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Blue is the warmest color—at least it will be on Sunday, July 13, when the Brooklyn Children’s Museum goes full Smurf for a daylong bash that promises to be equal parts nostalgically wholesome and ridiculously cute.
In partnership with Paramount Pictures and just ahead of the July 18 release of Smurfs (featuring none other than Rihanna as Smurfette), the museum is hosting SMURFS Summer, an immersive, hands-on celebration from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. that’s part craft fair, part dance party, part scavenger hunt—and all Smurf.
Expect the museum to be absolutely swarming with tiny blue fans (and, we’re guessing, quite a few big ones). Highlights include a rooftop dance and sing-along to the film’s soundtrack, cyanotype art-making in the ColorLab studio and a STEM workshop on natural blue dyes in the Nature’s Engineers makerspace. A transformation station will kit kids out with Smurf-y tattoos and props, while a museum-wide scavenger hunt dares them to rescue Papa Smurf and earn a prize.
Smurfette, Papa Smurf and No Name will be roaming for photo ops and themed giveaways like activity sheets and temporary tattoos are part of the fun. All activities are included with general museum admission ($15 for adults and kids, $14 for grandparents and free for children under a year old).
“Brooklyn is excited for SMURFS Summer,” said museum president and CEO Atiba T. Edwards. “This is a great chance to introduce your little ones to those beloved characters and spend some quality, blue bonding time getting silly, creative and adventurous.”
And if you’re feeling more than a little nostalgic? You’re not alone. “The Smurf spirit of constant creativity, tolerance, faith in the future and respect for others can be found throughout the Museum,” said Paramount’s Jennifer Lynch. “We can’t wait to bring SMURFS Summer to this Crown Heights institution.”
Smurf fans of all ages, consider this your call to action!