Two children standing in front of a painted mural of hand prints while pointing to the prints.
A child sitting at a table wearing a smock while playing with slime.
A child standing over a light table while holding a translucent shape.
Self portrait of the artist, with long dark hair and glasses. It shows their face in a side profile leaning their head against their arm. There are white stars and planet outlines drawn in a pattern over their neck and hand.
Photograph of a toddler excitingly climbing on an bridge in the tot spot.
A yound child standing at a table placing pony beads onto a leather necklace.
Photograph of a child wearing a brown vest happily pulling blue slime out of a white bin.
LICM's theater stage featuring actors dressed as mice and with visitors in the audience with the pit band in the foreground.
A group of dancers dressed in tradional clothing for a Holi celebration.

EXPLORE. PLAY. CREATE.

The Long Island Children's Museum offers 14 interactive exhibits plus live theater, art spaces and daily activities to provide hours of discovery for children of all ages.

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for today, October 17

10am - 5pm

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Thursday October 17

Art materials spread out on a table, such as brushes, paint and colored pencils.
11:30AM

Little Learners Art Lab

Each week in this engaging workshop, participants are introduced to hands-on materials, artmaking, and inspiration from artists and techniques. This week, All About Autumn.

Ages 2 to 5 Early Childhood, Member benefit, Workshop,
Yellow and red yarn, markers, a white bookmark, a glue stick and colored construction paper.
2:30PM

Brilliant Bookmarks

Drop by the Inner Lobby craft table each month where we made a different, themed craft using various materials. October is National Book Month, and we’re making creative and colorful bookmarks all month long.

All ages Free with admission,
Sukkah for visitors located in LICM Our Backyard gallery
All Day

Visitor Sukkah

LICM’s sukkah, located in Our Backyard, is available for visitors during the Jewish festival of Sukkot.

All ages

What We Offer

A girl excitedly playing with KEVA blanks and building a structure.

Interactive Exhibits

Photograph of Nunley's Carousel.

Nunley's Carousel

A large cardboard green bus with three actors in the window and the bus driving crouching in front of the bus talking to the Pigeon puppet.

Live Theater

A class and their teacher waiting outside the museum in from of their school bus.

Group Visits

Pre-K students dressed in their graduation cap and gown holding diplomas

Community & Access Programs

Admission

Members

Free

General Admission

$18

65 and up

$16

Under one year

Free

Group Rate

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