🎨 Creative Discovery Museum Celebrates All Saints' Day with Community Ofrenda and Hands-On Activities

Creative Discovery Museum in Chattanooga is marking the season with a series of cultural and creative workshops this week, inviting families to honor traditions, preserve memories, and explore engineering through play.

🕯️ Honoring Loved Ones Through Tradition

The museum is creating a community ofrenda in its atrium-a traditional altar that celebrates and remembers loved ones through photos, flowers, and personal tributes. Visitors are invited to contribute to the ofrenda and create their own papel picado, the colorful decorative paper banners that are central to All Saints’ Day observances. This hands-on approach brings cultural meaning into a shared space where families can reflect together on memory and connection.

📖 Recipe Scrapbooking and Creative Keepsakes

Beyond the ofrenda, the museum is offering Recipe Scrapbooking, an activity that transforms treasured family recipes into lasting keepsakes. The workshop invites visitors to preserve not just the ingredients and instructions, but the stories and memories tied to the dishes that matter to their families-turning everyday cooking into a form of family history.

🌉 Engineering Challenge for Young Builders

The museum’s Build a Bridge challenge encourages visitors to combine creativity with engineering skills, giving children and families a chance to problem-solve and construct while learning hands-on design principles. The activity reflects the museum’s broader mission to make learning playful and accessible.

🎃 Halloween Hours Reminder

Families planning a visit before trick-or-treating should note that Creative Discovery Museum will close at 3 p.m. on Halloween, Saturday, October 31.