Play With Your Food

Ages 6–12: Be the Jackson Pollock of pasta or the Georgia O’Keeffe of kitchen scraps. Create colorful dyes from leftovers, make bold prints with vegetable off-cuts, and even paint with spaghetti at Play With Your Food!

This program is supported by the National Endowment of the Arts. The National Endowment for the Arts Big Read—a partnership with Arts Midwest—broadens our understanding of our world, our neighbors, and ourselves through the power of shared reading. Showcasing a diverse range of themes, voices, and perspectives, the NEA Big Read aims to inspire meaningful conversations, artistic responses, and new discoveries and connections in each community.