Hi everyone,
Hope everyone survived those really cold days and I am looking forward to some more normal temperatures!
This weekend is packed with activities! There is the annual Icky Fest Weekend at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum with the Trummytones performing, Mil’s Trills 4th Annual Winter Bash and Dane Zanes House Party at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music! You can also head to the Brooklyn Historical Society for a free Handmade History event or go to the Brooklyn Beanstalk French & English Storytime at the Brooklyn Central Library.
Also this is the last weekend for the Gingerbread Lane at New York Hall of Science and Sunday is House Giveaway Day! Also ending this weekend is the Asian American Festival at the Children’s Museum of the Arts and the Holiday Train Show at The New York Botanical Garden so be sure to get out and have some fun and don’t forget to check out the calendar for more events and also sing-a-longs, drop in yoga & art classes available this weekend!
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Enjoy the weekend!
~ Deirdre (mom to O & C)
Friday January 10th
Spanish Yoga for Tots at Pura Vida Urban Fitness (Prospect Heights)
Fridays 10-1045a. $20 per class. Packages available.
Yoga for children ages 18 months to 5 years. Fun and engaging class teaches the basic yoga poses and breathing using easy to relate to descriptive language and demonstration. This class is taught in Spanish – no previous knowledge of the language required.
Mysteries of the Unseen World at the American Museum of Natural History (UWS)
Opens Friday, January 10, 2014 through Monday, June 30, 2014. Free with Admission: Adults: $27 & children (2-12y): $16. Member tickets are $13.50 adults; $8.50 children. Free for Voyager-level Members and above. Mysteries of the Unseen World will transport audiences to places on this planet that they have never been before, to see things that are beyond their normal vision, yet literally right in front of their eyes. Mysteries of the Unseen World will be shown in 3D digital and 2D film. (See website for more details & showtimes.)
Sing-Along with Miss Nina at POWERHOUSE on 8th (Park Slope)
Friday Jan 10, 2014 4p-430p. Free. For ages 0-4y. RSVP appreciated: RSVP@POWERHOUSEon8th.com
Miss Nina’s passions are providing children and their families the space and opportunity to enjoy music and movement together, and fostering a love of books and reading in children through music. At a Miss Nina sing-along not only will you get to sing and move along with her, you’ll hear those “book songs” based on Bill Martin Jr.’s Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See, Jane Yolen’s How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight, and more. Her music can be found on her albums Singing & Dancing Together and Sha Doo Be Doop (winner of a 2013 Parents’ Choice Silver Honor award ), on her weekly video show at mymissnina.com, and at sing-alongs, bookstores and events all over NYC and the tristate area.
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Saturday January 11th
Dan Zanes House Party Open House at Brooklyn Conservatory of Music (Park Slope)
Saturday, January 11 (& Saturday, January 18th) 9:30 – 10:15am for Ages 8-24 months, 10:30 – 11:15am for Ages 24-36 months, 11:30am – 12:15pm for Ages 3-4 years. Free. RSVP required: pete.robbins@bqcm.org
Songs & stories from America’s Neighborhoods – a new program for kids ages 8m to 4 years. Shining Stars 8-16m, Little Red Birds 16-24m, The Jump Ups 24-36m, The Night Owls 3-4y. Semester starts Feb 4th. Grammy-winner Dan Zanes, whose music is a hit with kids and their families across the world, has partnered with the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music to launch an innovative new music education program for kids. In Dan Zanes House Party: Songs and Stories from America’s Neighborhoods, children and their parents will sing, dance, listen, and learn to make music an integral part of their everyday lives while interacting with the music and stories of the diverse cultures that make up America’s neighborhoods.
Handmade History at Brooklyn Historical Society (Brooklyn Heights)
Sat Jan 11th 3-4p. Free. Ages 5-10y. Space limited so reserve your spot.
A Saturday art-making program for families. This January the theme is “My Community Paintings.” We will take a tour of the landscape paintings located in a second floor gallery at Brooklyn Historical Society. Then we return to the studio, and after a short discussion, families will create their own landscape painting based on their Brooklyn neighborhood. Please be prepared to take your projects home with you!
Brooklyn Beanstalk French & English Storytime at Brooklyn Public Central Library (Prospect Heights)
Saturday January 11th 330-430p. Free. At the Central Library Youth Wing.
Volunteers from the Brooklyn Beanstalk Language Immersion School do an entertaining storytime program in French and Spanish. Space is limited. Tickets are handed out at the Children’s Desk beginning at 1:00 p.m.
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Sunday January 12th
Whitney Wees: Colors, Shapes & Lines at the Whitney Museum of Art (UES)
Sat Jan 11th & 25th 1030-1130a. $10 per family (free for Family Series members or Friend-level members and higher). Admission to program includes Museum admission. Registration is recommended; drop-ins are welcome if space is available.
For families with children 4-5y. Artists work in different ways. Roy Lichtenstein uses bold colors and a comic book aesthetic in his paintings while Ellsworth Kelly creates geometric abstractions using shape and line. Families will explore American Legends: From Calder to O’Keeffe and compare how different artists emphasize shape, line, and color in their art. Register here.
Mil’s Trills 4th Annual Winter Bash presented by Hip Tot Fest at Shapeshifter Lab (Gowanus)
Sunday, January 12th, 2014 11am Doors; 11:30 Show. $10 General Admission / $15 on the door. Suitable for all ages.
Celebrate the community with Mil’s Trills as they gear up for their debut album release, Everyone Together Now! This annual bash features original songs by Amelia Robinson and musical guests plus face painting, crafts and giveaways. Click here for tickets.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day at Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts (Flatbush)
Sun Jan 12th 2p. Tickets: $7. For 4y and up.
Have you ever had a really rotten day? Alexander has. There’s no dessert for lunch, there’s lima beans for dinner, and worst of all, there’s kissing on television. It’s enough to make you want to move to Australia! Laugh and sing along with Alexander’s misadventures in this hilarious musical, featuring book and lyrics by Judith Viorst, author of the best-selling classic book.
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All Weekend
Ickyfest Weekend at Brooklyn Children’s Museum (Crown Heights)
Saturday, January 11th & Sunday, January 12th 11a-445p. For all ages. Free with museum admission.
We’re celebrating the gross and the gooey at IckyFest 2014! Muck around with slithery snakes, feel friendly bugs crawl across your hand, and mix up a batch of slick slime. It’ll be grosstastic and yucktacular!
Get Icky with the Trummytones at Brooklyn Children’s Museum (Crown Heights)
Saturday, January 11th & Sunday, January 12th 4-445p. For all ages. Free with museum admission.
After spending the day learning about germs, gak, and gunk, shake off those icky feelings with the Trummytones! Led by world renowned trombonist and front man Vinny Nobile, The Trummytones fuses tuba, drums, accordion, and Vinny’s high energy performance into an organic acoustic pop zydico and reggae fun for all ages.
Asian American Festival at the Children’s Museum of the Arts (South Village)
Sat & Sun January 11th-12th 10AM-5PM and are free with general admission.
To celebrate the diversity of New York City, Children’s Museum of the Arts presents their sixth annual series of Multicultural Festivals that celebrate the artistic and cultural traditions of different communities. The festival will feature live music, dance, theater and storytelling performances, and workshops that Asian American cultures. There will also be temporary exhibits of relevant art and artifacts from each community. See website for full festival schedule.
Mysteries of the Unseen World at the American Museum of Natural History (UWS)
Friday, January 10, 2014 through Monday, June 30, 2014. Free with Admission: Adults: $27 & children (2-12y): $16. Member tickets are $13.50 adults; $8.50 children. Free for Voyager-level Members and above. Mysteries of the Unseen World will transport audiences to places on this planet that they have never been before, to see things that are beyond their normal vision, yet literally right in front of their eyes. Mysteries of the Unseen World will be shown in 3D digital and 2D film. (See website for more details & showtimes.)
All Aboard with Thomas & Friends™ at The New York Botanical Garden (Bronx)
Now until January 26th at various times. See website for schedule. Included with All-Garden Pass admission.
Join Thomas and Driver Sam on a new fun-filled, sing-along, mini performance adventure by helping them decorate the station in time for the big Sodor surprise party before the guest of honor arrives! Bring your camera to have a photo-op with Thomas and capture the special day!
LEGO® Legends of Chima™ Event at LEGOLAND® Discovery Center (Westchester)
Sat Jan 11th 10a-9p & Sun Jan 12th 10a-7p. Tickets: Adult $22 and children $18 (under 2y free)
Channel your inner CHI at LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Westchester’s LEGO® Legends of Chima™ Event! LEGO Legends of Chima is brought to life in the fantastical world of LEGO Chima where tribes of animal warriors compete in epic battles for CHI, a mystical energy source of limitless power and destruction.
Holiday Train Show at The New York Botanical Garden (Bronx)
Now until Janury 12, 2014. Weekdays: Tuesday–Friday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Weekends: 10 a.m.–7 p.m., including Friday, November 29 (day after Thanksgiving) (see website for all details on times during the holiday week)
All-Garden Pass tickets start at $20 for Adults and $10 for Kids 2-12. See prices by date.
Advance reservations are strongly recommended as tickets do sell out. Tickets are timed and sold in 15 minute increments.
Marvel at model trains zipping around New York landmark replicas made of plant parts such as nuts, bark, and leaves, and get an insider’s look at how the building replicas are constructed in The Artist’s Studio. Explore the exhibition in the warmth of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, enjoy hands-on holiday fun for the entire family, and get your holiday shopping done too—it’s a whole day of fun! View the full list of programs and activities
Origami Holiday Tree 2013-2014 at the American Museum of Natural History (UWS)
Now until January 12th. Grand Gallery, near the 77th Street exit on the Museum’s first floor.
An annual tradition, the delightfully decorated Origami Holiday Tree has marked the start of the holiday season at the Museum for 40 years. The theme of this year’s tree is Wicked, Wild, and Wonderful, honoring the Museum’s new exhibition The Power of Poison. Volunteers begin folding in July to complete hundreds of creations that will be displayed on the tree. During the holiday season, volunteers will be on hand to teach visitors of all ages the art of paper folding.
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.
12th Annual Holiday Train Show at Grand Central Terminal (Midtown East)
Now until 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!
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