Long Island Children's Museum

04/27/2025

We recommend planning your visit for Wednesday or Thursday afternoon this week if you are looking for a quieter experience. Please note, the cafeteria is always busiest between 11:30 AM and noon.

04/27/2025

Stock up for spring! The Museum store has so many amazing toys designed to encourage kids to explore and enjoy the great outdoors. 🌱

Our staff is happy to make personalized recommendations, and we offer free gift wrapping. Members, don’t forget, you get a discount on every purchase.

04/25/2025

Meet Connie, one of our amazing volunteers. During National Volunteer Month, we celebrate Connie and all the volunteers that donate their time to LICM. Here’s what Connie had to say about volunteering at the Museum:

“Volunteering fills my life. I don’t want to be home! At the Museum, I love talking to parents to cheer them up. Sometimes they look tired, and I know that feeling. I remember what it was like to have young children, and sometimes it’s hard, but it’s worth it. I tell them that, and sometimes I see that I cheered them up.

“Being here reminds me of when my kids were little. They loved the Bubbles exhibit, the blocks, and the ice cream in TotSpot. My son also loved the train in TotSpot, and when we took our first trip into New York City, my son recalled the train at the Children’s Museum.

“To me, LICM is a beautiful organization. I love it. The staff and managers are very nice and that’s why I continue to come back. It’s exciting because the Museum is always changing and there is always something new. Seeing the kids come in the morning with big smiles, so excited to walk around the Museum, that makes me happy.”

04/25/2025

Planning a party for your dinosaur enthusiast? Book a Dino Birthday Bash at LICM, which includes an excavation and hands-on exploration in the upcoming Dinosaurs-Fossils Exposed exhibit (in residence May 17 – August 31, 2025).

Planning a weekday party? Ask our party team about how to make your child's birthday unforgettable with the addition of a costumed dino character!

The Dino Birthday Bash is available from May 31, 2025 - August 31, 2025. Visit https://bit.ly/partyatlicm to learn more. 🦖

04/24/2025

Save the Date for our 2025 Cupcakes & Cocktails Gala, a special evening benefiting LICM’s mission to spark curiosity, promote discovery, and facilitate learning through the power of play.

Join us on Thursday, October 9 as we celebrate the debut of our new permanent exhibit, Saltwater Stories: We Need the Sea and the Sea Needs Me, which explores and honors Long Island’s deep connection to the sea. We can’t wait to toast our community’s maritime heritage and the future of playful learning at LICM!

Our 2025 honorees are Selby Drummond and Steven Dubb. We are so excited to recognize their many years of support for the Museum.

Visit www.licm.org/cupcakes2025 for more information about Cupcakes & Cocktails. 🧁🍸

04/23/2025

Last month, a team from LICM traveled to Omaha, Nebraska to visit Heartland Scenic Studio, the fabrication company that has been building Saltwater Stories: We Need the Sea and the Sea Needs Me, our new permanent exhibit that celebrates Long Island’s rich maritime history and culture. We have been researching, collecting data, designing, and prototyping components for this exhibit for years, and it was thrilling to see it being constructed.

We invite you to follow along on social media as we show you more behind-the-scenes content over the next few months about the process of creating this exciting new experience for our visitors. Save the date: Saltwater Stories opens October 11, 2025! 🌊

Image (left to right): Sean Walsh (Senior Exhibits Manager), Audrey O’Malley (Director of Visitor and Support Services), Margo Malter (Director of Exhibits), and Aimee Terzulli (Vice President of Program & Visitor Experience) explore the fish market (in progress), one of the components in Saltwater Stories: We Need the Sea and the Sea Needs Me

04/22/2025

Happy Earth Day, friends! We are excited to announce that Our Backyard will open for the season on Saturday, May 10, and the H2Oh! water play area will open on Saturday, May 31. We can’t wait to enjoy the beauty of our natural world with you. Visit https://bit.ly/licmoby to learn more about Our Backyard. 🌎

04/20/2025

If you are looking for a quieter experience this week, the afternoons will be the best time to visit. Please note, the cafeteria is always busiest between 11:30 AM and noon.

04/20/2025

Happy Easter to our friends who celebrate! LICM will be open today for a regular day of play.

Please note, we will be closed on Monday, April 21 as we return to our normal schedule (Tuesday-Sunday, 10 AM-5 PM).

04/19/2025

Come hang out with the Green Teens today! We will be making terrariums as we celebrate Earth Month. Stop by any time from 12 – 2 PM to take part. This activity is free with Museum admission. 🌎

STEM Explorers, powered by Green Teens, is made possible with the support of National Grid.

04/18/2025

Come do the Elephant Dance and say "banana" with Elephant, Piggie, and the Squirelles! Elephant and Piggie's "We Are in a Play!" will have you dancing in your seat as you enjoy this hilarious and adorable tale of friendship, based on your favorite Mo Willems books. Visit https://bit.ly/eplicm25 for tickets. 🐘🐖🐿️

04/17/2025

Visitors were eager to meet artist Ian Love yesterday, who held several workshops that explored the techniques and skills he uses to create his art. After learning about the different kinds of wood that Ian uses for his sculptures, children practiced sanding, gouging, and oiling their own works of wooden art.

Check out Ian’s exhibit, Echoes of the Forest, on display at LICM through May 4. Visit https://bit.ly/eoflicm for more information. 🌳

04/16/2025

Yesterday, the Museum was filled with wagging tails and smiling faces as we hosted the Mutt-i-grees Family Social, led by our friends from North Shore Animal League America with help from Saint Anthony's High School student volunteers. Using the Mutt-i-grees® Curriculum, which was developed in partnership with Yale University, children and families learned about the rescue process, animal care, and adoption through play and educational engagement. Visitors also had a chance to meet some North Shore Animal League’s adorable rescue pups. Many thanks to News 12 Long Island for stopping by to cover this paw-some event! 🐾

Some students spent part of their school break learning about puppies currently living in local shelters.

04/15/2025

On Wednesday, April 16, sculptor Ian Love will be here to share some of the skills that he uses throughout his creative process with our visitors! Join us for free 30-minute workshops with Ian at 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM or 2:30 PM. Tickets will be available at the Box Office for up to 20 participants per session on the day of the event.

Visit https://bit.ly/eoflicm to learn more about Ian Love’s exhibit, Echoes of the Forest, now on view at LICM. 🌳