Long Island Children's Museum
11 Davis Ave.
East Garden City, NY
516-224-5800
Fax: 516-302-8188
Interactive museum featuring 14 innovative galleries and exhibits for ages 12 and younger; live theater performances every weekend, after-school and weekend workshops, weekday and weekend pre-school programs include songs, stories, arts, crafts and movement.
Hours10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Sun. and most school holidays September-June; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily July and August; open to groups by appointment.
Upcoming Events
Open End
stART (story and art),
Early Childhood Program, story followed by literature-inspired activities and crafts, ages 3-5
Through Aug. 31
Safer Three
View artwork around the museum during normal museum hours created by children participating in the Safer 3 poster contest through the Saf-T-Swim school
Through Jul. 26
Garden Variety
Discover new ways to explore the world and help the environment while participating in outdoor activities
Through Jul. 12
StarLab
Take a tour of the night sky in an inflatable planetarium loaned by The American Museum of Natural History, for ages seven and older
Jul. 13 - Jul. 19
Garden Variety Program
Learn ways to help the environment, featuring cooking, crafts and other activities
Jul. 13 - Jul. 26
StarLab
Take a tour of the night sky in an inflatable planetarium, for children ages seven and older
Jul. 19
NanoDay
A nationwide educational project focusing on nanoscale science and engineering. Try different experiments that explore the science of small, for children ages five and older
Jul. 20
Interactive Storytime
Chirs Peters presents Sounds of Stories, classic fairytales with a twist, for ages five and older
Jul. 21
Children's Songs
Darlene Graham presents Stomp-It, themed performance featuring songs and dancing
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Admission
$10 adults and children, $9 seniors, free children younger than 1; (additional fees for theater and special programming may apply)
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