CMOM hosts a variety of back-to-school festivities, including bookmark and book making, Pete the Cat crafts, a backpack creature creator, a Very Hungry Caterpillar collage, and more.

Bookmarks and Bookmaking   
Craft natural-looking bookmarks and notebooks using sticks, leaves, and other things found in backyards in preparation for back to school.
Saturday & Sunday, September 2 & 3 | Drop-in | All ages | 1st Floor | Inside Art 

Boogie Down Buttons with Pete the Cat 
 Join Pete on a rhythmic countdown, transforming counting into a fabulous adventure. Design your own snazzy tap shoes and create rockin’ rhythms with your feet
Saturday & Sunday, September 2 & 3 | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm & 2:00 pm – 3:45 pm | Drop-in | Ages 4 & younger | 3rd Floor | PlayWorks     

Back-to-School Studio 
Get excited for the new school year by making your own lunch bags, bookmarks, book covers, and more.
Tuesday – Sunday, September 5 – 10 & Tuesday – Friday, September 12 – 15 | 2:00 pm - 4:45 pm | Drop-in | All ages | 1st Floor | Makerspace   

Backpack Creature Creator 
Design your own fuzzy friend to “hang” out on your backpack all school year long.  
Saturday & Sunday, September 9 & 10 | Drop-in | All ages | 1st Floor | Inside Art 

Very Hungry Caterpillar Collage   
Inspired by a reading of The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, splatter, drip, tear, and collage to create a very hungry and very big caterpillar.  
Saturday & Sunday, September 9 & 10 | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm & 2:00 pm – 3:45 pm | Drop-in | Ages 4 & younger | 3rd Floor | PlayWorks     

Make Your Mark  
Create a multimedia dot inspired by Vashti’s paintings in the book The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds.  
Friday, September 1 & Friday, September 15 |11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Drop-in | Ages 4 & younger | 3rd Floor | PlayWorks