Events: Children

Guided Garden Tour

Next date: Nov 24, 2018 - click here for time schedule - English

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Discover the garden with a guided tour by our knowledgeable staff. There is a lot of horticulture and history packed into the Garden’s 2.6 acres. Come discover the stories behind the plants and landscape of the garden.If you are traveling with a large group or would like to schedule a tour, please call the Garden to arrange an appointment. There is a suggested $5 donation per head.

Look! Talk! Create! Free Family Days at MOAD MDC

Next date: Nov 25, 2018 - click here for time schedule - English

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Family Days is on the last Sunday of every month at the Museum of Art and Design at Miami Dade College offers free admission to families with children and hands-on educational activities designed with the whole family in mind. This monthly event features artist-led workshops, interactive gallery tours, and other activities sure to be fun for everyone!Family programs are tailored for children ages 5 to 12 and their families or adult companions. MOAD MDC's Family Days will enhance your experience ofthe museum's current exhibitions, as well as Miami Dade College's Special Collections Galleries at the Freedom Tower.Come and join us for a shared learning experience, exploring ideas and creating together.MOAD MDC's Family Days Programs take place from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on the last Sunday of each month. No advance registration is required. Please check our website's events page for more detailed information. Family Days workshops take place in MOAD MDC's Educational Lab. Space is limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Look! Talk! Create! Free Family Days at MOAD MDC

Sunday, Nov 25, 2018 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM - English

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Family Days is on the last Sunday of every month at the Museum of Art and Design at Miami Dade College offers free admission to families with children and hands-on educational activities designed with the whole family in mind. This monthly event features artist-led workshops, interactive gallery tours, and other activities sure to be fun for everyone!Family programs are tailored for children ages 5 to 12 and their families or adult companions. MOAD MDC’s Family Days will enhance your experience ofthe museum’s current exhibitions, as well as Miami Dade College’s Special Collections Galleries at the Freedom Tower.Come and join us for a shared learning experience, exploring ideas and creating together.MOAD MDC’s Family Days Programs take place from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on the last Sunday of each month. No advance registration is required. Please check our website’s events page for more detailed information. Family Days workshops take place in MOAD MDC’s Educational Lab. Space is limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Free@TheFrank Workshop: Holiday Card Making for Kids with Debi London

Saturday, Dec 8, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM - English

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Together with their caretakers, children will have the opportunity of learning easy painting methods to create cards with artist and elementary art teacher Debi London. Participants will get to enjoy hot cocoa, listen to classical holiday stories, decorate gingerbread cookies and create festive hand-painted cards. All materials provided and no prior experience is required. Ages six years and older and guardians must be present.

Schoolhouse Rock LIVE!

Next date: Apr 27, 2019 - click here for time schedule - English

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• Book by George Keating, Kyle Hall and Scott Ferguson
• Music and Lyrics by Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg, George Newall, Kathy Mandry, Lynn Ahrens and Tom Yohe

The Emmy Award-winning 1970’s Saturday morning cartoon series comes to life onstage in Schoolhouse Rock LIVE! This pop culture phenomenon follows Tom, a nerve-wracked schoolteacher, who is extremely worried about his first day of school tomorrow. While watching a TV show for inspiration, he drifts off to sleep and magically the characters from the show he was watching begin to come to life before his very eyes! He joins them as they share their inspiration for his first day of classes with such classics as: “Just a Bill,” “Lolly, Lolly, Lolly,” “3 is a Magic Number,” “The Preamble” and “Conjunction, Junction” to name a few!

Puss in Boots

Next date: Jul 6, 2019 - click here for time schedule - English

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• Script by Earl Maulding
• Lyrics by Earl Maulding and David Nagy
• Music by Eric Alsford, David Nagy, Nate Rausch, M. Anthony Reimer, Stephen Sabbag and Earl Maulding

“All Kids Included” Sensory-Friendly Performance on July 20 at 11 a.m.

Everyone’s favorite swashbuckling “Feline in Footwear” shines in this musical retelling of the classic tale by Charles Perrault. Discover how Puss gets his Bodacious Boots and Flashy Fedora, and then join him as he helps the Miller’s youngest son go from rags to riches. Can Puss convince the King that the poor Miller’s son is the Marquis de Carabas? Can he help the Miller’s son win the hand of the beautiful Princess and trick the Ogre out of his castle? The answers await you in this terrific “tail” of intrigue and cunning.