Costumes & Creativity: Happy Halloween Festival at CMOM
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CMOM gets ready for Halloween, inviting kids to make costumes, explore a Halloween maze, and try some edible treats!
Workshop: Costume Design with New Victory
A hero, a villain, or a sidekick—who will you be? Design fairy-tale costumes and strut your stuff as theatrical characters fit for the stage. Guided by New Victory Teaching Artists in a small-group setting, you’ll learn arts-based skills as a family. Get creative, forge family memories, and make new friends!
Saturday, October 25 | 10:30am – 11:30am & 2pm – 3pm | Ages 5 & up | 1st Floor | Inside Art
Workshop: Halloween Maze Installation with Artist Dan Jones
Dan Jones is a Queens-based puppetry and design artist, writer, and multi- disciplinary theater maker who has worked with companies across the country, including Shakespeare in the Park and design and puppetry work for Broadway shows. In this interactive drop-in space, create a collaborative life-size Halloween maze filled with exciting otherworldly creatures!
Sunday, October 26 | 2pm – 4 pm | All ages | 1st Floor | Inside Art
Scavenger Hunt and Activities: Healthful Halloween Weekend with The Creative Kitchen
The Creative Kitchen presents a Balanced Plate Scavenger Hunt for family food activities and samples, and collect stamps as you create your own balanced, healthy plate. Once your plate is filled with stamps, receive a goody bag with yummy foods from exciting family-friendly companies!
Saturday & Sunday, October 25 – 26 | 10:45am – 4:15pm | All ages | 3rd Floor | Discovery Classroom and PlayWorks Classroom
Haunted House Hat Builders!
Using fun found materials, construct your own haunted mini-mansion headpiece. Spooky or silly, your choice!
Saturday, October 25 | 2pm – 4:15pm | All ages | 1st Floor | Makerspace
Sunday, October 26 | 10:30am – 12:30pm | All ages | 1st Floor | Makerspace
Trick-or-Treat Tote Bags
Halloween is just around the corner! Decorate a spooky tote bag to hold all the delicious treats you plan to collect on Halloween.
Saturday & Sunday, October 25 – 26 | 11:15am – 12:15pm & 2:45pm – 3:45pm | Ages 4 & younger | 3rd Floor | PlayWorks