Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Announces “Kids Week” Activities

Annual Week Of Programming Provides Fun And Learning During Schools’ Winter Break

Partnering with the Intrepid to provide programming during this year’s “Kids Week” are the New York Red Bulls, Ringling Brothers, Rosie O’Donnell’s Rosie’s Broadway Kids, Dave and Busters, Madame Tussauds New York, Mr. Met, NASA, Old Navy, The Gap and others.

This year’s special events include:

Saturday, February 13: Special appearances and demonstrations by members of the New York Red Bulls and guest performances by Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. Visitors can also make valentines for troops overseas.

Sunday, February 14: Guest performances by Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus and a magician. Visitors can also make valentines for troops overseas.

Monday, February 15: Special appearance by Mr. Met and fun activities with the Mets Kids Club. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory presents interactive robot demonstrations. Dave and Busters offers games and giveaways throughout the day.

Tuesday, February 16: Performances by Rosie O’Donnell’s Rosie’s Broadway Kids. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory presents interactive robot demonstrations. Fun and games provided by Dave and Busters.

Wednesday, February 17: Performances of “Venton’s Visit” by the Puppetry Arts Theater.

Thursday, February 18: Gap and Old Navy present Fashion Day at the Intrepid. Gap and Old Navy models will participate in fashion shows throughout the day. Interactive exhibits provided by Madame Tussauds.

Friday, February 19: Science Day at the Intrepid. “Outrageous Reptiles” program including live alligators, snakes and turtles provided by Jenkinson’s Aquarium. New York Hall of Science will lead dissections throughout the day. Guest performances by Phenomenal Physics with Mr. Fish.

Saturday, February 20: Interactive exhibits provided by NASA

Sunday, February 21: Interactive exhibits provided by NASA

*Dates and times are subject to change. For the most updated information, please visit www.intrepidmuseum.org. *

In addition the special events and appearances, staff of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Education Department will lead interactive demonstrations, jeopardy games, and activities related to flight, space, water and life at sea for families each day. Join them for hands-on fun discovering the properties of water, how Intrepid floats, how airplanes fly, how the crew lived, how an aircraft carrier works and more.

Two new temporary exhibitions will also be open to visitors during “Kids Week:” “Mission to Mars” and “Snoopy as the World War I Flying Ace.”

“Mission to Mars” displays a timeline of the American space program from President John F. Kennedy’s race to the moon speech to the current Rovers on Mars, and includes a full-scale model of the current Mars Rovers. Special emphasis is placed on the role that the USS Intrepid played while acting as a space capsule recovery ship for the Mercury 7 and Gemini 3 NASA missions.

“Snoopy as the World War I Flying Ace” showcases Charles M. Schulz’s lovable beagle Snoopy’s imaginary journeys through the skies of Europe from the time he faced a deadly bout of influenza to sparring with the Flying Ace’s archenemy, the Red Baron. More than 25 digital prints from the original drawings done by Schulz will be on display alongside a photograph of the artist. Accompanying Schulz’s scenes of Snoopy is artwork featuring the Peanuts gang that was created by crewmembers serving aboard the USS Intrepid.

“Kids Week” activities and temporary exhibits are free with the price of admission to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. Tickets for the museum are available for purchase at www.intrepidmuseum.org.

The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is proudly supported by Bank of America.