Virginia Living Museum
Fun for Kids
Birthdays
Happy Birthday to you! The Virginia Living Museum would like to wish all of our members a very happy birthday! By registering for our
birthday club, children ages 3-12 will receive a postcard during their birth month to redeem for a special treat at the Museum. Just bring your postcard in and receive your treat at the front desk. This benefit is available to family level memberships and memberships held by minors.
Haven't signed up yet? Just submit the member name as well as the child's name and birth date (day/month/year) to membership, call 757-595-1900 ext. 240 or sign up the next time you visit the Museum.
Birthday Parties
Did you know you can have your birthday party at the Virginia Living Museum? Member rates are available.
School Year
Programs
Register now for fall 2010. Programs begin the week of Sept. 13.
Sharing Nature Together
Three-year-olds along with a parent or
grandparent are introduced to nature through creative activities. 
Early Birds
Preschoolers enjoy crafts, stories, music,
and other creative activities as they learn about nature. Both morning
and afternoon sessions are offered. Children must be four years old by
the first class meeting.
Nature Adventure Club
After-school programs provide
non-stop adventure for children from kindergarten to third grade. They
can see what goes on "behind-the-scenes" and complete wildlife
projects.
Saturday Science Explorers
Saturday science programs for 4th
and 5th grade children.
Summer Programs
Summer Fun for Kids
Children ages four through grade 5 can meet
live, touchable animals, explore the Museum and enjoy crafts and other
activities in week-long (full and half day) summer programs that
explore nature and space. Register early, popular programs sell out
quickly. Programs for 2011 will be posted by the end of December 2010.
Summer Field Adventures
Children who have completed sixth
and seventh grades can spend an exciting, fun-filled week exploring
nature with the Museum's Summer Field Adventure. In summer 2010 spend a
week (July 5-9) in Virginia's mountains with Museum biologists. New
in summer of 2010 is Coastal Ecology Explorers (Aug. 22-27) for students
completing grades 8 or 9. Includes a cruise on the Duke University coastal
research vessel and behind-the-scenes at the North Carolina Aquarium at
Cape Lookout. Programs for 2011 will be posted by the end of December 2010.
Special Programs
Story Time
Story Time is the third Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. in the Wason Education Center. Volunteer Tede Johnson will read a different story each month with a corresponding live animal show. Recommended for ages two and above. Included in regular Museum admission.
Weekend Safaris
Explore the near and far wonders of nature on a safari with the Virginia Living Museum. Travel with us to discover the enchantment and beauty of our natural world. Our safaris offer you and your family an excellent opportunity to visit places you may not see on your own—even to sites not ordinarily open to the public.
Holiday Programs
The Museum offers Spring Break and
holiday programs for children in grades K-3. Children will enjoy
exploring nature's secrets at the Museum. Kids in grades K-3 can explore Wintertime on the Bay Dec. 4, 2010. Please
register in advance.
Homeschool Day
At least once a year, the Museum offers homeschool families a day-long schedule of natural and space science programs. The next Homeschool Day will be Jan. 26, 2011.
Astro Camp-Ins
Groups spend Friday night at the Museum learning about all things celestial.
Animal Aid Club
Kids, join our Animal Aid Club and participate in projects that help feed our animals.
Have fun
Games and Activities
Check out these online matching games, printable crossword puzzles and animal coloring pages, and links to other sites with special nature-related activities for kids.