# Things to do with kids at North Carolina Museum of Art

> 10 upcoming family events and 0 ongoing programs and visits at North Carolina Museum of Art, 2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC 27607, in the Raleigh–Cary area. Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sun, Oct 25.

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## Events ahead

- [Nature Play Day at NCMA](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/nature-play-day-at-ncma--listing-99821f78be99db9160fd27ef) — Mon, Oct 26 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · North Carolina Museum of Art · Up to 7 · Free · checked Oct 24. A free, drop-in outdoor play morning run by the Natural Sciences museum's Prairie Ridge play facilitators on the grounds of the North Carolina Museum of Art. Staff stock part of…
- [What's in the Box? Preschool Art Mornings at NCMA](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/what-s-in-the-box-preschool-art-mornings-at-ncma--listing-a25fd1d9bcd571da2b9fd077) — Wed, Nov 4 (+2 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · North Carolina Museum of Art · Ages 3–5 · From $12 · checked Oct 24. The North Carolina Museum of Art's monthly program for preschoolers. Children aged three to five and their caregivers meet a work of art in the galleries, then head to the…
- [Family-Friendly Tours at NCMA](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/family-friendly-tours-at-ncma--listing-c68715c1c18a06d8298b5e9d) — Sat, Nov 7 (+2 more dates) · 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM · North Carolina Museum of Art · Ages 5–11 · Free · checked Oct 24. Playful 30-minute gallery tours at the North Carolina Museum of Art, built for kids aged 5 to 11 and the adults with them. Guides help children find new favorite artworks and…
- [Pop-Up Art with Nancy Baker Cahill](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/pop-up-art-with-nancy-baker-cahill--listing-f8922ea55bef1cf807c7a00a) — Sat, Nov 7 · 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM · North Carolina Museum of Art · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A drop-in, all-ages art afternoon outdoors in the NCMA Museum Park. Families meet artist Nancy Baker Cahill and try her interactive augmented-reality artworks, then make their…
- [Nature Stories at NCMA](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/nature-stories-at-ncma--listing-88da9a6f93359b504b48b4c9) — Mon, Nov 9 · 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM · North Carolina Museum of Art · Up to 7 · Free · checked Oct 24. A family nature story time led by Prairie Ridge Ecostation educators at the North Carolina Museum of Art. The session opens with a picture book, then moves into hands-on…
- [NCMA to Go Art Kits: Sponge, Stamp, Soar](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/ncma-to-go-art-kits-sponge-stamp-soar--listing-fda12ad9df0b11721ccf19e7) — Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · North Carolina Museum of Art · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A free take-home art kit from the North Carolina Museum of Art, picked up in the East Building lobby. This month's kit has materials and written instructions for a…
- [Art + Nature Story Time with Prairie Ridge Ecostation](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/art-nature-story-time-with-prairie-ridge-ecostation--listing-a37e34bb05a0d7e21c593802) — Wed, Nov 18 · 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM · North Carolina Museum of Art · Free · checked Oct 24. A hybrid indoor-and-outdoor story time at the North Carolina Museum of Art led by educators from Prairie Ridge Ecostation. Children look, listen and move while connecting picture…
- [Teens Sketch in the Galleries](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/teens-sketch-in-the-galleries--listing-a4816433dbc092874671cf4b) — Sat, Dec 5 (+1 more date) · 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM · North Carolina Museum of Art · Free · checked Oct 24. A free, informal sketching meet-up for teenagers at the North Carolina Museum of Art. Teens bring a pencil and sketchbook, then follow drawing prompts or settle at a favorite…
- [Artful Story Time: Happy Hanukkah!](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/artful-story-time-happy-hanukkah--listing-8b872aaaf36c54e676a010b1) — Wed, Dec 9 · 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM · North Carolina Museum of Art · Free · checked Oct 24. The North Carolina Museum of Art's toddler story time takes on Hanukkah this month, with readers from the Jewish Federation of Greater Raleigh. Children and caregivers read books…
- [Pop-Up Art: Giant Snowflakes at NCMA](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/pop-up-art-giant-snowflakes-at-ncma--listing-44c8262bbb54e1c82ffc6ab7) — Sun, Dec 13 · 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM · North Carolina Museum of Art · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The North Carolina Museum of Art's popular winter art-making afternoon returns. In the East Building studios, families drop in to create a giant, intricate paper snowflake to…

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