# The New Children's Museum Thanksgiving Gratitude Art Studio & Clay Labs (Downtown San Diego) > Event for families in the San Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad area (CA). Times are Pacific Time. - When: Nov 27 – Nov 29 · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM - Where: The New Children's Museum, 200 W Island Ave, San Diego, CA 92101 - Ages: All ages; multi-level contemporary art installations tailored for crawlers, toddlers, and grade-schoolers - Price: $18 general admission (ages 1 and up); free for infants under 1; advance reservation recommended - Organizer: The New Children's Museum - Official page: https://thinkplaycreate.org/visit - Last checked: Sat, Nov 7 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 11, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-10), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/the-new-children-s-museum-thanksgiving-gratitude-art-studio-and-clay-l--listing-18dc92ca675c8dc6446c6cfe ## About 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. 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