adventure will send you off to explo...
For millennia, people have gazed at the night sky and told themselves stories about the pictures they see there. These same stars and constellation...
Wave goodbye to March with a story time and a sheep-themed craft. (Registration required).
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Discover how this marine mammal inspired the myth of the mermaid. Explore mermaid myths from around the world and create a mermaid of your own out ...
During school break, kids and their families are invited to create their own works of art inspired by The Met's Vase, made by Louise McLaughlin...
Go on an adventure that takes you to museums across America in search of art that echoes the Harry Potter books and movies, without leaving your home. Advanced registration required.
For millennia, people have gazed at the night sky and told themselves stories about the pictures they see there. These same stars and constellation...
Everything in nature has its place, its important role to play. Trees, flowers, birds, bugs, they all have their part to play in nature. Most thing...
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