Booking

Kids & Families (Age 3 months to 5 years)

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.

Studio Class

[EA1] Artsy Infants | Bonding with Baby (Ages 3-14 months)

Ages 3–14 months, with an adult | Notice interactions between parents and children in art. Along the way, sing, play, and create with your baby.

[EA2] Artsy Infants | Moovin’ and Groovin’ (Ages 3-14 months)

Ages 3–14 months, with an adult | Explore movement through action-filled paintings, parent-
and-baby yoga, and energetic art projects.

[EA3] Artsy Infants | Color Me Glad (Ages 3-14 months)

Ages 3–14 months, with an adult | View vibrant paintings, make colorful art, and discuss how your baby’s vision develops.

[EA4] Artsy Infants | Sensational Me (Ages 3-14 months)

Ages 3–14 months, with an adult |Explore VMFA’s creative spaces and your baby’s budding senses.

[EA5] Artsy Infants | Fun with Faces (Ages 3-14 months)

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

[EA6] Artsy Infants | Musical Me (Ages 3-14 months)

Ages 3–14 months, with an adult |Bounce to the beat while discovering music-themed works of art.

[EA7] Artsy Infants | This Little Light of Mine (Ages 3-14 months)

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

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[ET1] Tots of Art | Music Makers (Ages 15-30 months)

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult |Take a melodious tour through the galleries as toddlers make connections with art and rhythm.

[ET2] Tots of Art | Music Makers (Ages 15-30 months)

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult | Take a melodious tour through the galleries as toddlers make connections with art and rhythm.

[ET3] Tots of Art | Animals at the Museum (Ages 15-30 months)

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult |Sing, play, and create while discovering animals at VMFA.

[ET4] Tots of Art | Animals at the Museum (Ages 15-30 months)

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult |Sing, play, and create while discovering animals at VMFA.

[ET5] Tots of Art | Weather and Wonder (Ages 15-30 months)

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult |Experience the seasons with VMFA! Explore outdoor themes and use materials found in nature.

[ET6] Tots of Art | Weather and Wonder (Ages 15-30 months)

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult |Experience the seasons with VMFA! Explore outdoor themes and use materials found in nature.

[ET7] Tots of Art | Shimmers and Shines (Ages 15-30 months)

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult | Investigate light sources and reflections with dazzling jewels and illuminated materials.

[ET8] Tots of Art | Shimmers and Shines (Ages 15-30 months)

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult | Investigate light sources and reflections with dazzling jewels and illuminated materials.

[EY1] Young at Art | Colorific Expressionistic (Ages 2.5-5 years)

Ages 2.5–5 years, with an adult | Curious about color? Explore color through play and enjoy making your own colorful creations.

[EY2] Young at Art | Colorific Expressionistic (Ages 2.5-5 years)

Ages 2.5–5 years, with an adult | Curious about color? Explore color through play and enjoy making your own colorful creations.

[EY3] Young at Art | Seasons of Art (Ages 2.5-5 years)

Ages 2.5–5 years, with an adult | Explore the seasons through art in VMFA’s collection and express dynamic weather themes in art of your own.

[EY4] Young at Art | Seasons of Art (Ages 2.5-5 years)

Ages 2.5–5 years, with an adult | Explore the seasons through art in VMFA’s collection and express dynamic weather themes in art of your own.

[EY5] Young at Art | Creative Play with Clay (Ages 2.5-5 years)

Ages 2.5–5 years, with an adult | Experience the tactile elements of clay as you squeeze and squish to make discoveries in 3D.

[EY6] Young at Art | Creative Play with Clay (Ages 2.5-5 years)

Ages 2.5–5 years, with an adult| Experience the tactile elements of clay as you squeeze and squish to make discoveries in 3D.

[EY7] Winter Nights, Bright Lights (Ages 2.5-5 years)

Ages 2.5–5 years, with an adult | Let your light shine as you investigate things shimmering in the sky and around the museum.

[EY8] Winter Nights, Bright Lights (Ages 2.5-5 years)

Ages 2.5–5 years, with an adult | Let your light shine as you investigate things shimmering in the sky and around the museum.

[EW1] Wee-Kids Workshops | What a Colorful World! | Infants

Ages 3–14 months, with an adult | View paintings that captivate the senses and paint with bright colors to make vibrant works all your own.

[EW2] Wee-Kids Workshops | What a Colorful World! | Toddlers

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult | View paintings that captivate the senses and paint with bright colors to make vibrant works all your own.

[EW3] Wee-Kids Workshops | What a Colorful World! | Preschoolers

Ages 2 1/2–5 years, with an adult | View paintings that captivate the senses and paint with bright colors to make vibrant works all your own.

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[EW4] Wee-Kids Workshops | Loose Parts and Art | Infants

Ages 3–14 months, with an adult | Get curious and inspired with repurposed materials, found objects, and loose parts! Ponder artmaking techniques in 3D media.

[EW5] Wee-Kids Workshops | Loose Parts and Art | Toddlers

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

[EW6] Wee-Kids Workshops | Loose Parts and Art | Preschoolers

Ages 2 1/2–5 years, with an adult | Get curious and inspired with repurposed materials, found objects, and loose parts! Ponder artmaking techniques in 3D media.

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[EW7] Wee-Kids Workshops | What's the Weather? | Infants

Ages 3–14 months, with an adult | Bundle up to experience the seasons with VMFA! Explore— outside, and in—and use materials that reflect winter’s environment.

[EW8] Wee-Kids Workshops | What's the Weather? | Toddlers

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult | Bundle up to experience the seasons with VMFA! Explore— outside, and in—and use materials that reflect winter’s environment.

[EW9] Wee-Kids Workshops | What's the Weather? | Preschoolers

Ages 2 1/2–5 years, with an adult | Bundle up to experience the seasons with VMFA! Explore— outside, and in—and use materials that reflect winter’s environment.

Booking

Kids & Families (Age 3 months to 5 years)

Specials

Studio Class

[EA1] Artsy Infants | Bonding with Baby (Ages 3-14 months)

[EA2] Artsy Infants | Moovin’ and Groovin’ (Ages 3-14 months)

[EA3] Artsy Infants | Color Me Glad (Ages 3-14 months)

[EA4] Artsy Infants | Sensational Me (Ages 3-14 months)

[EA5] Artsy Infants | Fun with Faces (Ages 3-14 months)

[EA6] Artsy Infants | Musical Me (Ages 3-14 months)

[EA7] Artsy Infants | This Little Light of Mine (Ages 3-14 months)

[ET1] Tots of Art | Music Makers (Ages 15-30 months)

[ET2] Tots of Art | Music Makers (Ages 15-30 months)

[ET3] Tots of Art | Animals at the Museum (Ages 15-30 months)

[ET4] Tots of Art | Animals at the Museum (Ages 15-30 months)

[ET5] Tots of Art | Weather and Wonder (Ages 15-30 months)

[ET6] Tots of Art | Weather and Wonder (Ages 15-30 months)

[ET7] Tots of Art | Shimmers and Shines (Ages 15-30 months)

[ET8] Tots of Art | Shimmers and Shines (Ages 15-30 months)

[EY1] Young at Art | Colorific Expressionistic (Ages 2.5-5 years)

[EY2] Young at Art | Colorific Expressionistic (Ages 2.5-5 years)

[EY3] Young at Art | Seasons of Art (Ages 2.5-5 years)

[EY4] Young at Art | Seasons of Art (Ages 2.5-5 years)

[EY5] Young at Art | Creative Play with Clay (Ages 2.5-5 years)

[EY6] Young at Art | Creative Play with Clay (Ages 2.5-5 years)

[EY7] Winter Nights, Bright Lights (Ages 2.5-5 years)

[EY8] Winter Nights, Bright Lights (Ages 2.5-5 years)

[EW1] Wee-Kids Workshops | What a Colorful World! | Infants

[EW2] Wee-Kids Workshops | What a Colorful World! | Toddlers

[EW3] Wee-Kids Workshops | What a Colorful World! | Preschoolers

[EW4] Wee-Kids Workshops | Loose Parts and Art | Infants

[EW5] Wee-Kids Workshops | Loose Parts and Art | Toddlers

[EW6] Wee-Kids Workshops | Loose Parts and Art | Preschoolers

[EW7] Wee-Kids Workshops | What's the Weather? | Infants

[EW8] Wee-Kids Workshops | What's the Weather? | Toddlers

[EW9] Wee-Kids Workshops | What's the Weather? | Preschoolers

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