For Grades Pre-K through 4, in July and August
Every summer, the Vanderbilt Museum Education Center offers fun, creative workshops for children, offered Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings from 10:00 to 12:00. This year’s sessions begin July 10.
Vanderbilt Museum photo
Fee: $20, and $18 for Museum Members. Pre-registration is required for all workshops.
To register, please call (631) 854-5539.
Each workshop begins with an educator-led visit through the Vanderbilt Museum collections. These include marine and natural-history specimens, cultural artifacts Mr. Vanderbilt brought back from around the world, and his wild-animal habitats and dioramas.
Following the tour, children make creative projects based on what they have seen and learned.
Schedule
JULY
Monday, July 10
Kindergarten-Grade 4
Marine Habitats and Fish Print T-Shirt
Tuesday, July 11
Grade 2-4
The World of Mr. Vanderbilt and the Mansion Sundial
Wednesday, July 12
Preschool with Adult
Butterfly Mobile
Monday, July 17
Kindergarten-Grade 4
Butterflies and Moths and Heliograph Art
Tuesday, July 18
Grade 2-4
Marine Habitats and Gyotaku
Wednesday, July 19
Preschool with adult
Handprint Fish T-Shirt
Monday, July 24
Kindergarten-Grade 4
Carnivores and Herbivores and Mask
Tuesday, July 25
Grade 2-4
Ancient Egypt and Sistrum
Wednesday, July 26
Preschool with adult
Recycled Art: Birdhouse
Monday, July 31
Kindergarten-Grade 4
Marine Habitats and Mixed Media Collage
AUGUST
Tuesday, August 1
Kindergarten-Grade 4
Dioramas
Wednesday, August 2
Preschool with adult
Big Cat Mask
Monday, August 7
Grade 2-4
Ancient Egypt and Mummy Mask
Tuesday, August 8
Kindergarten-Grade 4
Birds and Mixed Media Bird Sculpture
Wednesday, August 9
Preschool with adult
Elephant Paper Sculpture
Wednesday, August 16
Preschool with adult
Sailor’s Valentine
