Dining Nearby

CMOM does not have space to offer dining facilities. However, there are many family-friendly dining options near CMOM. With the sticker you receive with your admission, you may reenter the museum all day. Make a day out of your Children’s Museum of Manhattan visit!

Arties Delicatessen
2290 Broadway (at 83rd Street)
212-579-5959
arties.com 

Campo “A Gathering Place”
2888 Broadway (Between W112th & W113th Streets)
212-864-1143
www.camponyc.com

EJ’s Lunchonette
Diner
447 Amsterdam Avenue (Between 81st & 82nd Streets)
212-873-3444
(Kids’ menu)

Firehouse Tavern
522 Columbus Avenue (Corner of 85th Street)
212-787-FIRE
www.firehousetavern.com
(Kids’ menu)

Nonna Restaurant
520 Columbus Avenue (corner of 85th Street)
212-579-3194
http://nonnarestaurant.com

Big Daddy's
2454 Broadway (at 91st Street)
212-677-2004
www.bigdaddysnyc.com
(Kids' menu)

The Russian Tea Room
150 West 57th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues)
212-581-7100
www.russiantearoomnyc.com

 

 

Dining Nearby

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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

Animal Stampers, 10:00am

Use animal stamps and colorful ink to create a wild picture.  
Kindergarten Readiness Skills: developing color and shape recognition, process of creations and skills needed for writing.

Clean-Up Together, 11:15am

Have fun helping CMOM Educators clean up the PlayWorks™ Lab using music 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.

Mural Wall Painting, 12:00pm

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

Eco Art & Design: Wild Wolf Puppet, 12:00pm

Learn about how wild wolves live and why they are important to our world. Make a wild wolf puppet with moveable legs.

Animal Stampers, 1:00pm

Use animal stamps and colorful ink to create a wild picture.  
Kindergarten Readiness Skills: developing color and shape recognition, process of creations and skills needed for writing.

Eco Art & Design: Wild Wolf Puppet, 2:00pm

Learn about how wild wolves live and why they are important to our world. Make a wild wolf puppet with moveable legs.

Presentation: The Truth about Wild Wolves: The Atka Traveling Ambassador Wolf, 2:00pm

The program will include an awe-inspiring, up-close encounter with this important but misunderstood predator. Families will learn about the history of wolves in the United States, the importance of wolves in a healthy ecosystem, and the efforts to save these magnificent creatures for future generations.  Presented by the Wolf Conservation Center (WCC) in South Salem, NY
 

Mural Wall Painting, 2:30pm

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

Eco Art & Design: Wild Wolf Puppet, 3:00pm

Learn about how wild wolves live and why they are important to our world. Make a wild wolf puppet with moveable legs.

Eco Art & Design: Wild Wolf Puppet, 4:00pm

Learn about how wild wolves live and why they are important to our world. Make a wild wolf puppet with moveable legs.

Full Calendar