IDEAL AGE: 4+

Art, Games, and Play!

Enjoy the online art exhibition The Power of Play featuring artists inspired by games and play! Explore Romare Bearden’s collage Untitled (1977) to create your own collage inspired by your favorite game!

Be inspired by renowned artists to experiment and develop your own collage technique. Bonus! As children cut and paste materials they are developing hand-eye coordination.

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: 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.

IDEAL AGE: 2+

Inside Art with Artists Patricia and Nancy: Painted Window Design

Create window paintings inspired by Patricia Cazorla & Nancy Saleme, CMOM’s artists-in-residence in our new exhibit Inside Art.

Painting and art appreciation helps children develop new points of view about themselves and their world.

IDEAL AGE: 3+

Jam Band Sing-a-long with The Pop Ups

Create your own instruments to play along with The Pop Ups during Lincoln Center’s Concerts For Kids!

Playing instruments helps your child develop physical coordination and experience their environment using their senses! Making instruments out of everyday objects is a creative way to recycle while reducing our environmental footprint.

IDEAL AGE: 4+

Rube Goldberg Domino Chain

Set ’em up and knock ’em down! Design and test a domino chain – an important step in any Rube Goldberg Machine.

Experiments like this help children learn scientific concepts, like force and motion, as they design, plan, and make guesses and observations. 

IDEAL AGE: 3+

Secret Mother’s Day Messages

On Mother’s Day, create a unique secret surprise card for your loved one. Write or draw personalized messages, include your favorite memories, and share your special wishes.

Following instructions helps your child practice creative thinking, math, and problem solving. Share memories together while making this card. Everyday conversations lead to reading later on!

IDEAL AGE: 4+

Tropical Leaf Collage with artist Adrienne Elise Tarver

Create a tropical leaf collage inspired by Adrienne Elise Tarver, an artist featured in CMOM’s new exhibit Inside Art.

Looking at contemporary art helps children learn to observe, talk about, and interpret their ever-expanding world.