Let's Blast Off! Makerspace NYC will guide us in making rocket ship toys light up! Participants will sand and finish a wooden rocket toy and learn how to create a simple circuit to light up an LED. The presentation will take place in front of the Museum. Blankets and low chairs are welcome for seating.…
Make a robot that can draw using a small motor and a coin cell battery. The workshop will take place in front of the Museum. Blankets and low chairs are welcome for seating. Weekend Wonders are sponsored by
Ms. Becky will demonstrate how to make a "friend snack" and participants will craft their own cardboard lunchboxes. The presentation will take place in front of the Museum. Blankets and low chairs are welcome for seating. Weekend Wonders are sponsored by
Join New York City Children's Theater (NYCCT) for music and stories at their 25th Anniversary Storyland Cabaret! Celebrating all that New York City has to offer our young ones, NYCCT will bring you an outdoor performance featuring songs from their hit productions Wanda's Monster, Interstellar Cinderella, Dory Fantasmagory, and more! This event will take place…
Angel Elektra is returning to read a children's story of acceptance and understanding. Through storytelling and creativity, Drag Queen Story Hour teaches children about gender diversity and all forms of difference to build empathy and give kids the confidence to express themselves however they feel comfortable. Story Hour will take place in front of the…
Amanda Sarantos and Samantha Ong of the design team Placehold will teach the basics of collage through the creation of a large collaborative piece. They will provide found materials such as magazines, photos, and postcards to inspire participants. Visitors are welcome to bring their own materials to glue on and contribute to the piece. This…
Actress, singer, and storyteller, April Armstrong tells stories that might just give you a jump. Or maybe you'll want to giggle. Either way, you will enjoy tales of ghosts and witches, weird creatures and talking black cats. April's blends haunting melodies with creepy tales for an entertaining, though not too frightening program. Your spine will…
The Freshkills Park Alliance will join us for a hands-on workshop and lab investigation. Explore native and invasive plants and create your own field notebook using paper made from plants found at the largest landfill-to-park transformation project in the world. Then use your handmade recycled notebook to journal your observations of the natural world. The…
Use circuit technology to make fashion by creating wearable electronics. Participants can choose from several mask templates made on our laser cutters, to decorate and illuminate using LEDs and coin cell batteries. The workshop will take place in front of the Museum. Blankets and low chairs are welcome for seating. Weekend Wonders are sponsored by
Aly Stoffo, the Glam Gardner, will bring eerie Halloween fun with a workshop on poisonous plants and how to avoid them and healthy herbal potions and how to concoct one with wild foraged plants. All participants will craft and take home a health-packed elixir based on thousands of years of botanical medicine. The presentation will…
Author Irene Staton will read aloud her stories inspired by the wisdom and joy she experienced interacting with the children in her life as a mother, aunt and preschool teacher. She will read A Rainy Day Trunk about the lessons learned from a grandfather and A Companion for Jarrett about a mother’s search for the…
Drag artist Professor Lionel Longlegs from Drag Story Hour NYC will be leading a special story hour designed with the needs of neurodiverse kids in mind. To prepare children for the event, a social story and a visual schedule are available to download. Professor Longlegs will be reading aloud books with a Cars & Trucks…
