Activity Table Time

Free with museum admission.

9:30 AM - 3:00 PM

For ages 0 - 3 years old. Experience a different activity each week including materials for stacking. Experience a different activity each week that satisfies a child's natural curiosity while enhancing hand/eye coordination, encouraging language development and building motor skills.

Early Explorers

9:30 AM - 1:00 PM

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 member offer an enhanced learning experience. For children 0 - 5 years old.

My Grandparent & Me

Grandparents are admitted FREE on Fridays from 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM. Discover the museum's many hands-on exhibits with your grandchild.

Science Cart

Free with museum admission.

Enjoy fun, quick science demonstrations and activities all weekend.

January 28 & 29: Wind Catchers

February 4 & 5: Slime

February 11 & 12: Fabulous Fragrance

February 18 & 19: Barking Dogs

February 25 & 26: Magnetic Ice Skaters

RiverTown Rover

Free with museum admission.

Facilitated games, crafts and interactive stories highlighting different cultural groups of the Mid-Hudson Valley. Each month features a different country or culture. 

January: Discover China!

Play Wa Zi, a Chinese playground game of dexterity. Improve your coordination by playing this game.

February: Discover Africa!

Mancala games are played all over the African continent. Learn how to play the fun, mathematical game of Mancala with old and new friends!