Early Childhood

Mon, Oct 17, 10:30–11:30 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 3–14 months, with an adult | Make some music at VMFA! Visit Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art and participate in tempo-related art experiences.

$20 per baby/adult pair (VMFA members $17)

Mon, Oct 24, 10:30–11:30 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 3–14 months, with an adult | Explore the connection between nature and mindfulness. Visit nature in art and practice a few baby and caregiver yoga moves.
 
$20 per baby/adult pair (VMFA members $17)

Mon, Nov 14, 10:30–11:30 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 3–14 months, with an adult | Enjoy animal sounds, songs, stories, and sensory art activities while viewing animals depicted in VMFA's collection.

$20 per baby/adult pair (VMFA members $17)

Mon, Nov 28, 10:30–11:30 am | 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.

$20 per baby/adult pair (VMFA members $17)

Mon, Dec 12, 10:30–11:30 am | 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.

$20 per baby/adult pair (VMFA members $17)

Tue, Oct 4, 11, 18, or 25, 10:30–11:30 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult | Little explorers will use their five senses to explore sights, smells, and sounds of the world around them.

$20 per toddler/adult pair (VMFA members $17)

Tue, Nov 1, 8, or 15, 10:30–11:30 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult | Dance your way through the galleries; engage
in singing activities and sound-related art! 

$20 per toddler/adult pair (VMFA members $17)

Tue, Nov 29, Dec 6, or 13, 10:30–11:30 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult | Investigate all that shimmers and shines. Discover dazzling jewels, and stars that light up the night. 

$20 per toddler/adult pair (VMFA members $17)

Thu, Dec 1, 8, or 15, 10:30–11:30 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult | Investigate all that shimmers and shines. Discover dazzling jewels, and stars that light up the night. 

$20 per toddler/adult pair (VMFA members $17)

Wed, Oct 5, 12, 19, or 26, 10:30–11:30 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 2 ½–5, with an adult | Explore seasonal changes in nature and life in, on, and around trees.
  
$20 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $17)

Fri, Oct 7, 14, 21, or 28, 10:30–11:30 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 2 ½–5, with an adult | Explore seasonal changes in nature and life in, on, and around trees.
  
$20 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $17)

Wed, Nov 2, 9, or 16, 10:30–11:30 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 2 ½–5, with an adult | Experience the tactile elements of clay. Make discoveries as you roll, pinch, squeeze, and squish to create 3D art.

$20 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $17)

Fri, Nov 4 or 11, 10:30–11:30 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 2 ½–5, with an adult | Experience the tactile elements of clay. Make discoveries as you roll, pinch, squeeze, and squish to create 3D art.

$20 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $17)

Wed, Nov 30, Dec 7, or 14, 10:30–11:30 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 2 ½–5, with an adult | Let your light shine as you investigate things shimmering in the sky and around the museum.
   
$20 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $17)

Fri, Dec 2, 9, or 16, 10:30–11:30 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 2 ½–5, with an adult | Let your light shine as you investigate things shimmering in the sky and around the museum.
   
$20 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $17)

Sat, Oct 8, 10:30–11:45 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 3–14 months, with an adult | Visit the people in VMFA’s galleries. Some are portrayed from head to toe and others are expressed through tender renderings. Discuss body parts and emotions and create art that expresses you.

$24 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $20)

Sat, Oct 8, 10:30–11:45 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult | Visit the people in VMFA’s galleries. Some are portrayed from head to toe and others are expressed through tender renderings. Discuss body parts and emotions and create art that expresses you.

$24 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $20)

Sat, Oct 15, 10:30–11:45 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 2½–5 years, with an adult | Visit the people in VMFA’s galleries. Some are portrayed from head to toe and others are expressed through tender renderings. Discuss body parts and emotions and create art that expresses you.

$24 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $20)

Sat, Nov 5, 10:30–11:45 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 3–14 months, with an adult | Use your senses and consider spatial relationships as you explore dimensional mediums, tactile materials, and a variety of sculptural forms.

$24 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $20)

Sat, Nov 5, 10:30–11:45 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult | Use your senses and consider spatial relationships as you explore dimensional mediums, tactile materials, and a variety of sculptural forms.

$24 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $20)

Sat, Nov 19, 10:30–11:45 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 2½–5 years, with an adult | Use your senses and consider spatial relationships as you explore dimensional mediums, tactile materials, and a variety of sculptural forms.

$24 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $20)

Sat, Dec 10, 10:30–11:45 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 3–14 months, with an adult | Move your feet and dance to the beat as you visit Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art and make music inspired art.
 
$24 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $20)

Sat, Dec 10, 10:30–11:45 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult | Move your feet and dance to the beat as you visit Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art and make music inspired art.
 
$24 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $20)

Sat, Dec 17, 10:30–11:45 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 2 ½–5, with an adult | Move your feet and dance to the beat as you visit Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art and make music inspired art.
 
$24 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $20)