10AM-12:30PM: Squish Painting You know how finger painting is sooooo much fun, but it always makes a huge mess? Well, here is a slightly cleaner alternative that is just as much fun. We squeeze paint into large ziplock bags, add cooked spaghetti noodles, then add a piece of paper. Zip it all up and squish… Read more
http://madisonsquarepark.org/things-to-do/calendar/art-in-the-park-squish-painting-diy-stickers
2PM-4:30PM: Microphones Make your own microphone and become a Mad. Sq. Playground MC!
http://madisonsquarepark.org/things-to-do/calendar/art-in-the-park-microphones
The Mad. Sq. Kids: Explore! program lets you and your little ones learn about the park first hand by using fun, self-guided worksheets. Go on a scavenger hunt! Learn about local flora and fauna! Get to know our park monuments! Join our playground activities assistant in the Police Officer Moira Ann Smith playground to learn… Read more
http://madisonsquarepark.org/things-to-do/calendar/mad-sq-kids-explore-119
10AM-12:30PM: Sponge Painting Come on down to the playground and explore color and texture by painting with sponges, a super cool, retro ‘90s painting technique! 2PM-4:30PM: Hot Air Balloons Now that airplane ticket prices are soaring sky-high, maybe it’s time to start thinking about alternative modes of aerial transportation. Head to the playground and make… Read more
http://madisonsquarepark.org/things-to-do/calendar/art-in-the-park-sponge-painting-hot-air-balloons
The Mad. Sq. Kids: Explore! program lets you and your little ones learn about the park first hand by using fun, self-guided worksheets. Go on a scavenger hunt! Learn about local flora and fauna! Get to know our park monuments! Join our playground activities assistant in the Police Officer Moira Ann Smith playground to learn… Read more
http://madisonsquarepark.org/things-to-do/calendar/mad-sq-kids-explore-118
2PM-4:30PM: Plastic Spoon Maracas Shake, rattle, rock and roll with these super cool (and simple!) maracas that we’ll make and decorate by hand.
http://madisonsquarepark.org/things-to-do/calendar/art-in-the-park-plastic-spoon-maracas
The Mad. Sq. Kids: Explore! program lets you and your little ones learn about the park first hand by using fun, self-guided worksheets. Go on a scavenger hunt! Learn about local flora and fauna! Get to know our park monuments! Join our playground activities assistant in the Police Officer Moira Ann Smith playground to learn… Read more
http://madisonsquarepark.org/things-to-do/calendar/mad-sq-kids-explore-117
10AM-12:30PM: Crayon Resist Watercolors This simple technique allows us to create watercolors that glow like stained glass! 2PM-4:30PM: Tissue Paper Tie-dye Sonya, our new playground activities assistant, is originally from the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco…home of the hippies! So she knows tie-dye, man! Come on down and make a bright, tie-dyed piece of tissue… Read more
http://madisonsquarepark.org/things-to-do/calendar/art-in-the-park-watercolors-tie-dye
10AM-12:30PM: Bubble Wrap Prints Don’t burst our bubbles while we’re printing! We need these bubbles intact to print perfectly textured multicolor on different paper (makes great gift-wrap!) 2PM-4:30PM: Bubble Wrap Beehives We’ll be busy bees today buzzing around the playground hive. We’ll paint and print bubble wrap to create hives and then add in our… Read more
http://madisonsquarepark.org/things-to-do/calendar/art-in-the-park-bubble-wrap-prints-and-beehives
2PM-4:30PM: Drum Kit and Upright Bass Coloring Using today’s Mad. Sq. Kids artist Matt Wilson as inspiration, we’ll be customizing and coloring drawings of snazzy drum kits and upright basses!
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Madison Square Park is located between
Madison Ave. and 23rd St.
