# Things to do with kids at Children's Museum of Manhattan

> 16 upcoming family events and 0 ongoing programs and visits at Children's Museum of Manhattan, The Tisch Building, 212 West 83rd Street, New York, NY 10024, in the New York–Newark–Jersey City area. Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sun, Oct 25.

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## Events ahead

- [Monster Costume Quest — Halloween at CMOM](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/monster-costume-quest-halloween-at-cmom--listing-755486acdbf4b07ded18b0a3) — Sat, Oct 31 · 10:30 AM – 4:15 PM · Children's Museum of Manhattan · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 14. All-day Halloween hunt at the Children's Museum of Manhattan: four silly monsters are hiding, one per floor. Follow the clues to find them all, then claim a silly prize on the…
- [Election Day: Unicorns for President! Dragons for Mayor! — CMOM](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/election-day-unicorns-for-president-dragons-for-mayor-cmom--listing-d38a0be7a893dfffe6a99b82) — Tue, Nov 3 · 10:30 AM – 4:15 PM · Children's Museum of Manhattan · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 14. An Election Day art-making program: design wearable badges for a favorite mystical creature (unicorns or dragons), join playful community voting activities and visit CMOM's…
- [Woody Guthrie's Songs to Grow On — CMOM](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/woody-guthrie-s-songs-to-grow-on-cmom--listing-6a724065f6fa0a2d55cce125) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM · Children's Museum of Manhattan · With admission · checked Oct 16. A musical theatre piece built on Woody Guthrie's songs for children, performed at the Children's Museum of Manhattan. Four-year-old Cathy Ann Guthrie is curious about the world…
- [Diwali Celebration: Dance, Puppet Show & Storytime — CMOM](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/diwali-celebration-dance-puppet-show-and-storytime-cmom--listing-e91cb2caf14719604baaddc6) — Sun, Nov 8 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Children's Museum of Manhattan · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 14. A Diwali afternoon at the Children's Museum of Manhattan: an interactive dance workshop and performance with Meha Sadana teaching mudras from classical Indian dance (2–2:30…
- [Veterans Day: Postcards of Thanks — CMOM](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/veterans-day-postcards-of-thanks-cmom--listing-5e39bee40f83ec614a03d217) — Wed, Nov 11 · 10:30 AM – 4:15 PM · Children's Museum of Manhattan · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 14. Veterans Day drop-in art at CMOM: create thoughtful postcards and illustrated messages celebrating helpers, caregivers, veterans and community members who support others. In…
- [Cocinarte Bilingual Cooking Workshop with Casa Lu — CMOM](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/cocinarte-bilingual-cooking-workshop-with-casa-lu-cmom--listing-326cf018bcc43fa2169c3a63) — Sat, Nov 21 (+1 more date) · 12:30 PM – 2:15 PM · Children's Museum of Manhattan · With admission · checked Oct 16. A sign-up cooking workshop at the Children's Museum of Manhattan led by Casa Lu, taught in both Spanish and English. Families learn about global recipes and make a healthy…
- [Whitney Pop-Up Open Studio: Roy Lichtenstein — at CMOM](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/whitney-pop-up-open-studio-roy-lichtenstein-at-cmom--listing-fbfd91e56022e4587005c7d1) — Sun, Nov 22 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Children's Museum of Manhattan · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 14. Whitney Family Programs brings a pop-up Open Studio to the Children's Museum of Manhattan celebrating pop artist Roy Lichtenstein, who grew up on the Upper West Side, and the…
- [The Good Ms. Padgett and Friends — CMOM](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/the-good-ms-padgett-and-friends-cmom--listing-2d54acf9add034cda8547976) — Fri, Nov 27 · 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM · Children's Museum of Manhattan · With admission · checked Oct 16. Brooklyn children's singer Anna Padgett, performing as The Good Ms. Padgett, plays the Children's Museum of Manhattan the day after Thanksgiving. Her songs for children, babies…
- [Divi Roxx Kids Hip-Hop Concert — CMOM](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/divi-roxx-kids-hip-hop-concert-cmom--listing-bfaecb4517f3be9499d8ec29) — Sun, Nov 29 · 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM · Children's Museum of Manhattan · With admission · checked Oct 16. Two-time Grammy-nominated bassist and songwriter Divinity Roxx, known for her work with Beyoncé and Victor Wooten, brings Divi Roxx Kids to the Children's Museum of Manhattan…
- [Hanukkah Candle Crafting, Menorah Installation and Puppet Play — CMOM](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/hanukkah-candle-crafting-menorah-installation-and-puppet-play-cmom--listing-2038e04f3820e42dc89e6903) — Sun, Dec 6 (+2 more dates) · 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM · Children's Museum of Manhattan · With admission · checked Oct 16. A drop-in Hanukkah activity in the PlayWorks space at the Children's Museum of Manhattan. Children make their own candle crafts and add them to a collaborative menorah…
- [Happy Hanukkah with Meshuganah Mambo — CMOM](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/happy-hanukkah-with-meshuganah-mambo-cmom--listing-39e64b3263877860b07a2740) — Sun, Dec 6 · 2:00 PM – 3:35 PM · Children's Museum of Manhattan · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 16. The Children's Museum of Manhattan marks Hanukkah with a Music and Marks performance and art-making session led by Meshuganah Mambo, a New York band that fuses klezmer melodies…
- [Winter Metropolis Collaborative Installation — CMOM](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/winter-metropolis-collaborative-installation-cmom--listing-660c36e0e1051b4b1634bbb1) — Tue, Dec 8 (+19 more dates) · 2:00 PM – 4:15 PM · Children's Museum of Manhattan · With admission · checked Oct 16. Through most of December the Inside Art space at the Children's Museum of Manhattan becomes a sprawling winter city built by visiting children. Kids add to the collaborative…
- [Oh, Christmas Tree! Tree-Decorating Party — CMOM](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/oh-christmas-tree-tree-decorating-party-cmom--listing-43c80f2a67bc4f1292d4dad5) — Tue, Dec 22 (+3 more dates) · 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM · Children's Museum of Manhattan · With admission · checked Oct 16. A drop-in Christmas tree-decorating party in the PlayWorks space at the Children's Museum of Manhattan. Young children explore the colours and shapes of the season as they add…
- [Weaving My Mkeka for Kwanzaa — CMOM](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/weaving-my-mkeka-for-kwanzaa-cmom--listing-61c479cf6d2a92598a4e6a2a) — Sun, Dec 27 (+1 more date) · 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM · Children's Museum of Manhattan · With admission · checked Oct 16. A Kwanzaa drop-in craft at the Children's Museum of Manhattan. Children learn that a mkeka is the special mat used during Kwanzaa, on which families place symbolic items during…
- [Bombazo Dance Co: Bomba Magos Three Kings Show and Workshop — CMOM](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/bombazo-dance-co-bomba-magos-three-kings-show-and-workshop-cmom--listing-cf28c6c0fc7a1cd70bc04a33) — Tue, Dec 29 · 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM · Children's Museum of Manhattan · With admission · checked Oct 16. Bombazo Dance Co brings its Bomba Magos program to the Children's Museum of Manhattan to celebrate Three Kings Day, the Latin American and Caribbean tradition that is especially…
- [Suzi and Benjamin New Year Concert — CMOM](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/suzi-and-benjamin-new-year-concert-cmom--listing-8d254d2afac3e26d1c6f9870) — Wed, Dec 30 · 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM · Children's Museum of Manhattan · With admission · checked Oct 16. Children's musicians Suzi Shelton, an award-winning kids' performer, and Benjamin, a writer and composer for children's shows on Nickelodeon, PBS and Netflix and host of the Tune…

## Recently ended

- [Dance with the Fauns and Fairies from The Dream (ABT) — CMOM](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/dance-with-the-fauns-and-fairies-from-the-dream-abt-cmom--listing-d8687e67fdf282e0280e97b4) — ended Sun, Oct 18

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