Baby Bloomers
For ages 0-36 months
Toddlers take over the museum during
Baby Bloomers!
Baby Bloomers is a special program during which the museum is open exclusively for visitors ages 0–3 years and their families.
Held Mondays (9 am-noon) and Saturdays (9–10 am), Baby Bloomers provides caregivers and early learners the chance to experience Thinkery together in an environment focused solely on them.
Monthly themes and special guests engage our youngest visitors in fun, hands-on explorations and learning through play. In addition to storytime and other guided activities, free-play is encouraged in museum galleries that support the social, emotional and cognitive development of our earliest learners.
Please note, Saturdays are limited to the second level of the museum, which includes Let’s Grow, Story Nook and Currents. We do not host Baby Bloomers on Monday AISD holidays and open at 9am for all ages
February – Boogie On Down
This month is all about music and movement during Baby Bloomers! During Baby Bloomers: Boogie on Down, we’ll explore, tinker and even make our own instruments to move to the rhythm of the beat. We’ll get you and your little one movin’ and groovin’ through song and dance!
Special Guests
Saturday, February 1
Hana Bird is a professional opera singer and all-around renaissance woman!
Monday, February 3
Armstrong Community Music School provides quality early childhood music education—and they’re one of Baby Bloomers’ favorite sing-along guests.
Saturday, February 8
Music With Miss Ariel has been named by Austin Family Magazine to be Austin’s Favorite Children’s Performer!
Monday, February 10
April & Amy Rankin “Good things come in pairs!” April and Amy have become one of the most talked-about new duos in contemporary country music.
Tiny Tails to You Austin’s adorable traveling petting zoo. Tiny Tails to you bring all the snuggles!
Saturday, February 15
Hey Lolly! Music, created by Austin musician Laura Freeman, brings you an array of interactive, educational children’s shows that are fun for the whole family.
Monday, February 17 – No Baby Bloomers
Please check out our Early Learners Workshop.” Dream Big, Little One!”
Saturday, February 22
Uncle Jumbo is a children’s performer who takes clowning around very seriously. Join us for some silly fun!
Monday, February 24
Mi Casa Es Tu Casa offers original music and movement classes carefully designed to introduce and reinforce French and Spanish for little children and their caregivers.
Saturday, February 29
Small Wonders Puppet Theatre is a contemporary puppetry theater dedicated to the promotion of the entertainment, education, and happiness of audiences young and old.
March – Spring Has Sprung!
The early bird catches the worm this spring—for our littlest learners, that is! Our Early Learners Workshops, Little Thinkers Club series, and Baby Bloomers programs are the perfect way to engage your young innovator. Our Early Childhood Educators lead fun, dynamic learning experiences designed for children ages 1–48 months—and their caregivers, of course
Special Guest
Monday, March 2
Armstrong Community Music School provides quality early childhood music education—and they’re one of Baby Bloomers’ favorite sing-along guests.
Saturday, March 6
Chakra Kids Yoga specializes in yoga for children and offers a variety of unique, child-focused yoga classes and trainings to people who love yoga and have a desire to share that love with children.
Monday, March 9
Otis Other: An Other Other Brother – Besides being a member of everyone’s other favorite children’s band, The Other Other Brothers, Otis also teaches music around Austin, writes and recites children’s poetry, and is a Montessori certifies elementary teacher. Shows include songs, jokes, poems and interactive learning!
Saturday, March 13
Hey Lolly! Music, created by Austin musician Laura Freeman, brings you an array of interactive, educational children’s shows that are fun for the whole family. Learn about other languages, the colors of the rainbow, enjoying our beautiful Mother Earth and more! Her album Color Wheel Cartwheel was recognized by Parenting Magazine as a baby must-have. Come see us for a rainbow-licious, puddle-stomping, monster-marching good time!”
Monday, March 16 – No Baby Bloomers
Saturday, March 21
Uncle Jumbo is a children’s performer who takes clowning around very seriously. Join us for some silly fun!
Monday, March 23
April & Amy Rankin “Good things come in pairs!” April and Amy have become one of the most talked about new duos in contemporary country music. They will encourage your little to dance and sing along!
Saturday, March 28
Small Wonders Puppet Theatre is a contemporary puppetry theater dedicated to the promotion of the entertainment, education, and happiness of audiences young and old. Small Wonders’ repertoire of shows includes stories with universal themes as well as shows with universal appeal.
Monday, March 30 – No Baby Bloomers – Thinkery will be Closed.
Cancellations or Exchanges
Cancellations made 15 or more business days before the start of your program will receive a full refund minus a processing fee. Refunds cannot be made 2-weeks before the start of the program. Participants may not make up or receive a refund for missed programs. Thinkery reserves the right to cancel a program if registration for the event does not meet the minimum enrollment requirements. If Thinkery cancels a program, a full refund will be issued to all registrants. When possible, we allow a program participant to transfer to a different program if there are openings and the participant is the appropriate age. Two weeks’ notice is required.
More fun for Early Learners
Thinkery offers lots of fun activities for toddlers and their caregivers, updated on a regular basis. Check out these other programs designed for early learners!