The New Children's Museum Thanksgiving Gratitude Art Studio & Clay Labs (Downtown San Diego)
Through Nov 29Nov 27 – Nov 29 · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend: Friday–Sunday, November 27–29, 2026; 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM daily; Gratitude clay & painting workshops ongoing 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
The New Children's Museum200 W Island Ave, San Diego, CA 92101 · 0.4 mi approx. from San DiegoDirections
All ages; multi-level contemporary art installations tailored for crawlers, toddlers, and grade-schoolers
From $18$18 general admission (ages 1 and up); free for infants under 1; advance reservation recommended
About this adventure
Housed in a light-filled architectural masterpiece in downtown San Diego's Marina District, The New Children's Museum is an arts-based wonderland where kids think, play, and create through immersive contemporary art installations. Over Thanksgiving weekend, the museum's Open Art Studio and Clay Lab host special family workshops where young artists sculpt commemorative ceramic gratitude leaves, craft gratitude journals, and paint on giant collaborative canvas walls. Children can also climb through the multi-level 'Whammock!' crocheted hammock structure, crawl through the 'tikitiko' tactile installation, and design cardboard fortresses in the makerspace.
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