Northern Lights Chalk Art

North Country Children's Museum 10 Raymond Street, Potsdam, NY, United States

Learn a soft pastel technique to create beautifully blended and flowing Aurora Borealis depictions. Create a full scene or focus on the sensory blending movement within the work. This is a great piece of work that can lean towards abstraction or realism. Program runs 10-3, or until materials are gone. No need to preregister. Program […]

Free

Painting on Ice

North Country Children's Museum 10 Raymond Street, Potsdam, NY, United States

Bundle up! We're heading outside to add some color to the snow and ice! We will use watercolors in spray bottles to draw designs and paint on nature's white canvas. Program runs 10-3, or until materials are gone. No need to preregister. Program included with membership and admission.

Free

FrostyFest: Snowman Competition in Ives Park!

Ives Park

Come with your family and friends to build a snowman in our annual snowman competition in Ives Park, Potsdam! Build your snow creature from 11am to 12:30pm. Judging begins at 12:30pm. Prizes for winners. Winter Story Walk with the Potsdam Public Library. Free hot chocolate and cookies in the gazebo! Snow date on Feb 7th.

Frosty Fest

North Country Children's Museum 10 Raymond Street, Potsdam, NY, United States

Sign up to build a snowman, snow woman or snow creature in Potsdam's second annual snowman competition.  Prizes for winners. Free hot chocolate and cookies in the gazebo. Winter Story Walk with the Potsdam Public Library.  Everyone Welcome to the free event in Ives Park!  

Free

Salty Snowflakes

North Country Children's Museum 10 Raymond Street, Potsdam, NY, United States

Perhaps you're snowflakes have an attitude, but we mean snowflakes made from salt! Salt helps give the snowflakes a crystal-like appearance. Come learn about how snowflakes form and create your own geometric pattern. We will add color to the salt and watch as the snowflakes soak up the colors in a beautiful art display. Program […]

Free

Total Eclipse Program: Make Your Own Balloon Rocket

North Country Children's Museum 10 Raymond Street, Potsdam, NY, United States

Saturday Science Programs from 11AM - 12PM at the Children's Museum. March 9: Make your own balloon rocket March 16: The cup drop experiment March 23: Anti-gravity galaxy in a bottle March 30: Make a launch a rocket April 6: Pop a balloon using the sun's energy    

Toddler Music

North Country Children's Museum 10 Raymond Street, Potsdam, NY, United States

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 to miss out!

Kids in the Kitchen

North Country Children's Museum 10 Raymond Street, Potsdam, NY, United States

Join the fun with this after school cooking class with Chef O! Kids will follow fun and healthy recipes each week and share their afterschool snack with friends. Recipes will be sent home so kids can make snacks for the whole family. The class will culminate with students creating, making, sharing their own recipes! Come […]

Outdoor Science Explorers!

North Country Children's Museum 10 Raymond Street, Potsdam, NY, United States

Come explore the science of seasons in this outdoor-oriented, hands-on science class. Weather permitting, participants will learn in nature’s laboratory in the great outdoors! Science experiments both indoors and out will keep introducing kids to environmental science through fun, engaging experiments.