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Thursday Aug. 28, 2025

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10 am – 5 pm

Splashy Finale at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

2 pm

Back to School Time Capsules

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Tottenville LibraryStaten Island

3 pm

STEAM: LEGO’s

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Edenwald LibraryBronx

3 pm

Kid's Crafts: Design a pencil case

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

3 pm

Summer Adventure: Spill the Paint

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Mott Haven LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Summer Adventure: Make Some Noise

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Morningside Heights Library

3:30 pm

Throwdown Thursday

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

The Painter's Club!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Hamilton Grange Library

4 pm

August Craft Time

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Yorkville Library

4 pm

A is for Artist

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Battery Park City Library

Friday Aug. 29

CMOM-233_1.1

10 am – 5 pm

Splashy Finale at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

2:30 pm

Summer Adventure : Marvelous Matisse

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Just Crafting Around

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Explore A Hobby: Painting

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Van Cortlandt LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Create Your Own Buttons or Magnets

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Sidewalk Chalk Party

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY
Free

Eastchester LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Craft Corner: School Folder Decorating

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Morrisania LibraryBronx

Saturday Aug. 30

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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10 – 11 am

Nature Scavenger Hunt (Cutchogue)

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Craft & DIY

Downs Farm PreserveCutchogue

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

4 – 9:30 pm

Launch Field Day & Picnic-Winnie’s Way Candle Cafe: Long Islands First Mobile Candle Cafe

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

Martin Bunky Reid ParkWestbury

Sunday Aug. 31

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Tuesday Sep. 2

11 am

Toddlers Crafts

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Woodlawn Heights LibraryBronx

4 pm

Crafternoons

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

West Farms LibraryBronx

4 pm

Wakefield Presents: Back to School at the Library

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Wakefield LibraryWakefield

4 pm

Tween Art Studio: Perler Beads!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Stapleton LibraryStaten Island

4:30 pm

Crafty Creator's Club

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Parkchester LibraryBronx

Wednesday Sep. 3

10 am

Little Movers Storytime: Session 1

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Pelham Bay LibraryBronx

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