Staten Island Children's Council Review

My kids loved it when we moved here. And now my grandkids love it. There is a lot to do!

Great place for kids to interact and learn about things.

It was nice but not as I expected as people have told me

Great open spaces for children of all ages. We took our 9 month old granddaughter for 3 visits during her stay with us. There's great programming too. Cooking classes, science classes lots of activities.

Perfect for 2 to 4 year olds. Amazing variety. Beautiful and surprising spaces around every corner.

We chose to visit this museum based on the excellent (recent!) reviews, and were extremely disappointed. On our visit at the end of December 2018, most of the exhibits were broken or missing too many parts to be still fun, and the whole place felt neglected and not welcoming. My kid loves children's museums, but wanted nothing to do with this one. It took us 15 minutes to check out all the floors, and he didn't want to stay a minute longer.

Small but fun. It has enough for the kids to occupy a few hours. It looked like they have lots of fun extra activities including camps which might be fun if you lived close enough.

Amazing piece of land. You'll forget you're in NYC!

Good place to spend a cold morning with a 4 year old.

The kids loved they had fun also grandpa had fun too

Meh. Good, I guess, but it feels like there really isn't a lot to do there. Garden State Children's Discovery Museum blows it out of the park. Worth the drive!

TOO MUCH FOR ADMISSION AND EXHIBITS ARE NOT WELL KEPT OR SANITARY

Loved this place been going there for the past 9 years since my oldest was a baby and she still enjoys it. My now 2 and 3 year old go at least once a week as well and really enjoy it.

Was a fun day, some volunteers weren't too informative or engaging.

It was awesome place for the kids in Staten Island. Not a big place but each floor has different theme. My kids enjoy this place. The other thing I love this place is the gift shop and food s price is normal . Definitely will bring my kids come again!

It was awesome. My kids didnt want to leave at all. They have events conducted every Wednesdays at 7pm. It's called Boogie Woogie Wednesdays. The museum is free from 5pm to 8pm on Wednesdays. They give kids a snack around 6.30pm.

They have old fire truck and giant games and Lincoln logs

I go with my family weekly or at least we try to and the kids always have a wonderful time. It's a great place for the children to explore and expand their imagination.

Place is so nice, I recommend it to everyone to attend with children of any age. Personnel is friendly. There are a lot of amenities for children in this huge 3-floor building. All of that is supported by the huge open air area of Snug Harbor for walking and taking any kind of rest. I recommend to take yearly tickets here to avoid paying every time. For yearly ticket, price is so small.

Wonderfull place for family's; a lot of activities for kids on 3 floors and outdoor playground; kids can attend science projects and art classes..

See my review on Snug Harbor all the same great place.

We were here for the NYC Winter Lantern Festival recently and it was amazing. The lanterns and lights were beautiful and made for a great photo op. The childrens museum is always fun too!

My 2 year old toddler had a blast! He loves the little construction play site, which is not usually seen in other children's museums. He loves dressing up as a fireman, driving the fire engine too!

Nice way to spend a Sunday afternoon with your kids/grandkids!

Great place for kids of different ages. Mine are between 5 and 12 and I have been going here since they were babies. They have great workshops for kids and several rooms varying in activities. The grounds are beautiful and spacious for the kids to run and I have had many lovely picnics there during warmer weather.

About half of the exhibits were just not working, broken, missing pieces, etc. There are nice outdoor play areas too, but they are in direct sunlight and it can get super hot out there. Good place for young children but could be so much better.

Fun and educational for little kids, they have activities indoor/outdoor, areas to hang your coats and leave your strollers.

Great atmosphere for children, bring your own lunch, spacious outdoor seating area under shade.

It is great place for kids of all ages. Awesome exhibits and things that will keep.childrens busy for hours and will teach things as well. Only concern is many things are broken and pieces missing, I believe visitors are largely responsible for this. As visitors we need to help our children understand that this is shared material and if not handled well we will miss opportunity to lay with it again.

If you like tranquillity away from the hussle and bussle of New York. This is the place to be with free ferry ride that takes less than 30 minutes either way

Nice place for children to play and explore. Fairly cheap for what you get.

Meh. Barely anything to do. We were in and out in an hour .

The Winter Lantern festival is hosted to celebrate and cherish the Chinese New Year. Amazing Lights gleam all over the place. Good place for kids and some good night photographs. There are some shows which are announced while you are there. The place is pretty far and pricy. The feel is Not a good value for money at the end.

I used to go to this place years ago with my first daughter. It was not a great place then. Wow, they upgraded everything. The kids were busy for a very long time. The only thing that I was not pleased with was that the cafe closes at 1:45pm which is very early. But so much interactive. All floors are fun. My 10 and 4 years olds both were happy. Though, I think it is for kids younger than 12 years old. There were a lot toddlers.

Always a bit with the kids. Some of the exhibits could use some updating, especially as some are literally falling apart. A victim of its own success.

Large area with historical buildings that served as the retirement place for the sailers. Place is also called Snug Harbor Cultural Center.

The best of all children's museums. My kids love this place.

My three year old said the best museum ever! after our visit. It is not big but with tons of interactive activities for my child s age. I like more than the children s museum of Manhattan as this one is more educational and interestingly interactive at the same time. The live bugs are definitely a plus for a children s museum. The lawn and the outdoor play space is also nice for someone who lives in Manhattan. My daughter loved the ferry ride as well. It s a nice but easy getaway for us without having a car.

But the cafe was closed on our day of visit because of a birthday party. Be sure to bring some food or call ahead of time in case it happens on your day of visit.

We could go back here again and again. certain exhibits could use updating but great day activity for children with many multi sensory fun educational activities. definitely entertaining for kids... couldn't get to everything in one day. suitable for multiple ages.

Clean, well-maintained (that is, most of the exhibits still work despite rough usage from children!) and many interesting things to do. Our preschool group loved the firetruck and the game room.

There are so many fun activities, plus Wednesday are free.

Great place for kids, not do big but plenty to do plus a very nice staff.

Excellent exhibits and great admission prices. But not everything is working and staff is not very present. There was supposed to be a show and nobody showed up or said that it was canceled.

This is a fantastic place for kids, so many things for them to learn and play

Great place! Super clean, friendly staff, easy parking and not to crowded!! Also the price of 8$ is more than fair. The kids had a great time with lots to do and see. Great for a variety of ages. Also they had a little snack zone with reasonably priced snacks. Bathrooms were also very clean. We ended the day with a picnic in the field.

Wonderful place, excellent exhibits and activites from fire truck/house to bugs, life size 'bowling ally' or building and construction. Promotes thinking and creativity.

my kids, 2 and 5 love it here. the first floor is filled with life sized games like light bright and chess and connect four etc. Their favorite is the fire truck which they can dress in fire jackets and hat and climb in and click buttons and turn the wheel and turn on lights. They also love going to the 3rd floor ad playing with the building blocka and bug exhibit. very fun for them. plus they can play outside on a slide and pretend to row boats and run around

Really cool place for the kids, did a tour with the school and the exhibits were fun yet educational

I live in Jackson Heights area so it was a bit of a drive to go to State Island Children's Museum but well worth it. Free parking and great museum. Not expensive $8 per person compared to the museum in Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn and Bronx. My kids loved it. Each floor had different stuff and each section had costumes that your children can dress up to. For example the fire truck had fire fighter dress up with the helmth, the animal section had doctor dress up, the construction had costumes. My kids loved it. You can bring your own lunch to eat with your kids at the cafeteria, the vending machine $1 and the gift shop small but $5.50 toys. They also have ice cream and a painting area. We loved it. We were there 5 hrs and my kids were worn out by the time we left. Highly recommend this place. Ok

Besides it being a chore to get there from Upper Manhattan (at least 2 hours) the place was run down and unappealing. The staff were not friendly and didn't seem to want to be there. The booths/play areas were broken and falling apart. The content of the particular areas were outdated and not really speaking to a children's level. It was a monumental waste of time. The surrounding buildings were also a little creepy and it was very desolate. Overall and bad experience.

Great place for kids to learn and have fun. Really nice people working here and instruct kids to do craft. It's a little hard to have a lunch in the winter, because the cafe is closed.

Great museum for children of all ages. Lots of interactive activities for motor skills and brain development. $8 per person but if you come prepared you can spend the whole day there easily.

Very nice place and staff. Your kids will have a good time, with plenty of different things to do and play with!

A gem inside the Staten Island treasure of Snu Harbor. The Staten Island Children's Museum. Great for just a few hours or for a private party. A good mix of fun and education. While here visit the Japanese Botanical gardens and Tuscan gardens.

We've been members for years, the kids find it stimulating. We especially love Clay Day

Awesome place for toddlers! Will keep them entertained for hours!

The space is very spacious, and there are many single facilities, which is fun to teach!

Visited for a child's birthday party and was impressed by the staff's enthusiasm. They escort you from exhibit to exhibit and finally to the party room with a smile and efficiency. While it is geared towards children, some elements are super fun for adults, too. Inexpensive.

This place is completely filthy. Broken exhibits and dead bugs to look at in their tanks. Sad.

Great children's experience, but smart to also interest adult. Fun day trip.