Young at Art Children's Museum - Fort Lauderdale Childrens Museum

Descriptions from Across the Web

• Providing interactive, hands-on exhibits and educational sessions for children of all ages, this is a fun place to visit.Always on exhibit is the EarthWorks section that teaches about conservation and recycling. Take a passport for the Global Village and visit an architectural dig in Israel, learn origami in a Japanese house, play in an African Village (complete with about 20 drums of varying sizes), and create works of art in a Central/South American marketplace (stencils, etching, and cutting are some of the skills involved).Classes are offered Mon-Fri from 4pm-5:30pm.Budding Artists (ages 3 to 5, Mon-Fri from 4pm-5:30pm) Designed as an introduction to the arts for young children, this track helps students develop their sensory, awareness and fine-motor skills, while offering arts experiences that stimulate cognitive and creative thinking. Our interdisciplinary approach integrates several different art disciplines including drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture and mixed media.Young Impressionists (ages 6 to 8) This elementary track offers children the necessary "controlled freedom" to experiment with a wide range of media, tools and techniques while developing basic art skills in two- and three-dimensional art-making. Students are challenged and inspired to stretch their imaginations, take risks and gain a new perspective of the world around them.Choices include:Drawing & Painting! (Tue or Thu, 4pm-5:30pm) Children develop technical ... more on gocitykids.com

Directions

From the west, take I-75 to I-595 and head east. Exit Flamingo Rd. and head east on SR 84. Enter The Plaza on your left. From the east, take I-95 north to the Turnpike and continue north. Exit Hiatus Rd. and turn left off exit ramp. Turn right into The Plaza. Young at Art is in the west end of the mall near the Post Office.

Hours

Mon-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 12n-5pm

Miscellaneous

• Admission: Members free, Non-members $8, Seniors (62 and over) $7.50, Children (under 2) free

Other Web Resources

• www.youngatartmuseum.org