Weekend Events: BAM Kids Film Festival, “Ship-Shape” at the Intrepid Museum, Summer Camp Expo, and MORE!
by Alicia on 2/03/12 | 0 Comment(s)
Happy February Brooklyn! Have you all been enjoying the Spring-like weather that we’ve received this week? Pretty fabulous, isn’t it? Temperatures are supposed to be great this weekend as well so the numerous Lunar New Year celebrations in Queens will be well-attended! There’s a new exhibit in town and we think it’s going to be [...]
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: February 3,4,5
by Charles on 2/03/12 | 2 Comment(s)
This weekend you can still catch a couple of Lunar New Year events and enjoy intense dance performances celebrating the debut of the dragon spirit. One of the highlighted bands of Kindiefest is in town on Saturday: Shine and the Moonbeams. This band puts out a heavy groove that will rock your early Saturday morning. [...]
Reminder: BAM Kids Film Festival Tickets This Weekend
by Karen on 2/02/12 | 1 Comment(s)
We alerted you when the BAMkids Film Festival tickets went on sale on January 3rd- and here we are a month later, and the film festival is upon us! I just checked and, amazingly, there are still tickets available to the BAMkids Film Festival ! Honestly, I’m surprised. Usually, the week before the festival, the [...]
Belle of the Ball: Dads and Daughters Dance
by Karen on 2/01/12 | 0 Comment(s)
Has your daughter ever dreamed of being the belle of the ball? Her dream can come true this month- and you will be her special date! The Brooklyn Children’s Museum is debuting a Dads and Daughters Ball, a special evening where your daughter will have her very own special night with you. (Moms are welcome [...]
Plenty of Reasons Not To Be Quiet in the Library: Events at All the Branches
by Karen on 1/31/12 | 0 Comment(s)
We love the Brooklyn Public Library with all it’s free activities and educational events- not to mention their popular storytime. Forget being quiet at the library- this weekend lions will appear and next weekend: musicians and dancers! This February, the central library and its branches are offering tons of cool programs like knitting for kids, [...]
Need an Ob/Gyn? Meet Village Obstetrics
by Karen on 1/30/12 | 0 Comment(s)
The chic maternity store, Bump Brooklyn, organizes after-hours events in their shop on occasion. Besides being free of cost, their events always seem to be free of any agenda too. In true community spirit, the owners of Bump invite respected businesses to come to their store and give a seminar or do a meet and [...]
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: January 27th, 28th, 29th
by Charles on 1/26/12 | 0 Comment(s)
You might have noticed that the Friday singalongs and music performances have been sparse, as of late. We have too- and are sad about the lack of Friday music events. Anyone out there care to start one up?! Nonetheless, the rest of the weekend looks great! Show your kids American Indian traditional dance and music [...]
Weekend Events: Magic, Puppet Shows, Wuthering Heights and more Chinese New Year Celebrations!
by Alicia on 1/26/12 | 1 Comment(s)
Can you believe the last weekend in January is upon us? It has been quite a month with awesome events and this weekend, the fun continues. Sweetness! This weekend, “Magic! The Amazing Max and The Box of Interesting Things” is still going strong. Have you seen it yet? Read our review below and book your [...]
Giveaway: I Know So Many of You Love That Little Yellow Guy….Gustafer
by Karen on 1/26/12 | 14 Comment(s)
The one time I went to a Gustafer Yellowgold concert, there were parents there that looked like regular rock band groupies. One father, who stood next to me in the back, sang all the songs about Gustafer, the small yellow cone-headed fellow, while his kids squished into seats up front. One mom and her daughter [...]
Help for Applying to Kindergarten and Elementary Schools
by Karen on 1/24/12 | 0 Comment(s)
Let’s just say that investigating and applying for schools in NYC is like crossing a raging river. (I’m trying to be optimistic here). Don’t despair! There are bridges for you so you can get to the other side of the process without losing your mind. Insideschools.org is throwing you a rope and hosting a free [...]
Big Movies for Little Kids Start Up This Monday
by Karen on 1/20/12 | 0 Comment(s)
Nothing beats the cold more than a good movie and snuggling up to your …..baby, toddler or little kid! If you love classic movies and want to share them with your child in an actual theatre, then head out to the popular series Big Movies for Little Kids. This series, begun by two mothers, is [...]
Weekend Events: Kids Food Fest, Special Kids Day, Lunar New Year Celebration, and More!
by Alicia on 1/19/12 | 0 Comment(s)
Brrr… it’s cold out there! It’s official, winter is here in full force and with these cold temperatures, it’s easy to want to stay indoors while sipping hot cocoa. As appealing as that may sound, we simply cannot have our fabulous Brooklynites stuck inside with cabin fever. And so, we’ve rounded up the best activities [...]
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: January 21st, 22nd
by Charles on 1/19/12 | 1 Comment(s)
Goodbye to the Year of the Rabbit and hello to the Year of the Dragon! Usher the good fortune in with the ribbon-twirling Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company or get your own lions dancing at a celebration at the Museum of Chinese in America. Don’t miss big star David Grover at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. Having [...]
Giveaway! Tix to “The Amazing Max”
by Karen on 1/17/12 | 36 Comment(s)
“The Amazing Max and the Box of Interesting Things” is a magic show that we found entertaining: full of silly physical humor, stunning magic tricks and hilarious antics, we thought it was not only a great kids’ show but one for parents too. This isn’t a show that you ask, “How did he do that?!” [...]
Are you a Writer, Designer, Chef ? Small Biz Workshops!
by Karen on 1/17/12 | 0 Comment(s)
If you are the owner of a small business, or are thinking of starting a new business, there’s an amazing resource in Brooklyn for you: The Business Outreach Center (BOC) Network. It’s a small business development group that helps New Yorkers do everything from putting together business and marketing plans to figuring out how to [...]
Weekend Events: Free Kids Yoga, Jam on DUMBO, MLK Celebrations, and Much More!
by Alicia on 1/12/12 | 1 Comment(s)
Happy Friday, folks! And Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend! Are you excited for the long weekend? We surely are. We hope you had a great week and are ready to unwind and dive into fun activities this long weekend. There are only a couple more weekends to enjoy the Math Midway exhibit at Liberty [...]
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: January 13th, 14th, 15th
by Charles on 1/12/12 | 1 Comment(s)
If you think that a workshop about Mendelssohn might be over kids’ heads, let Steven Isserlis, a cellist and the author of Why Beethoven Threw the Stew and Why Handel Waggled His Wig, change your mind. Isserlis takes on the famous teenage composer in a musical lesson meant just for kids at the 92nd Y. [...]
Martin Luther King Day Events in NYC on MLK Day
by Karen on 1/12/12 | 0 Comment(s)
Though there are events all weekend to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy, (check our weekend events here), there are some special ones on the actual day it’s celebrated- Monday, January 16th. MLK Day is also about giving service to others and we have our list of where to volunteer as a family here. You [...]
E-Waste Recycling Happening This Weekend in Brooklyn
by Karen on 1/10/12 | 0 Comment(s)
Did you replace your old VCR, DVD player or perhaps a new computer this holiday? Wondering what to do with those old devices like a plug-in keyboard or that’s rat nest of cables? You can recycle all your electronic items this weekend with the The Lower East Side Ecology Center’s 9th Annual “After the Holidays” [...]
Carnegie Hall with Kids? Totally!
by Karen on 1/09/12 | 0 Comment(s)
Carnegie Hall loves its youngest audience members- it’s a rare opportunity for the Hall to let loose. Giggles, whispers, reading and talking to a performer are encouraged and embraced whenever a family concert gets underway. The concerts, recommended for children ages 5–10, are a wonderful way for parents to introduce their children to live performances [...]
Deconstruct, Construct and Invent at Inventgenuity Festival
by Karen on 1/09/12 | 1 Comment(s)
Have you got a deconstructivist, constructionist or inventorist sleeping in that twin bed down the hall? That inspired kid just might freak out over the Brooklyn Inventgenuity Festival coming up at the end of January. Your child can participate in “The Dis/Assembly Line,”: an evolving decomposition and aesthetic reprocessing of an entire room of everyday [...]
Dying to Go to a Good Movie? Join These Parents
by Karen on 1/05/12 | 0 Comment(s)
With the best movies of 2011 out in theatres right now, it would be total shame to miss them. Thanks to a new group of movie-loving parents, you can forget having to hire a babysitter in order to see Hugo or The Artist. One Brooklyn mom has started Parent and Babies Movies, a community of [...]
Theatre and Performances You Can’t Miss in the New Year
by Karen on 1/04/12 | 0 Comment(s)
When I was on vacation in Arizona last week, I was desperately searching for theatre productions to go to with my kids. We ended up at a middling play that centered on Winnie the Pooh and his familiar friends. While it was cute, I wanted something more exciting and artistic to chew on- and more [...]
Park Slope Farmers Market Reopens for Winter!
by Karen on 12/28/11 | 0 Comment(s)
How does fresh chutney, milled cider, farm-raised duck and locally grown kale sound to you this winter? Stop drooling and start marking your calendar for the grand “reopening” of the Park Slope Farmers Market on Sunday, January 8th. In the past, the market went indoors for the winter—sometimes leading to bewildered tracks in the snow [...]
Kwanzaa Events at Brooklyn Children’s Museum
by Karen on 12/23/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Happy Kwanzaa! Celebrate the African-inspired, Kwanzaa, holiday and its seven principles with the Brooklyn Children’s Museum from Monday, December 26 – Thursday, December 29. Wondering what celebrating Kwanzaa means? The Official Kwanzaa Site explains: as an African American and Pan-African holiday celebrated by millions throughout the world African community, Kwanzaa brings a cultural message which [...]
