Staten Island Children's Museum Announces Weekly Listings

Connect the Dots at the Staten Island Children's Museum!

March 17 through 27, 2011

Can you connect history and art and food? You can all month at the Staten Island Children's Museum! This week's calendar features:

Happy St. Patrick's Day! On Thursday, March 17, come paint everything Green at a special edition of Paint Day in the Walk-in Workshop! We continue to honor Harriet Tubman and her contributions to the Underground Railroad by resuming the Northward journey in our Kidz Cook workshops, featuring New York cheesecake on Friday, March 18th and New England clam chowder on March 27th! é4 Art! (Up For Art) presents watercolor painting, popularized in the United States in the mid-1800's and printmaking, creating beautiful prints using local plants and fruits dipped in paint, just as they did in the past.

Thursday, March 17
Paint Day!
Paint EVERYTHING Green! Happy Saint Patrick's Day!
1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Friday, March 18
Health Plus Kidz Cook
Continue Connecting the Dots...
We continue our Northward journey this month; Kidz Cook workshops create New York Cheesecake!
2, 3 and 4 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday, March 19 & 20
ñ4 Art* (Up For Art!)
Watercolors
Using watercolor techniques, create one-of-a kind abstract art with Artist Janice Patrignani.
1, 2 & 3 p.m.

Friday, March 25
Health Plus Kidz Cook
Connect the Dots...
All the way to New England, as we make and enjoy some New England Clam Chowder! 2, 3 & 4 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday, March 26 & 27
ñ4 Art* (Up For Art!)
Printmaking
Make one-of-a-kind prints using fruits & vegetables with teaching artist, Ryan McGivern
1, 2 & 3 p.m.