| The next time you are looking for something to | | | | NYC public schools are closed (including weekends) |
| do with the kids, especially when the weather | | | | Summer Hours: June 27 - September 6, Tuesday |
| turns cold and wet, remember that New York's | | | | to Sunday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Wednesdays, July 8th |
| museums extend beyond the Metropolitan | | | | - August 26th, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. |
| Museum of Art, the Museum of Natural History, | | | | All the exhibits at this museum are interactive. At |
| or the Museum of Modern Art. Brooklyn is home | | | | Portia's Playhouse, kids put on skits using props |
| to the first children's museum in history and set | | | | and at The Big Game, kids play giant board |
| the standard for children's museums, and Staten | | | | games including chess, checkers and dominoes. |
| Island has its own children's museum. Check out | | | | Feeding Time and Story Time are daily activities. |
| these and other museums for days of education | | | | The museum is located in the Snug Harbor |
| and fun for kids and adults. | | | | Cultural Center Park on the northwestern edge of |
| The Brooklyn Children's Museum | | | | Staten Island. Admission is $5 per person. |
| Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 11 a.m. - 5 | | | | Admission for grandparents is free on |
| p.m.; Friday 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Saturday & | | | | Wednesdays. 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten |
| Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. | | | | Island, NY 10301, 718-273-2060. |
| The Brooklyn Children's Museum was founded in | | | | New York Transit Museum |
| 1899. Every day, kids are offered workshops | | | | Tuesday to Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Saturday and |
| such as Little Artists, Feeding Frenzy (feeding | | | | Sunday 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. |
| time at the Neighborhood Nature exhibit), and | | | | The Transit Museum is located in a subway |
| Taste of Brooklyn. The workshops are an | | | | station from 1936 and is dedicated to preserving |
| opportunity for adults and kids to learn about and | | | | the history of New York's public transportation. In |
| try various cuisines available in Brooklyn through | | | | one exhibit, kids can play in trains and buses and |
| after school programs and a summer camp. | | | | learn how they run. There is a screening room |
| Admission is $7.50. Admission is free before 11:00 | | | | and an archive collection. General admission for |
| a.m. on the second weekend of each month. | | | | adults is $5; for children three to seventeen and |
| Adults must accompany children. 145 Brooklyn | | | | senior citizens admission is $3. Senior Admission is |
| Avenue (at St. Marks Avenue), Brooklyn, NY | | | | free on Wednesdays. 130 Livingston Street (at |
| 11213, 718-735-4400. | | | | Boerum Place), 10th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201, |
| The Staten Island Children's Museum | | | | 718-694-1600. |
| Regular Hours: 12 - 5 p.m. when New York City | | | | The New York Hall of Science |
| public schools are open; 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. when | | | | Times and days can vary. |