Early Childhood

Mon,Jun 9
10:30–11:30 am
$22 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $18)
Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 3–14 months, with an adult |Pause before vibrant paintings in the galleries and paint with bright colors while exploring your baby’s visual capacity in this color-focused class. 

Mon, Jun 23
10:30–11:30 am
$22 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $18)
Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 3–14 months, with an adult | Let’s move and groove as we explore motion and motor development with action-filled paintings, simple parent-and-baby yoga poses, and engaging art materials. 

Mon, Jul 7
10:30–11:30 am
$22 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $18)
Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 3–14 months, with an adult | View portraits and explore facial expressions while viewing Frida: Beyond the Myth. Watch your baby’s enthusiastic responses as we explore mirrors and music along the way. 

Mon, Jul 21
10:30–11:30 am
$22 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $18)
Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 3–14 months, with an adult | Spend time in the galleries exploring social emotional themes of bonding in works of art in VMFA’s collection. Along the way, sing, snuggle, and create together.

Mon,Aug 4
10:30–11:30 am
$22 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $18)
Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 3–14 months, with an adult | Tap a tempo, feel the beat, clap your hands, and stomp your feet! Venture into the galleries to find instruments and create tempo-related art projects.

Mon, Aug 18
10:30–11:30 am
$22 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $18)
Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 3–14 months, with an adult | Enjoy a sensational class filled with water play, seascapes, and water-inspired art materials.

Tuesdays, Jun 3 or10
10:30–11:30 am
$22 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $18)
Art Education Center, Classroom
Monthly themes | Different lessons weekly

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult | Explore themes of expression and identity. Gain inspiration from works of art that tell stories of the past, present, community, and the natural world.  

Thursdays, Jun 5 or 12
10:30–11:30 am
$22 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $18)
Art Education Center, Classroom
Monthly themes | Different lessons weekly

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult | Explore themes of expression and identity. Gain inspiration from works of art that tell stories of the past, present, community, and the natural world.  

Thursdays, Jul 1, 8, 15, or 22
10:30–11:30 am
$22 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $18)
Art Education Center, Classroom
Monthly themes | Different lessons weekly

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult | Examine both familiar and unexpected artmaking techniques in 2D and 3D media. Get curious and inspired with repurposed materials, found objects, and loose parts!

Tuesdays, Jul 3, 10, 17, or 24
10:30–11:30 am
$22 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $18)
Art Education Center, Classroom
Monthly themes | Different lessons weekly

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult | Examine both familiar and unexpected artmaking techniques in 2D and 3D media. Get curious and inspired with repurposed materials, found objects, and loose parts!

Tuesdays, Aug 5 or 12
10:30–11:30 am
$22 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $18)
Art Education Center, Classroom
Monthly themes | Different lessons weekly

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult | Enjoy ocean-themed fun with water play, adventures in the sculpture garden, and aquatic art materials.

Thursdays, Aug 7 or 14
10:30–11:30 am
$22 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $18)
Art Education Center, Classroom
Monthly themes | Different lessons weekly

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult | Enjoy ocean-themed fun with water play, adventures in the sculpture garden, and aquatic art materials.

Wednesdays, Jun 4 or11
10:30–11:30 am
$22 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $18)
Art Education Center, Classroom
Monthly themes | Different lessons weekly

Ages 2 1/2–5 years, with an adult | Connect with art from the past through storytelling. Learn about art techniques and tools used by ancient, medieval, and Renaissance artists!

Fridays, Jun 6 or 13
10:30–11:30 am
$22 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $18)
Art Education Center, Classroom
Monthly themes | Different lessons weekly

Ages 2 1/2–5 years, with an adult | Connect with art from the past through storytelling. Learn about art techniques and tools used by ancient, medieval, and Renaissance artists!

Wednesdays, Jul 9, 16, 23, or 30
10:30–11:30 am
$22 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $18)
Art Education Center, Classroom
Monthly themes | Different lessons weekly

Ages 2 1/2–5 years, with an adult | Explore identity, portraiture, community, and architecture by viewing works on display in the galleries, including Frida: Beyond the Myth and discover unique ways to express yourself.

Fridays, Jul 11, 18, 25, or Aug 1
10:30–11:30 am
$22 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $18)
Art Education Center, Classroom
Monthly themes | Different lessons weekly

Ages 2 1/2–5 years, with an adult | Explore identity, portraiture, community, and architecture by viewing works on display in the galleries, including Frida: Beyond the Myth and discover unique ways to express yourself.

Wednesdays, Aug 6 or 13
10:30–11:30 am
$22 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $18)
Art Education Center, Classroom
Monthly themes | Different lessons weekly

Ages 2 1/2–5 years, with an adult | Investigate nature’s many colors and textures, enjoy visits to the Sculpture Garden, and create using natural materials in the art studio.

Fridays, Aug 8 or 15
10:30–11:30 am
$22 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $18)
Art Education Center, Classroom
Monthly themes | Different lessons weekly

Ages 2 1/2–5 years, with an adult | Investigate nature’s many colors and textures, enjoy visits to the Sculpture Garden, and create using natural materials in the art studio.

Sat, May 10
10:30–11:45 am
$24 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $20)
Art Education Center

Preschoolers, Ages 2 1/2–5 years, with an adult | Through songs, stories, and viewing the special exhibition Frida: Beyond the Myth, find fun in face and figure explorations, then create an expressive  figure of your own!

Saturday, July 12
10:30–11:45 am
$25 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $22)
Art Education Center

Ages 3–14 months, with an adult | Natural habitats—including forests, oceans, and the museum’s grounds—will inspire your imagination and creativity.    

Saturday, July 12
10:30–11:45 am
$25 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $22)
Art Education Center

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult | Natural habitats—including forests, oceans, and the museum’s grounds—will inspire your imagination and creativity.    

Saturday, July 19
10:30–11:45 am
$25 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $22)
Art Education Center

Ages 2 1/2–5 years, with an adult | Natural habitats—including forests, oceans, and the museum’s grounds—will inspire your imagination and creativity.    

Saturday, Aug 9
10:30–11:45 am
$25 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $22)
Art Education Center

Ages 3–14 months, with an adult | Use your senses to enjoy water play, investigations of rocks, sand, creatures, and mixed-media artmaking.  

Saturday, Aug 9
10:30–11:45 am
$25 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $22)
Art Education Center

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult | Use your senses to enjoy water play, investigations of rocks, sand, creatures, and mixed-media artmaking.  

Saturday, Aug 16
10:30–11:45 am
$25 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $22)
Art Education Center

Ages 2 1/2–5 years, with an adult | Use your senses to enjoy water play, investigations of rocks, sand, creatures, and mixed-media artmaking.  

Tue–Fri, May 27–30, 2025
9:30 am–noon
$135 (VMFA members $120)
Art Education Center Classroom

Ages 3–5 1/2 years, potty-learned | These inquiry-based, Reggio Emilia-inspired camps include daily adventures inside the museum and out in the Sculpture Garden. Children collaborate to build a unique community for each camp week, with mornings in the classroom and creative adventures outside.

Mon–Fri, Jun 2–6, 2025
9:30 am–noon
$165 (VMFA members $150)
Art Education Center Classroom

Ages 3–5 1/2 years, potty-learned | These inquiry-based, Reggio Emilia-inspired camps include daily adventures inside the museum and out in the Sculpture Garden. Children collaborate to build a unique community for each camp week, with mornings in the classroom and creative adventures outside.

Mon–Fri, Jun 9–13, 2025
9:30 am–noon
$165 (VMFA members $150)
Art Education Center Classroom

Ages 3–5 1/2 years, potty-learned | These inquiry-based, Reggio Emilia-inspired camps include daily adventures inside the museum and out in the Sculpture Garden. Children collaborate to build a unique community for each camp week, with mornings in the classroom and creative adventures outside.

Mon–Fri*, Jun 16–18, 20, 2025
9:30 am–noon
$135 (VMFA members $120)
Art Education Center Classroom

Ages 3–5 1/2 years, potty-learned | These inquiry-based, Reggio Emilia-inspired camps include daily adventures inside the museum and out in the Sculpture Garden. Children collaborate to build a unique community for each camp week, with mornings in the classroom and creative adventures outside.

*No camp Thursday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth.

Mon–Fri, Jun 23–27, 2025
9:30 am–noon
$165 (VMFA members $150)
Art Education Center Classroom

Ages 3–5 1/2 years, potty-learned | These inquiry-based, Reggio Emilia-inspired camps include daily adventures inside the museum and out in the Sculpture Garden. Children collaborate to build a unique community for each camp week, with mornings in the classroom and creative adventures outside.