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KIDS CREW FALL 2010 SEMESTER REGISTRATION

September 3 – September  4

Kids Crew registration for the fall semester will be conducted on Friday September 3, 2010 (6pm-8pm) and Saturday September 4, 2010 (10am-12pm). Please make sure that you come and register your child on one of these dates. This will assure that your child will be able to participate in the program. Once registration is concluded on September 4, 2010 there will be no additional applicants accepted. There will be a waiting list and parents/guardians will be noticed only if space becomes available. Be advised that Kids Crew is a first come first serve program. It is provided free of charge to children from 2nd-8th grades. Its hours of operation are 3pm-5pm Tuesday through Friday. Saturday hours are 12pm-4pm. (During holiday periods days and hours are subject to change.)  
The fall semester will start for grades 2-8 on Tuesday, September 28, 2010.
 
KIDS CREW REGISTRATION will be conducted on the following days:

  • Friday September 3, 2010:    6pm–8pm
  • Saturday September 4, 2010:    10am–12pm  

Registration is for elementary school students in 2nd-8th grades. Registration is first come first serve and the program is free. If you have any question about either event please feel free to contact Mr. Ebon at (718) 735-4400 x108 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 

MUSEUM WILL BE CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE

September 13 - September 24

Brooklyn Children’s Museum will be closed to the general public from Monday, September 13 through Friday, September 24 for annual maintenance. The Museum will re-open on Saturday, September 25 with the debut of our newest exhibit, Out on a Limb, adventures with nature and art.

 

  

FIND US ONLINE, EARN US $5

Now through December 31!

Join Brooklyn Children’s Museum online on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube and get the most up-to-date information on your favorite programs, special performances, and exciting happenings at the Museum!

As an added bonus, keeping in touch will help us fund all of the Museum's exhibits and programs that you and your family can enjoy here every day! From July to December 31, for every new Facebook "fan," Twitter "follower," and YouTube "subscriber" that the Museum adds, our friends at Brooklyn Community Foundation will donate $5 to the Museum as part of their generous support of our ongoing activities.

Become a part of our online community today!

 

 

THANK YOU TO OUR SERVICE MEMBERS

Now through September 5

 As a special thanks to the men and women who serve our country, along with U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and 53 NYC museums and cultural institutions, the Museum is offering free admission for all active duty service members and veterans and their immediate families through May 31. 

After May 31, through the Blue Star Museum Program, the Museum will offer free admission for all active duty military personnel and their immediate family. This special promotion runs through September 5. The Museum will be closed on Monday, September 6 in observance of Labor Day.

 

 

NEW EXHIBIT - CHILDREN OF HANGZHOU

Closes September 5!

In this new exhibit, visitors meet a real family in Hangzhou, a Chinese city, and experience the impact of modernization on the lives of the girls and boys in a family that bridges old traditions and new ways of life.  Inside recreated models of an apartment, pagoda, open-air market, classroom, and rice field, and shopping mall, visitors try hands-on activities and participate in the lives of the local children as they go about their daily play, school life, and work in today’s China. 

Step into the Children of Hangzhou exhibition and take a trip to the city of Hangzhou, China! Visit a real family, experience the impact of modernization on their lives, and discover how they are merging old traditions with new ways of life. Inside recreated models of an apartment, a pagoda,an open-air market, a classroom, a rice field, and contemporary shopping mall, children and adults can try hands-on activities and participate in the lives of the local children as they go about their daily play, school life, and work in China today.

FREE with general Museum admission.

National Sponsors: State Street and the National Endowment for the Humanities; Local Sponsor: Astoria Federal Savings.

 

PRESCHOOLERS' FALL FUN PARTY

Friday, September 3 from 11am-2pm

Celebrate going back-to-school or starting school for the very first time with a morning full of fun activities. Children five and younger will enjoy a fun-filled event featuring crafts, snacks, music, giveaways and more! This celebration helps young children look forward to a new school year and another important stage of learning.   

Special performances:

1:30-2pm ● Family Theatre Project
Join us as we get moving with a sing-a-long with the Family Theatre Project as they perform The Adventures of Big Belly, which is loosely based on the Grimm Brothers fairytale, The Six Servants.

12:30-1pm ● W.O.R.D. UP! Words of Real Distinction Reading Series
Kyle Donovan will be reading selections from his new children’s book series, The Do’Bees.
The Do' Bees are amazing bees who "do" something in order to "be what they want to be." Made possible in part by the Verizon Foundation

Early childhood programs and performances are supported by the Altman Foundation, MetLife Foundation, and the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

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