Earth Rocks! Spring Break Fest
Celebrate our amazing planet during DOE Spring Recess with Earth Rocks! — a week-long festival of hands-on exploration and discovery at Brooklyn Children’s Museum.
Throughout the week, activities are organized around three Earth-themed adventures:
🌱 Soil, Plants, and Food
Discover the fascinating world of plants and sustainable food systems through interactive workshops and demonstrations. Explore plant-based dyes, learn about hydroponic farming with Mi Oh My Farms, and pot your own scented plants with Brooklyn Botanic Garden educators to take home and nurture.
♻️ Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
Transform trash into treasure through hands-on recycling and upcycling activities! Join Bloom Again Brooklyn for flower reuse workshops, learn about composting with Cues, participate in Friends of Brower Park’s upcycling projects, and discover how worms recycle food scraps into valuable soil with the Department of Sanitation.
🐞 Animals and Insects
Get up close with fascinating creatures during our live animal programming! Meet tarantulas and touch blue caterpillars during bug encounters with entomologist Dr. Aaron Rodriques, dance to a high-energy bug-fact-filled show by Ants on a Log, and join our stuffed animal care station where kids can bring their favorite fuzzy friend for a “check-up” using medical tools like an stethoscope, otoscope, and thermometer.
🔋 All Week: What’s the Juice? — STEM Project
Visit our Nature’s Engineers STEM makerspace to experiment with sustainable energy! Did you know you can use natural objects like potatoes to make a battery? Build your own food-powered battery and test how many potatoes are needed to light a bulb. Can you find a fruit that works even better?
Additional highlights throughout the week include animal yoga with Fit N Play Mama, oyster reef exploration with Billion Oyster Project, healthy eating workshops and rooftop gardening activities with Magnolia Tree Earth Center, and more.
Drop by during DOE Recess and discover why Earth Rocks! – the perfect spring break adventure for curious young minds!