Cookies and Crafts at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum

’Tis the season for cookies and crafts at the Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum on Dec. 23.

Parents can drop in with their young ones and decorate some holiday cookies to take home or create a fun craft after exploring the mansion, which is decked out for the season. Recommended for ages 4 and older. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Cookies and Crafts, Dec. 23, noon to 2 pm. $8, free with museum admission ($8 adults, $6 seniors and students, free for children under age 6). Registration requested.

Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum [895 Shore Rd. in Pelham Bay, (718) 885–1461; www.bartowpellmansionmuseum.org].

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