Early Childhood

Mon, Feb 13, 10:30–11:30 am | 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.

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

Mon, Feb 27, 10:30–11:30 am | 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.

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

Mon, Mar 13, 10:30–11:30 am | 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.

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

Mon, Mar 27, 10:30–11:30 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

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

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

Mon, Apr 17, 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, Apr 24, 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)

Mon, May 8, 10:30–11:30 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 3–14 months, with an adult | Spend time in the Sculpture Garden and create your own nature-inspired work of art.

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

Tue, Jan 31, Feb 7, 14 or 21, 10:30–11:30 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult | Identify your favorite places and make connections to your home and neighborhoods, all while exploring our museum.

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

Thu, Feb 2, 9, 16 or 23, 10:30–11:30 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult | Identify your favorite places and make connections to your home and neighborhoods, all while exploring our museum.

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

Tue, Feb 28, Mar 7, 14 or 21, 10:30–11:30 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult | Get curious and inspired by art made with unexpected materials. Explore the concept of recycling and reusing through art we see in the galleries and art we make ourselves. 

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

Thu, Mar 2, 9, 16 or 23, 10:30–11:30 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult | Get curious and inspired by art made with unexpected materials. Explore the concept of recycling and reusing through art we see in the galleries and art we make ourselves. 

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

Tue, Mar 28, Apr 11, 18 or 25, 10:30–11:30 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult | Play with spatial concepts, notice movement in artwork, and experiment with dimensional materials.

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

Thu, Mar 30, Apr 13, 20 or 27, 10:30–11:30 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult | Play with spatial concepts, notice movement in artwork, and experiment with dimensional materials.

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

Tue, May 2 or 9, 10:30–11:30 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult | Enjoy the museum grounds through nature inspired play, discoveries through yoursenses, and natural art materials.

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

Thu, May 4 or 11, 10:30–11:30 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult | Enjoy the museum grounds through nature inspired play, discoveries through your senses, and natural art materials.

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

Wed, Feb 1, 8, 15, or 22, 10:30–11:30 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 2 1/2 - 5 years, with an adult | Investigate various forms of artistic expression and use your imagination to create works of art that are unique-just like you!

Wed, Feb 1, 8, 15, or 22, 4–5 pm | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 2 1/2 - 5 years, with an adult | Investigate various forms of artistic expression and use your imagination to create works of art that are unique-just like you!

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

Wed, Mar 1, 8, 15, or 22, 10:30–11:30 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 2 1/2 - 5 years, with an adult | Activate your senses as you discover the sights,
sounds, textures, and smells depicted in art.

Wed, Mar 1, 8, 15, or 22, 4–5 pm | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 2 1/2 - 5 years, with an adult | Activate your senses as you discover the sights,
sounds, textures, and smells depicted in art.

Wed, Mar 29, Apr 12, 19, or 26, 10:30–11:30 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 2 1/2 - 5 years, with an adult | Cardboard, newspaper, and more. Use repurposed materials and found objects to make earth-friendly art projects.

Wed, Mar 29, Apr 12, 19, or 26, 4–5 pm | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 2 1/2 - 5 years, with an adult | Cardboard, newspaper, and more. Use repurposed materials and found objects to make earth-friendly art projects.

Wed, May 3 or 10, 10:30–11:30 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 2 1/2 - 5 years, with an adult | Notice nature’s many colors and textures and create art from natural materials.

Wed, May 3 or 10, 4–5 pm | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 2 1/2 - 5 years, with an adult | Notice nature’s many colors and textures and create art from natural materials.

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

Ages 3 - 13 months, with an adult | Focus on the captivating and intriguing element of Light in class this month. Find wonder and creativity through explorations of translucent objects and art materials. 

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

Ages 14 - 30 months, with an adult | Focus on the captivating and intriguing element of Light in class this month. Find wonder and creativity through explorations of translucent objects and art materials. 

Sat, Feb 18, 10:30–11:30 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 2 1/2 - 5 years, with an adult | Focus on the captivating and intriguing element of Light in class this month. Find wonder and creativity through explorations of translucent objects and art materials. 

Sat, Mar 4, 10:30–11:45 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

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

Sat, Mar 4, 10:30–11:45 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

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

Sat, Mar 18, 10:30–11:45 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

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

Sat, Apr 1, 10:30–11:45 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 3 - 13 months, with an adult | Move and groove while exploring real and implied movement in objects on display then experience active artmaking in the Studio.

Sat, Apr 1, 10:30–11:45 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 14 - 30 months, with an adult | Move and groove while exploring real and implied movement in objects on display then experience active artmaking in the Studio.

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

Ages 2 1/2 - 5 years, with an adult | Move and groove while exploring real and implied movement in objects on display then experience active artmaking in the Studio.

Sat, May 6, 10:30–11:45 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 3 - 13 months, with an adult | Artists like to eat just as much as we do! Explore edible items in paintings and discuss your favorite foods.

Sat, May 6, 10:30–11:45 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 14 - 30 months, with an adult | Artists like to eat just as much as we do! Explore edible items in paintings and discuss your favorite foods.

Sat, May 13, 10:30–11:45 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 2 1/2 - 5 years, with an adult | Artists like to eat just as much as we do! Explore edible items in paintings and discuss your favorite foods.