THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2011 Stories and imagination come alive with the MOCA Art Institute’s new program for preschoolers ages 3-5 and their parents. In Start Together, your kids will create art projects inspired by favorite children’s books, as a way to learn the basics of color and design, develop fine motor skills and encourage a [...]
Drop the kids off at Miami Seaquarium for Day Camp on Thursday September 29, where they will have a blast and learn at the same time. Scheduled on teacher work days, from kindergarden through 12th grade, kids will explore exciting animal interactions, shows, art projects, games, and marine biology fun. From Super Stingrays to Trainer for a Day and [...]
Celebrate Miami Children’s Museum’s eighth birthday and take advantage of the seriously discounted $8 admission fee to the museum. If you are a Miami-Dade resident, the whole month of September is only 8 bucks. Go wild and let your kids enjoy the newly refurbished Carnival Cruise Lines cruise ship, the Multi Cultural Teddy Bears, Bob [...]
School is almost here, so this is a must see before the mad rush. This exhibit features all the cool characters from the Cartoon Network, who take kids through the animation process from start to finish. Large graphics of Tom ‘n Jerry, The Flinstones, Jonny Test, Road Runner and Scooby Doo among others, set the [...]
This weekend (August 6 & 7, 2011), is the last chance to take the kids to see Madeline and the Gypsies at the Playhouse Theatre in the Gables. In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines. With this classic storybook line, the audience enters [...]
Saturday January 15 Fun theater to take your kids to, boys and girls alike will get a kick out of this production. Momentum Dance Company Performs Hansel and Gretel, Program I as part of the 2011 Children’s Library Series. For this well-loved fairy tale, Momentum uses excerpts from Humperdink’s famous opera music to create just [...]
When the circus is in town, (Friday, January 7, 2011) bring the kids down early for a close-up look at all the animals! the All Access Pre-Show Starts one-hour prior to showtime and is available to all ticket-holders. Go behind the scenes at the Animal Open House. Learn about circus animals, see how they live, [...]
Saturday, January 22, 2011 This is a great workshop for older kids. The Digital Wolf Lab @ The Wolfsonian–FIU will once again offer Comic Kraze, a series of workshops for teens aged 14-17 on the art of comics and graphic novels. The free courses will take place at The Wolfsonian, 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. [...]
If your kids did not get everything they wanted this Christmas, try this magical edible Gingerbread Playhouse by Dylan’s Candy Bar. Nothing matches the childhood joy of building, admiring—then devouring—a holiday gingerbread house. This mouthwatering gift lets you expand that tradition with enough glee for all the children, grandchildren, godchildren, relatives, and friends of all [...]
Friday December 17 Take the kids to see this wonderful children’s production from Miami Childrens Theater. The beloved tale of the “boy who wouldn’t grow up,” comes to life in the classic tale of Peter Pan. One night in the Darling nursery, Peter Pan and Tinkerbell fly in through the window and whisk Wendy and [...]
December 14 Treat the kids to a fun event with singer and now children’s book author, Judy Collins. For more than five decades, Judy Collins has thrilled audiences worldwide with her unique blend of interpretative folksongs. She is also the author of several books, both fiction and nonfiction. Over the Rainbow is an enchanting picture [...]
Sunday, December 5 Bring the kids to see these giant pre-historic beasts in a musical trip through pre-history. The Mammoth Follies explores the wonders of evolution in an old-fashioned revue of original songs, witty jokes, and earth-smashing dances performed by giant dinosaur puppets. This program will dramatize historic and scientific facts (as well as some [...]
