Providence Children's Museum offers engaging age-appropriate learning activities directed by Museum staff and special guests. Check the age range on each activity to determine which programs are best for your children and your schedule.
All programs, unless otherwise noted, are on a first-come, first-serve basis and are free with Museum admission of $6.50.  Museum members are always free!

October 2007 Events

Mon., October 1
Museum Closed

Tues., October 2
Play and Learn 10:00 AM - Noon
Ages 2 - 4
Preschoolers catch colored paper fish and explore the power of magnets in Littlewoods, a woodland environment for young children.

Wed., October 3
FETCH!™ Lab: Train Your Brain 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Ages 5 - 11
The Museum's new hands-on FETCH! Lab presents mind-stretching science activities. Today it's "Train Your Brain" - a series of challenges to trick, tease and train your brain. TM/© 2007 WGBH Educational Foundation. Providence Children's Museum FETCH! Lab sponsored by The Amgen Foundation.

Thurs., October 4
World Games 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Ages 5 - 11
Children explore cultural games and traditions from across the globe in the Museum's Story Center.

Fri., October 5
Autumn Welcome Preschool Friday Series 9:10 AM - 1:40 PM
Ages 3 - 5
Fridays are for preschoolers at the Children's Museum. The 8-week fall series of weekly 30-minute sessions begins with the exploration of apples. Three to five-year-olds and their grown-ups discover the star inside the apple, create apple people, and make and taste applesauce. Pre-registration is recommended. Walk-in registration on a space available basis for an $8 fee over the cost of admission. Series runs through November 30. Fee is $55 per child for members and $130 per child for non-members (includes a two person Museum membership). Call (401) 273-5437 ext. 234

Sat., October 6
Balls and Tracks 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Ages 5 - 11
Families build ramps to race marbles through jumps and loop-the-loops.

Sun., October 7
RITE AID Pharmacy Free Sunday
Free admission all day. Sponsored by RITE AID Pharmacy.

ALSO Sun., October 7
No Time to Waste 10:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Ages 5 - 11
What's so funny about trash? Find out during a family comedy show about recycling. Four 30-minute shows are presented. Sponsored by the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation.

Mon., October 8
Pick Your Adventure
Ages 3- 11
The Museum is open all day for the Columbus Day Holiday. Kids go on Museum hunts and search high and low for sihouettes, sounds and hidden letters.

Tuesday, October 9
Play and Learn 10:00 PM- Noon
Ages 2 - 4
Preschoolers practice patterning and fine motor skills as they string beads together in Littlewoods, a whimsical woodland environment especially for young children.

Wed., October 10
FETCH!™ Lab: Throw Your Weight Around 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Ages 5 - 11
The FETCH! Lab is a new science-based activity station. Today, kids throw their weight around during experiments that reveal that keeping your balance is trickier than you think. Try "the heavy foot," "glued to the wall," "beat the seat," and more body puzzles. TM/© 2007 WGBH Educational Foundation. Providence Children's Museum FETCH! Lab sponsored by The Amgen Foundation.

Thurs. October 11
World Games 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Ages 5 - 11
Games from around the world in the Museum's Story Center.

Fri., October 12
Scienterrific Preschool Friday Series 9:10 AM - 1:40 PM
Ages 3 - 5
Preschoolers discover why popcorn pops, play the popcorn game and enjoy a popcorn treat! Sessions last 30 minutes. Pre-registration is recommended. Walk-in registration on a space available basis for an $8 fee over the cost of admission. Series runs through November 30. Fee is $55 per child for members and $130 per child for non-members (includes a two person Museum membership). Call (401) 273-5437 ext. 234

Sat., October 13
Creative Construction 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Ages 5 - 11
Kids enter the construction zone and choose cool materials to build their own imaginative structures.

Sun. October 14
Balloon Badminton 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Ages 3 - 11
Families design their own racquets and play a silly indoor version of this popular game.

Mon. October 15
Museum Closed

Tues., October 16
Play and Learn 10:00 AM- Noon
Ages 2 - 4
Preschoolers try out woodland puzzles big and small to practice matching and shape discrimination skills.

Wed., October 17
FETCH!™ Lab: Set it Straight3:00 - 5:00 PM
Ages 5 - 11
Kids tinker with a tabletop seesaw and teach it a few new tricks in the FETCH! Lab, a new science-based activity station. TM/© 2007 WGBH Educational Foundation. Providence Children's Museum FETCH! Lab sponsored by The Amgen Foundation.

Thurs. October 18
World Games 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Ages 5 - 11
Games of skill and chance from lands far and wide in the Museum's Story Center.

Fri. October 19
MetLife Family Friday 5:00 - 8:00 PM
FETCH!™ Lab 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Stay out late! Free admission for kids and grown-ups all evening. Sponsored by MetLife Foundation. Five to 11-year-olds tinker with tabletop seesaws in the FETCH! Lab. TM/© 2007 WGBH Educational Foundation. Providence Children's Museum FETCH! Lab sponsored by The Amgen Foundation.

ALSO Fri., October 19
Preschool Friday Series Animals Alive 9:10 AM - 1:40 PM
Ages 3 - 5
Preschoolers meet a sweet rat named Rosie, learn about her palyful habits, listen to a story about a rat with an undeserved reputation, and make wee playgrounds for toy rats. Sessions last 30 minutes. Pre-registration is recommended. Walk-in registration on a space available basis for an $8 fee over the cost of admission. Series runs through November 30. Fee is $55 per child for members and $130 per child for non-members (includes a two person Museum membership). Call (401) 273-5437 ext. 234

Sat., October 20
FETCH!™ Lab: Under Pressure 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Ages 5 - 11
In the science-based activity station, FETCH! Lab, kids try to support a book with a sheet of paper. Give your paper a workout and make it stronger! TM/© 2007 WGBH Educational Foundation. Providence Children's Museum FETCH! Lab sponsored by The Amgen Foundation.

Sun., October 21
FETCH!™ Lab: Eat Like a Bird 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Ages 5 - 11
Young scientists learn how a bird's beak type relates to what it eats and where it lives. It's feeding time in the FETCH! Lab. TM/© 2007 WGBH Educational Foundation. Providence Children's Museum FETCH! Lab sponsored by The Amgen Foundation.

Mon., October 22
Museum Closed

Tues., October 23
Play and Learn 10:00 AM - Noon
Ages 2 - 4
Preschoolers hunt through Littlewoods, a whimsical woodland environment for the very young, to find just the right size boxes to fit various bugs.

Wed., October 24
FETCH!™ Lab: Rescue Mission 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Ages 5 - 11
To the rescue in the FETCH! Lab, a new science-based activity center. Kids design devices to retrieve a "space capsule" from the water and carry it to dry land. TM/© 2007 WGBH Educational Foundation. Providence Children's Museum FETCH! Lab sponsored by The Amgen Foundation.

Thurs., October 25
World Games 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Ages 5 - 11
Children travel through the ages and around the globe in an exploration of games and cultural traditions in the Museum's Story Center.

Fri., October 26
Halloween Party Preschool Friday Series 9:10 AM -1:40 PM
Ages 3 - 5
Three to five-year-olds and their grown-up friends come in costume as the Preschool Friday series continues with a Halloween Party. Preschoolers listen to a not-too-scary Halloween story, hunt for goblins, and trick or treat at Gramma's house. Sessions last 30 minutes. Pre-registration is recommended. Walk-in registration on a space available basis for an $8 fee over the cost of admission. Series runs through November 30. Fee is $55 per child for members and $130 per child for non-members (includes a two person Museum membership). Call (401) 273-5437 ext. 234

Sat., October 27
No Time to Waste 10:15 AM - 1:15 PM
Ages 5 - 11
Watch a funny show about trash and learn how to recycle everyday items. Four 30-minute shows. Sponsored by the Rhode Island Resource Recovery.

Sun., October 28
Boo Bash 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Ages 3 - 11
A tiny bit spooky, a whole lot of fun! Come in costume to the biggest Halloween party of the season! Join the friendly witch for special treats in the Pumkin Patch Cafe, meet scorpions, snakes, lizards and other creepy creatures, play bewitching games, create Halloween crafts to take home and MUCH more!

Mon., October 29
Museum Closed

Tues., October 30
Play and Learn 10:00 AM - Noon
Ages 2 - 4
Preschoolers build ramps and towers and experiment with rolling balls in the nooks of Littlewoods, a woodland environment for the youngest Museum visitors.

Wed., October 31
FETCH!™ Lab: Go Fly a Kite 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Ages 5 - 11
Kids design and make indoor kites and learn what makes them fly in the FETCH! Lab, a new science-based activity center. TM/© 2007 WGBH Educational Foundation. Providence Children's Museum FETCH! Lab sponsored by The Amgen Foundation.