Block Party

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Watch your children develop their creativity and confidence as they play with our blocks! Build your own creations or team up with other families to construct an entire city!

CMOM’s blocks are specially designed to help children of all ages build towers, castles, towns, bridges and anything else they can imagine.
Unlike traditional blocks, these planks are long and thin and allow for an exciting mix of building and sculpting.

By joining our Block Party, children will develop their motor skills, sense of balance, creativity, imagination and self-esteem. Best of all, they'll be having so much fun and be so proud of their creations that they won't even realize they're learning!
 

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Thank you for making our 2010 Benefit, honoring Andy Ackerman’s 20 years as Executive Director of CMOM, a huge success! Because of your generosity, we were able to raise $1.2 million to support our exhibitions, programming and outreach into the community. Watch the video shown at our event!

At the event, Honorary Chair Laurie Tisch announced a new initiative to replicate CMOM's exhibits and programs in New York City public housing. Stay tuned for more details! It’s not too late to make a difference … donate here!

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Calendar

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Today at CMOM

Workers in My Neighborhood Collage, 10:00am

ages 4 & younger

Celebrate Labor Day! Glue paper cut-outs of people doing different jobs in your neighborhood.
Kindergarten Readiness Skills: developing sensory awareness, color   recognition, fine motor skills needed for writing and creative expression.

Raising Citizens: Labor Day , 10:00am

all ages

Celebrate America’s workers who have contributed to America’s prosperity!

Clean-Up Together , 11:15am

ages 4 & younger

Have fun helping CMOM Educators clean up the PlayWorks™ Lab using music, sponges and brooms!
Kindergarten Readiness Skills: Developing listening and social skills, learning to transition from one activity to the next.

PlayWorks™ Circle Time, 11:30am

ages 4 & younger

Sing, move your body and use your listening ears to hear special stories.
Kindergarten Readiness Skills: Learn new vocabulary, build listening skills and learn to be part of a group.

Mural Wall Painting, 12:00pm

ages 4 & younger

Mix paint on the PlayWorks™ Mural Wall with your friends.
Kindergarten Readiness Skills: Science skills (color mixing and cause and effect).

Community Worker: Chef Ben , 1:00pm

ages 5 & older

Learn how and why Chef Ben from Arties Restaurant  does his job and watch him make Artie’s famous Reuben sandwich.  Create an artwork of your own neighborhood with cut-outs of buildings and draw the workers that make your community thrive! Unsweetened ice tea will be provided by Artie’s. Freedom’s Feast take-home materials included.

Workers in My Neighborhood Collage, 1:00pm

ages 4 & younger

Celebrate Labor Day! Glue paper cut-outs of people doing different jobs in your neighborhood.
Kindergarten Readiness Skills: developing sensory awareness, color   recognition, fine motor skills needed for writing and creative expression.

Community Worker: Chef Ben , 2:00pm

ages 5 & older

Learn how and why Chef Ben from Arties Restaurant  does his job and watch him make Artie’s famous Reuben sandwich.  Create an artwork of your own neighborhood with cut-outs of buildings and draw the workers that make your community thrive! Unsweetened ice tea will be provided by Artie’s. Freedom’s Feast take-home materials included.

Mural Wall Painting, 2:30pm

ages 4 & younger

Mix paint on the PlayWorks™ Mural Wall with your friends.
Kindergarten Readiness Skills: Science skills (color mixing and cause and effect).

Fantastic Face Painting, 3:00pm

ages 4 & younger

Get your face painted by CMOM staff!

Workers Unite!, 3:00pm

ages 5 & older

Learn about the origins of Labor Day through a short presentation by celebrated national children’s theater company, the Pushcart Players.
Create an artwork of your own neighborhood with cut-outs of buildings and draw the workers that make your community thrive!
Freedom’s Feast take-home materials included.

Clean-Up Together , 3:45pm

ages 4 & younger

Have fun helping CMOM Educators clean up the PlayWorks™ Lab using music, sponges and brooms!
Kindergarten Readiness Skills: Developing listening and social skills, learning to transition from one activity to the next.

PlayWorks™ Circle Time, 4:00pm

ages 4 & younger

Sing, move your body and use your listening ears to hear special stories.
Kindergarten Readiness Skills: Learn new vocabulary, build listening skills and learn to be part of a group.

Workers Unite!, 4:00pm

ages 5 & older

Learn about the origins of Labor Day through a short presentation by celebrated national children’s theater company, the Pushcart Players.
Create an artwork of your own neighborhood with cut-outs of buildings and draw the workers that make your community thrive!
Freedom’s Feast take-home materials included.

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