Living in Brooklyn, we are so lucky to have numerous classes available to our kids – ranging from music, dance to movement and even Capoeira! But along with all of these exciting classes may sometimes feel as if we have too many choices – making it difficult to decide where exactly our children should go. Many businesses realize this and have started to offer free or deeply-discounted courses so that you and kids can actually test out a class before you fork over the big bucks. Here are some trial and demo classes taking place this week so that you can better decide where to take test the waters this spring.
Fairy Tale Improv with Child’s Play NY
Brush off your crown and practice your roar! Come find out what adventures await between “Once upon a time” and “happily ever after” in favorite classic and contemporary fairy tales. Techniques of acting as well as specific voice and movement work are an integral part of the curriculum. Visual arts, mask, puppetry and costume augment the session and support imagination.
Ages 4’s & 5’s and $300 for 10 classes
Free trial details:
Wednesday: 3:30- 4:30
Free trial date: April 6th
April 13th – June 15th
Details:
Sign-up at http://childsplayny.com/fairy-tale-improv-at-wcla/
This trial will be at World Class Learning Academy: 44 East 2nd St (and 2nd Avenue) *** they have classes in their Carroll Gardens location too- but the free trial is at this new, exciting school- probably worth checking out anyway!
Music Together of Ft. Greene/Clinton Hill
Free trial classes are available for Music Together’s internationally acclaimed music and movement program. Their classes use songs, rhythms, dances, and instrument jams to expose your child to a wide variety of musical styles while fostering the bond between parent/caregiver and child (0 to 5yrs old).
Free trial details:
Clinton Hill Stillhip location (283 Grand Avenue):
Wed, April 6 @ 10:00 am and 11:00 am
Ft. Greene South Oxford Space location (138 South Oxford St.):
Fri, April 8 @ 9:45 am, 10:45, and 11:45 am
Sat, April 9 @ 9:45, or 11:45 am
*All classes are mixed age, infants to five years old, unless otherwise noted.
Details:
Please email them to reserve a spot in a FREE trial class the first week of classes only. After that, it costs $20 for a trial class.
Still Hip Demo Classes
This resale shop in Clinton Hill offers a variety of classes and playgroups throughout the year. They are having free trial classes for the next couple of weeks.
Free trial details:
* Wednesday, April 6 @ 11:00 Music Together
* Wednesday, April 6 @ 2:45 Italian Playgroup
* Thursday, April 14 @ 10:30 Musica Para Mi
* Wednesday, April 20 @ 1:00Art Safari
* Thursday, April 21 @ 9:30 Toddler Art Adventures
Details:
still hip
283 Grand Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11238
718.398.0008
Birth Day Presence at their new studio
Join Birth Day Presence as they celebrate the opening of our new Park Slope Studio and 9 years in the neighborhood! Coffee/Tea from The Tea Lounge, bagels, workshops, raffles and a sing-a-long!
Anyone who attends this event will receive $25 off childbirth class sign-up and/or $50 off doula services.
Free trial classes and workshops:
11am “The Do’s & Don’ts Of Exercise During & After Pregnancy” With personal trainer Zoe Levine of The Thriving Body.
11:30am “Top 3 Pain Relief Techniques for Labor: A glimpse of what you’ll learn in Childbirth Class” with Jada and Anna, co-owners of Birth Day Presence
11:45am “Baby Gear: What you really need to buy (and what you don’t!)” with baby gear gurus, Jamie Grayson, The Baby Guy and Jennifer Link of Sweet Pea Baby Planners
12:15pm “Baby Wearing Demystified: Demos & Benefits” with Adriane Stare of Caribou Baby.
12:45 “What is a doula Q&A?” with Jada & Anna, co-owners of Birth Day Presence
1p “Tummy-Time, Rolling and Reaching ” Workshop with Dan Rindler of Child’Space NYC. For pre-crawlers.
1:30pm “Sing-A-Long & Puppet Show” with Ora Fruchter of Yellow Sneaker Productions
2pm Raffle including a Maclaren Stroller, Giggle gift certificate, free private fitness session with The Thriving Body., 1 hour free consultation with The Baby Guy, free BabyBites Event, and more!
Sat, Apr 9 from 11a-2:30p.
Details:
Birth Day Presence Studio Brooklyn
182 8th Avenue, parlor floor, Brooklyn, NY 11215 (btwn Garfield and 1st St.)
Bija Kids Yoga
Enjoy a FREE relaxing events all day for the grand opening of Bija Kids’ new space- including children’s yoga, a concert with Michael of Preschool of Rock, chair massages and more.
Details:
Sunday, April 10, 10am – 3pm
900 Fulton Street between Waverly and Washington. For full updated schedule go to their site.