NYC Parks brings baker Noelle Casella, who started her cookie business at sixteen and now builds sculpted cakes and custom dessert tables, into the De Matti Park Fieldhouse to teach the basics of painting on sugar cookies. Kids learn to lay color onto icing and treat a cookie like a canvas, then take the results home or eat them on the spot. It's free, and one of the few genuinely hands-on kids' sessions running on Staten Island this weekend.
What to expect
The session runs indoors at the De Matti Park Fieldhouse, with Casella demonstrating the fundamentals of cookie painting before turning families loose on their own. Expect brushes, edible color and iced sugar cookies as the working surface. It's a small, class-style program rather than a drop-in table, so a spot means a spot.
Good to know
- Registration is required through the NYC Parks event listing, and space is limited.
- The fieldhouse is at 430 Tompkins Avenue in Rosebank, near the S51 and S78 bus routes.
- It runs entirely indoors, which makes it heat- and rain-proof.
- Best for school-age kids who can handle a brush with some precision.
- Wear clothes you don't mind getting icing on.
- It's free, part of the NYC Parks Arts, Culture and Fun series.
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Common questions
Do we need to register?
Yes. Registration is required through the NYC Parks event page, and space in the fieldhouse is limited.
Who teaches the class?
Baker Noelle Casella, who started her business at sixteen with cookies and now makes sculpted cakes, custom dessert tables and painted cookie art.
Is it free?
Yes. It's a free NYC Parks program, part of the Arts, Culture and Fun series.
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