Videos
Join us on a theatrical, lyrical, artistic and whimsical journey through classic children’s books, art activities, cooking demonstrations, and more. Click the link in each section to visit our YouTube channel and play along with us!
Check back weekly for new books to read, songs to sing, and activities to create!
Paper Dolls | Mini Mondays | Story Time
Join Bree-Anna, Manager of Theatrical & Early Childhood Experiences, and her friends to read “The Paper Dolls”, by Julia Donaldson and Rebecca Cobb. It is a lovely story dealing with memory and loss in a very special and beautiful way.
Programming for Mini Mondays is created for children under 5 and is sponsored by Florida Dairy Farmers.
Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes | Mini Mondays | Exercise
Get moving and kick off the week with Krystal, a MiChiMu Theatre Troupe member, as she helps your little ones learn their body parts in Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes!
Programming for Mini Mondays is created for children under 5 and is sponsored by Florida Dairy Farmers.
Everything is Mama | Story Time
Happy Mother’s Day! Join our Theatre Troupe (and their mamas) to celebrate the most important women in our lives with Jimmy Fallon’s book “Everything is Mama”.
Chica Chica Boom Boom | Sing Along
Join Seth, a MiChiMu Theatre Troupe member, in a musical journey to follow upper and lowercase letters to the top – and bottom – of a coconut tree 🌴 in our take on the classic children’s book, “Chica Chica Boom Boom” by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault.
Doggies | Mini Mondays | Story Time
Count—and bark—with a fun pack of pups, including Diana, one of our Theatre Troupe players, as she counts to ten in English, Spanish, and DOGGIES in one of our favorite Sandra Boynton books!
WOOF WOOF! 🐶🐶
Programming for Mini Mondays is created for children under 5 and is sponsored by Florida Dairy Farmers.
Cinco de Mayo | Cooking Class
Join Marcilia, our public programs coordinator, in the kitchen as she shows you and your children a delicious and easy recipe for Cinco de Mayo which is on Tuesday, May 5. Today we’re making quesadillas with pico de gallo!
¡Qué delicioso!
International Dance Day Tutorial
Learn some funky dance moves with Diana, one of our Theatre Troupe players, as she teaches you a choreography for “Dance Monkey” by Tones and I.
Then join the entire MiChiMu staff for a dance celebration in our video below titled “International Dance Day Celebration”!
International Dance Day Celebration
Join our staff for some fun as we get moving, express ourselves, and celebrate dancing on International Dance Day! Even while we’re apart, we can benefit from the positive, physical, and mental aspects of dance with each other.
Check out our rendition of “Dance Monkey” by Tones and I and get grooving with us!
Today Is Monday | Mini Mondays | Sing Along
Sing-along with Bree-Anna, Manager of Theatrical & Early Childhood Experiences, as she helps your children learn the days of the week with this beloved book called “Today is Monday” by Eric Carle.
Do you know what today is? Today is Mini Monday!
Programming for Mini Mondays is created for children under 5 and is sponsored by Florida Dairy Farmers.
Sensory Friendly Yoga | Exercise
Join Diana, a MiChiMu Theater Troupe member, to learn how to do two different yoga poses as part of our virtual Sensory Friendly Saturday programming! Breath in and out and learn how to do the ladybug pose and the butterfly pose. Children (and adults) benefit from the strengthening, balancing, and soothing effects yoga has on the nervous system. So join us today to move your body!
What are some of your favorite poses to do at home?
Save Your Water PSA
The MiChiMu Theater Troupe has an important reminder to your family this Earth Day (and every day)! Sing along to this retro jig and show your children ways they can conserve water.
Remember, save your water every day!
The Lorax | Story Time
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”
This Earth Day, celebrate nature and the importance of protecting our environment with Dr. Seuss, the Lorax, and Peter, our MiChiMu Senior Resident Artist!
This theatrical read-along to one of our favorite books, “The Lorax”, allows young readers to experience the beauty of the Truffula Trees and the danger of taking our earth for granted. But the closing message is perhaps the most important of all, that just one small seed, or one small child, can make a big difference for us all! 🌳💚
Yummy Yucky | Mini Mondays | Story Time
This Mini Monday we’re learning about opposites! Read (and play) along with Stephon, one of our MiChiMu Theatre Troupe players, to “Yummy Yucky”, a book by Leslie Patricelli, and help her figure out what’s yummy or yucky!
You can play this game at home to help teach children what is good to put in their mouth and what is not.
What do YOU think is yummy and yucky?
Programming for Mini Mondays is created for children under 5 and is sponsored by Florida Dairy Farmers.
Sensory Backpack | How-To
Join DJ, one of our MiChiMu educators, to learn how to make a sensory backpack this Sensory Friendly Saturday! These bags are designed to help children with special needs during outings or even at home, and:
- are filled with items that can help your child manage their own sensory reactions or behaviors
- can be used to calm hyperactivity or negative behaviors
- can be used as a way to reward or motivate your child to complete tasks they (or you) need to do (E-Learning, chores)
Don’t forget to check out our Associate Director of Inclusion, Sarah Coleman’s, shopping list on Amazon to help get you started.
P.S. If you shop on smile.amazon.com and choose Miami Children’s Museum as your nonprofit to support, a portion of the proceeds from your order will come back to us at no extra cost to you!
Cheese Bread | Cooking Class
Marcilia, our public programs coordinator, is back in the kitchen to help you and your kids learn how to make one of our favorites – cheese bread – for Tasty Tuesday!
Follow us all week long as we celebrate The National Association for the Education of Young Children’s (NAEYC) Week of the Young Child with a different theme each day!
The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Mini Mondays | Sing Along
We’re kicking off NAEYC’s Week of the Young Child with a Mini (Music) Monday sing along! Make your own maraca & join Bree-Anna to sing (and shake) along to this fun rendition of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” 🦁 💤
Follow us all week long as we celebrate The National Association for the Education of Young Children’s (NAEYC) Week of the Young Child with a different theme each day!
Programming for Mini Mondays is created for children under 5 and is sponsored by Florida Dairy Farmers.
The Day The Crayons Quit | Story Time
Read along with Bree-Anna and the rest of the MiChiMu Theater Troupe for a fun and playful adaptation of “The Day The Crayons Quit” by Drew Daywalt. This adaptation was originally created for the nine schools that we work with to bring performing arts programming to their students with disabilities: AKTIV Learning Academy, Carrie Brazer Center For Autism, Coconut Palm Elementary School, Crystal Academy, Debbie School, Driftwood Elementary School, Learning Links School, The Tikvah Center, and The Victory Center for Autism & Related Disabilities.
Don’t forget to follow along with us every Saturday as we continue to offer virtual sensory friendly experiences as part of our Museum at Home program!
Share photos of your interactions at home and tag us #MiChiMuKids #MiChiMuAtHome
Heart With Wings with Romero Britto | How-To
We’re so excited to partner with longtime museum supporter & friend, Romero Britto, for a special Museum at Home art activity! Join Romero as he shows your kids how to create their own version of his iconic “Heart with Wings” and then turn it into a puzzle!
You can hang your heart drawings up outside to show your support for healthcare workers or make puzzles to do as a family in honor of Autism Awareness Month.
Have fun & don’t forget to share your creations with us!
Passover Charoset | Cooking Class
Today we’re learning together in the kitchen as we get ready for Passover! Join Marcilia, our public programs coordinator, as she makes Charoset, a sweet, dark-colored paste made of fruits and nuts eaten at the Passover Seder! There are many variations you can make at home, but for today’s recipe we used:
– 1 green apple, peeled and diced
– 1/2 cup dates, pitted and chopped
– 1/2 cup raisins
– 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
– 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
– 1 pinch of cardamom
– 2 tsp sweet wine (or grape juice)
Happy cooking!
Itsy Bitsy Spider | Mini Mondays | Sing Along
Explore different emotions and ways to sing along to the Itsy Bitsy Spider with Robert, one of our MiChiMu Theatre Troupe players, this Mini Monday!
Are you feeling happy, sad, angry, or excited today?
Programming for Mini Mondays is created for children under 5 and is sponsored by Florida Dairy Farmers.
Sensory Bins | How-To
Learn how to make your own sensory bins to keep your children busy, engage their senses, and create opportunities for discovery this Sensory Friendly Saturday!
If you don’t have these materials at home, don’t fret! Our Associate Director of Inclusion, Sarah Coleman, has created a shopping list to help get you started.
P.S. If you shop on smile.amazon.com and choose Miami Children’s Museum as your nonprofit to support, a portion of the proceeds from your order will come back to us at no extra cost to you!
Sensory Friendly Stress Balls | How-To
We’re kicking off our very first virtual Sensory Friendly Saturday by making stress balls! This fun and easy activity can help you discuss different feelings and emotions with your children while reducing anxiety.
Don’t worry if you don’t have the materials at home today, our Associate Director of Inclusion, Sarah Coleman, has created a shopping list to help get you started.
P.S. If you shop on smile.amazon.com and choose Miami Children’s Museum as your nonprofit to support, a portion of the proceeds from your order will come back to us at no extra cost to you!
The Very Hungry Caterpillar | Eng & Spa | Story Time
Join Stephon and Krystal, our MiChiMu Theatre Troupe players, as they read “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle in English and Spanish!
Warning: this classic children’s book might make your little ones HUNGRY!
Laughter Yoga | Exercise
April is Autism Awareness Month and we are excited to announce that we will be offering virtual Sensory Friendly Saturday programming each weekend that you can do at home! 💙
Peter, our MiChiMu Senior Resident Artist, is helping us kickoff our monthlong celebration with one of our favorite sensory friendly activities, LAUGHTER YOGA! Laughter Yoga is a single exercise that deals with physical, mental and emotional stress simultaneously… something that we can all benefit from right now.
I Like Myself | Sing Along
High on energy and imagination, this ode to self-esteem encourages kids to appreciate everything about themselves – inside and out. Messy hair? Beaver breath? So what! Here’s a little girl who knows what really matters.
Sing along with Krystal, one of our MiChiMu Theatre Troupe players, to “I Like Myself” by Karen Beaumont!
How much do you like yourself?
The Color Monster | Story Time
Books are a great way to encourage your children to open up and discuss how they feel, even when their thoughts are confusing.
Join Stephon, one of our MiChiMu Theatre Troupe players, as she reads “The Color Monster” by Anna Llenas.
How do YOU feel today?
Listen to the Rain | Sing Along
What do you feel when you hear the rain? In this tale, Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault take us on a journey evoking the beauty, mystery, sounds, and silences of rain.
Join Bree-Anna as she sings along to, “Listen to the Rain”. At home, you can encourage your children to use instruments or household items to coincide with the rainstorm… soft sounds leading to louder sounds and singing as the storm progresses. It’s easy and fun to sing together as a family!
Do you ever stop and listen to the rain?