Celebrate CMA’s 20th Anniversary!
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 - Thursday, March 30, 2023
9:45am - 12:30pm
1:45pm - 4:30pm
4:30pm - 5:45pm
Upcoming Special Programs:
Happy Birthday, CMA! Join us as we celebrate 20 years of sparking imagination, sense of discovery, and learning through the power of play!
During the month of March, families can enjoy a full day of birthday fun in our education spaces. Decorate a birthday hat, explore combustion with cake and candles, build your very own museum, go down memory lane with us and so much more!
Session A Schedule:
9:45am
Jane's Innovation Station: Build a Museum
except on May 9, 10, 11, 12, 13Become the architect of your dreams! Build and develop your very own Children’s Museum, challenge yourself to design it to host specific types of exhibits, and make it structurally sound to operate in the hustle and bustle of the city. What will you dream up?
9:45am
Jane's Innovation Station: Map Your Museum
except on December 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24We're calling on all tiny architects to design the museum of their dreams. Map out a museum floor, and help develop space allocation skills as your kiddo will pick and choose their museum’s amazing exhibits. This activity is a part of our Building Blocks program. Ideal for children ages 1 to 5, our Building Blocks programs are facilitated by trained professionals guiding developmentally appropriate, play-based activities that promote preschool and kindergarten readiness.
9:45am
Science Bar: Cake & Candles
It's not a birthday celebration without the cake and candles! Head to the Science Bar and learn about the three elements of combustion and what happens when one is taken away.
9:45am
Science Bar: Build a Cake
except on December 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24Stack boxes to make a cake in celebration of CMA’s 20th anniversary! Sort them into several different cakes by their colors or the number of decorations on them with creative and cooperative play. This activity is a part of our Building Block program. Ideal for children ages 1 to 5, our Building Blocks programs are facilitated by trained professionals guiding developmentally appropriate, play-based activities that promote preschool and kindergarten readiness.
9:45am
Art Studio: Birthday Crafts and Activities
Celebrate two decades of Children’s Museum of Atlanta in style! Make a cool birthday hat, write a birthday card to the Museum, or draw the Museum you’d like to build someday. While you’re here, explore the history of Children’s Museum of Atlanta with a timeline of milestones since opening in 2003.
10:00am
Storytime: The Backwards Birthday Party
except on January 9, 10Join us for a special birthday storytime on the CMA Stage - a birthday where everything is backward! Don your birthday hats for this charming, silly story. On Fridays, bust out your dance moves for a musical story time, with a song that inspired the book!
11:00am
Rock and Tell the Time on the Clock!
except on January 9, 10Happy Birthday, CMA! Join us on Stage for a fun freeze dance where we will be learning how to tell time.
12:00pm
Storytime: The Backwards Birthday Party
except on January 9, 10Join us for a special birthday storytime on the CMA Stage - a birthday where everything is backward! Don your birthday hats for this charming, silly story. On Fridays, bust out your dance moves for a musical story time, with a song that inspired the book!
Session B Schedule:
1:45pm
Jane's Innovation Station: Build a Museum
except on December 24Become the architect of your dreams! Build and develop your very own Children’s Museum, challenge yourself to design it to host specific types of exhibits, and make it structurally sound to operate in the hustle and bustle of the city. What will you dream up?
1:45pm
Jane's Innovation Station: Map Your Museum
except on December 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24We're calling on all tiny architects to design the museum of their dreams. Map out a museum floor, and help develop space allocation skills as your kiddo will pick and choose their museum’s amazing exhibits. This activity is a part of our Building Blocks program. Ideal for children ages 1 to 5, our Building Blocks programs are facilitated by trained professionals guiding developmentally appropriate, play-based activities that promote preschool and kindergarten readiness.
1:45pm
Science Bar: Cake & Candles
except on December 24It's not a birthday celebration without the cake and candles! Head to the Science Bar and learn about the three elements of combustion and what happens when one is taken away.
1:45pm
Science Bar: Build a Cake
except on November 27, 24Stack boxes to make a cake in celebration of CMA’s 20th anniversary! Sort them into several different cakes by their colors or the number of decorations on them with creative and cooperative play. This activity is a part of our Building Block program. Ideal for children ages 1 to 5, our Building Blocks programs are facilitated by trained professionals guiding developmentally appropriate, play-based activities that promote preschool and kindergarten readiness.
1:45pm
Art Studio: Birthday Crafts and Activities
except on December 24Celebrate two decades of Children’s Museum of Atlanta in style! Make a cool birthday hat, write a birthday card to the Museum, or draw the Museum you’d like to build someday. While you’re here, explore the history of Children’s Museum of Atlanta with a timeline of milestones since opening in 2003.
2:00pm
Storytime: The Backwards Birthday Party
except on January 9, 10Join us for a special birthday storytime on the CMA Stage - a birthday where everything is backward! Don your birthday hats for this charming, silly story. On Fridays, bust out your dance moves for a musical story time, with a song that inspired the book!
3:00pm
Rock and Tell the Time on the Clock!
except on January 9, 10Happy Birthday, CMA! Join us on Stage for a fun freeze dance where we will be learning how to tell time.
4:00pm
Storytime: The Backwards Birthday Party
except on January 9, 10Join us for a special birthday storytime on the CMA Stage - a birthday where everything is backward! Don your birthday hats for this charming, silly story. On Fridays, bust out your dance moves for a musical story time, with a song that inspired the book!
Session C Schedule:
4:30pm
Storytime: The Backwards Birthday Party
Join us for a special birthday storytime on the CMA Stage - a birthday where everything is backward! Don your birthday hats for this charming, silly story. On Fridays, bust out your dance moves for a musical story time, with a song that inspired the book!
4:30pm
Science Bar: Cake & Candles
It's not a birthday celebration without the cake and candles! Head to the Science Bar and learn about the three elements of combustion and what happens when one is taken away.
5:30pm
Rock and Tell the Time on the Clock!
Happy Birthday, CMA! Join us on Stage for a fun freeze dance where we will be learning how to tell time.