Children explore their imaginations and express their creativity in the UnMuseum®. Thursday Art Play is the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month, 1-2 pm.

Address: 44 East 6th Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513 345-8434
E-mail: ablake@cacmail.org


Website: www.contemporaryartscenter.org/UnMuseum/ThursdayArtPlay

The Betts House will dedicate one Saturday per month to family-friendly activities, including demonstrations, story time, crafts and more. On February 6, the activities will focus on Valentine's Day.

Address: 416 Clark Street
Cincinnati, OH 45203
Phone: 513 651-0734
E-mail: BettsHouseRC@fuse.net


Website: bettshouse.org

Gung Ho Fat Choy!

Celebrate the Chinese year of the tiger by exploring imaginary characters on the Taft Museum of Art’s Chinese porcelains. Use these dramatic images to inspire a fantasy animal sculpture of your own.

$8, member child and adult

$12, nonmember child and adult

Address: 316 Pike Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: (513) 684-4524
E-mail: education@taftmuseum.org.


Website: www.taftmuseum.org/pages/familiescreate.php

Express Yourself Brightly Color yourself glowing—learn about expressionist portrait paintings and wall drawings by artist Rick Mallette and then paint your self-portrait with a neon palette.

$8, member child and adult

$12, nonmember child and adult

Address: 650 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513 684-4524


Website: www.taftmuseum.org/pages/familiescreate.php

The third Saturday of each month offers kid-centric programming, including tours of the museum and story time with tales of aviation and space at 11:30 am and 1:15 pm. Admission: Free

Address: 1100 Spaatz Street
Dayton, OH
Phone: 937 255-8048

Introduce your preschooler to the Cincinnati Art Museum through this monthly drop-in program designed for kids and parents. Explore a different theme each month through interactive story times and scavenger hunts. Program takes place the last Wednesday of each month. Free, no reservations required.

Upcoming Schedule

• Cool Colors, February 24, 2010

• Art that Goes, March 31, 2010

• Scribbles, Squiggles & Lines, April 28, 2010

• Summer Fun, May 26, 2010

Address: 953 Eden Park Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: (513) 639-2995


Website: www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org

The Covedale Center for the Performing Arts presents Doktor Kaboom, creatively blending Theatre Arts with the wonders of Scientific Discovery for a morning filled with inventiveness and laughter.

Address: 4990 Glenway Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45238
Phone: 513 241-6550


Website: www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com/ccpa/ChildrensSeries.aspx