Eat Sleep Play: Building Health Every Day

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Step into CMOM’s EatSleepPlay™: Building Health Every Day exhibit and experience interactive ways for families to create a healthier lifestyle together. All activities and information based on the latest medical and behavioral research. Learn the essential facts and skills to make simple changes to build a strong and healthy future.
• Having a hard time getting your child to eat fruits and vegetables?
• Is your child’s bedtime getting later and later?
• Worried about the amount of physical activity your child is getting?

The Decision Center
Discover games and simple family routines that support and develop your brain’s ability to make healthier choices.

Consequences
Crawl through a giant digestive system, follow nutrients into the body and pump a giant heart.

The Sleep Center
Discover why nothing can replace sleep for good health and disease prevention.

Play Center
Learn the power of pedaling, dancing, running, bouncing and jumping together as a family.

NYC Green Cart
Meet the Super Sprowtz™, a team of super-powered vegetable heroes and explore the benefits of fruits and vegetables at this giant NYC Green Cart.

Learn more about EatSleepPlay™: A CMOM Health Initiative.

EatSleepPlay™: A CMOM Health Initiative is funded, in part, by the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund; the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a federal agency; Goldman Sachs Gives; W.K. Kellogg Foundation; the United Way of New York City; and the Joan Ganz Cooney Fund at the New York Community Trust.

Induction Loop Picture
A T-coil compatible induction loop is available where the sign is posted. Induction loops operate in the exhibition at the following components: Hullabaloo, Royal Flush, Stomach and Super Sprowtz™ videos.

 

Follow the Sprowtz!

Meet the Super Sprowtz™, a team of super-powered vegetable heroes and explore the benefits of fruits and vegetables at this giant NYC Green Cart.

 

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Calendar

Monkey King Mask, 10:00am

Learn the story of China’s Monkey King and create a mask to look like this beloved character.  
Kindergarten Readiness Skills: Exploring texture, developing sensory awareness and fine motor    skills needed for writing.

CMOM's Best of the Arts Festival, 10:00am

Do not use this anymore.

Monkey King Festival Around the World with Monkey King Comic Book, 11:00am

Discover the humorous epic story of Monkey King and create your own Monkey King comic book.
 

Clean-Up Together, 11:15am

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

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.

PlayWorks™ Circle Time, 11:30am

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

Mix paint on the PlayWorksTM  Mural Wall.
Kindergarten Readiness Skills: Science Skills (color mixing and cause and effect).

Monkey King Festival Around the World with Monkey King Comic Book, 12:00pm

Discover the humorous epic story of Monkey King and create your own Monkey King comic book.
 

Monkey King Mask, 1:00pm

Learn the story of China’s Monkey King and create a mask to look like this beloved character.  
Kindergarten Readiness Skills: Exploring texture, developing sensory awareness and fine motor    skills needed for writing.

PLAY’s THE THING: Feats & Beats with The New Victory Theater , 1:30pm

4 & older
New Vic Teaching Artists celebrate Rio Carnaval at CMOM, teaching your family moves inspired by the futebol extravaganza BRAZIL! BRAZIL! playing at The New Victory Theater February 10-26

Monkey King Festival Around the World with Monkey King Comic Book, 2:00pm

Discover the humorous epic story of Monkey King and create your own Monkey King comic book.
 

Crayon Creations, 2:30pm

Express yourself as you make squiggles, lines and dots with colorful crayons on paper.
Kindergarten Readiness Skills: Process of creation, fine motor skills needed for writing.

PLAY’s THE THING: Feats & Beats with The New Victory Theater , 2:30pm

4 & older
New Vic Teaching Artists celebrate Rio Carnaval at CMOM, teaching your family moves inspired by the futebol extravaganza BRAZIL! BRAZIL! playing at The New Victory Theater February 10-26

Monkey King Festival Around the World with Monkey King Comic Book, 3:00pm

Discover the humorous epic story of Monkey King and create your own Monkey King comic book.
 

PLAY’s THE THING: Feats & Beats with The New Victory Theater , 3:30pm

4 & older
New Vic Teaching Artists celebrate Rio Carnaval at CMOM, teaching your family moves inspired by the futebol extravaganza BRAZIL! BRAZIL! playing at The New Victory Theater February 10-26

Monkey King Festival Around the World with Monkey King Comic Book, 4:00pm

Discover the humorous epic story of Monkey King and create your own Monkey King comic book.
 

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