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Ongoing Events: FREE with Admission

Every Day - Art Activities

In the Ronald McDonald House Charities Art Activity Area. Check the museum calendar for the current art activity.

Every Weekend: Science Cart

Enjoy fun, quick science demonstrations and activities all weekend. Check the museum calendar for the current science cart activity.

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Fridays: My Grandparent & Me
Sponsored by MVP Gold Medicare Advantage Plan

Grandparents are admitted FREE from 1- 5 p.m. Discover the museum's over 50 hands-on exhibits with your grandchild.

Wednesdays: Texture Table Time

11:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. For ages  0 -3 years old.  Experience a different texture each week and satisfy a child's natural curiosity while enhancing hand/eye coordination and sensory input.

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Thursdays:

Early hours at "Little Sprouts Farm" Infant-Toddler Area. For children 0 - 3 yrs. Opens at 9:30 A.M. Educational Play Area promotes important early childhood development skills.  Created and funded by the Junior League of Poughkeepsie.

Thursdays: Early Explorers

The Children's Museum's hands-on exhibits are designed to spark an interest in learning, critical to a child's success at school. During Early Explorers Time , you and your preschooler can explore the key indicators of success at school - literacy, scientific reasoning, primary thinking about math, the arts, and the humanities - found throughout our museum. Special activities and a museum staff assistance offer an enhanced learning experience.
  • Early Explorers Every Thursday, 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
  • For children 0 - 5 years old (preschoolers)
  • Free with museum admission

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New! activity FREE with museum admission RiverTown Rover
Saturdays and Sundays at 12 PM and 3 PM Facilitated games, crafts and interactive stories highlighting different cultural groups of the Mid-Hudson Valley. Activities rotate on a monthly basis.
April: Russia! Participate in an interactive story with nesting dolls, and other traditional Russian toys.
May: Mexico! Learn how to play "Loteria," a Mexican game similar to "Bingo."

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Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
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