Staten Island Children's Museum
Staten Island Children's Museum
Hours of operation: Tuesdays through Sundays 12:00-5:00 PM during the school year. 11:00 AM-5:00 PM during the summer, and closed on Mondays.
Admission: Age 2 and older- $5.00. School programs cost $3.50 per person with a $70 minimum. Teachers are free.
When hearing the name, Staten Island Children's Museum, it is clear who this museum is catered to: children. Obviously, this museum is tons of fun since the audiences they bring love a good time. This museum has several things to offer its visitors that no one else in the area has.
One of the neatest exhibits uses a comic book adventure called Wonder Water to illustrate the three stages of matter: solid, liquid, and gas by using a super hero droplet character. This exhibit also allows children to experiment with water droplets under microscopes and change the model of its molecules to "boil" the water.
Children love to climb, therefore, another popular exhibit is the Block Harbor. Here, children can play and learn simultaneously. This is a seafront playground where children can make believe they are on a ship at sea.
Every day at 3:00 PM, the museum staff feed the animals. Staten Island Children's Museum is home to bugs, fish, frogs, and guinea pigs and everyone is invited to watch them dine. There are other various learning opportunities throughout the year involving these creatures that children are welcome to join.
One other creepy crawly, hands-on exhibit is the Bugs and Other Insects exhibit. Here children can crawl through a life sized ant hill and examine the life cycle of an ant. Here there are also various insects at different stages of life, from larvae to adulthood.
The Staten Island Children's Museum is the one place your family must visit for plenty of learning and tons of fun for the whole family.
