New Summer Weekly Programming
The sun is out, the Big Backyard is blooming, and we’ve been busy behind the scenes building our biggest programming season yet!
More Time for Story Time
11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and now also at 3:00 p.m.!
Talk & Play
New Toddler Time at Two
10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Play With Me Gallery
An extra daily toddler program for playful exploration.
- Tues- Art
- Wed- S.T.E.M
- Thurs- Eye Spy & Music Time
- Fri- Froggy Fridays at 10 a.m. and Art at 2:00 p.m.
- Sat- Music
Take Care Tuesdays
10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Talk & Play or Big Backyard
Each week, we will cover topics that help us take care of our minds and bodies. Take Care Tuesdays happen on the porch outside the museum shop, so it is free to the public. The first three rotations include:
- June 9 The Chill-Out Lab: is a calming, interactive space where children can explore tools to understand their feelings and support their bodies. Through movement, sensory play, and quiet moments, children are invited to notice what they need and discover ways to feel safe, focused, and ready to play. Rooted in neuroscience, this space empowers children to build emotional awareness and regulation skills and empowers parents to find the regulation tools most suited for their child.
- June 16 “Where Do Your Feelings Live?”: Parents will trace their children’s bodies and make body sensation maps. Children will match emotions with body sensations and add what makes them feel safe/sad/angry/etc. As we add to our body maps, we will discover that every feeling has a need and learn how to implement strategies to meet children’s emotional needs. Parents, caregivers, and educators will leave with a better understanding of children’s behaviors and resources on how to support them.
- June 23 Family Fitness: Fun recess games and exercises to build strength and endurance. We will jump rope, run laps, count our jumping jacks, measure the distance of our jumps, and stretch and pose with yoga.
Water & Wonder *Coming April 22
Wednesday 10:00 a.m. and Sundays 1:00 p.m.
Courtyard and Event Lawn Area
Water & Wonder invites curious minds to slow down, splash a little, and discover big surprises in small spaces! Learners will help care for living garden beds while exploring flowers, herbs, insects, textures, and smells. Through watering, gentle stewardship, and asking questions, kids learn that caring for plants helps our whole ecosystem grow.
Discover Quests
Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m.
Thursdays at 10:00 a.m.
Location Varies
Facilitated, thematic scavenger hunts throughout the Museum and our Big Backyard!
Joyful Jottings
First Thursday of the Month at 10:00 a.m.
Atrium
Monthly interactive writing sessions to explore various writing techniques and genres, including poetry, riddles, short stories, nature observations, and more!
River Lab
Thursdays at 3:00 p.m. and Saturdays at 1:00 & 3:00 p.m.
Dig Into Nature Gallery
Splash, dig, and explore! At our sedimentation table, young learners can shape rivers, carve valleys, and see how sediment changes the land. Hands-on fun helps little geologists discover how water moves and shapes the world around them.
Stories in the Swamp
Thursdays 1:00
Dig into Nature
Wild tales await! Listen, pretend, and explore the wild wetland world through a special swamp story time featuring costumes, puppets, and playing around the pirogue!
Throwback Thursdays: Classic Tales Revisited for a New Generation
Thursdays 2:00 p.m.
Talk & Play Center
Everything old is new again as we share classic stories and their modern retellings. Each week, we will explore one story or fairy tale by comparing traditional and alternate versions followed by extension activities that spotlight writing, geography, listening for details, and other skills. Join the Gingerbread Man, The Runaway Tortilla, and The Cornbread Boy and run, run as fast as you can to join us!
Game Club: Great Outdoors / Indoor Fun in the Atrium
Friday 10:00 a.m. and Sundays 3:00 p.m.
Event Lawn
Join us for some offline games as we venture into our Big Backyard to play our outdoor favorites: Red Light, Green Light, A-Tisket, A-Tasket, Capture the Flag, hand games, obstacle courses, relay races; share the games you know or let’s create some together!
Game Club: Indoor Fun in the Atrium
Game Club will include indoor fun on days with inclement weather. Join us in the Atrium to play some of our favorite classic board games or work on engaging puzzles with our LCM Staff. We have all the classics and new ones too: Trouble, Chutes and Ladders, Hi-Ho Cherry O, and more!
Greauxing Naturalists
Saturdays & Sundays 12:00 p.m.
Location varies
Naturalists of all ages are invited to poke, peek, touch, and tinker their way through fun, open-ended activations inspired by our living world. Follow your curiosity, ask questions, and make unexpected discoveries — it’s all part of the adventure!
MathHappens
Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Sundays 11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Math Room
A Math Room is a welcoming, hands-on space where visitors of all ages can explore math through play, puzzles, and discovery. Activities are designed to spark curiosity and invite open-ended exploration – no worksheets, no pressure. Just joyful, creative encounters with math in a comfortable setting. The Math Room is made possible in partnership with the MathHappens Foundation, a nonprofit organization bringing meaningful math experiences to public spaces across the country. We are thrilled to have MathHappens at LCM this year!
