Duct tape it! Make a unique gift for Father’s Day

By New York Family Posted on June 12, 2018

Don’t know what to do for dad for Father’s Day? Come to the Children’s Museum of Manhattan on June 16 and 17 and make him a duct tape creation.

Children can design an unusual gift for someone special in their life using an unlikely art material — duct tape! Create ties, picture frames, and wallets out of a variety of wacky patterns and awesome colors.

Father’s Day Duct Tape Creation on June 16 from 10:30 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 6 pm; June 17 from 10:30 am to 1 pm, and 2 pm to 4:30 pm. Free with museum admission. All ages.

Children’s Museum of Manhattan [212 W. 83rd St. between Amsterdam and Broadway, on the Upper East Side, (212) 721–1223; www.cmom.org].

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