our good day at CMA

We visited The Children's Museum of the Arts today and it may have been MY personal all time favorite. The entire experience was filled with hands-on exploration. We drew, painted, sculpted, built, bounced, and just had fun. Here is their Site to get more information http://cmany.org/intro.php?pn=home. I definitely recommend visiting and remember it's free to visit with you Cool Culture card!

Here are a few photos from our day...


We met our friendly teachers for the day.


Who knew coffee cans could be sculpted in such a whimsical way.


We began our day with a whole group painting project, we got to bring our works of art home!


This is something I wish we had in the classroom...or maybe outside...A chalkboard wall. Children used chalk and small, wet paint rollers to erase their work and begin all over again.


A few children were drawn to the light table, where translucent legos were available for building on the table. I haven't mentioned this but I recently wrote a grant for a light table and received the funding so our classroom will have new light soon!

Taking advantage of New York

This weekend I visited Governor's Island and was pleasantly surprised to find that the island has been inhabited by the arts. The Children's Museum of the Arts (CMA) offers fun and free art experiences for children now through September 26, it's definitely worth a visit, you can copy and paste this link to learn more.

http://cmany.org/pages.php?pn=GovernersIslandOutpost

CMA is a museum I hope we get to visit as a class this year on a field trip. If your interest is piqued and you would like to take your family to the museum here is a link along with some information to get you started.

http://cmany.org/pages.php?pn=home

Children's Museum of the Arts
182 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10013
(212) 274-0986
(Located in between Broome and Grand)

General Hours
Monday and Tuesday CLOSED
Wednesday through Sunday 12pm-5pm
Thursday 12pm-6pm

Admission $10/person (1 to 65 years)
Pay as You Wish Thursday 4-6pm

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Beach Expedition

Enjoy!