Hi everyone,
Hard to believe that Thanksgiving and Hanukkah are next week!
This weekend we have some early Hanukkah & Thanksgiving celebrations going on like the Turkey Jam at The Old Stone House and the Hanukkah Celebration at the Kings Bay Y at Windsor Terrace!
At the Brooklyn Museum we have the 7th Annual Children’s Book Fair and Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf classic interpretation of the folktale presented by the Brooklyn Conservatory Community Orchestra, with narration and comedic play by The Maestrosities! We also have a lot of free events this weekend! The last Baby Story Time of 2013 at Greenlight Bookstore, Monkey Monkey Music presents Macaroni at the Central Library, Extreme Kids & Crew Music & Play and Family Art Workshop at AMP and the NY/NJ Super Bowl Host Committee’s “Join the Huddle” mobile tour!
Listed below is just some of the fun events going on this weekend so make sure to look at the calendar for a full schedule of all events and all the sing-a-longs, drop in yoga & art classes available this weekend so start planning your fun weekend!
Also if you have an event that you would like to have included on our calendar you can use the form on this link to submit it to us!
Enjoy the weekend!
~ Deirdre (mom to O & C)
Friday November 22nd
Discovery Friday at Barnes & Noble (Park Slope)
Friday 11/22 all day (Note this event is going on at all B&N chains – see schedule of events for your local B&N) Join us for a festive start to your holiday shopping and a chance to win a $1,000 B&N shopping spree! Also, enjoy fun activities, events and giveaways. Take advantage of amazing one-day only savings! PLEASE NOTE: All activities, raffles & giveaways are first come, first served. Quantities are limited!
If You Give a Mouse a Coookie Storytime 10a
The Day the Crayons Quit Storytime 2pm
Thyra Heder Fraidyzoo Storytime 330p
The Elf on the Shelf Storytime 7p
P for Puppets Present: One, Two, Tres! @ Gumbo (Boerum Hill)
Friday, Nov. 22, 4:00 p.m.
$15, adults & siblings $5 ea.
Space is limited, please call to reserve: 718-855-7808.
One, Two, Tres!’ is a bilingual (Spanish/ English) puppet show created for babies and children, up to 4 years old. Children become immersed in a magical world of puppetry, which focuses on visual, auditory and verbal stimuli and provides a wonderful bonding experience between parents and children. Each act has repetitive actions and simple musical rhythms, which babies can focus on and enjoy, and toddlers will be totally entertained in a creative, stimulating environment.
Winter 2014 Open House at Frolic! (Williamsburg)
Friday Nov 22nd 5-7p
Meet our teachers and learn more about classes, preschool prep and our new after school pick-up program! Sing-a-long with Nick from Little Rock-its! at 530p.
For more Friday events please click here!
Saturday November 23rd
7th Annual Children’s Book Fair at Brooklyn Museum (Prospect Heights)
Saturday, November 23, 2013 at 12–4 p.m.Free. Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor
Meet your favorite Brooklyn authors and illustrators at this free event featuring storybooks, picture books, graphic novels, and, for the first time, books for young adults! Enjoy presentations by Melissa Guion, Oliver Jeffers, and Adam Gidwitz. Includes games and activities for all ages.
Readings in the Rubin Pavilion: 1 p.m. Melissa Guion: Baby Penguins Everywhere, 2 p.m. Oliver Jeffers: Stuck, 3 p.m. Adam Gidwitz: In a Glass Grimmly
Extreme Kids & Crew Music & Play and Family Art Workshop at AMP
Saturday November 23rd 12n-3p
12pm-1pm Build Your Own Skyscraper – join teaching artist Meghan Keane for an exciting introductory K.I.D.S. workshop. Use unexpected materials and techniques to promote movement, learning, and self-expression through art making. Kids of all abilities are welcome! ***The gym will be open for play after the Family Art Workshop! Later, from 2pm-3pm Music & Play with Karla Schickele Karla played one of the first Music and Play concerts back in 2011 at Waverly Place. She is returning for AMP’s first ever! Come and enjoy her sweet soulful music. These events are both FREE, but please RSVP! RSVP to info@extremekidsandcrew.org
Monkey Monkey Music presents Macaroni at Brooklyn Public Central Library (Prospect Heights)
Saturday, November 23, 2013 1:00PM at Central Library, Dweck Center. Free.
Get ready to play air guitar, jump high, go innie and outie, count the odds, pop the bubbles, stroll in the garden and do the “macaroni” with Monkey Monkey Music. Meredith LeVande’s videos air on PBS stations -Kids 13 and NJTV- in between favorite shows like Curious George and Sesame Street and now you can participate in this high energy, fun, interactive show.
Hip Tween Dance Party at Putnam’s (Clinton Hill)
Sat Nov 23rd 3-5p. $8 per person in advance and $12 at door.
Kids ages 8-12 are invited to dance the afternoon away with DJ Misbehaviour and her lil spinners at Putnam’s underground club! Parents can chill upstairs and get great drinks ($4 beers + $5 wine) and food specials. Kids can purchase $5 drink tickets for Hip Tween mocktails.
You will be able to sign your child up for a four week DJ program with DJ Misbehaviour and your child will get to spin at the next event! More info about the classes will be available on November 23rd.
Trusty Sidekick Theater Company & The Itty Biddies – Turkey Jam 2013 at The Old Stone House (Park Slope)
Saturday Nov 23rd 3-5p. For kids 3-7y. $15 for adults, $5 for kids
Join the Trusty Sidekick Theater Company and musical trio The Itty Biddies for an afternoon Jam Session of creativity, fun and festive tunes to to ring in the holiday of thanks. Explore the Old Stone House while creating puppets, instruments, songs, snacks and more.
Drop in anytime after 3pm for crafts, snacks, and song-writing workshops and be sure to stick around for the 4:30 concert by The Itty Biddies.
For more Saturday events please click here!
Sunday November 24th
Little Makers: Gingerbread Celebration at New York Hall of Science (Flushing Meadows)
Sunday Nov 24th 1030a-1230p. $8 per family, plus NYSCI admission ($5 for members). For 18m+
Whip up some delicious gingerbread cookie dough and design and build your own mini gingerbread house. This is a drop-in workshop Register on the day of the event at the NYSCI admissions area or use this link to pre-register. Sometimes creativity can get messy, so dress the little maker (and yourself) in old clothing that can be splattered with things like paint, ink and oobleck.
Hanukkah Celebration at Kings Bay Y at Windsor Terrace!
Sunday, November 24th from 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM. Free.
he Kings Bay Y at Windsor Terrace is pleased to invite the entire community to a cultural celebration of Hanukah. We will feature fun family activities including a glow-in-the-dark dance party with live DJ, a drum circle, storytelling, sing-a-long with Rolie Polie Guacamole, arts and crafts, Hanukkah menorah lighting, raffles and other activities for families! Free giveaways include: dreidels, latkes, and toys for the kids.
NY/NJ Super Bowl Host Committee’s “Join the Huddle” Tour at Grand Army Plaza (Prospect Heights)
Sun Nov 24th 11-3p. Free.
The NY/NJ Super Bowl Host Committee’s “Join the Huddle” mobile tour presented by P.C. Richard & Son, which travels via the “Huddle Shuttle”, will be at Prospect Park – Grand Army Plaza Entrance – in Brooklyn, NY on Sunday, November 24 from 11 AM to 3 PM.
Fans attending can visit the Huddle Shuttle’s replica stadium locker room with NY Jets, NY Football
Giants, Super Bowl, and Vince Lombardi memorabilia, as well as the Vince Lombardi Trophy Room and the broadcast booth. Fans can also participate in the stations outside the structure where they can perform a host of basic football drills.
Baby Story Time at Greenlight Bookstore (Fort Greene)
Sundays 11/24 11a. Free. FYI – Greenlight Bookstore suspends weekend kid events during the holiday season – events resume January 3, 2013.
On Sunday mornings, a rotating cast of children’s performers (pictured below) take turns keeping babies and toddlers under 3 years old entertained with stories, songs, and interactive play. Check our events calendar for an updated schedule of performances. Baby Story Time is geared toward the very youngest bookstore fans, and is often quite crowded – come early to get a seat! (Please leave strollers at home if possible – thank you!)
For more Sunday events please click here!
ALL WEEKEND
Music: Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf at Brooklyn Museum (Crown Heights)
Saturday Nov 23rd 4p & Sunday Nov 24th at 3p at the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor.
Tickets, which include Museum admission, are $20 for adults, $10 for children ages 5 to 16, and free for children ages 4 and under.
Sergei Prokofiev’s classic interpretation of this folktale, and other classical music shorts, are presented with style by the Brooklyn Conservatory Community Orchestra, with narration and comedic play by The Maestrosities.
The Little Orchestra Society Presents: Stravinsky’s Firebird New York City Center (Midtown West)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2013 AT 11:00AM and 1:00PM & SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2013 AT 1:00PM
Recommended for ages 6 – 12Y. Tickets start at $17.
The Little Orchestra Society®, in association with New York City Center, presents this magical tale with puppets, illumination, and music. Director/Designer Chris M. Green, Choreographer David Neumann, and Lighting Designer Clifton Taylor will partner with the Orchestra to bring this beautiful production to life.
Gingerbread Lane at New York Hall of Science (Flushing Meadows)
Now until January 12, 2014. Tuesday – Friday 9:30 am – 5 pm &Saturday & Sunday 10 am – 6 pm
Marvel at homemade gingerbread houses that are drafted, designed, baked, planned, built and decorated by chef Jon Lovitch over the course of an entire year. GingerBread Lane, a 1.5 ton, 300-square-foot village made entirely of edible gingerbread, royal icing and candy, is a contender for the Guinness World Record for the largest gingerbread exhibit.
The village includes an estimated 1,900 lbs. of icing, 400 lbs. of candy, and 500 lbs. of gingerbread dough. It is comprised of 152 gingerbread houses, 65 trees, four gingerbread cable cars, five gingerbread train cars, an underground candy subway station, candy trees and sugar signage. A behind-the-scenes window gives a peek into the makings of GingerBread Lane with ovens, models and ingredients made entirely from royal icing. Five two-foot-high nutcrackers, also made of royal icing, stand guard over the exhibit. Free with NYSCI admission.
The Centennial Holiday Fair at Grand Central Terminal(Midtown East)
Mon-Sat 10AM-8PM • Sun 11AM-7PM Christmas Eve 10AM-6PM (Closed Thanksgivng) in the Vanderbilt Hall now until December 24th
Grand Central Terminal’s 14th annual Holiday Fair, sponsored by Shaw Floors, is the only holiday market in the city to operate indoors. This season, the Fair will fill Vanderbilt Hall with 76 vendors for six weeks each offering a wonderful array of holiday gifts for all your loved ones including art, clothing for adults and children, handbags, jewelry and accessories for men and women, bath and body items, home goods, collectible toys, holiday items and gifts for pets.
The Centennial Holiday Light Show at Grand Central Terminal (Midtown East)
Thursday Nov 21st – Thursday Dec 26th 5-11p. Free.
The Holiday Light Show makes its return to Grand Central Terminal for its Centennial year. The show will light up the famous windows on the west side of the Main Concourse above Michael Jordan’s The Steak House N.Y.C. and Cipriani Dolci this holiday season.
12th Annual Holiday Train Show at Grand Central Terminal (Midtown East)
November 16th-February 23rd. M–F: 8a–8p, Saturday and Sunday: 10a–6p. (Closed for Christmas and New Year’s Day) Extended holiday hours from November 18 to December 24: M–F: 8a–8p, Saturdays: 10a–8p, Sundays: 10a–7p.
Trains are trips. Trips are adventures. This year memorable characters from Maira Kalman’s Next Stop Grand Central will be watching our Lionel trains as they zip, zap and whizz through their journey from Grand Central to the North Pole!
Feet Don’t Fail Me Now! at The New Victory Theater (Times Square)
Saturday Nov 23rd & 30th 2p & 7p. Sunday Nov 24th & Dec 1st 2 & 5p. Friday Nov 29th 2p & 7p. Seats in the Balcony start at $14 ($9 with Member discount). Rhythmic Circus from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Home-grown hoofers from Minneapolis hit the road with a trunk full of tap shoes, funky costumes and a big brass band, ready to burst onto the New Victory stage with FEET DON’T FAIL ME NOW! “Heatbox,” the human beat box, joins the swingin’ seven-piece Root City rockers to accompany each tap, shuffle and stomp with a clang, riff and refrain. It’s easy to see why this troupe was a 2012 winner of an Edinburgh Festival “Spirit of the Fringe” Award. In this joyous parade of genre-hopping music and hard-hitting percussive dance, you’ll be jumping out of your seat and moving to the beat! 60 minutes with no intermission.
Tap dancing with a live band. Created for audiences of all ages. Kids under the recommended age may be sensitive to the volume.
Three Bears Holiday Bash at Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre (Central Park/UWS)
Now until December 30 Monday through Friday at 10:30AM and 12:00PM. Additional show on Wednesdays at 2:30PM. Saturday and Sundays at 1:00PM. Tickets: $7/children & $10/adults.
The Three Bears Holiday Bash, is a variety show that celebrates the holiday season in song, dance, and puppetry. This production quickly becomes a comedy of errors when Baby Bear invites Santa to star in Mama and Papa
Bear’s annual holiday show. The audience also gets to join in on the fun with a “12 days of Christmas” sing-a-long during the performance!
Drawing from the stories of Hanukkah, the Night Before Christmas, and Kwanzaa, The Three Bears Holiday Bash is a great way to get into the holiday spirit!
Race Around the Farmyard at Lefferts Historic House (Prospect Park)
Saturdays & Sundays, Nov 23rd & 24th, 2013 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Get out and get moving in the Lefferts yard! The whole family can participate in potato sack races, spoon races, stilts and other old fashioned games. $3 suggested donation.
Making Books Sing: Ballarina Swan at Theater 3 (Times Square)
Now until November 24th Wednesdays – Fridays at 10:30 AM & Saturdays & Sundays at 11AM & 2PM
Best for children ages 3-8. General Seating: $25, Premium Seating: $45 Family 4-Pack: $95
BALLERINA SWAN, a 50-minute family show blending dance, theater and puppetry, tells the story of Sophie, a Central Park swan with dreams of becoming a ballerina and dancing in Swan Lake. Based on the children’s book BALLERINA SWAN by former NYC Ballet prima ballerina Allegra Kent, with illustrations by Caldecott Medal winner Emily Arnold McCully, the piece features three dancers and a dancer/puppeteer who operates a five-foot dancing swan puppet!
Rapunzel at Galli Theater (midtown west)
Saturday & Sundays in November 2p. Shows are approx. 45-50 min, no intermission
Adults $20, children 2-17y $15, Aftershow workshop (approx 45 min) $15, $10 sibling
Rapunzel lives in a tower guarded by a witch. One day a prince discovers the tower and her long hair comes in handy in a risky rescue! All ages.
At Galli Theater we aim to spread joy to our audiences. Our fairy tale adaptations, written by award-winning playwright and philosopher Johannes Galli, are at once humorous, exciting, and philosophical, but never grim! Our actors engage the children to come on stage and interact with them. Children never have to sit quietly at the Galli Theater!
Buy tickets here
https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/118 or call 212-352-3101
For a full calendar of events please click here!
ONGOING
Gazillion Bubble Show at New World Stages Theater (MIDTOWN)
Wednesday, Fri-Sun (various times) now through February 23, 2014
You’ve seen how your kids react to bubbles. Now, imagine how they would react to seeing people inside bubbles, or lasers shooting through bubbles, or bubbles within bubbles?! They will be enthralled…and so will you. I’m been to this twice because we love it so much. Awesome show and well worth the price and trip. The Gazillion Bubble Show in Manhattan, is all about bubble magic and everyone from David Letterman to Oprah thinks the show is pretty fantastic.
Details: 340 West 50th Street, NYC. All ages welcomed. Cost: $44.50 -$89.50 (VIP package). Purchase tickets: Telecharge at 212.239.6200 or at www.telecharge.com. Visit the website for more information.
Whales: Giants of the Deep at The American Museum of Natural History (UWS)
Through January 5, 2014 from 10am — 6pm
Get a load of this! Whales: Giants of the Deep brings you close to some of the most massive mammals on Earth. Featuring life-size models, interactive exhibits, films, as well as over 20 whale skulls and skeletons.
Details: Central Park West at 79th Street, NYC. All ages welcomed. Cost: $25 adults; $14.50 kids age 2-12; $19 seniors/students (General admission plus 1 ticket includes admission to the museum and Rose Center plus 1 special exhibition). Contact: 212-769-5100. Visit the website for more information.
For a full calendar of events please click here!