Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose

Join us on Monday, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, for ""The Dream of a King"" with international, award-winning storyteller Diane Ferlatte! The event is free on Zoom. Space is limited so register today!

Book: Ten on the Sled Author: Kim Norman It's time to go sledding! All the animals are sledding down a hill, but as they pick up speed, one by one the animals fall off the sled. Caribou is left alone on the sled, and it's a race to the bottom as a big snowball picks up the other animals and rolls alongside the sled. Join us for an action-packed, rhyme-filled storytime!... Storytime is supported, in part, by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and SVCreates.

Storytime Ten on the Sled Author: Kim Norman... It's time to go sledding! All the animals are sledding down a hill, but as they pick up speed, one by one the animals fall off the sled. Caribou is left alone on the sled, and it's a race to the bottom as a big snowball picks up the other animals and rolls alongside the sled. Join us for an action-packed, rhyme-filled storytime! Storytime is supported, in part, by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and SVCreates.

Discovery Time (In Vietnamese) Squishable and Moldable Cloud Dough Sink your fingers into some soft, pillowy cloud dough and make sensory fun a family experience! Let's start by making our very own take on play dough and then explore "snow play" using our cloud dough.... Materials Needed: 2 cups of flour, 1/4 cup of vegetable oil (optional: lavender oil or baby oil), bowl or bin Optional: Animal figurines, leaves, sticks Want a step-by-step? https://www.cdm.org/virtual-museum-make-cloud-dough/ Follow along with our activity sheet to get the most out of this engaging art lesson! Available in both Vietnamese and English.

Discovery Time Snowy Cloud Dough Sink your fingers into some soft, pillowy cloud dough and make sensory fun a family experience! Let's start by making our very own take on play dough and then explore "snow play" using our cloud dough.... Materials Needed: 2 cups of flour, 1/4 cup of vegetable oil (optional: lavender oil or baby oil), bowl or bin. Optional: Animal figurines, leaves, sticks Want a step-by-step? https://www.cdm.org/virtual-museum-make-cloud-dough/ Follow along with our activity sheet to get the most out of this engaging art lesson! Available in both Vietnamese and English. Discovery Time is supported, in part, by a Cultural Affairs grant from the City of San José and SVCreates.

10th Annual Diwali: Festival of Lights Saturday, November 7 10:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Live on Facebook and YouTube 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. ZOOM Dance Party... We’re taking our annual Diwali: Festival of Lights celebration online this year! Join us for a lively line-up of performances, art, stories, and crafts. Listen and be inspired by dhol drums, learn how to make a diya lamp at home, create a mehendi design on paper, see dances ranging from classical Indian style to Bollywood, and then join in for a dance party! This action-packed two-hour celebration is not one to miss! Join us live on Facebook and YouTube from 10:30am-12:00pm. Then join the Dance Party on Zoom from 12:00-12:30pm. This event is free to all, so please share with your family and friends. Register for the FREE Zoom Dance Party today: https://bit.ly/37SpEkY This special session will be hosted by Sunita Raj from Sun Bollywood Dance Company. We will provide fun and interactive dance instructions at the beginning so you can follow along. Bring all your friends and move and groove to some Bollywood music! Event Program: - Dhol Drums by Tegh Zoraver Dhillon - Storytime: Story of Diwali read by Sanketa Rangan of Pragnya.org - Arts & Crafts: Make a Diya Lamp with Jayshree Panda of Pragnya.org - Arts & Crafts: Create Your Own Mehendi Designs on Paper with educator Heidi Lubin of Children’s Discovery Museum - Storytime: 10 Gulab Jamuns read by author Sandhya Acharya - Cooking Demo: Make Diwali Sweets with Jayshree Panda of Pragnya.org - Community Showcase (see details below) - Zoom Dance Party* Community Showcase: - Dance of Stone Dolls by Ushanjali School of Dance (Bharatnatyam, South Indian Classical Dance) - Traditional Bhajan by Sumedh Garimella of Pragnya.org - Bollywood dance by Dhoom Bollyfusion - Kathak Dance by MKD Dance School (Kathak, North Indian Classical Dance) - Sitar by Atharva Jogalekar of Pragnya.org - Prapannati Hare by Sindhu Shivani Ravuri (Kuchipudi, South Indian Classical Dance) - Chhamma Chhamma and Galli Galli by Sun Bollywood (Contemporary Bollywood Dance) - Band Performance by Jeena - Shri Lakshmi Kriti by Ushanjali School of Dance (Bharatnatyam, South Indian Classical Dance) *Register at https://bit.ly/37SpEkY This program was made possible by @FirstTechFed and San José Office of Cultural Affairs.

Time is running out to join us for #Halloween! What is your family doing for this Spooktacular holiday? Are you dressing up? Trick or treating virtually? Receive a goodie bag full of treats and surprises when you join us for some cooking, storytime, and song! Our friends at Cricket Azima-The Creative Kitchen have been preparing a frightfully fun afternoon for you and your little ones. Trick or treat yourself to a special Halloween-inspired cooking class and fun activity with ...songs hosted by chef, educator, and cookbook author Cricket Azima. Get into the holiday spirit and dress up, then join us on Zoom. Your ticket purchase includes a bag of food samples provided by our favorite brands, books, toys, and more! Let's have some healthy and tasty skele-fun! Special thanks to Jelly Belly, Color Garden, Don't Go Nuts, GoGo squeeZ, and True Made Foods for partnering with us for Halloween!

Join San Jose Multicultural Artists Guild (SJMAG) for a community-organized, live-streamed edition of the longest-running Day of the Dead event in San José!. Be part of the online festivities that will include Aztec dance, demonstrations, storytelling, singing, performances, magic, and more. Community partners include the San Jose Museum of Art, the Children’s Discovery Museum, Teatro Familia Aztlan, Teatro Vision, Consulado General de México en San José, San José State Unive...rsity's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, and La Placita in the Tropicana Shopping Center. View the live stream on the following social media platforms: Twitch: twitch.tv/sanjosemag Facebook: facebook.com/sjmag Youtube: bit.ly/sjmag-youtube SJMAG is a diverse, professional, cross-cultural arts organization that has served the community since 1990, presenting traditional and contemporary performing arts to Silicon Valley. Learn more about SJMAG and enjoy one of their biggest events of the year! www.sjmag.org/

What's new in Bill's Backyard? A Straw Maze! Our observation beehive! Tune in to learn about bees and see an in-person interview with Jonathan Pappas, the creator of the Straw Maze!

Join us for a very special virtual Día de Los Muertos celebration on Saturday, Oct. 24! In Mexico, Central America, and parts of the United States, this joyful family celebration honors the lives of ancestors and loved ones who have passed away. We're so excited for this lively broadcast filled with music, dance, virtual reality, and more! Check out our website to see the full program with session timings: https://bit.ly/31EKC2J This year, we have a Virtual Photo Booth! Join ...the celebration and take a selfie online, choose from three different photo frames, and share your photo using #SanJoseMuertos2020: https://bit.ly/3krvs8i Where to watch: Twitch: twitch.tv/sanjosemag Facebook: facebook.com/sjmag Youtube: bit.ly/sjmag-youtube

Every year, we join with the SJSU Lurie College of Education and the Santa Clara County Office of Education to put on the Marion Cilker Conference for Arts and Education, and this year we are thrilled to be hosting again on Friday, Nov. 6. We come together with teachers from preschool to 8th grade for a dynamic, hands-on, arts-integrated learning experience that helps us incorporate arts in primary education. This year's theme, A Seat at the Table: Connecting Through Culture..., is inspired by the museum's very own traveling community pop-up exhibit that engaged families in culture-sharing through art and poetry. This exhibit is now on permanent display at the museum, and we can't wait to be able to once again share it with all our visitors. Learn more about the Marion Cilker Conference: https://bit.ly/2GlOIW0 Learn more about Common Ground and the museum's arts education initiatives at the link below.

Toddler Fun! (In Vietnamese): Window Finger Painting Learn all about color mixing in this squishy, fun, color mixing activity that will engage your senses! This is a no-mess, no-stress way to learn all about how layering primary colors can create a brand new color. Just hold your zip-top bags with paint to the window and make new colors appear in front of your eyes! Want a step-by-step? Follow along with our activity sheet to get the most out of this engaging art lesson! Ava...ilable in both Vietnamese and English: https://www.cdm.org/virtual-museum-window-finger-painting/ Toddler Fun! is supported, in part, by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and SVCreates.

Toddler Fun! (In English): Window Finger Painting Learn all about color mixing in this squishy, fun, color mixing activity that will engage your senses! This is a no-mess, no-stress way to learn all about how layering primary colors can create a brand new color. Just hold your zip-top bags with paint to the window and make new colors appear in front of your eyes! Want a step-by-step? Follow along with our activity sheet to get the most out of this engaging art lesson! Availa...ble in both Vietnamese and English: https://www.cdm.org/virtual-museum-window-finger-painting/ Toddler Fun! is supported, in part, by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and SVCreates.

Bilingual Storytime: ¡Perros! ¡Perros! / Dogs! Dogs! Author: Ginger Foglesong Guy, Illustrator: Sharon Glick Do you love dogs? We sure do! There are dogs of all sizes and speeds, and they all enjoy different kinds of activities. Join us for a bilingual storytime and learn about opposites, using dogs, in both English and Spanish!... Materials Needed: Your favorite stuffy Storytime is supported, in part, by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and SVCreates. #VirtualPurpleMuseum #PurpleMuseumCreations #30YearsOfDiscovery

What better way to enjoy Freaky Friday than to make Silly Sushi with us and Cricket Azima-The Creative Kitchen? (Spoiler: there's no better way!) Come learn how to make two kinds of homemade sushi and bond as a family, and a community, at this special online cooking class. We're always looking for a reason to celebrate and bond over food -- please join us! Space is limited, so register today!

Bilingual Storytime The House in the Night/La Casa en la Noche Author: Susan Marie Swanson What makes a house a home? Together, let’s explore different sources of light and warmth -- a key, a light, a book -- in this beautifully illustrated children’s classic. Curl up as a family and enjoy this bedtime story.... Storytime is supported, in part, by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and SVCreates.

Save The Date: Diwali: Festival of Lights is right around the corner! Join us for an online version of our annual #Diwali celebration on SAT., NOVEMBER 7 on Facebook and YouTube. This lively line-up of performances, art, stories, and crafts is not one to miss!

Join us on Monday for Discovery News, a live, interactive update of what’s happening at the Purple Museum. Learn more about virtual broadcasts, events, and behind the scenes features. Have questions? Chat with our Discovery Guides. Your comments might be featured on our livestream!

We're so excited to get in the #Halloween spirit with our friends at New York-based The Creative Kitchen! Trick or treat yourself to a special cooking class and activity session you won't want to miss this dynamic session hosted by chef, educator, and cookbook author Cricket Azima. Get into the holiday spirit and dress up, then join us on Zoom for a special Halloween-inspired cooking class, complete with a fun activity and songs. Your ticket purchase includes a bag of food samples provided by our favorite brands to use during this session. Let's have some healthy and tasty skele-fun!

How are spending Freaky Friday? Join us and make some Silly Sushi with Cricket Azima-The Creative Kitchen! We're excited to host a special online cooking class with our friends at New York-based The Creative Kitchen on FRIDAY, NOV. 13 at 4 p.m. Let's make two types of homemade sushi: Fruit and Vegetable Sushi and Candy Sushi. We love bonding by making tasty and kid-friendly treats for a family meal! Learn more and sign up at the link below. Space is limited, so register today!

We love celebrating #Diwali with you all, and this year, we're taking our annual festival online! Join us on Facebook and YouTube on SATURDAY, NOV. 7 from 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Click the event page link below to see all the program details for this year's lively line-up of performances, art, stories, and crafts. We can't wait to see you all next Saturday for our Festival of Lights!

From the #MindsInBloom Archives: Trick-or-Treat Your Kids to Some Fairy Tales this #Halloween "For children, Halloween is a real-life extension of the world created by fairy tales: a magical, mysterious and somewhat ambiguous space and time filled with monsters and spirits, and also the heroes that defeat them."

Time is running out to join us for Halloween! What is your family doing for this Spooktacular holiday? Are you dressing up? Trick or treating virtually? Receive a goodie bag full of treats and surprises when you join us for some cooking, storytime, and song! Registrations close FRIDAY AT 11:59 P.M., so be sure to get your tickets now! Our friends at Cricket Azima-The Creative Kitchen have been preparing a frightfully fun event for you and your little ones. Trick or treat yourself to a special Halloween-inspired cooking class and fun activity with songs hosted by chef, educator, and cookbook author Cricket Azima.