180 Woz Way
San Jose, CA 95110
USA
This Month at the Museum:
In October, join us for Glow Bones in the Art Loft and Foil Painting in the Art Studio.
THE ART LOFT ACTIVITIES Learn More about The Art Loft
The Art of Rangoli!
Saturday, October 8 and Sunday, October 9
Explore and create your own rangoli using oil pastel and watercolor resist techniques!
Glow Bones
Tuesday, October 11 – Saturday, October 29 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sundays 12:00 noon – 4:00 p.m.
Learn about hand and arm bones as you paint them onto your skin with fluorescent paint, then shake your phalanges, carpals, metacarpals, ulna, and radius under our black lights!
Decorate a Sugar Skull
Sunday, October 30
Decorate a sugar skull (calavera de azucar) in honor of Dia de los Muertos! During the weeks leading up to Día de los Muertos, market stalls in Mexico are lined with rows and rows of colorful skulls, created from sugar and decorated with multi-colored icing, shiny foil, sequins, and glitter. Along with other ofrendas, such as favorite food and drink, sugar skulls are placed on altars to honor beloved ancestors.
KIDS’ GARDEN ACTIVITIES Learn More about Kids’ Garden
Closed September 6 – November 30
Kids’ Garden is undergoing some big changes as it transforms into Bill’s Backyard, the expanded Garden slated for opening in Summer 2017!
THE WONDER CABINET ACTIVITIES Learn More about The Wonder Cabinet
A FIRST 5 Santa Clara County Early Learning Laboratory for ages 4 and under. Open until 4:00 p.m.
Wonder Cabinet sponsor FIRST 5 offers a free kit for new parents, as well as information on kindergarten readiness and a variety of valuable parenting resources, on www.first5kids.org.
Foil Painting
Create a work of art on a slick and shiny canvas of aluminum foil.
Through Sunday, October 30th from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Members-Only Sundays 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Storytime in “The Forest”
Daily 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Join us for a whimsical storytime, complete with engaging activities designed to capture the interest of children and to provide ideas for caregivers to try at home.
Infant Activities in the “Crawl Space”
Daily 12:30 and 2:30 p.m.
Join us for fingerplays, songs, and open-ended activities designed to delight your baby. Please Note: the “Crawl Space” is an enclosed environment for babies, crawlers and pre-walkers.
Supported in part by a Cultural Affairs grant from the City of San José.