May 2012, Monthly Programs

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• Tell Me A Story
  

  Saturday, May 5
  11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

  Oral storytelling, theatre, music, art, puppetry, books. The list is endless on ways to tell stories.

  At 11:00 a.m., join us for an interactive theater performance of “Who Kidnapped Mother Goose?” by the cast of Ampersand Productions. At noon, Elizabeth Nichol from Music Together NOLA will perform musical storytelling accompanied by puppetry, singing and musical instruments.

  Join us for Story Time in The Times-Picayune Theatre at 1:00 p.m. Then, at 2:00 p.m., participate in a Story Circle with Briceshanay Gresham and more!

  

   

• Celebrate Mothers Week
  

  Tuesday, May 8 to Friday May 11
  9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  

  Moms, aunts, grandmothers and other special ladies in our lives deserve to be celebrated all week long!

  Join in Story Times, Toddler Times and Fetch! science activities that focus on celebrating these special women. Learn how to say “I love you” in different languages to include in a special Mother’s Day card. Visit Art Trek and create blown watercolor flowers.

  On Saturday, make a mini quilted cityscape of New Orleans to share with a special friend.

  

   

• Play Day
  

  Saturday, May 12
  9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

  Explore 30,000 square feet of hands-on fun!

  Join us for a Story Time reading of My Monster Mama Love Me So by Laura Leuck at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. In Art Trek, design blown watercolor flowers.

  Also, make a mini quilted cityscape of New Orleans to share with a special friend.

  Come play with us!

   

• Play Day
  

  Saturday, May 19
  9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  

  Explore 30,000 square feet of hands-on fun!

  Join us for a Story Time reading of Love You Forever by Robert Munsch. In Art Trek, create a paper collage inspired by the paintings of Kasimir Malevich.

  Come Play With Us!

   

• Target Free Sunday
  

  Sunday, May 20
  Noon to 4:30 p.m.
  

  Explore 30,000 square feet of hands-on fun for FREE on this Target Free Sunday thanks to the generosity of Target!

  Mark your calendars to enjoy this FREE day at the Museum!

   

• Asian Heritage Week
  

  Tuesday, May 22 to Friday, May 25
  9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  

  Celebrate the vibrant Asian culture during Asian Heritage Week!

  In the New Orleans: Proud To Call It Home exhibit, design an Asian inspired version of Jackson Square. Learn the art of Japanese paper folding and make origami creations.

  Join us for Story Time in The Times-Picayune Theatre at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Create a dancing dragon and colorful Chinese lanterns.

  Learn to write your name in Chinese characters with teacher Kathy Li. Plus, design a Kirigami structure, enjoy Asian inspired music and more!

  

• Asian Heritage Festival
  

  Saturday, May 26
  11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
  

  Design an Asian inspired version of Jackson Square. Learn the art of Japanese paper folding and make origami creations.

  Join us for Story Time in The Times-Picayune Theatre at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Create a dancing dragon and colorful Chinese lanterns. Learn to write your name in Chinese characters with teacher Kathy Li.

  Plus, design a Kirigami structure, enjoy Asian inspired music and more!

  

• Closed for Memorial Day
  

  Monday, May 28
  

  The Museum is closed for Memorial day. Join us on Tuesday, May 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for 30,000 square feet of hands-on fun!

  

• June Events
  To Come!

  • Sat. 6/9 – Flag Day Celebration
    
  • Tues. 6/12 – Fri. 6/15 – Celebrate Fathers Week
    
  • Sun. 6/17 – Target Free Sunday
    
  • Tues. 6/19 – Juneteenth
    
  • Fri. 6/29-6/30 – America Rocks!
    

May 2012, Weekly Programs

• Art Trek

  Ideal for all ages!
  Spark your creativity in Art Trek, the Museum’s working art studio where daily encounters explore a multitude of media and techniques including: drawing, painting, sculpture, screen printing, collage and more. Whether a walk-in art class, an in-depth workshop or week-long camp, the Museum’s experienced art teachers introduce budding young artists to curriculum that focuses on the history, aesthetics, production and appreciation of art. Children are challenged to think creatively, learn about artists and art forms, and create exciting, personal works of art.

  

• Fetch! Science Activities

  Ideal for all ages!
  Fetch! Science Activities offer an opportunity for children to have fun while learning problem-solving skills and teamwork. Families can engage in interactive experiments that encourage the scientific process through active investigation of the the world around them

  

• Toddler Time

  Ideal for ages 0-3
  Toddler Time supports the social, emotional, motor and communication development of children in the Museum ages 0-3 years of age. We provide information on early childhood development to parents or caretakers through explanation of activities and suggestions for activities that parents can do with their children at home. Toddler Time sessions are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. and last approximately 20 minutes.