Earth is covered in extreme environments, from boiling hot to freezing cold, but life finds a way to thrive in each of them! What are these places like, and what kinds of adaptations does life have to survive in them? In this program, we’ll focus on freezing cold environments and make our own natural protections, […]

Join our Sing-Along & Photo Op with Elsa & Olaf from Frozen. We'll have special guest actors in costume playing these roles and leading families in a fun, Frozen sing along! Kids are encouraged to come in costume for this special winter event! No need to preregister. Program included with membership and admission.

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! With […]

Explore the world of architectural designs and create futuristic utopias. We will learn about floating homes, design our own tree houses for houseplants and create famous miniatures. We will play with lots of different materials and practice our structural building skills. Learn about architectural drawings and see our plans for the upstairs!

Kids will learn beginning sewing techniques and create various fun and challenging projects such as: a change purse, hat and mittens, etc. We will not be using sharp needles in this class.These hand-sewing techniques are valuable skills which will prove useful all through life!

Join us as we explore the exciting world of Dramatic Play!  Using our imaginations and creativity, we will be creating scenarios and play themes that will encourage thinking outside of the box.  Designed to encourage group play, language development, and reinforce practical skills such as sorting, rearranging, negotiation, sharing, and taking turns. 

Brianne Borden brings a love of movement, music, and play to her children’s yoga classes. A mix of movement and music based in yoga. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and come prepared to have fun!

From the Mario Brothers to Minecraft, join us as we learn all about the music in video games! We’ll explore video game composers, create our own soundtrack to an existing game, and learn some classic tunes to play along. We’ll meet with experts from the video game music industry to delve deep into our content!

This course will teach all about chemistry in and around your house!  Each week, we will perform a laboratory activity or experiment consisting of ingredients and tools found in your very own home!   Using thoughtful exploration and experimentation, we will reveal the hidden world of chemistry that’s all around you!

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!

In an out-of-this-world experience, this camp will take children on an odyssey through space and time! We’ll learn how to detect alien solar systems hidden away in constellations and create weird alien worlds, we’ll play in quantum foam before modeling star-sized atoms, and wrap things up using time travel to go from the Big Bang […]

Learn about set design and costuming on a miniature scale! Students get to create their own model of a theater and the characters that live within the play they're designing.

Come test your skills at the World Kid Games! We'll have our kids' sized climber, cardio equipment, long jump, hula hoops, and kettle bells set up all day to build your kid power! Go through a work out and test your heart rate on our stand up monitor. Kids can start training for the World […]

Come test your skills at the World Kid Games! We'll have our kids' sized climber, cardio equipment, long jump, hula hoops, and kettle bells set up all day to build your kid power! Go through a work out and test your heart rate on our stand up monitor. Kids can start training for the World […]

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! With […]

Explore the world of architectural designs and create futuristic utopias. We will learn about floating homes, design our own tree houses for houseplants and create famous miniatures. We will play with lots of different materials and practice our structural building skills. Learn about architectural drawings and see our plans for the upstairs!

Kids will learn beginning sewing techniques and create various fun and challenging projects such as: a change purse, hat and mittens, etc. We will not be using sharp needles in this class.These hand-sewing techniques are valuable skills which will prove useful all through life!

Join us as we explore the exciting world of Dramatic Play!  Using our imaginations and creativity, we will be creating scenarios and play themes that will encourage thinking outside of the box.  Designed to encourage group play, language development, and reinforce practical skills such as sorting, rearranging, negotiation, sharing, and taking turns.

Brianne Borden brings a love of movement, music, and play to her children’s yoga classes. A mix of movement and music based in yoga. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and come prepared to have fun!

From the Mario Brothers to Minecraft, join us as we learn all about the music in video games! We’ll explore video game composers, create our own soundtrack to an existing game, and learn some classic tunes to play along. We’ll meet with experts from the video game music industry to delve deep into our content!

This course will teach all about chemistry in and around your house!  Each week, we will perform a laboratory activity or experiment consisting of ingredients and tools found in your very own home!   Using thoughtful exploration and experimentation, we will reveal the hidden world of chemistry that’s all around you!

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!

In an out-of-this-world experience, this camp will take children on an odyssey through space and time! We’ll learn how to detect alien solar systems hidden away in constellations and create weird alien worlds, we’ll play in quantum foam before modeling star-sized atoms, and wrap things up using time travel to go from the Big Bang […]

Learn about set design and costuming on a miniature scale! Students get to create their own model of a theater and the characters that live within the play they're designing.

Come learn about the Chinese New Year Celebration with special guest presenter Guangming Yao. She will be reading stories about the holiday and teach families how to make traditional New Year's dumplings. Come make and eat these tasty holiday treats! No need to preregister. Program included with membership and admission.

Explore patterns and shape while creating a long piece of paper that you can taste!! Just like the walls in the Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory, you can lick your art! No need to preregister. Program included with membership and admission.

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! With […]

Explore the world of architectural designs and create futuristic utopias. We will learn about floating homes, design our own tree houses for houseplants and create famous miniatures. We will play with lots of different materials and practice our structural building skills. Learn about architectural drawings and see our plans for the upstairs!

Kids will learn beginning sewing techniques and create various fun and challenging projects such as: a change purse, hat and mittens, etc. We will not be using sharp needles in this class.These hand-sewing techniques are valuable skills which will prove useful all through life!

Join us as we explore the exciting world of Dramatic Play!  Using our imaginations and creativity, we will be creating scenarios and play themes that will encourage thinking outside of the box.  Designed to encourage group play, language development, and reinforce practical skills such as sorting, rearranging, negotiation, sharing, and taking turns.

Brianne Borden brings a love of movement, music, and play to her children’s yoga classes. A mix of movement and music based in yoga. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and come prepared to have fun!

From the Mario Brothers to Minecraft, join us as we learn all about the music in video games! We’ll explore video game composers, create our own soundtrack to an existing game, and learn some classic tunes to play along. We’ll meet with experts from the video game music industry to delve deep into our content!

This course will teach all about chemistry in and around your house!  Each week, we will perform a laboratory activity or experiment consisting of ingredients and tools found in your very own home!   Using thoughtful exploration and experimentation, we will reveal the hidden world of chemistry that’s all around you!

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!

In an out-of-this-world experience, this camp will take children on an odyssey through space and time! We’ll learn how to detect alien solar systems hidden away in constellations and create weird alien worlds, we’ll play in quantum foam before modeling star-sized atoms, and wrap things up using time travel to go from the Big Bang […]

Learn about set design and costuming on a miniature scale! Students get to create their own model of a theater and the characters that live within the play they're designing.

In honor of National Seed Swap Day and International Reducing CO2 Emissions Day, we’re exploring how you can start eating locally and growing your own food! We’ll make kid-sized planters and send your little sprouts home with the beginnings of their very own garden, with advice and support from local farmers! No need to preregister. […]

Come build a snowman, snow woman or snow creature in Ives Park, Potsdam with your family or friends . Bring items from home to make your snow creation special. Prizes for winners. FREE hot chocolate and cookies in the gazebo and s'mores around the campfire. Coffee and hot chocolate donated by Jernabi Coffee House. Winter […]

Create a winter wonderland under our half circle snow dome. Add sparkles and "snow" to add sensory movement when you shake it up. This is a recycling craft with amazing results! Design your own scenery filled with winter whimsical fun. No need to preregister. Program included with membership and admission.

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! With […]

Explore the world of architectural designs and create futuristic utopias. We will learn about floating homes, design our own tree houses for houseplants and create famous miniatures. We will play with lots of different materials and practice our structural building skills. Learn about architectural drawings and see our plans for the upstairs!

Kids will learn beginning sewing techniques and create various fun and challenging projects such as: a change purse, hat and mittens, etc. We will not be using sharp needles in this class.These hand-sewing techniques are valuable skills which will prove useful all through life!

From the Mario Brothers to Minecraft, join us as we learn all about the music in video games! We’ll explore video game composers, create our own soundtrack to an existing game, and learn some classic tunes to play along. We’ll meet with experts from the video game music industry to delve deep into our content!

Learn about set design and costuming on a miniature scale! Students get to create their own model of a theater and the characters that live within the play they're designing.