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Dec 27,2008 - Jan 03, 2009

  • DEC
    SAT 27
    • REMIND ME

      Winter Recess—MUSEUM OPEN

      10:00, for All ages

      The Museum will be OPEN from 10am to 5pm on this NYC public-school holiday. Come play with us!

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      Festival of Light

      10:30, for All ages

      When school’s out, the Museum is the in place to be!  From Friday, December 26, through Wednesday, December 31, enjoy a six-day celebration of light and culture, with different programs each day that explore holidays which incorporate lights and other seasonal themes, such as dreams, wishes, and winter.

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      Chase Wonder Why Workshop: Tree-cycling

      11:30, for 5 and up

      When the presents are all unwrapped, discover the benefits of recycling Christmas trees!  Learn how tree farms promote the growth of more trees and a healthier environment, make a “tree-cycled” eco-craft that supports local fauna, and kick off 2009 with a meaningful souvenir of holiday memories.

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      Winter Wonderland

      11:30, for 5 and under

      Enjoy snowy stories, sing seasonal songs, and make your own frosty wonderland snow globe using sequins and glitter.

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      Winter Mobile of Creativity

      12:30, for All ages

      Children and adults can make an original work of art, add it to the Museum’s cooperative sculpture, and watch the mobile come alive with wondrous lights, crystals, shapes, and colors.

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      Tunnel of Thanks

      12:30, for All ages

      Using colorful ribbons, visitors can write or draw what they’re thankful for—from family and friends to playing together and having fun.

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      When You Wish upon a Starfish

      12:30, for All ages

      At the beach in the new Neighborhood Nature exhibit, families can inscribe wishes for the world—from less pollution to an end to wars—on paper starfish and watch the wishful colony grow.

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      A Child’s Christmas in Wales

      02:30, for All ages

      Enjoy the U.S. debut of this cartoon version of Dylan Thomas’ classic story, about a young boy who wants to know what Christmas was like years ago.

      Presented by the Welsh Assembly Government.

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      Winter Wonderland

      02:30, for 5 and under

      Enjoy snowy stories, sing seasonal songs, and make your own frosty wonderland snow globe using sequins and glitter.

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      Unity Cup for Kwanzaa

      02:30, for 6 and up

      Celebrate Kwanzaa by creating your own version of the Kikombe cha Umoja, or the Unity Cup!  Tell us what unity means to you, and take home your beautiful reminder.

    • REMIND ME

      Chase Wonder Why Workshop: Tree-cycling

      03:00, for 5 and up

      When the presents are all unwrapped, discover the benefits of recycling Christmas trees!  Learn how tree farms promote the growth of more trees and a healthier environment, make a “tree-cycled” eco-craft that supports local fauna, and kick off 2009 with a meaningful souvenir of holiday memories.

    • REMIND ME

      Winter Mobile of Creativity

      03:30, for All ages

      Children and adults can make an original work of art, add it to the Museum’s cooperative sculpture, and watch the mobile come alive with wondrous lights, crystals, shapes, and colors.

    • REMIND ME

      Tunnel of Thanks

      03:30, for All ages

      Using colorful ribbons, visitors can write or draw what they’re thankful for—from family and friends to playing together and having fun.

    • REMIND ME

      When You Wish upon a Starfish

      03:30, for All ages

      At the beach in the new Neighborhood Nature exhibit, families can inscribe wishes for the world—from less pollution to an end to wars—on paper starfish and watch the wishful colony grow.

    • REMIND ME

      Unity Cup for Kwanzaa

      04:00, for 6 and up

      Celebrate Kwanzaa by creating your own version of the Kikombe cha Umoja, or the Unity Cup!  Tell us what unity means to you, and take home your beautiful reminder.

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