TUESDAY
27
OCTOBER
The Ember ListBoston area
Arts & crafts for kids in the Boston area this week
We reviewed 9,000+ Boston-area events and found 123 craft & maker events in the Boston area between October 27 and November 2. Last updated October 27, 2026.
All craft & maker events in the Boston area — October 27 – November 2
Halloween-themed concert with Franc Graham kicks off the jamboree in lower-level Keys Community Room, followed by trick‑or‑treating and a craft in Story Hour Room, for ages 3–12.
Costume contest, spooky photo booth, crafts, candy, and music fill Grove Hall’s annual HALL‑oween party for all ages.
Slightly scary stories and creepy Halloween crafts in the Large Meeting Room, supplies and instructions provided, staff on hand, all ages, children under 8 need adult.
Create a Monster Bookmark in the Children's Program Room at Belmont Public Library using free supplies from the Friends of the Library, for ages 3–12.
Storytelling followed by a simple craft activity for little ones, in the Children’s Activity Room at the Main Library, Concord, for ages 0–5 and caregivers.
Build with Duplo LEGO bricks and display creations in the library, for ages 12 and under.
Drop‑in art projects with materials and an example set up in the Children’s Craft Room at Weston Public Library, for ages 1–6.
Weekly playgroup at Brookline Village Library offers a hello circle, movement story, and take‑home craft with rotating monthly themes, for ages 3–12.
Read‑alouds, songs, laughter, and crafts fill the Storytime Room at Winchester Public Library for ages 3–12.
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Miss Val reads stories and leads a craft activity in the Shute Library’s Children’s Room, for ages five and under, adult‑accompanied.
Hands‑on STEAM workshop in Charlestown’s second‑floor program room lets participants build projects, create art, and run science experiments, for ages 6–12.
After‑school LEGO Club at Honan‑Allston offers guided challenges and free builds, ending with a display at the JC Library, for ages 6–12.
Toddler Create & Play at 1524 Dorchester Ave, Boston — creative play session for ages 1–4.
Build with a collection of LEGOs and DUPLOs at the Roslindale library, creating whatever imaginations inspire, for ages 12 and under.
Kids paint Van Gogh‑style starry nights and create Kusama‑inspired dot art while learning about famous artists in the library’s Children’s Activity Room, for ages 3–12.
Crafternoon (Shaw‑Roxbury, Roxbury) — Variety of craft supplies available for kids to create anything they wish, ages 6–12.
Lego club at Chelsea Public Library provides building sessions for kids 12 and under and families.
Jamaica Plain LEGO Club offers free‑form building with a wide selection of bricks for ages 3–12.
Children collaborate on a STEAM group project displayed in the library, then take their work home at the next meetup, for ages 5 and up.
Open LEGO-building at the Brighton library, where kids create spaceships, castles, garden parties and display projects in the lobby, for ages 6–12.
Justin leads a new activity or craft every other week in the Green Room at Revere Public Library, for ages 6–12.
Video tutorials, books, and drawing games teach techniques, followed by free drawing time and sharing in the Rey Room for ages 6–12.
WEDNESDAY
28
OCTOBER
Halloween Story Time & Craft (West Roxbury Community Room) — Spooky books, songs, and a Halloween craft for ages 5 and under.
Esther Gomez leads a Día de Muertos celebration at West End, guiding participants in building an ofrenda, wearing monarch wings, and sharing Pan de Muerto for all ages.
Storytime in the library’s Storytime Room features fall‑themed books about bats, leaves and Halloween, followed by a matching craft in the Children’s Craft Room, ages 3‑5.
Stories are read followed by an open‑ended building challenge with supplied materials, for ages 3–6.
Spooky Halloween crafts in the West Roxbury Community Room, West Roxbury — ages 6–12.
Bilingual story time presents “Room on the Broom” in English and Mandarin, followed by songs, movement, and a broom‑themed craft activity, for ages 0–5.
Simple pop-up paper projects taught in the Central Library auditorium, with all materials supplied, for ages 3–12.
Books, songs, movement, and a craft are featured at the weekly storytime in East Boston, for ages 2–5; groups call ahead.
Process & Play — Free play, circle time with books and songs, and a new process‑art project each week; messy‑friendly clothing encouraged. For ages 15 months–5.
Free Lego building session with Mega Blocks for younger kids in East Boston, for ages 6–12.
Late Night LEGOs (Adams Street Community Room, Dorchester) — Free‑building with LEGO and DUPLO sets, all ages.
Weekly drop-in LEGO building in the children’s room, offering large brick bins, Duplo pieces, and a week‑long display of creations, for ages 12 and under.
Creepy crafting at Egleston Square includes paper bag monster puppets, paper tube monster art, and masks for ages 3–12.
Make monster paintings, play games, and try rotating STEAM crafts at the O'Neill Branch library, no registration required, for ages 5–11.
Danger Club (Children's Program Room, Watertown Free Public Library) — Making mosaics from recycled dishes, registration required, for ages 8–11.
Build royal castles or custom cars with supplied LEGO bricks at the North End Boston Public Library for ages 6–12.
Weekly games and rotating crafts or STEAM activities at Valente Branch library for ages 5–11.
Craft, art projects, and engineering puzzles at The Workshop, Main Library in Concord, free for makers ages 3–12.
Craft activity and related stories in the Central Square Children’s Room, for ages 5–11.
LEGO and Block Club (Faneuil, Brighton) — Hour of creative building with LEGO bricks and soft blocks, imagination required, all ages, no registration.
Create a felted pumpkin inside an embroidery hoop, choosing wool colors and adding details, learning needle‑felting basics and leaving with a finished piece, ages 3–12.
Stories and a fall‑themed craft for two‑year‑olds in the library’s Storytime and Craft Rooms, with an adult staying with each child.
Open LEGO-building at Shaw‑Roxbury Library, with challenges to build the tallest tower or coolest car; ages 6–12.
Build a stupendous structure using the library’s LEGO collection at the MakerSpace, for ages 5 and up.
After School Crafts (Jamaica Plain branch library, children’s room) — Make a fun craft, ages 12 and under.
Stories in the Storytime Room followed by a simple Fall‑themed craft designed for two‑year‑olds, with an adult required for each child.
Build with LEGO bricks and Mega Blocks in a drop‑in club; creations displayed for two weeks, with LEGO books and guides for inspiration, for all ages.
Monthly drop‑in LEGO Club in the Main Library’s Wakelin Room lets participants build creations displayed in the Children’s Room for all ages.
Open‑ended, process‑based art in the West Branch Children’s Room, for ages 3–18; participants under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.
Monica leads crafts in the Program Room at Malden Public Library each Wednesday, for ages 3–12.
Sculpt a fierce or friendly dragon eye with glass eye, air‑dry clay and metallic paint, and possibly a dragon egg, at The Rabbit Hole for ages 9–12.
Hands‑on crafting, experiments, and creation in the Fowler Library meeting room, moving outdoors to the backyard when weather permits — all ages.
Create light-up artwork using paper and copper tape while learning basic circuits at the Medford/Somerville campus.
Weekly collage and chill session at Cambridge KiOSK, using scissors, glue, and paper to create art from discarded magazines and books.
THURSDAY
29
OCTOBER
Ms. Lisa reads a Halloween story and leads a themed craft in the Children’s Room at Revere Public Library, for ages 0‑5.
At the Uphams Corner Children’s Room, decorate a metallic sarcophagus and craft a mummy to preserve inside the tomb, all ages.
Read cat folktales, write original stories, cut cardboard shadow puppets with a ChompSaw, and perform them on a tiny stage; four weekly sessions, ages 8‑12.
Storytime in the library’s Storytime Room features fall‑themed books about bats, leaves and Halloween, followed by a matching craft in the Children’s Craft Room, ages 3‑5.
Tie‑dye, slime, and other classic and quirky experiments happen weekly in the Fowler Library backyard, moving indoors if weather forces it, for ages 12 and under.
Drop‑in crafting session with supplies provided or bring your own, open to all ages.
Drop‑in process‑art projects rotate weekly in the Rey Room at the Central Library, for ages 5 and up.
Weekly craft sessions at Chelsea Public Library let participants explore new materials and create a fresh project each week for ages 12 and under.
Messy play stations with play dough, blocks, and more in the Fowler Library meeting room or backyard for ages 3–12.
Make a fairy house with provided nature pieces and craft materials in the Storytime Room at Winchester Public Library, for ages 3–12.
Build with LEGO bricks, baseplates, Duplo, Lincoln Logs, magnetic tiles, and soft blocks in the Charlestown BPL second‑floor program room, for ages 6–12.
Collect autumn leaves outside the library then create mixed‑media leaf crafts in Hunneman Hall, guided by artist and naturalist Rebecca Arnoldi, ages 3 and up.
Hands‑on, tactile messy art projects led by the Summer Meals art teacher and a Fort Point Arts community member at Fourth Presbyterian Church.
Ms. Ashley provides materials for a special craft while kids and caregivers share ideas and projects in the North End, Boston, for ages 3–12.
Create a diamond‑painted Spooky Bell Jar Magnet or a Cozy Sticker Scene in the Library’s Workshop, free for all ages, with open‑hour access 1–7:30 PM.
Mini-looms crafted from recycled cardboard while learning weaving basics in the Adams Street Community Room, Dorchester, ages 6–18.
Learn basic crochet and create your own craft with all supplies provided in the Children’s Room at the Main Library, Quincy, for ages 3–12.
Create a diamond‑painted Spooky Bell Jar Magnet or a Cozy Sticker Scene in the Library’s Workshop, free for all ages.
Drop‑in crafting with rotating materials and optional guided ideas in Coolidge Corner Meeting Room, for ages 5–9 and accompanying siblings, no registration required.
FRIDAY
30
OCTOBER
Halloween crafts, music, temporary tattoos, and treats for ages 5 and under at Stoneham Public Library.
Costume parade, singing, movement games, and trick‑or‑treat stations with a take‑home craft kit at Coolidge Corner Meeting Room — for ages 3–12.
Costumes, Halloween stories, songs, a craft, and a library parade fill the Main Library’s Wakelin Room, for ages 3–12.
Trick-or-treat at Adams Street Library offers mini‑coloring books, temporary tattoos, crafts, candy, and a Halloween photo station for all ages.
Spooky slime making in Jamaica Plain, Boston, the day before Halloween, for ages 3–12.
Build, play, and stretch creativity with LEGO and DUPLO blocks in the Rey Room, Central Library, Boston, for ages 3–12.
Lego and Duplo building sessions with weekly challenges in the Fowler Library meeting room for ages 3–12.
Pottery class with Studio on the Common in the Storytime Room, offering a range of art supplies for hands‑on creativity, for ages 3–12.
Stories, songs, and a craft in Spanish and English at Mattapan, for all ages.
Make slime from household ingredients and then play with it at Mattapan, Mattapan — all ages.
Create a diamond‑painted Spooky Bell Jar Magnet or a Cozy Sticker Scene in the Workshop at the Main Library, free for all ages.
Help with Hatch’s Silhouette vinyl cutter, Inkscape vector software, and 3D design programs Onshape and TinkerCAD at Hatch Makerspace, 20 Summer St, Watertown, for ages 8 and up.
Diamond painting kits and cozy sticker scenes available for calm crafting at The Workshop, Main Library, with free registration for all ages, pick one kit per visit.
SATURDAY
31
OCTOBER
Treats, crafts, and costumes at Connolly Branch precede a Centre Street parade ending at Mozart Park with games and additional treats for all ages.
Costume contest, arts & crafts, face painting, selfie center, games, raffles, and pizza for purchase fill the Salemwood School Fieldhouse.
Trick-or-treat at Adams Street Library offers mini‑coloring books, temporary tattoos, crafts, candy, and a Halloween photo station for all ages.
Free games, music, crafts, and treats fill Mozart Park for the Hyde Square Task Force Halloween Fall Fiesta, all ages.
Costume parade through the West Branch library, desk trick‑or‑treat stops, then Halloween craft in the Children’s Room, ages 3–12.
Spooky Halloween craft activity in the Story Hour Room, open all day for ages 3–12, drop‑in, no registration required.
Drop-in Halloween celebration at O'Neill Branch features stories, crafts, treats, and costume encouragement, for ages 5–11.
Storytelling and papel picado craft celebrate Día de los Muertos in the Rey Room at the Central Library, for ages 3–12.
Park-9 Dog Bar hosts a Halloween party with duck bobbing, treat bar, basket decorating, movies, costume contests, DJ, tarot readings, specialty cocktails and spooky décor, all ages, free.
Large LEGO collection open for drop-in building with themed challenge or free‑form creations, all ages.
Create a diamond‑painted Spooky Bell Jar Magnet or a Cozy Sticker Scene in the Library’s Workshop makerspace, for all ages.
Librarians host a craft table at the Winchester Farmers' Market, showcasing library resources and programs for all ages.
Drop‑in craft session making Frankenstein cups at the Green Room, Revere Public Library, for ages 6–12.
Decorate and dress up a rubber duck for Halloween at North Quincy Library, ages 3–12.
Create a diamond‑painted Spooky Bell Jar Magnet or a Cozy Sticker Scene in the Library’s Workshop, with supplies staying on site; all ages, free.
SUNDAY
1
NOVEMBER
Play Date: Free Family Art Day at the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston — free, all ages.
Nature journaling in the Wild (Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Mattapan) — all ages.
Hands‑on fiber arts crafts in the Main Library’s Wakelin Room, introducing new materials and techniques each month, for ages 3–12, registration required.
MONDAY
2
NOVEMBER
Preschool Playful by Nature play group at the Roslindale Library, led by Miss Alba, offers hands‑on bug houses, seed balls, pumpkin hammering, and more for ages 3–5.
Stories and songs are shared, followed by a weekly‑theme craft, at Hyde Park, all ages.
Miss Val reads stories and leads a craft activity in the Shute Library’s Children’s Room, for ages five and under, adult‑accompanied.
Community Room Crafternoon at Barton Center (Wellesley Free Library) — Monthly craft activity in community room, sponsored by Friends of the Wellesley Free Libraries, for ages 3–12.
Open LEGO-building at Codman Square library, where kids create spaceships, castles, garden parties and display their projects; adults must accompany children, for ages 6–12.
Lots of Blocks (Hyde Park, Boston) — Build creations with wood, foam, magnetic, KAPLA, DUPLO, and Bristle blocks, for all ages.
Weekly LEGO block party in the Curious George Room lets participants design and build structures using supplied pieces, accommodating up to 30 builders, for ages 5–11.
Build with duplo and regular LEGO bricks in the Craft Room, and display creations in the library until the next club, for ages 5–11.
Evening of LEGOs and foam blocks in Chinatown Lower Level, building creativity and STEM skills, recommended ages 3‑12, all ages welcome.
Oil spill demonstration, carbon footprint lesson, and painting activity explore sustainability in the Central Library’s Rey Room, for ages 6–12.
Bins of LEGOs await discovery in the Hazlett Room, where participants build each Monday afternoon, for ages 5 and up.
Create a stitched or no‑sew autumn‑leaf felt mosaic using provided instructions at The Workshop, Main Library—self‑guided activity for all ages.
Coloring Corner (drop-in) (Egleston Square, Roxbury) — Crayons, coloring pencils, markers, and assorted simple to detailed coloring pages available for all ages.
Public paint party with hands‑on art activities at 1524 Dorchester Ave, Boston.
3 more events through Monday, November 23.