March Events

Day Out with Thomas the Train
Where: Gold Coast Railroad Museum : 12450 SW 152nd Street , Miami FL 33177
When: Saturday & Sunday, March 6th and 7th & Saturday and Sunday, March 13th and 14th
A day of family fun! Take a 25 minute train ride with a full size Thomas the Train engine! Enjoy storytelling, live music and much more.

Kids Cooking Club
Where: Miami Children’s Museum
When: Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:30pm
The MCM Kids Cooking Club brings you healthy recipes you can try at home with your kids. Each month is a different chef and a different healthy recipe. March’s guest chef is Chef Michael Jacobs from Please check back every month for dates and times.

Family Fun Days @ The Little Farm
Where: The Little Farm
When: Saturday & Sunday, March 6th and 7th and Saturday & Sunday, March 20th and 21st @ 9:30am – 12:30pm
Open to the public two weekends most months
9:30 am for approximately 3 hours. Pony Rides, Petting Farm,
Tour of the Butterfly Garden and Farm.
No reservations required. Please Call For Admission Fees
Bring the camera! Don’t be late for the fun!

St.Patrick’s Day Irish Festival
Where: Ponce Circle Park ( 4 blocks south of Coral Way in the center of Ponce de Leon Blvd.)
When: Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ noon until sunset
Spend the day with family and friends, enjoying a taste of Irish culture. Wear your green, and join us for a day filled with merriment as you enjoy Irish music, dance and food, along with the arts.
* Great Irish Food — corn beef and cabbage, authentic Irish soda bread
* Irish Crafts — a variety of crafts for sale by high quality vendors
* Fun For The Kids — clowns, face painting, playground, giant slide, rock climbing and more
* Full Service Bar — whet your whistle with Irish and American beer, spirits, soda and juice.
www.emeraldsocietysfl.com

St. Patrick’s Day Celebration
Where: Miami Children’s Museum
When: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 2:00pm – 5:00pm
Join us for games, arts & crafts and more to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Wear GREEN to the museum and receive a special prize!

Mommy & Me Fridays!
Where: Wannado City
When: Every Friday
Play and learn with your toddler at our new interactive activities designed just for them. Includes: Circus shows, face painting, movie time, style me time and much more. $20 for mommy & toddler. (Toddler must not exceed 34 inches tall)
www.wannadocity.com

Key Biscayne Art Festival
When: March 21-22, 2009 @ 10 am – 5 pm
Where: Village Green in Key Biscayne
The 45th Annual Key Biscayne Art Festival is one not to be missed! Life-size sculptures, spectacular paintings, one-of-a-kind jewels, photography, ceramics, and much more make for one fabulous weekend.

Miami-Dade County Fair
Where: Southwest Miami at Coral Way and 112th Avenue. There are four entrances:
* Coral Way (SW 24th St) at 112th Ave
* Coral Way (SW 24th St) at 114th Ave
* SW 107th Ave at 17th St
* SW 117th Ave (just north of SW 24th St)
When: March 25 through April 11, 2010
One of the biggest delights for kids in Miami is experienced every March – when the Miami-Dade County Fair and Exposition, better known as “The Fair,” comes to town. Miami’s fair is one of the largest in the country, attracting nearly 700,000 visitors each year. It has everything you could want at a fair – monster roller coasters, scary haunted houses, kiddie rides, games, cotton candy, elephant ears, and much more.

January Events

Snowflake Science
Where: Miami Science Museum
When: Saturday, January 16th and Sunday, January 17th, 2010 @ 10:00am – 6:00pm
Snow in Miami? Not quite. We may not have the chilly winter weather here, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still celebrate! Join us for a weekend filled with icy science experiments and cool demonstrations that will surely chill you out!
Phone Contact: Kate Walker 305-646-4264
Email Contact: kwalker@miamisci.org

Mommy and Me Tea
Where: Fairchild Gardens
When: Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 3:00 PM
Create a special memory with our Mommy & Me Tea, held on the veranda and in the ballroom of the Jean DuPont Shehan Visitor Center. Live music by local guitarist Rob Friedman enhances the ambiance of our Afternoon Tea, which is served at beautifully settables by delightful garden volunteers.Tea service begins at 3:00 p.m.
For information or reservations, please call Tricia Frank at 305.663.8091 or Marnie Valent at 305.663.8059. You can also purchase tickets online.
Cost per person is $27 for members, $37 for non-members and $17 for children 12 and under.

One Day Camp

Where: Miami Children’s Museum
When: Friday, January 22nd, 2010 @ 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Come spend winter break at Miami Children’s Museum, where you can play, learn, imagine and create. Camp is open for children ages 4-11. Register TODAY by calling 305.373.KIDS (5437), ext. 112.

Hoola for a Healthy Heart!
Where: Miami Science Museum
When: Saturday, January 23, 2010 @ 10:00am – 6:00pm
A healthy heart is the aim and hoola-hooping is the game! Take hoola-hoop lessons, enter the hoola contest, and dance your heart out on our illuminated Energy Dance Floor. Then, check your heart health stats in our new, interactive Heart Smart exhibit. It’s all for a good cause – your heart!
Phone Contact: Carlos Plaza 305-646-4233
Email Contact: cplaza@miamisci.org

The Wizard of Oz Eduactional Exhibition
Where: Miami Children’s Museum
When:Opening January 30, 2010, through Mother’s Day May 16
Follow the yellow brick road to MCM for the official Wizard of Oz Educational Exhibition, the only Warner Bros. Consumer Products licensed and sanctioned traveling Children’s Museum Exhibit! Visitors of all ages are invited to come along with Dorothy and Toto on a multi-sensory, cross-disciplinary exploration of the Land of Oz. Along the way, discover personal strengths and gifts using: Literacy, visual, musical and performing arts, values and strengths, investigating light and science, overcoming physical challenges and personal reflection and decision-making. You can even get to know your favorite movie characters!

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