3D Gingerbread Tree Sculpture Workshop

When: Saturday, December 12, 2026, 12:00pm
Price: Included with Museum admission
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An image of a green pine tree decorated with green icing and holiday-inspired nonpareils
Courtesy of Ricky Rotandi and César Aldrete

Swap your LEGOs for cookies in an interactive 3D gingerbread tree sculpture workshop with Gingerbread NYC baker duo Ricky Rotandi and César Aldrete. Build your own 3D tree sculpture with your early learner using five star-shaped cookies as your base and work collaboratively to balance and decorate your piece. 

This guided session invites creative expression, collaboration, and problem solving as children and their grown-ups work together to transform single star-shaped cookies into a structurally stable (and edible!) 3D sculpture. At the end of the workshop, Ricky will introduce families to his and César’s 2026 creation of Manhattan’s Little Island in a guided gallery tour. 

Designed for children ages 3+ with a grown-up. 

Length: 85 minutes 

All materials provided. 

Register your family today! Please be aware that these programs have a limited capacity. It is highly encouraged that you pre-register for the program.  

Allergy note: We cannot guarantee that the cookies are free from ingredients that may affect certain food allergies.  

About the Bakers

An image of two men with aprons smiling with a small-scale construction of the High Line in front of them

Ricky and César's ambitious gingerbread builds are inspired by their favorite places in the city, this is their third time presenting at MCNY. César, a.k.a. "Bearded Foodie", is a chef and food stylist, and his partner Ricky is a preschool teacher. The two are avid travelers and competitors; they were winners of season 36 of the reality TV show, The Amazing Race. 

Questions? Email familyprograms@mcny.org.

Accessibility: Assistive listening devices are available, and our auditorium wheelchair lift can accommodate manual and motorized wheelchairs (max. capacity 500 lbs). Please contact the Museum or call us at 917.492.3333 with any questions.

A gallery with large gingerbread displays on a long black table beneath hanging snowflakes.

Related Exhibition - Through January 18, 2027

Gingerbread NYC

Discover a frosted wonderland in this annual wintertime tradition that invites bakers to recreate New York City icons out of gingerbread.

Supporters

Museum of the City of New York’s Family Programs are made possible, in part, by the Rochlis Family Foundation, The Eshe Fund, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

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