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…
Bilingual Birdies return to the children’s museum for another fun-filled and educational afternoon of learning new words in Spanish through live music, beautiful puppets, and a bubble dance party! For this session you will learn how to say the names of insects in Spanish (el incecto) like Butterfly (Una mariposa) and Ladybug (Una mariquita). This…
Get ready to get your hands dirty when the Freshkills Park Alliance leads an outdoor Park Planner Workshop, where you will build a model of your very own park using recycled and reclaimed materials. We will review the miraculous transformation of the Fresh Kills Park from being the largest landfill in the world to being…
The Ensemble Barynya will perform and explain the history and cultural significance of dances and music from the Romanian, Ukrainian, and Russian tradition in an interactive show. This event will take place outside. This Holiday Wonder is sponsored by:
Come learn all about composting and reducing your food waste with the NYC Compost Project hosted by Snug Harbor. Compositing is the process of recycling organic materials like food waste into fertilizer that can help make the parks plants greener and healthier than ever. You will play a waste sorting game so you know exactly…
This event has been cancelled and will be rescheduled soon. In this interactive session, Holly Bonner, a legally blind mother and social worker, will introduce visitors to her guide dog, Frances, share the etiquette for interacting with the blind/visually impaired community and explain how to be a disability ally. This event will take place outside.…
The New York Chinese Cultural Center will provide a short review of the Center's history followed by an enchanting Chinese fan/ribbon dance and an energetic Kung Fu demonstration. This event will take place outside. This Weekend Wonder is sponsored by:
Join Binx the Magician for a one-of-a-kind magic show full of fun, comedy, and even a live bunny! Immediately following the show, Binx will lead the audience in some interactive dance games, including freeze dance, hokey pokey, and the cha cha slide. This Weekend Wonder is sponsored by:
In partnership with the Staten Island Alliance, we are offering a FREE day at the Museum with special hours 12:00 to 5:00 pm. Outside under the solar tent in front of the Museum, representatives from local PreK programs will be available to answer questions about the experience for children and enrollment. Please register online in…
