What’s New This Month

July Playtime 

Froggy Fridays Continue: Water Play at LCM  

Throughout the months of June and July, we will beat the heat on Fridays with Splash and Play activities. For the tots, join the Splish Splash at 10:00 a.m. at our runnel near the Edible Garden and our water table in the Toddler Landscape. At 11:00 a.m., it’s Water Playtime for our guests ages 4 and older.  

More Summer Power Hours

Join us at 1:30 Tuesdays and Thursdays this summer for Power Hour, a time of activities, games, and design challenges specifically geared toward older children. On Tuesdays, interact with art media, card and board games, and a variety of materials that will change each week. On Thursdays, in addition to these all-in-one visit options, we will also offer longer-term choices for repeat visitors like designing a comic book, publishing a zine, or designing a structure or sculpture that could be revised and reworked over several visits.   

And keep an eye out for morning pop-up events opposite some of our toddler activities so that big and little kids can be engaged at the same time.

Summer Artist in Residence

4th of July Celebration –  We’re Open!

Wear your favorite red, white, and blue attire and join us to celebrate American Independence Day on Thursday, July 4. All guests are invited to our Little Firecrackers Wiggle Party at 2:00pm.  Tots will enjoy red, white, and blue fingerpainting activities in our Play With Me gallery. 

Sunday, July 14, Art for All

Louisiana residents enjoy FREE admission to the Louisiana Children’s Museum on the second Sunday of every other month, courtesy The Helis Foundation Art For All program. Tickets are limited and must be reserved in advance, for both general admission visitors and LCM members.

11:00 a.m.: Bastille Day Celebration

Bonne Fête Nationale! Join us at 11:00 in the Atrium to read about Paris, France, taste some yummy French snacks, and learn new French words and songs, or share your French language and culture with us.  

Saturday, July 20, 2:00 p.m.: Let’s Go Fishing   

Join us on Saturday, July 20 at 2:00 p.m. for a fishing expedition in our Move With the River Gallery. What kinds of fish live in the Mississippi River? How big do they grow? How many can you catch? How many should you catch? Join us to learn more, show our Sustainability Learning Director your angling skills, and read fish tales in the book nook. 

Saturday, July 27, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.: Marvelous Melons  

Join us in the Edible Garden as we celebrate melons and learn what makes them such healthy snacks! We will taste watermelon, cantaloupe, and honeydew melons and engage in STEM and arts activities with our melons including measuring, counting, and painting.