The Long Island Children's Museum is offering a brand-new Early Childhood Workshop. Each week in this engaging workshop, participants are introduced to early literacy concepts through hands-on materials, art making, and inspiration from picture books. 

Build critical thinking skills, expand vocabulary, and support letter and number recognition as you play, create, and explore. Themes change weekly. 

• May 1 - Out of this World: To promote the remaining days of the Moon to Mars traveling exhibit, students and families will explore texture in this moon-themed activity!
• May 8 - Great Big Book of Everything: Create an exploration journal for all your crafts and adventures.
• May 15 - May Flowers: Create and collage with flowers inspired by Claude Monet's work.
• May 22 - Art in Bloom Students will paint a terracotta pot, plant a seed, and watch their creations bloom over the next few weeks!
• May 29 - Crystallized Creations: Experiment with us to see what happens when we add salt to our works of art.
• June 5 - Auto Artistry: Explore texture and patterns while painting with various types of wheels. Students will also design their own miniature car!
• June 12 - Dots of Expression: Fun with Pointillism: Explore the techniques used in expressionism art!
• June 19 - Picture Perfect Frames: Children will create abstract self-portraits that reflect who they are, and then design a unique frame to display their art.
• June 26 - Under the Sea: Students will explore texture by making an octopus bubble wrap print. Students will also be using recycled materials to design and create their own jellyfish or other sea creatures.