Summer Day Camp Tours 2011
Home  » Learn with CMOM  » Guided Group Tours  » Summer Day Camp Tour

Summer Day Camp Tours 2011

Bring your students and campers to the Children's Museum of Manhattan this summer and explore new ideas through hands-on learning. Choose from the following programs!

It’s All Greek to Me (Recommended for Ages 7 – 12)

In CMOM's own Gods Myths and Mortals: Discover Ancient Greece exhibit, explore the achievements of the ancient Greeks and experience chapters of the epic story of The Odyssey through an interactive guided tour in which students problem solve to learn how a variety of artifacts were used by the ancient Greeks.

Tour time: 90 minutes. Tour cost: $125.00 per group of up to 20 children. Available Monday-Friday at 10:30am-12:00pm, 1:00pm-2:30pm or 3:00-4:30.

Schedule »

Get Curious (Recommended for Ages 3 - 7)

Explore your natural curiousity through science, math and engineering in this interactive guided tour through CMOM's newest exhibition Curious George: Let's Get Curious. Children encounter new challenges and materials while creating their very own project.

Tour time: 90 minutes. Tour cost: $125.00 per group of up to 20 children. Available Monday-Friday at 10:30am-12:00pm, 1:00pm-2:30pm or 3:00-4:30.

Schedule »

Being Green (Recommended for Ages 3 – 7)

Learn about the environment as you explore animals in the rainforest in our Adventures with Dora and Diego exhibition and explore the properties of water in our City Splash! exhibition. Children watch a science experiment and then use the idea to make a watery work of art!

Tour time: 90 minutes. Tour cost: $125.00 per group of up to 20 children. Available Monday-Fridays at 10:30am-12:00pm, 1:00pm-2:30pm or 3:00-4:30.

Schedule »

PlayWorks™ Tour (Recommended for Ages 1 – 5)

Feed Alphie the dragon alphabet letters, ride a NYC firetruck and metro city bus and go shopping in the Little Apple Deli while visiting different early learning environments to explore the sites, sounds and spaces of the city in CMOM's own PlayWorks™ exhibition.

*Please note: strollers must be checked at the door and are not permitted inside the exhibition. Groups with one chaperone for every child are encouraged to divide their group into two classes to prevent overcrowding.

Tour time: 90 minutes. Tour cost: $125.00 per group of up to 20 children. Available Mondays only at 10:30am-12:00pm, 1:00pm-2:30pm or 3:00pm-4:30pm.

Schedule »

 

Arrange your tour!

Visit our Scheduling page to get all the details »

You might also like:

Professional Development »

School/Outreach Programs »

CMOM in the Community »

Shop 24/7 at the CMOM Store

And each purchase helps to fund the free programs we provide at CMOM and in the community. Thank you for your support. Shop Now »

Arts and Crafts »
Adventures with Dora and Diego »
Music »
New York City Gifts »
Playworks™ »
Science »
Wooden Toys »

Gala Events 

 

Thank you for making our 2010 Benefit, honoring Andy Ackerman’s 20 years as Executive Director of CMOM, a huge success! Because of your generosity, we were able to raise $1.2 million to support our exhibitions, programming and outreach into the community. Watch the video shown at our event!

At the event, Honorary Chair Laurie Tisch announced a new initiative to replicate CMOM's exhibits and programs in New York City public housing. Stay tuned for more details! It’s not too late to make a difference … donate here!

More »

Calendar

5

Today at CMOM

Animal Stampers, 10:00am

Use animal stamps and colorful ink to create a wild picture.  
Kindergarten Readiness Skills: developing color and shape recognition, process of creations and skills needed for writing.

Clean-Up Together, 11:15am

Have fun helping CMOM Educators clean up the PlayWorks™ Lab using music and
brooms!
Kindergarten Readiness Skills: Developing listening and social skills, learning to transition from one activity to the next.

PlayWorks™ Circle Time, 11:30am

Sing, move your body and use your listening ears to hear special stories.
Kindergarten Readiness Skills: Learn new vocabulary, build listening skills and learn to be part of a group.

Mural Wall Painting, 12:00pm

Mix paint on the PlayWorks™ Mural Wall with your friends.
Kindergarten Readiness Skills: Science skills (color mixing and cause and effect).

Eco Art & Design: Wild Wolf Puppet, 12:00pm

Learn about how wild wolves live and why they are important to our world. Make a wild wolf puppet with moveable legs.

Animal Stampers, 1:00pm

Use animal stamps and colorful ink to create a wild picture.  
Kindergarten Readiness Skills: developing color and shape recognition, process of creations and skills needed for writing.

Eco Art & Design: Wild Wolf Puppet, 2:00pm

Learn about how wild wolves live and why they are important to our world. Make a wild wolf puppet with moveable legs.

Presentation: The Truth about Wild Wolves: The Atka Traveling Ambassador Wolf, 2:00pm

The program will include an awe-inspiring, up-close encounter with this important but misunderstood predator. Families will learn about the history of wolves in the United States, the importance of wolves in a healthy ecosystem, and the efforts to save these magnificent creatures for future generations.  Presented by the Wolf Conservation Center (WCC) in South Salem, NY
 

Mural Wall Painting, 2:30pm

Mix paint on the PlayWorks™ Mural Wall with your friends.
Kindergarten Readiness Skills: Science skills (color mixing and cause and effect).

Eco Art & Design: Wild Wolf Puppet, 3:00pm

Learn about how wild wolves live and why they are important to our world. Make a wild wolf puppet with moveable legs.

Eco Art & Design: Wild Wolf Puppet, 4:00pm

Learn about how wild wolves live and why they are important to our world. Make a wild wolf puppet with moveable legs.

Full Calendar