Program Type: Art Workshop

Get ready for some quacky fun! Come decorate your own rubber ducky to use in a game of Duck Chess, a delightful and approachable variant of chess. All the supplies are included for this activity in our Play and Create Space, which is part of our current exhibition, Chess Variants: Transforming Tradition. No chess experience is needed to join in! This is a self-led activity, so you can spend as much or as little time as you’d like creating a playable masterpiece for the board.

Free for WCHOF members, students, seniors, and military personnel.

Get in the holiday spirit and customize your own ornament! Ornaments look great on holiday decorations, gifts to others, and so much more. Bring some friends and have a great time with complimentary supplies and refreshments.

*20% discount for WCHOF members, students, seniors, and military personnel

Develop your art skills in this drawing class workshop with instructor Lauren Darling! Learn the art of form, shape, and more while sketching figures in the galleries. Supplies and complimentary refreshments will be provided.

*20% discount for WCHOF members, students, seniors, and military personnel

Craft your very own fabric garland using secondhand yarn and fabric! Inspired by fabric book covers in our exhibition, Reading Between the Lines: Chess and Literature, you’ll learn the snip-and-rip technique and a couple of knots to assemble your garland. Then, you’ll choose the fabric colors and patterns that best suit a holiday or celebration you have coming up. Take your garland home to decorate your front door, staircase, or mantel. Complimentary refreshments are provided by Brennan’s.

Perennial is a non-profit organization in St. Louis where you can take classes to learn creative ways to reuse materials. By reducing waste and crafting with salvaged materials, our community diverts more than 10,000 pounds from landfills yearly! Join us in our reuse studio, where you can try woodworking, stained glass, mosaics, sewing, dyeing, bookbinding, and more classes.

*20% discount for WCHOF members, students, seniors, and military personnel

Make animals from origami paper in a fun, hands-on workshop with the supplies provided. This workshop is complementary and fun for all ages!

Join us for an exciting workshop where you can create your own board game inspired by our current exhibition, Chess Variants: Transforming Tradition! All supplies will be provided, making it a fun activity for all ages!

*20% discount for WCHOF members, students, seniors, and military personnel

Join us for a fun pressed flower-making workshop, led by WCHOF’s Emily Billhartz, featuring fall florals! Emily will demonstrate how to press and assemble flowers and frame your masterpiece. It is fun for all ages, with complimentary supplies and refreshments.

*20% discount for WCHOF members, students, seniors, and military personnel

Enjoy self-led fall paper tree-making crafts in our Play & Create gallery! After you’ve created your masterpiece, you and your friends can read, socialize, play chess and other board games, or continue to get creative with our arts and crafts supplies—free and fun for all ages! A parent or guardian must accompany minors at all times.

Get spooky with Halloween arts and crafts in our Play & Create gallery! After you’ve created your masterpiece, you and your friends can read, socialize, play chess and other board games, or continue to get creative with our arts and crafts supplies—free and fun for all ages! A parent or guardian must accompany minors at all times.

Join us for a movement improvisation experience focused on connection, exploration and curiosity around the way our babies move. The session begins with a gentle warm up, followed by an instructed baby-wearing dance and wraps up with structured, playful improvisation. Bring your baby, a song recommendation, and a carrier of your choice. No prior dance or movement experience required. This experience is appropriate for any babywearing parent and their little one, from newborn to “too heavy to carry” This is a judgement-free zone. Crying baby? No worries. Have to leave early? Not a problem. Can’t figure out how to get your baby carrier on just right? We’re not in a hurry. Move at your own pace and connect with other parents at World Chess Hall of Fame!