Día del Niño
Join the Clyfford Still Museum for a city-wide celebration of children worldwide during Día del Niño (Day of the Child) from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 27, 2025. Stop by the Museum’s outdoor forecourt to participate in an art-making session with artist Kristina Maldonado Bad Hand. Participants will create seed bombs. The Kinážiŋ project is a land-back activation of returning Indigenous plants to urban areas of Colorado through a clay sculpture containing seeds that is quite literally meant to return to the land. Kinážiŋ(Key-Na-Zi) means to return to where you were moved from in Lakota.
Enjoy child-friendly dance performances by local groups on the forecourt:
- 10:45 a.m. – Danza Matachina Guadalupana
- 11:15 a.m. – Comparsa Morelos in Denver
- 12:15 p.m. – Colorado Youth Mariachi Program
This activity is free, and no registration is required.
Día del Niño is also an SCFD Free Day, so visit the Museum from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for free!
Kristina Maldonado Bad Hand is a Sicangu Lakota and Cherokee artist from Taos, New Mexico. Her passion for community and social justice has led her to speak on matters of equality and cultural representation in pop culture. She is a graphic designer, illustrator, comic creator, and former co-chair of the Denver American Indian Commission. She has over 10 years of experience in after-school and summer programs. She is most notably known for her work with Pop Culture Classroom in their comic-based literacy curriculum, as a community and OBH liaison with the Jeffco Indian Education Program, and as a Think 360 Artist for her SEL lessons through design and pop culture. She is the co-founder of Create ayA Makerspace and the director of ayA Con, Denver’s Indigenous Comic and Art Festival.
Día del Niño is presented in collaboration with the Mexican Cultural Center. Founded in 1992, the Mexican Cultural Center is a non-profit 501c3 organization that works in partnership with cultural, educational and other institutions to promote and maintain the richness of Mexican culture in the State of Colorado. The Mexican Cultural Center is dedicated to increasing awareness of Mexico’s unique arts, customs, traditions, and destinations among the audiences of the United States of America. Spring opens the MCC programming season. Historically, Día del Niño is the day when children are honored in Mexico. Children’s Day in Mexico started in 1925, looking after the wellness of the vulnerable children who were affected by war. Celebrating Children’s Day (Día del Niño) at the Mexican cultural center is important because it reinforces cultural identity, fosters community engagement, and provides a space for children to learn about heritage and cultures in a fun and meaningful way.
