Halloween Paper Crafts and Letterpress Printing at Bowne & Co.
Sun 11 Oct, 12:00 · Bowne & Co. Stationers, South Street Seaport, Manhattan, New York · New York
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via Mommy Poppins · Checked 5 Oct 2026
About this event
A hands-on afternoon in the Seaport Museum's working 19th-century print shop: paper chains, folded bats and cut-paper decorations, plus the chance to pull your own letterpress broadside under the eye of the Bowne designers. The presses are real and still inked, which is most of the appeal.
Why we picked it
Working letterpress is a rare thing to be let loose on, and here it is free and seasonal.
Free entry
Described as "a free hands-on experience in crafting Halloween paper decorations" in Mommy Poppins' "Free Halloween Events in NYC for Kids" roundup. Not corroborated on the Seaport Museum's own site, whose /events/ path 404s.
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