The Whaling Museum' s April Events
February 06, 2017
The Whaling Museum & Education Center’s April Events
Egg-cellent Celebration
The Whaling Museum & Education Center, 301 Man Street, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
Sunday, April 2
11 am-12 pm for ages 3-6
1 pm-2pm for ages 6-12
Admission: $5 child/$6 adult + $5 craft fee; Members pay only $5 craft fee.
All Ages
Celebrate Spring with egg-laying sea creatures. See a scrimshawed Ostrich egg, go on an egg hunt in the museum, and decorate a Fabergé-style egg. Each session limited to 30 children.
Build-a-Boat Workshop
The Whaling Museum & Education Center, 301 Man Street, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
Tuesday and Thursday, April 11th and 13th
2:30- 4:30 pm (stop in any time between 2:30-4:00)
Admission $5/child; $6/adult + $8 per hull. Members pay only $8 hull fee.
Ages 4-104
Our most loved open-ended activity! Imagine, design, and create your own wooden vessel. Hot glue guns used; adult supervision required. Not recommended for children under 4.
Sunday, April 23
SOUND-Off! (Save LI Sound!)
The Whaling Museum & Education Center, 301 Man Street, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
Sunday, April 23
12pm-4pm
Free admission for all! (Sponsored by a grant from the Long Island Sound Futures Fund)
All ages
A hands-on afternoon for the whole family to learn the importance of Long Island Sound! Visit our LI Sound “rescue stations” and try to clean up a mock oil spill or filter impurities out of water. Activities for all ages plus a live touch tank from The Waterfront Center; learn how help beach nesting birds and pledge to be a “Good Egg” from the Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society; discuss better ways to fertilize for better storm water management with educators from the Cornell Cooperative Extension; start the World Water Monitoring Challenge trying out our Water Monitoring kits; train for Alewife Monitoring with educators from the Seatuck Environmental Association; and talk with The Coastal Research & Education Society of LI members about the marine biodiversity.
Slow-art Day
The Whaling Museum & Education Center, 301 Man Street, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
Saturday, April 8
11am-5pm
$5 child; $6 adult; members free
Ages 12-18
Join this annual global event to appreciate art at a slow pace. Art materials will be available to help inspire you. Free with paid admission; reciprocal admission with Nassau County Museum of Art and Heckscher Museum of Art; reciprocal members free.
Founder’s Day
The Whaling Museum & Education Center, 301 Man Street, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
Saturday, April 29
12pm-3pm
$2.50/child; $3 adult; members free
All ages
Celebrate the birthday of our Museum’s founder, Robert Cushman Murphy, with half price admission from noon til 3 pm.
Whaler World Explorers Camp
The Whaling Museum & Education Center, 301 Man Street, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
Tuesday-Friday, April 10-14
9:30 am-1:00 pm
$25+ per day with early bird discount. Extra discount for full week registration. Early bird discount ends April 3.
Grades K-3; Crew Leader: Grades 4-5
Dive into the world of our best-loved camp as you “travel” the world visiting a different port of call from whaling history each day! Bring lunch, snacks included.
Egg-cellent Celebration
The Whaling Museum & Education Center, 301 Man Street, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
Sunday, April 2
11 am-12 pm for ages 3-6
1 pm-2pm for ages 6-12
Admission: $5 child/$6 adult + $5 craft fee; Members pay only $5 craft fee.
All Ages
Celebrate Spring with egg-laying sea creatures. See a scrimshawed Ostrich egg, go on an egg hunt in the museum, and decorate a Fabergé-style egg. Each session limited to 30 children.
Build-a-Boat Workshop
The Whaling Museum & Education Center, 301 Man Street, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
Tuesday and Thursday, April 11th and 13th
2:30- 4:30 pm (stop in any time between 2:30-4:00)
Admission $5/child; $6/adult + $8 per hull. Members pay only $8 hull fee.
Ages 4-104
Our most loved open-ended activity! Imagine, design, and create your own wooden vessel. Hot glue guns used; adult supervision required. Not recommended for children under 4.
Sunday, April 23
SOUND-Off! (Save LI Sound!)
The Whaling Museum & Education Center, 301 Man Street, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
Sunday, April 23
12pm-4pm
Free admission for all! (Sponsored by a grant from the Long Island Sound Futures Fund)
All ages
A hands-on afternoon for the whole family to learn the importance of Long Island Sound! Visit our LI Sound “rescue stations” and try to clean up a mock oil spill or filter impurities out of water. Activities for all ages plus a live touch tank from The Waterfront Center; learn how help beach nesting birds and pledge to be a “Good Egg” from the Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society; discuss better ways to fertilize for better storm water management with educators from the Cornell Cooperative Extension; start the World Water Monitoring Challenge trying out our Water Monitoring kits; train for Alewife Monitoring with educators from the Seatuck Environmental Association; and talk with The Coastal Research & Education Society of LI members about the marine biodiversity.
Slow-art Day
The Whaling Museum & Education Center, 301 Man Street, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
Saturday, April 8
11am-5pm
$5 child; $6 adult; members free
Ages 12-18
Join this annual global event to appreciate art at a slow pace. Art materials will be available to help inspire you. Free with paid admission; reciprocal admission with Nassau County Museum of Art and Heckscher Museum of Art; reciprocal members free.
Founder’s Day
The Whaling Museum & Education Center, 301 Man Street, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
Saturday, April 29
12pm-3pm
$2.50/child; $3 adult; members free
All ages
Celebrate the birthday of our Museum’s founder, Robert Cushman Murphy, with half price admission from noon til 3 pm.
Whaler World Explorers Camp
The Whaling Museum & Education Center, 301 Man Street, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
Tuesday-Friday, April 10-14
9:30 am-1:00 pm
$25+ per day with early bird discount. Extra discount for full week registration. Early bird discount ends April 3.
Grades K-3; Crew Leader: Grades 4-5
Dive into the world of our best-loved camp as you “travel” the world visiting a different port of call from whaling history each day! Bring lunch, snacks included.
Contact:
Cindy Grimm, Education Coordinator
cgrimm@cshwhalingmuseum.org, 631-367-3418
