January 2011 Calendar - Children's Museum of Southeastern CT

To contact us regarding programming, e-mail Diane Dusza or call 860-691-1111.
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January 2011 Calendar from Children's Museum of Southeastern CT

Please call (860) 691-1111 for information or to register for the following programs:

FUN FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENTS

Saturday, Jan. 1, 1:00-1:45pm
NEW YEAR's DAY SPECIAL! PUPPETRANTZ
We are thrilled to have a very special drop activity in on New Year's Day. Puppet Art with Puppetrantz.
• Best for 3-5 year olds.
• Space is limited. Call to check if space is available: 860-691-1111

Friday, Jan. 7, 5-8pm
First-Friday-Free Family Night! *CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER*
Join us the first Friday night of the month for FREE - sponsored by Electric Boat Employees Community Services Association; Families and More:Stories Galore, a bi-lingual program of stories and projects, is sponsored by Target Corporation.

Sunday, Jan. 16, 10:00-11:30am
Autism Spectrum Morning
Sponsored by Pfizer Inc. and the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut.
Children on the Autism Spectrum and their families can join us for a quiet morning of self-guided fun at the Museum. Please call to register for this free morning as space is limited: 860-691-1111. Download Social Story PDF.

Monday, Jan. 17, Noon-2:00pm
MLK Day - Special Drop-in Activity
Indoor Picnic Day! It's too cold to go to the park, but bring your lunch and your blanket, and we'll supply the lemonade and games when you join us in the classroom for an indoor picnic!
• Free with admission.

Friday, Jan. 28, 6-8pm
NEW DATE and TIME!! Members-Only Friday Nights!
Children's Museum of Southeastern CT members join us the fourth Friday each month from 6-8pm for special hours and an activity. Not a member, yet? You can buy your membership and enjoy the Museum this evening, too!

Saturdays and Sundays
Winter Weekend Drop-In Activities
Our weekend drop-in activities help chase away the cool weather chills. Take part in science and art - the hands-on, up close, Museum way.
• Free with admission
• Saturday afternoons, 2:30-3:30 pm
• Sunday afternoons, 1-2 pm

PROGRAMS

Tuesdays, Jan. 11 - 25, 6:30 - 7:15pm
FAMILY SERIES : Night Owls
This series of programs is perfect for the night owls in your family. After a long day, relax with your kids while our educators do the work. Stories, crafts, and experiments.
• 45 minutes classes
• 3-week series
• Fee (due at registration): $27 per child for members, $45 per child for non-members. Child is to be accompanied by their grown up who gets in for free!

Monday, Jan. 3 and Tuesday, Jan 4, 9:30am-2pm
MEMBERS-ONLY Registration Days
One of the benefits of Museum Membership is early program registration. The 2 days before registration is opened to everyone, Museum Members can walk-in or phone-in their payment and registration. The Museum will not be open to play on Monday, January 3, but a simple activity will be available to keep your children busy while you register. The Members-Only Registration period will be January 3 and January 4 only. All classes must be paid-in-full at time of registration.

Wednesday, Jan. 5, 9:30am-4:30pm
Registration Day Opens to ALL!
Registration will be opened to all beginning January 5. All classes must be paid in full. If you register by phone, please have a credit card ready. You may pay by cash, check, or credit card if you are coming to the Museum to register. All classes must be paid-in-full at time of registration.

MUSEUM BABIES (5-week Series)
Designed for very young children and their caregivers. Museum Babies will focus on simple toys, play, and new friends. Activities appropriate for children who are having their first group experience and are mobile, either walking or crawling.
• Best for ages 12 - 18 months
• Friday, 9:30. (45 minutes)
• 5-week series: Jan. 14 - Feb. 11.
• Fee (due at registration): $45 member, $75 non-member (includes admission for child)
• Call to register: 860-691-1111

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TODDLER PLAYGROUPS: FIRST FRIENDS or TOGETHER TIME
Toddler playgroups are informal opportunities for toddlers to be a part of a group. Emphasis on process and exposure to new and different materials, plus stories and a craft.
• Best for ages 18-36 months
• 45 minute classes
• 5-week series
• Fee (due at registration): $45 member, $75 non-member (includes admission for child)
• Call to register: 860-691-1111

FIRST FRIENDS: Toddler attend alone
This class is best for children ages 24 to 36 months,
• Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m OR 10:45 a.m.
• 5-week series: Jan. 12 - Feb. 9.
• 45 minute classes
• Best for ages 24 - 36 months
• Fee (due at registration): $45 member, $75 non-member (includes admission for child)
• Call to register: 860-691-1111

TOGETHER TIME : Toddler with caregiver
A class for young children and their caregiver. Stories, snack and activity offer children the chance to meet new faces, with the
• Thursdays, 9:30 a.m - for Younger Toddler (18-24 months)
• Thursdays, 10:45 a.m. - for Older Toddler (24-36 months)
• 5-week series: Jan. 13 - Feb. 10
• 45 minute classes
• Fee (due at registration): $45 member, $75 non-member (includes admission for child)
• Call to register: 860-691-1111

TOGETHER TIME : Toddler with caregiver
A class for young children and their caregiver. Stories, snack and activity offer children the chance to meet new faces, with the comfort of a caregiver.
• Saturdays, 9 a.m - Best for Toddler ages 18-36 months
• 5-week series: Jan. 15 - Feb. 12
• 45 minute classes
• Fee (due at registration): $45 member, $75 non-member (includes admission for child)
• Call to register: 860-691-1111

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PRESCHOOLERS (Single sessions)
The best books, the best activities and the best times!
• Programs for 3-5 year olds
• Single sessions. Tuesdays & Fridays mornings (60 minutes)
• Cost per class: $9 members, $15 non-member (includes admission for child).
• To register for the following classes, please call: 860-691-1111

Tuesday, Jan. 11, 10:00 a.m.
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM: The Penguin and the Polar Bear
Learn all about the habitats of these two creatures and what helps them to survive where the weather is cold, cold, cold.
• 60 minute class
• Ages 3 - 5
• Fee (due at registration): $9 member, $15 non-member (includes admission for child)
• Call to register: 860-691-1111

Friday, Jan. 14, 10:30 a.m.
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM: Who Likes the Cold?
Let's learn how to build an igloo and who we might find living inside one.
• 60 minute class
• Ages 3 - 5
• Fee (due at registration): $9 member, $15 non-member (includes admission for child)
• Call to register: 860-691-1111

Tuesday, Jan. 18, 10:00 a.m.
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM: Look Out! . . . . It's a Tornado!
We will take a look into what makes a tornado and what to do when one comes up close.
• 60 minute class
• Ages 3 - 5
• Fee (due at registration): $9 member, $15 non-member (includes admission for child)
• Call to register: 860-691-1111

Friday, Jan. 21, 10:30 a.m.
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM: "Who Built This Cake?"
This book shows how a whole army of people help to make a cake. Can we do the same?
• 60 minute class
• Ages 3 - 5
• Fee (due at registration): $9 member, $15 non-member (includes admission for child)
• Call to register: 860-691-1111

Tuesday, Jan. 25, 10:00 a.m.
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM: A Long, Long Time Ago . . . .
Bring your imagination along as we take a fantastical trip back in time to see how folks lived "back in the olden days."
• 60 minute class
• Ages 3 - 5
• Fee (due at registration): $9 member, $15 non-member (includes admission for child
• Call to register: 860-691-1111

Friday, Jan. 28, 10:30 a.m.
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM: Buildings Now and Then
Everyone loves to build things! Let's look at some cool and crazy structures from the past and present and even design some for the future!
• 60 minute class
• Ages 3 - 5
• Fee (due at registration): $9 member, $15 non-member (includes admission for child)
• Call to register: 860-691-1111

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PRESCHOOL SCIENCE
Microscopes to binoculars, critters to rocks, launching rockets to volcanoes. Children are exposed to the many facets of the scientific world.
• Wednesdays, 1:30 p.m
• Single sessions
• 60 minute classes
• Best for ages 4 - 6
• Fee (due at registration): $9 member, $15 non-member (includes admission
• Call to register: 860-691-1111

Wednesday, Jan. 12, 1:30 p.m.
PRESCHOOL SCIENCE: Color Mixing
Test tubes, beakers and droppers are the tools that we will use for some fantastically mixed up fun with colors.
• 60 minute class
• Best for ages 4 - 6
• Fee (due at registration): $9 member, $15 non-member (includes admission for child)
• Call to register: 860-691-1111

Wednesday, Jan. 19, 1:30 p.m.
PRESCHOOL SCIENCE: More Archaeology, Anyone?
Bring your archaeologist hats to class, again, as our imaginary investigations lead to South America, this time. Come on along, all you detectives!!
• 60 minute class
• Best for ages 4 - 6
• Fee (due at registration): $9 member, $15 non-member (includes admission for child)
• Call to register: 860-691-1111

Wednesday, Jan. 26, 1:30 p.m.
PRESCHOOL SCIENCE: Crayon Cookies
Everyone has some old crayons at home, but did you ever wonder where those wonderful colors come from? What would happen if we melted them all together? Let's find out today!
• 60 minute class
• Best for ages 4 - 6
• Fee (due at registration): $9 member, $15 non-member (includes admission for child)
• Call to register: 860-691-1111

HOMESCHOOLERS: SCIENCE FOR ‘SCHOOLERS (5-week Series)
Join us each week for fun-filled programs with science, stories and art! Drop off available.
• Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m.
• 60 minute classes
• 5-week series: Jan. 11 - Feb. 8
• Best for ages 5 - 8 years old
• Fee (due at registration): $45 member, $75 non-member (includes admission for child)
• Call to register: 860-691-1111

TWEENS
Get your "Tween Night" card and receive a punch each month. After 5 punches, get a free night! Snacks included! Tweens attend alone, but parents must escort them in and out. Please call to register 860-691-1111.
• Tweens are ages 10, 11, 12 years old.
• Fee (due at registration): $15 for each tween.
• Call to register: 860-691-1111

Friday, Jan. 14, 7-8:30 p.m.
"StarLab Night"

The Museum is OPEN:
Tuesday - Thursday, 9:30 - 4:30.
Friday, 9:30 - 6:00.
Saturday, 9:30-5. New Year's Day, opening at 11:00.
Sundays Noon-5.

The Museum is CLOSED:
• Mondays from Labor Day through end of school year (except for school holidays and vacations). School holiday on January 17th - open 9:30-4:30.
• Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.