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Early Childhood

In VMFA’s Early Childhood Education programs, infants, toddlers, and preschool age children discover the world around them through playing, singing, exploring, and creating. Held in the classroom, galleries, and studio, these programs foster children’s development, early literacy, autonomy, and decision-making skills.

Specials

VMFA Members enjoy discounts on many of our classes and programs. Click here for more information.

Artsy Infants

[EA3] Babies in Motion

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

Ages 3–14 months, with an adult | Explore motion and motor development through action-filled paintings, simple parent-and-baby yoga poses, and appealing art materials.

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[EA4] Musical Mini-Me

Mon, Feb 24
10:30–11:30 am
$22 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $18)
Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 3–14 months, with an adult | Babies will enjoy bouncing to the beat while discovering musically themed works of art.

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[EA5] Spring Animals

Mon, Mar 10
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 singing animal songs as you search the galleries for creatures and create animal-inspired art in the studio.

[EA6] My Face, Your Face

Mon, Mar 24
10:30–11:30 am
$22 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $18)
Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 3–14 months, with an adult | Delight in portraits and facial expressions through songs and games, and watch your baby’s enthusiastic responses .

[EA7] Sensational Me

Mon, Apr 14
10:30–11:30 am
$22 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $18)
Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 3–14 months, with an adult | Discuss your baby’s developing senses while participating in a sensory-focused tour, story time, and art project.

[EA8] This Little Light of Mine

Mon, Apr 28
10:30–11:30 am
$22 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $18)
Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 3–14 months, with an adult | Catch your baby’s eye with light-filled works of art, shimmering art materials, and interesting gallery spaces.

[EA9] Nature Babies

Mon, May 5
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 Sculpture Garden, create your own nature-inspired work of art.

Tots of Art

[ET3] Look, Listen, and Feel

Tuesdays, Feb 4, 11, 18, or 25
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 | Little explorers will use their five senses to discover the sights, smells, and sounds in their world and in their art.

[ET4] Look, Listen, and Feel

Thursdays, Feb 6, 13, 20, or 27
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 | Little explorers will use their five senses to discover the sights, smells, and sounds in their world and in their art.

[ET5] Up, Down, Spin Around

Tuesdays, Mar 4, 11, 18, or 25
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 | Play with spatial concepts, notice movement in artwork, and experiment with multidimensional materials.

[ET6] Up, Down, Spin Around

Thursdays, Mar 6, 13, 20, or 27
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 | Play with spatial concepts, notice movement in artwork, and experiment with multidimensional materials.

[ET7] The Nature of Art

Tuesdays, Apr 8, 15, 22, or 29
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 | Discover big and small aspects of nature while exploring the museum grounds, galleries and natural art materials.

[ET8] The Nature of Art

Thursdays, Apr 10, 17, 24, or May 1
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 | Discover big and small aspects of nature while exploring the museum grounds, galleries and natural art materials.

Young @ Art

[EY3] Tinkering Around

Wednesdays, Feb 5, 12, 19, or 26
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 | Experiment with a variety of art materials, tools, and techniques to construct your own imaginative creation.

[EY4] Tinkering Around

Wednesdays, Feb 5, 12, 19, or 26
4–5 pm
$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 | Experiment with a variety of art materials, tools, and techniques to construct your own imaginative creation.

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[EY5] Lines, Movement, and Music

Wednesdays, Mar 5, 12, 19, or 26
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 | Get ready to dance, sing, and create as you investigate how artists use lines to create movement in sculptures and paintings.

[EY6] Lines, Movement, and Music

Wednesdays, Mar 5, 12, 19, or 26
4–5 pm
$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 | Get ready to dance, sing, and create as you investigate how artists use lines to create movement in sculptures and paintings.

[EY7] I Am an Artist

Wednesdays, Apr 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 the meaning of artistic expression and create imaginative masterpieces inspired by works of art including pieces in the special exhibition Frida: Beyond the Myth.

[EY8] I Am an Artist

Wednesdays, Apr 9, 16, 23 or 30
4–5 pm
$22 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $18)
Art Education Center, Classroom
Monthly themes | Different lessons weekly

Wee-Kids Workshops

[EW4] Art that Moves Me

Sat, Feb 15
10:30–11:45 am
$24 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $20)
Art Education Center

Infants, Ages 3–13 months, with an adult | Use your body to explore spatial concepts, notice movement in artwork, and experiment with gesture and multidimensional art materials.

[EW5] Art that Moves Me

Sat, Feb 15
10:30–11:45 am
$24 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $20)
Art Education Center

Toddlers, Ages 14–30 months, with an adult | Use your body to explore spatial concepts, notice movement in artwork, and experiment with gesture and multidimensional art materials.

[EW6] Art that Moves Me

Sat, Feb 22
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 | Use your body to explore spatial concepts, notice movement in artwork, and experiment with gesture and multidimensional art materials.

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[EW7] Animals at VMFA

Sat, Mar 8
10:30–11:45 am
$24 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $20)
Art Education Center

Infants, Ages 3–13 months, with an adult | Find furry, scaly, webbed, and winged creatures, all throughout the VMFA campus. Enjoy singing animal songs and making animal-inspired art of your own.

[EW8] Animals at VMFA

Sat, Mar 8
10:30–11:45 am
$24 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $20)
Art Education Center

Toddlers, Ages 14–30 months, with an adult | Find furry, scaly, webbed, and winged creatures, all throughout the VMFA campus. Enjoy singing animal songs and making animal-inspired art of your own.

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[EW9] Animals at VMFA

Sat, Mar 22
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 | Find furry, scaly, webbed, and winged creatures, all throughout the VMFA campus. Enjoy singing animal songs and making animal-inspired art of your own.

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[EW10] Sensation Inspiration

Sat, Apr 5
10:30–11:45 am
$24 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $20)
Art Education Center

Infants, Ages 3–13 months, with an adult | See, smell, and feel as you explore artworks with all your senses, then create your own sense-sational work of art.

[EW11] Sensation Inspiration

Sat, Apr 5
10:30–11:45 am
$24 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $20)
Art Education Center

Toddlers, Ages 14–30 months, with an adult | See, smell, and feel as you explore artworks with all your senses, then create your own sense-sational work of art.

[EW12] Sensation Inspiration

Sat, Apr 26
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 | See, smell, and feel as you explore artworks with all your senses, then create your own sense-sational work of art.

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[EW13] Fun with Faces and Figures

Sat, May 3
10:30–11:45 am
$24 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $20)
Art Education Center

Infants, Ages 3–13 months, 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!

[EW14] Fun with Faces and Figures

Sat, May 3
10:30–11:45 am
$24 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $20)
Art Education Center

Toddlers, Ages 14–30 months, 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!

[EW15] Fun with Faces and Figures

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!

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