Ghouls and goblins (of all ages) are invited to join Children’s Museum of the Arts for a free community artmaking block party to create the float that kicks off The Village Halloween Parade. Grab your favorite costume (and mask!) and meet us at Spring Street Park in Hudson Square on Sunday, October 30 from 11 AM to 3 PM.
Don’t forget your party shoes! Dance Church®, a movement class that offers a fun and inclusive approach to dancing, will host a 40-minute movement session at 1 PM for partygoers of all ages. Instructor Laura Carella will lead the class in a series of movement cues, accompanied by a curated playlist of multi-genre music. Pre-registration is required for the Dance Church portion of the event.
Activities include:
Ghost Superpower Shields
Alter Ego 3D Mask-Making
Ghost Balloon Buddies
Spooky Skeleton Observational Drawings
Pumpkin Painting
Practice Trick or Treating
Music by Baby DJ School
Costume Catwalk
We provide 100% free arts programming across all boroughs of NYC thanks to the generous donations of awesome people like you. Show your support for our mission by purchasing raffle tickets at the event. Raffle prizes are generously donated by neighborhood favorites including New York Children’s Theater, Calexico, The Drew Barrymore Show, Wave Hill, New-York Historical Society, The Alice Austen House Museum, Ten Percent Happier, IlluminArt Productions, Economy Candy, Artists & Craftsman Supply, plus more to be announced.
Children’s Museum of the Arts is proud to present the Halloween Block Party with leadership support from First Republic.
Children’s Museum of the Arts Halloween Block Party is made possible through the generous support of Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, Cornelia T Bailey Foundation, William Talbott Hillman Foundation, The Pepperman Family, The Russo Family on behalf of Goldman Sachs Gives, Laurie Harris Brennan and William D. Brennan, Marissa and Shane McMahon, Milton & Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Louis Legacy Foundation, and Cowles Charitable Trust.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Supplies for this event were provided, in part, by BLICK Art Materials and by Materials for the Arts, a program of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.