Enjoy a whole day of family fun on the High Line! Get your hands dirty in our mobile garden, create a large-scale art installation with an artist, hear stories from everyone’s favorite librarian, design custom-made structures with the Children’s Workyard Kit, and watch an outrageous variety show with the performers of
Whoop Dee Doo! Each month features a different theme for the Make It! series.

In August, our program will make a splash – literally – with the surprise of water at every turn. Discover High Line design features including the Diller – von Furstenberg Water Feature, learn how plants absorb water, and more.

Schedule of events:

10:00 – 11:00 AM: Storytime with Librarian Amalia Butler especially for ages 0-5 years old
Stories followed by short art activity and bubble machines for little ones.

Books: Hooray for Fish by Lucy Cousins; Rain Drop Plop by Wendy Cheyette Lewison
Songs: Slippery Fish; Rain Is Falling Down

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM: Ongoing activities: mobile garden, art project, and building activity
Mobile Garden: Learn how plants absorb water!
Art Project: Add your strokes to our large scale collaborative watercolor painting!
Building Activity: Use LEGO bricks to build your own fountains!

12:00 – 12:30 PM: Variety Show by Whoop Dee Doo
Featured performers:
The Lost Keys and Control the Sound

1:00 – 1:30 PM: Variety Show by Whoop Dee Doo (repeat)

A family guide of the park will be available
online and throughout the day.

All children must be attended by a caregiver at all times.