CMOM hosts a variety of back-to-school festivities, including bookmark and book making, Pete the Cat crafts, backpack creator, 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