OUTREACH PROGRAMS

Art Workshops

Outreach workshops in this category are based on the Museum's "All ABout Art" exhibit which explores how light, color, texture, space, and form guide the creative process. Each activity is 45-mintues in length, facilitated by a Miami Children's Museum Educator who brings materials for up to 25 participants.

View our options below then email us to learn more.

The scientific method is a toolkit used to investigate Planet Earth by observing, questioning, and experimenting. Pair it with art to discover the known universe, from Florida’s backyard to outer space.

Florida Handimals

Hand Painted Local Wildlife

Learn about unique South Florida wildlife (like alligators, panthers, and spoonbills) and the traits they need to survive. Then, paint their forms with your hands.

Ideal for 2 to 8 Year Old Children

Global Abstract Animals

Linoleum Block Painting

Discover how animals from across our planet are similar and different based on geography. Then, choose one to block print with your favorite color.

Ideal for 4 to 8 Year Old Children

Textured Landscapes

Multi-Sensory Painting

Journey through different landforms on our vast planet. Then, using paints mixed with different textural elements (like yarn, sand, rice, and feathers) create a textured landscape.

Ideal for 4 to 8 Year Old Children

Deep Sea Dyes

Oil Pastels and Watercolor Painting

Dive beneath the water’s surface and identify what makes a marine environment so unique. Then, using white oil pastels and watercolor paints, create an ocean ecosystem.

Ideal for 4 to 8 Year Old Children

Glimmering Galaxies

Painting Techniques with Foiled Accents

Voyage through our atmosphere and beyond to learn about the vastness of outer space. Then, with vivid paints and foil, create a sci-fi adventurescape.

Ideal for 4 to 8 Year Old Children

A child’s identity is fundamental to building a positive sense of self as well as peer relations. Create artworks that celebrate cultures inspired by artists from around the world.

Hodgepodge Portraits

Inspired by Artist Bisa Butler

Use a variety of multi-colored textiles, fabrics, and papers to showcase not just how you look, but how you FEEL.

Ideal for 6 to 8 Year Old Children

Pic Stitch

Inspired by Artist Victoria Villasana

Create unique personal portraits using black and white photography accented with boldly colored fabric and yarn.

Ideal for 6 to 8 Year Old Children

Hot and Cold Textured Flowers

Inspired by Artist Georgia O'Keeffe

“Paint” flowers with contrasting hot and cold colors via tissue paper, glue, and cardstock. Explore plant anatomy along the way.

Ideal for 4 to 8 Year Old Children

Textile Expressions

Inspired by Artist Benode Behari Mukherjee

Travel through India’s mid-century contemporary art scene and make hanging flags with stencils or free-form designs.

Ideal for 4 to 8 Year Old Children

Patchwork Pastiche

Inspired by Artist Chng Seok Tin

Create individual segments of mixed media collage works and display them as a cohesive magnetic mural.

Ideal for 4 to 8 Year Old Children

Focused movement may directly benefit physical health, but it also strengthens memory, perception, and even emotions. Combine it with art to create some truly memorable projects.

Art in the Dark

Light Painting Photography

Use a variety of motor skills and motion plus a moving light source (like a flashlight, glow stick, light brush, and fiber optics) to create an image using a long exposure camera. Each participant takes home their special photograph.

Ideal for 6 to 8 Year Old Children

Animation Station

Zoetrope Cartoon Making

Journey through a history of animation. Then draw 11 cells and spin in our zoetrope to see how motion gives the illusion of movement. Participants will take home in a flip-book and/or an animated gif.

Ideal for 6 to 8 Year Old Children

Several children sitting in front of small easels painting with brushes and their fingers.

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