Brooklyn Public Library — various locations
Brooklyn libraries are offering a number of FREE craft workshops for toddlers. See the main library website, click on “Events Calendar” and search by age and event. Selected events are below.

Clinton Hill Library
380 Washington Avenue
Wednesday, November 18, 4-5pm
​FREE
Kids 2-5 make hand-print turkeys to decorate their dining rooms.

Dyker Library
8202 13th Avenue, Dyker Heights
Wednesday, November 25, 12-1pm
​FREE
The Dyker library is hosting a special craft workshop for young kids. It’s the perfect way to get into the Thanksgiving spirit.

Queens Public Library — various locations
Libraries in Queens are offering toddler craft workshops. Check the library system website for a full calendar; selected events are below.

St. Albans
191-05 Linden Blvd.
Friday, November 13, 4-5:15pm
​FREE
Kids make totem poles to honor the contributions of Native Americans to the Thanksgiving tradition. Preregistration is required either by phone or in person. 718-528-8196.

Windsor Park
79-50 Bell Blvd., Bayside
Wednesday, November 25, 4-5pm
​FREE
Children create crafts while listening to and drawing inspiration from a Thanksgiving tale. Preregistration is required. 718-468-8300.

Brooklyn Children’s Museum — Crown Heights
145 Brooklyn Avenue
Tuesday, November 24, 11:30am-12:30pm
Free with admission
Kids ages 2½-5 learn about the origins of Thanksgiving and create a work of art expressing their own gratitude. Check its daily programs here.

Children’s Museum of Manhattan — Upper West Side
212 West 83rd Street
Friday, November 27, 10am and 1pm; Saturday, November 28, 10am and 1pm
Free with admission
Children younger than 5 create a cornucopia of things for which they are thankful. And while there, they can join kids of all ages in making their own 3D Thanksgiving Day floats inspired by those seen at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. View its full November calendar here.

Rubin Museum — Chelsea
150 West 17th Street
November 15, 22, 1-4pm
FREE for all children and accompanying adults
During November, children and families celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights, by enjoying a tour of the museum and going to the Education Center to make light-themed art.

Wave Hill Garden and Cultural Center — Bronx
West 249th Street and Independence Avenue
On weekends throughout November, families can enjoy the public gardens and create fall- and harvest-themed crafts. The workshops are FREE and admission to the gardens is free until noon.
November 14, 15, 10-11am
After a walk through the gardens, families and children can collect leaves to make artful, framed hangings of leaf designs and delicate prints.
November 21, 22, 10am-1pm
Native American storyteller Joe Cross delights children with tales of a talking stick. Afterward, kids make their own corn husk dolls with dried husks.
November 28, 29, 10am-1pm
Kids make their own harvest hangings with leaves, cones, pods, seeds and other materials collected from the gardens.

Top photo by Joshua Bright courtesy of Wave Hill.