CMOM zooms into May with activities celebrating Eid, Cinco de Mayo, and Mother's Day. Plus, CMOM's splishy, splashy, seasonal exhibit, Dynamic H2O is back. The 22-foot-long water table, filled with waterfalls, spinners, spouts, and shoots, the outdoor installation includes 800 sq. ft. of hands-on interactives.

Dynamic H₂O 
Saturdays & Sundays, May 7–15
Wednesdays–Sundays beginning May 18)
Sussman Environmental Center
Dynamic H₂O is CMOM’s popular seasonal outdoor exhibit that teaches children about New York City’s amazing water system. With hands-on activations and colorful graph­ics, the exhibit invites children to explore how New York City gets its water and the role water plays in our local environment. The experi­ence begins with an interactive lesson on the water cycle up in the clouds. Children can then follow floating droplets as they flow downstream, past a pretend fishing hole, and are channeled over a bridge through pipes before arriving at the water’s edge, where visitors can help engineer a city!

Eid al-Fitr (Monday, May 2)
Calligraphic Creations
Explore the art of calligraphy and practice your penmanship as you learn about the rich history and diversity of this writing tradition.

May the Fourth Be with You (Wednesday, May 4)
Baby Yoda Ears
Become a Grogu, “Baby Yoda,” look-a-like when you build your own funny green ears. The cuteness is strong with this one!

Extra Terrestrial Terrariums
As part of CMOM’s Connected Through Community Garden, find inspiration from plant and wildlife science fiction to create a diorama of an intergalactic ecosystem.

Cinco de Mayo (Thursday, May 5)
Alebrije Animal Puppets
Alebrijes are ornate Mexican sculptures carved out of wood and decorated with bright paint. Use neon paper to create folk art-inspired puppets, then decorate your mythical creature with paint.

Mother's Day Weekend (Saturday & Sunday, May 7 & 8)
A Rose by Another Name Mother’s Day Bouquet   
Sculpt a wild rose bouquet out of clay while exploring species of roses indigenous to North America, like the Carolina rose, smooth rose and swamp rose.

Painted Mother’s Day Cards
Explore the art of Japanese painters Fumiko Hori and Yuki Ogura as you paint a Mother’s Day card using floral motifs and metallic paint.

Connected Through Community Garden 
(Wednesday–Monday, May 4–30)
Celebrate Mother Earth all month long at CMOM and practice the art of nurturing flowers, birds, critters, fruits, and veggies with hands-on art and science projects. Help build a Connected Through Community Garden, an imaginary garden art installation developed and sustained by connected communities and made for aspiring horticulturists, botanists, and gardeners alike!

The Art of Floral Design
Thursday & Friday, May 5 & 6
Create a sculptural paper flower arrangement using elements of art like harmony, balance, color, line, and form, also found in the Japanese art form of ikebana flower arrangement.

Flower Crowns
Friday, May 6
Become early botanists and craft a wearable crown filled with your favorite flowers.

Teguh Ostenrik and his ARTificial Reefs
Wednesday – Sunday, May 11 – 15
Create a sculpture inspired by Indonesian artist, Teguh Ostenrik. Ostenrik founded Yayasan Terumbu Rupa, a non-profit organization that raises awareness of marine ecosystem preservation through a series of art installations called ARTificial Reefs.

Turtle Power
Wednesday – Sunday, May 11 – 15
Turtles use the earth’s magnetic fields to find their way back to the beach where they were born. Learn more about how turtles navigate entire oceans by using magnets, maps, and mini paper turtles.

Honeycomb Habitats
Wednesday – Friday, May 18 – 20
Layer tissue paper to create 3D sculptures inspired by beehives.

Perfect Pollinators
Wednesday – Sunday, May 18 – 22
Discover how bees make the perfect plant pollinators through a fun science experiment.

Flying Butterfly Puppets
Saturday & Sunday, May 21 & 22
Butterflies play an important role in pollinating flowers. Design a butterfly puppet with uniquely designed wings that really flap! Use your new butterfly puppet to pretend-pollinate in the community garden.

Erosion: Nature’s Sculptor
Wednesday – Friday, May 25 – 27
Erosion is the natural process that slowly shapes the earth using water or wind. Twist, swirl, and pinch clay to create formations inspired by this powerful force of nature.

Windy Pinwheel Making
Wednesday – Sunday, May 25 – 29
Create pinwheels to measure the power of the wind, inspired by the work of Indian meteorologist, Anna Mani. Mani created a wide range of measurement tools to help us better understand and predict the weather.

Monumental Earth Works
Saturday – Monday, May 28 – May 30
Create a miniature earth artwork using natural materials! Learn more about the art form known as earthworks which are works of art made directly onto land by using objects, materials, and tools from the earth itself.