IDEAL AGE: 2+

Puffy Painting Creations

Make your own puffy paint with white glue, shaving cream, and surprise colorful ingredients! Out of food coloring? We've got the perfect solution.

Art and science together! Color doesn’t just come from store-bought paint or food coloring, it is all around us! Colorful pigments can be found right in your kitchen or in nature!

IDEAL AGE: 3+

Italian Pesto Party

Turn the sweet-smelling basil plant into a delicious Italian pesto spread!

Practicing following directions and measuring ingredients helps children learn important math and communication skills.

IDEAL AGE: 3+

Words in Action with 92Y Dance Education Laboratory

Turn movement into a game by pulling action words from a jar. Get the whole family involved to create a dance and see who has the most elaborate and unique moves!

Children build coordination and observational skills as they experience the power of dance to communicate actions, thoughts, and feelings.

IDEAL AGE: 3+

Cloud Making Machine

Use a recycled bottle and a sock to make a cloud making machine!

As children practice mixing things together they are experimenting, making predictions, building their vocabulary, and learning basic chemistry! 

IDEAL AGE: 2+

Off-the-Wall Sensory Play

Take learning and playtime from the floor to the wall by making a sensory wall to help your child build important brain connections.

Sensory play builds important connections in your child’s brain, helping them complete more complex thinking and tasks further down the line.

IDEAL AGE: 2+

How Do Dinosaurs Play with Their Friends? By Jane Yolen and Mark Teague

Listen to a storytime and be inspired to create your own dinosaur friends to take on adventures.

Reading books together helps your child remember new words and learn to read and write!

IDEAL AGE: 2+

The Creative Kitchen: Brainy Breakfast Bites

Start your day with a nutritious and delicious breakfast recipe from CMOM partner The Creative Kitchen.

Eating a low-fat and high-fiber breakfast helps children stay focused and active all morning!

IDEAL AGE: 5+

Larger-than-Life Sculptures

Be inspired by artists like Claes Oldenburg to create larger-than-life sculptures. Alter your perspective by taking something familiar and changing it in extraordinary ways.

Artists find inspiration from everyday objects and looking at the world from different points of view. Helping your child learn to see things from different perspectives is an important life skill.

IDEAL AGE: 3+

Family Memory Quilt with Callaloo Kids

Enjoy a reading of Callaloo: The Trickster and the Magic Quilt by Author Marjuan Canady and create a family memory quilt.

Cultural awareness and tradition play important roles in helping young children develop a positive sense of identity and confidence.