Staten Island Children's Museum Celebrates Cinco de Mayo with Tin Art Workshops, 5/1-2

On May 1st and 2nd, the Staten Island Children's Museum will celebrate Cinco de Mayo by hosting Tin Art Workshops. Kids will get the chance to make Mexican art by attending the workshops at 1, 2 or 3pm. Kids will create traditional Mexican embossed & colored tin decorations with artist Janice Patrignani. Cinco de Mayo commemorates a Mexican army's victory over a better equipped & twice as large French force at the battle of Puebla.  Tin art is a type of Folk Art created by Mexican artists which involves embossing metals to create a work of art.  The works are often enhanced with jewels, tiles or paints. In addition to the workshops, regular museum exhibits will be available as well.

Additional Events

Wednesday, Thursday & Friday – WIW programs are free with Museum admission.  

Clay Day-Wednesdays- Aspiring sculptors can create works of art with special air-dry clay. 

Paint Day – Thursdays  

Kidz Cook- Fridays- Future chefs practice recipes and sample some fancy food.

While at the Museum, families can visit interactive exhibits: Block Harbor, The Big Game, Bugs and Other Insects, Great Explorations, Portia's Playhouse, Sea of Boats, Ladder 11, D.B.'s Fantastic Machines & House About It! and more.  Every day, join Animal Time when youngsters can assist our educators in caring for our birds, bugs, fish and guinea pig.  Telling tales out of school is okay everyday when visitors hear stories from around the world.

Museum Hours are noon – 5 p.m. when NYCity public schools are open and 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. when NYCity public schools are closed (including weekends).  Admission is $6 per person; children under 1 and members are admitted free.Grandparents are admitted free on Wednesdays. For more information, please contact the SI Children's Museum at (718) 273-2060.  The SI Children's Museum is located at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, 1000 Richmond Terrace, just minutes away from the Clove Road exit off the Staten Island Expressway. Call for directions. There is ample free parking and convenient access via public transportation on the S40 bus from the Ferry Terminal. For more information, visit www.statenislandkids.org/.

THE STATEN ISLAND CHILDREN'S MUSEUM IS HOUSED IN A BUILDING OWNED BY THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND ITS OPERATION IS MADE POSSIBLE, IN PART, WITH PUBLIC FUNDS PROVIDED THROUGH THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS WITH SUPPORT FROM THE STATEN ISLAND DELEGATION TO THE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL AND THE STATEN ISLAND BOROUGH PRESIDENT.   SIGNIFICANT OPERATING SUPPORT IS ALSO PROVIDED BY THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF PARKS, RECREATION & HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND THE NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS, CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS & MEMBERS.