Winter Recess Family Activities @ MCNY - Dec 29

When: Sunday, December 29, 2024, 11:00am

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The Museum of the City of New York welcomes children of all ages and their families to join us this holiday season for winter-inspired activities for all to enjoy!

This Winter Recess, the Museum will come alive with activities for children and families to enjoy! We’ll celebrate the season with winter-themed learning from the NYC Discovery Lab, daily arts and crafts inspired by objects from the Museum's galleries, storytime, and family tours of Gingerbread NYC: The Great Borough Bake-Off. Make the Museum of the City of New York a part of your family’s holiday tradition by stopping by.

Drop in anytime! Activities will take place from 11am–4pm from Friday, December 27th through Monday, December 30th.

Event Timeline

	See it in the Gallery! Ongoing 10 am – 5 pm Pick up a scavenger hunt and explore Gingerbread NYC: The Great Borough Bake-Off to see the tantalizing New York-inspired creations of more than 20 bakers. Recommended for ages 5 to 12 with a grown-up. Available in English and Spanish.
	NYC Discovery Lab Ongoing 11 am – 4 pm Join us this month at the NYC Discovery Lab as we celebrate the winter season in New York City! Learn about the wintertime traditions of New Yorkers past and present.
	Arts and Crafts Activity of the Day: Make Your Own Delft Tile Ongoing 11 am – 4 pm Look closely at fragments of Delft tile found at the home of Sara Kierstede (1627 - 1693) on display in our exhibition New York At Its Core: Port City (1609-1898) before designing your own to take home.
	Storytime @ MCNY Daily, 11 AM StoryTime @ MCNY is a picture-book reading series for families and caretakers with children produced in partnership with the New York Public Library. In this special edition, children will hear a selection of winter-themed stories handpicked by NYPL’s early literacy librarians.
	Gingerbread NYC: The Great Borough Bake-Off Guided Family Tour Daily, 1 PM The smell of sugar fills the air as learners play “I Spy!” to find details on more than 20 gingerbread recreations of the bridges, bakeries, museums, libraries, and other iconic buildings of New York City while they learn fun facts about the city’s five boroughs.

Supporters

Family Programs are made possible in part by the Margaret S. Ogden and Stephen A. Ogden Memorial Fund, Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Rochlis Family Foundation, and Tianaderrah Foundation.

The Frederick A.O. Schwarz Education Center is endowed by grants from The Thompson Family Foundation Fund, the F.A.O. Schwarz Family Foundation, the William Randolph Hearst Endowment, and other generous donors.