Create a Sharpie outline drawing that we will hang in our 2D Art Installation! Program runs at 11:00 and 2:00 No need to preregister. Program included with membership and admission

Come play inside a work of art in the 2D Playroom Art Installation! The Children's Museum's program room will be transformed into a sketch of a child's playroom for the month of September. The 2D Playroom will be filled with iconic playroom toys. Visitors of all ages can play inside a work of art and […]

Why are the trees changing color? For this program, we'll learn how trees sense the world around them, and what it would be like if we grew like trees! No need to preregister. Program included with membership and admission.

Take a white t-shirt and outline it with sharpie marker. We will do the edges and then even get into the details of the shirt such as seams and stitching. Well turn a real object into a 2D illusion. Be sure to wear your t-shirt when you visit the 2D Playroom installation next month! You’ll […]

Ages 3-5 Join our Toddler Engineering Team as we explore basic engineering principles and put them to the test! From measuring the world around us to challenges in transportation and architecture, we’ll be laying the foundation for these Tinker Tots to grow into Confident Creators!

Grades K-5 These artsy tricks are sure to be treats! Join us in exploring the world of artistic optical illusions. We will learn about light, shadow and line as we play with 3D perspectives on a small and large scale. We will create public outdoor and indoor illusions for the community to view using a […]

Grades 1-5  In this class, children will learn to sew using a variety of hand sewing techniques. Participants will use their sewing skills to create an original teddy bear.  This class is taught by artist Romi Sebald of Cranberry Brook Designs.

Ages 5 and under Toddler Music is a mixed-age music and movement class for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and their caregivers, that includes activities designed to promote musical learning across ages. Activities include singing and chanting, dancing and finger plays, and playing children’s instruments, aka: making noise and jumping around. You don’t want your little one […]

Grades K-5 What’s a lyre? What was a sistrum used for? How do you play an aulos? We’ll learn about some of the earliest known instruments, create our own modern versions, and check out reproductions at the Potsdam Public History Museum.  Step into a musical past today and make some joyful noise!

Grades K-5 In this class, we’ll be serving up different experiments with ingredients and tools found in the kitchen!  We’ll safely explore the chemical and physical changes that happen to your favorite foods and snacks. Feast on the wonders of science as we learn the chemistry behind candy making, baking, dying, and DIY home kitchen […]