Weather-Proof Play!

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Play doesn’t stop just because you’re at home!

We’ve rounded up a fun-filled, parent-approved list of hands-on activities designed to turn winter weather days into playful learning moments.

From easy experiments and creative challenges to movement-based play and imagination stations, these activities keep curious minds exploring, creating, and learning. No special supplies required!

Consider us your at-home play partner while the weather does its thing.

We’re here to help you keep the fun (and sanity) going until we reopen!

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Explore with Your Little Ones

Sense of permanence is the understanding that objects exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, touched, or smelled. Follow Children's Museum Houston educator, Gisela, who demonstrates how young ones can practice this concept. Practicing this skill will help babies feel less scared when parents or caregivers aren't around and feel confident they will come back for them. For ages 9 to 6 months.

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Finger painting allows your toddler to express creativity and imagination.  It involves the muscles in the fingers, hands, shoulders, neck and back.  Children's Museum Houston educator, Viri, shows you how to do a finger painting activity which can help your toddler's fine motor skills and language development. For ages 6 to 12 months.

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Get your body moving!  Children's Museum Houston early childhood educator, Ramona, shows us how to get toddlers interested in physical activity by putting together a sensory obstacle course using items found at home. For ages 12 to 24 months.

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Join Children's Museum Houston educator, Jacob, and special guest Ziggy, as they make an “insert activity,” which encourages fine motor skills, spatial reasoning, and sorting skills. For ages 24 to 36 months.

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Explore your natural surroundings with Children's Museum Houston educators, Belkis and Gisela!  Objects found in nature can encourage your young ones to use their senses while they explore.  Follow our educators as they show you how to become a nature detective by playing an "I Spy Nature" game. For ages 36 to 60 months. ‍

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For Weather Wizards

Tune in to Children’s Museum Houston as weather takes the stage in a game show–style talent competition where one clever contestant uses a simple rock to make weather observations! From cloudy clues to sunny surprises, discover how everyday objects can help us understand the world around us. For grades K to 1st.

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Get ready to shake, shimmy, and solidify your science skills! Join Children’s Museum Houston for a high-energy game show–style dance party where solids, liquids, and gases take center stage. Play along, bust a move, and discover how matter changes—all while having a blast. Science has never been this fun. For grades 2nd and 3rd.

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3…2…1… Blast off! Step into the spotlight with Children’s Museum Houston as planets, stars, and space facts compete in a game show–style talent showdown that’s out of this world. Cheer, play along, and discover the wonders of our solar system. Because when science performs, everyone wins! For grades 4th and 5th.

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En Español

El sentido de permanencia es la comprensión de que los objetos existen incluso cuando no se pueden ver, escuchar, tocar u oler.  Sigue a nuestra educadora, Belkis, quien demuestra cómo ayudar a los pequeños a practicar el concepto de permanencia.  Practicar esta habilidad ayudará al bebé a sentirse menos asustado cuando no pueda ver a sus padres o cuidadores y a sentirse seguro de que regresarán por él. Para edades 0 a 6 meses.

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Los bebés ya están programados para aprender conceptos matemáticos. Belkis nos lee "Cinco monitos brincando en la cama" de Eileen Christelow y nos muestra una forma divertida de ayudar a nuestros bebés a seguir historias mientras practican el concepto de "Cuenta, Agrupa y Compárale las Cosas", uno de los 5 Fundamentos de The Basics Houston. Para edades 6 a 12 meses.

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Las actividades físicas, la exploración y el juego son importantes para el desarrollo de cuerpos coordinados, fuertes y saludables.  Sigue a nuestra educadora, Belkis, quien demuestra cómo mediante el movimiento y el juego puedes ayudar a tu bebé a desarrollar sus habilidades motoras finas y gruesas. Para edades 12 a 24 meses.

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