A Child Grows Event Picks
Don’t forget the BBG annual plant sale.
I go to this every year and find unusual plantings, great rose
specimens and helpful advice. It really is worth it. The plant sale
takes place on May 7th (9am-7pm) and May 8th (9am-12pm). Member-only preview is on May 6th. (4:30-8pm)
Thursday, May 8th Boing Boing is having a Babywearing Workshop at their new location on 7th Ave and 16th Street in Park Slope. Doula Megan Davidson will have about 25 carriers for you to try or bring your own that you need help with. $15 per family for the workshop on Thursday, May 8th at 12 pm.
http://brooklyn-doula.com. Here is a photo of me trying out one of Megan’s carriers
Bright Ideas Is having a “Chocolate Treats and Truffles Making Workshop” so
that children can make yummy treats for their moms for Mother’s day.
Bright Ideas is in Bay Ridge. Stop by for some serious stirring on Wed,
May 7th at 4pm, Thurs May 8th at 4 pm and Sat May 10th at 4 pm. Cost
$7.00 per child or $10.00 for 2 children.
Call for reservation 718 701 2634
Bright Ideas is at 249 86th Street, Bay Ridge.
On Saturday, May 10th from 12-3pm maternity store, Bump Brooklyn is teaming up with Ricks Picks Pickles and Blue Marble Ice Cream to celebrate Mothers Day.
They will be accepting donations for the ice cream and contributing a
portion of the weekend sales to The Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation.
I
am picking this event because I love Socrates Sculpture Park. The grass
might be a little scruffy there,, but it is a great place for exploring
and learning. SSP is hosting their First Annual LIC Bike Parade this Saturday, May 10, 2008.
I love the idea of the kids putting together cool "readymades" using
found materials and their own bikes. Kids can also repair their bikes
with help. The day kicks-off with several hands-on workshops and
activities at the Park including bike decorating with artists from
Socrates Sculpture Park, Freestyle Arts Association, Materials for the
Arts, and the Noguchi Museum; bike repair consultations with
Recycle-A-Bicycle; riding safety tips and helmet fitting with Bike New
York and Transportation Alternatives. Immediately following the
workshops, participants will parade their bikes around the Park in a
colorful procession with Hungry March Band and performers from Circus
Amok, City Reliquary and the Civic Riders Bicycle Club, that will
continue down Vernon Boulevard and finish at Queensbridge Park where
participants will be welcomed with bicycle themed music presented by
Friends of Queensbridge Park. Here is the jist of the event: The parade
is from 3:00 PM – 4:00PM. Registration 11:30 AM and Workshops 12:00 PM
- 3:00 PM. Free / Rain or Shine! All workshops are free and supplies
will be provided. Participants are required to bring their own
bicycles. The workshops will last approximately three hours and will be
held – rain or shine -in the education area at Socrates Sculpture Park.
www.socratessculpturepark.org
Bike New York is offering a free class to learn the basics of biking for new two-wheelers.
You and your child can learn how to ride a two-wheeler in a safe
setting and watch other kids try it out too. Apparently this class
doesn’t teach the method of you running behind the bike and letting
go….. Last year, more than 600 kids and their parents learned this
method, and the program received the 2007 Best of Parks Best
Partnership Award. Classes listed below are offered in association with
City of New York Parks & Recreation. Bikes and helmets are
required.
Pre-register at http://www.bikenewyork.org/education/classes/teach_child.html.
* Saturday, May 10, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., J. J. Byrne Park (Fourth Street and Fifth Avenue), Park Slope
* Saturday, May 17,
10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Crispus Attucks Park (Fulton Street and Classon
Avenue), Bed-Stuy. While supplies last, DOT staff will distribute free
NYC bike helmets. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian
to receive a helmet.
* Saturday, May 24, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Carroll Park (Court and Smith Streets), Carroll Gardens
The Paddlewheeler Festival is this Saturday May 10th from 10am to 1pm. I’m not sure why it is so named, but it sounds like a fun event. They will have live entertainment, games,
arts & crafts, face-painting, a raffle, ice-cream, climbing aboard
fire-engines, singing and dancing and food. It is fundraiser the Robert Fulton School: PS 8 at 37 Hicks Street 11201.
There will be the Prospect Park Craft Fair this Saturday, May 10th. A
couple of my favorite vendors will be there: Maggie’s Threads and
Greenjeans, to find out who else will be there, check this link: http://www.geocities.com/parkcraft.
The craft fair benefits PS 154 of Windsor Terrace. Besides crafts there
will be music from 12-3 pm (I think Randy Kaplan will be performing)
and also kids activities.The fair takes place at Bartel Pritchard
Square @ the 15th Street Entrance. (PPW and 15th St. adjacent to the
15th St. F Train)—Steps from the Harmony Playground (9th Street
Playground). 10:00 am – 5:00 pm RAIN or SHINE
Does your child have AD/HD? ADAPT will be conducting an AD/HD Parent Support Group for Women on Sunday, May 11,
8:00 PM at Yeshiva Mikdash Shlomo H.S. 1532 East 10th Brooklyn, NY
11230. Whether your child is in preschool, elementary school or
high-school, newly diagnosed or receiving treatment this is a support
group for everyone. ADAPT coordinates
the Brooklyn-Area chapter of CHADD, a national organization providing
education, advocacy, and support for AD/HD. (718) 228-8939
Mamlu’s is celebrating Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 11th with free mimosas and a make-a-mini-mobile. Call 718.486.6312 to rsvp ($35). mmmmmm….mimosas!
Mamalu
http://mamalu.us/
232 North 12th Street (btw. Roebling and Driggs Ave)
Brooklyn, NY 11211
718-486-6312
Vaccinating Your Child: A Workshop for Parents and Practitioners with Dr. Palevsky onThursday, May 15 6:30-9:00 pm.
With all the recent discussion, debate, and questions around
vaccinations, this workshop is aimed at helping parents better
undersand the issues so that they can feel confidant about their
decisions. Dr. Palevsky is a board certified pediatrician who received
his medical degree from the NYU School of Medicine in 1987. He
completed a three year pediatric residency in 1990 at the Mount Sinai
Hospital in NYC, and a one year fellowship at Bellevue Hospital-NYU
School of Medicine in the pediatric outpatient department and emergency
room. For more information about Dr. Palevsky, please visit: www.HolisticChildHealth.com. REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Where: The Everyday Athlete- 136 Union Street (btwn Hicks and Columbia)
Get prepared for the 4th Annual Williamsburg Kite Festival next weekend on Saturday, May 17th. Get those kites out and polished! This is a full day of kite flying, crafts and games. Live music too: The Hungry March Band, I.S. 318 Marching Band, Bubble do Beatles, Audra Rox, Lulu and the Amazing Jeske, Greenpoint Shotokan Karate and Metro Dance. There will also be a "neighborhood cafe" and a kite hospital for your injured flyer. Saturday, May 17th, 2008, 12 – 5 pm McCarren Park, Bedford Avenue & N 12 Street, Brooklyn, 11211 Rain date: Sunday, June 8th, 2008, 12 – 5 pm
Do you need to add some books to your library? Specifically french ones? Then this is the book fair for you. On Saturday, May 17 from 10am-5 pm, go to the Language and Laugher Studio at 139 Nevins St (corner of Bergen) for the Children’s French Book Fair. 718-852-2965
BIG Movies for Little Kids is showing Hoppity Goes To Town from 1941. This is an old-timey animated feature. This film series is every other Monday for kids at Cobble Hill Cinemas. The next one is: Monday, May 19th at 4pm
Ages: 2-7 (all kids welcome)
Location: Cobble Hill Cinemas, 265 Court Street @ Butler
Subway: F train to Bergen St.
Cost: $6.50/pp (for all walking humans)
For more info: http://bigmoviesforlittlekids.blogspot.com or 718.596.4995
As always, special guests, giveaways, and fun surprises!
The author of City Baby Brooklyn is holding a workshop for Expectant Parents.
She will talk about what you may need, how to find parents groups and
other tips. The cost is $25 for Expectant Mom only. $40 per couple.
Sign up at least a week in advance to alison@brooklynbaby.com. The talk will be on May 21st from 7-8:30pm at Families First on 250 Baltic Street (between Court & Clinton)
www.FamiliesFirstBrooklyn.org
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- A Child Grows Event Picks Additions (December 3rd, 2008)
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- Gallery Day at A Child Grows (November 1st, 2007)
