SI Museum Announces Butterfly Waffles and All About Ants

June 22 - 30 at the SI Children's Museum consists of Summer Hours - Butterfly Waffles - All about Ants

Summer Hours begin on June 29
The museum will be open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Sunday, closed on Mondays & until 8 p.m. on Wednesdays starting July 7 until August 25.

Saturday & Sunday, June 26 & 27
The Life of an Ant!
Kids getting antsy at home? Bring them to the Children's Museum to learn about ants and the different ant jobs (bees aren't the only busy insects), then create some ant art at 1, 2 & 3 p.m.

Wednesday, Thursday & Friday - WIW programs are free with Museum admission.
Clay Day-Wednesdays- Aspiring sculptors can create works of art with special air-dry clay.
Paint Day - Thursdays - Picasso may have started like this!
Kidz Cook- Fridays- Future chefs practice recipes and sample some fancy food.
While at the Museum, families can visit hands-on, fabulous interactive exhibits: Block Harbor, The Big Game, Bugs and Other Insects, Great Explorations, Portia's Playhouse, Sea of Boats, Ladder 11, D.B.'s Fantastic Machines & House About It! and more! Museum Hours are noon - 5 p.m. when NYCity public schools are open and 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. when NYCity public schools are closed (including weekends). Admission is $6 per person; children under 1 and members are admitted free. Every day, join Animal Time when youngsters can assist our educators in caring for our birds, bugs, fish and guinea pig. Telling tales out of school is okay everyday when visitors hear stories from around the world. Grandparents are admitted free on Wednesdays. For more information, please contact the SI Children's Museum at (718) 273-2060. The SI Children's Museum is located at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, 1000 Richmond Terrace, just minutes away from the Clove Road exit off the Staten Island Expressway. Call for directions. There is ample free parking and convenient access via public transportation on the S40 bus from the Ferry Terminal.