Celebrate Black History Month by creating artworks inspired by innovative and influential African American contemporary artists. Learn more about Black History Month programs at BCM in partnership with the Weeksville Heritage Center. Drop-In play at SPARK is offered Wednesday through Sunday afternoons.
Each day at SPARK, kids can:
BUILD IT! Design your own structures in our popular exhibit Brooklyn Block Lab
MAKE IT! Creativity abounds in our art activities that change each week.
TOUCH IT! Get cozy in theDiscovery Den featuring soft play and reading space, and a series of discovery drawers that hold treasures from our collection as well as tactile materials for little hands to explore.
Saturday, February 3 – Sunday, February 4
Tissue Paper Paintings! Embellish a pair of mittens with precut shapes, fluffy cotton balls, and stickers!
Saturday, February 10 – Sunday, February 11
Stamped Valentines Create a valentine by overlapping, printing, and stamping shapes on decorative paper.
Saturday, February 17 – Sunday, February 18
Mixed Media Collages Make a mixed media collaged figure inspired by Nick Cave textured Soundsuits!
Saturday, February 24 – Sunday, February 25
Shadow Puppets Celebrate Kara Walker’s revival of the silhouette by creating a puppet and playing with it in our SPARK Shadow Theater. All programs subject to change.