Hi everyone!
Happy February & Groundhog Day! Sounds like we will be having six more weeks of winter but we have lots going on to beat the winter blues!
This week we have Cumbe $5 trial children’s classes like DrumMove so be sure to check out their schedule and try something new & fun! Also have the Toddler Winter Formal and Valentine’s Day Dance and Stomp, Clap and Sing with Conroy Warrren are both happening this week at the Central Brooklyn Public Library! Other entertaining events happening this week are The Gift of Winter at Tada! Youth Theater, Revelations: The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales at Kupferberg Center for the Arts and Abstract Art Collections at the Children’s Museum of the Arts!
These are just some of the events so be sure to check out the calendar! If you have an event you can submit it to our calendar via this link. Also remember A Child Grows is on Facebook so like us for last minute events and news!
Stay warm and enjoy the week!
Deirdre (mom to O & C)
Monday February 3rd
Thomas’ National Bagel Day Giveaway at Grand Central Terminal (Midtown)
Mon Feb 3rd 730a-12n. Free.
Thomas’ celebrates National Bagel Day with an event on Monday, February 3rd from 7:30am-12:00pm in Vanderbilt Hall to kick off a week of celebration in cities across the US.
Free Kid Ice Skating at LeFrak Center at Lakeside (Prospect Park)
Mondays 3-6p. Free Admission (for children 12 and under): Mondays 3 – 6 p.m. (excluding holidays) Skating Rink Admission: $6/person weekdays, Skate Rental: $5 Entry to the LeFrak Center is free and open to the public. Lakeside is the largest and most ambitious project in Prospect Park since the Park’s completion nearly 150 years ago. The LeFrak Center at Lakeside provides the public with: A skating pavilion with two rinks providing 32,000 square feet for seasonal ice skating, roller skating, and water play, 15,000 square feet of beautifully landscaped viewing terraces, year-round café with a seating area, public restrooms, public programs, seasonal sports, classes, and event space.
DrumMove $5 Trial Class at Cumbe (Downtown Brooklyn)
Monday Feb 3rd 430-515p. For Ages 3-5y. $5 trial class.
In this energetic class, young movers who love to jump and run will explore creative movement and dance through music, drumming, tumbling and imaginative play. All children’s classes are $5 this week. See schedule for additional classes.
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Tuesday February 4th
Toddler Storytime at Torly Kids (Tribeca)
Tuesdays 10a for 18m-3y. Free. Register here.
Torly Kid hosts toddler storytime with fun and educational picture books, children also enjoy sing-along songs and dances to get them up and moving. Each week, children gather under our huge indoor giraffe tent for storytime with Torly Kid – will your tot be there?
Baby & Me Yoga at Mala Yoga (Cobble Hill)
Tuesdays 11a. $19 per class (discounts available – see website)
We recommend bringing your baby from 6 weeks old up until they are crawling. Baby & Me classes allow new parents to step into a community of supportive practice during one of life’s greatest transitions. Come stretch, strengthen and learn to re-align your body while practicing with your baby. We ask that you wear your baby to class. If you bring a stroller, it must be broken down, taken upstairs and placed in the hallway bathroom.
Baby & Me classes allow new parents to step into a community of supportive practice during one of life’s greatest transitions. Come stretch, strengthen and learn to re-align your body while practicing with your baby. We ask that you wear your baby to class. If you bring a stroller, it must be broken down, taken upstairs and placed in the hallway bathroom.
Stomp, Clap and Sing with Conroy Warrren at Brooklyn Public Central Library (Prospect Heights)
Tue Feb 4th 11a-12n. Free. At the Dweck Center.
An interactive program with singing, dancing and plenty of percussion!
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Wednesday February 5th
The Gift of Winter at Tada! Youth Theater (Chelsea, Midtown West)
Wed Feb 5th 10a & 12n See website for schedule. Tickets $8-25.
In a far-away land, a long, long time ago, townsfolk travel to the Ministry of Winter to lodge a formal complaint to save the world from the coldest season. Featuring TADA! favorites: The Answer is Snow & Down with Winter
Toddler Winter Formal and Valentine’s Day Dance at Brooklyn Public Central Library (Prospect Heights)
Wed Feb 5th. 1030-1130a. Free. At Dweck Center. For ages 18-36 months.
Time to get dressed up and dance! Join us for a special winter formal Valentine’s day dance for the toddler set. Tickets will be available the day of the program at the children’s reference desk.
Abstract Art Collections at the Children’s Museum of the Arts (South Village)
Wed Feb 5th 3-5p. Ages 5+. Free with admission.
In this workshop, visitors will learn to dismiss subject matter and focus solely on composition, as they reconsider the value in spots, dots, stains, and scraps. Young artists will sort through abandoned artworks, table coverings, newspaper clippings, and scrap papers in search of abstract genius. They will use viewfinders to assist in assessment of small color and shape compositions within larger images. Ultimately, their chosen clippings will be framed and hung on mini museum walls made of cardboard, resulting in their very own collections of abstract art.
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Thursday February 6th
Revelations: The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales at Kupferberg Center for the Arts (Flushing)
Thu, February 6, 2014, 10:30 am. Grades Pre-K to 4 | Ages 4 to 9. Colden Auditorium at Kupferberg Center for the Arts
Tickets to all Revelations performances are $8.00 per seat. Poor Jack. He’s got to use his wits to save himself from the terrible Giant, but a host of familiar fairytale characters keep messing up his plans–and then there’s that annoying Stinky Cheese Man! Jack must not only tell tales as fast as he can for as long as he can to avoid being eaten, but he must also overcome the disturbances caused by that pesky, bread-obsessed Red Hen and a very smelly hero made of cheese. The giant (and the audience as well) is treated to new treatments of some old favorites, such as a tortoise racing a hair-growing hare, Cinderumplestiltskin, Little Red Running Shorts, and a couple of princesses who kiss frogs and sleep on peas. If the child you love or the child inside you craves something insatiably silly, look to Griffin Theatre’s wacky production of The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales to give your funny bone a hearty nudge.
Sensory Room Family Hours at Brooklyn Children’s Museum (Crown Heights)
Thursdays at 2p (also Tuesdays, Saturdays & Sundays at 2p) For all ages. Included in the price of admission.
Over, under, swing, and rock as you explore our newest space at BCM. Unlock doors on our Sensory Snake or relax and read on our fluff chair mountain This is an inclusive space that engages children of all abilities. This room provides a welcoming environment for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Space is limited; availability on first come, first served basis.
Co-Parenting After Divorce or Separation at Parents Helping Parents (Park Slope)
Thu Feb 6th 7-830p.
How to make parenting together go well. Fees for workshops held at Parents Helping Parents are based on a sliding scale from $15 to $35/family.
To allow for a full discussion in our one room space, there is unfortunately no childcare available during workshops. To register, receive more information or make suggestions of workshop topics that might be helpful to your family contact Sharon at brooklynphp@gmail.com
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Ongoing
Drop In Play at Bija Kids (Clinton Hill)
Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays 130-3p. $5/child. For 0 to 4y. Come enjoy playtime in a relaxing, beautiful space. Toys and materials provided. Stroller parking and changing tables available. No preregistration necessary.
The Little Prince: A New York Story at The Morgan Library And Museum (Midtown East)
Now through April 27, 2014. Tu-Th 1030a-5p, Fri 1030a-9p, Sat 10a-6p, Sun 11a-6p. Free with paid admission.
Readers throughout the world have embraced The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint–Exupéry’s tale of an interstellar traveler who comes to Earth in search of friendship and understanding. Saint–Exupéry wrote and illustrated the story in New York during World War II and it was first published here, in English and French. This exhibition of the original manuscript and watercolor drawings—the most comprehensive ever mounted—explores the American origins of a story that reminds us that what matters most can only be seen with the heart.
Play Space Winter Schedule at Juguemos a Cantar South Slope & North Slope locations
M-F 9a-12n. $10 per visit / Sibling $2 per visit. Playpasses also available.
Drop in play space. Also some afternoons – see website for details.
Free Storytime at the Scholastic Store (SOHO)
Tuesdays, Wednesday & Thursdays at 11a for all ages. Join The Scholastic Storyteller for readings of all-time favorite children’s books or new releases from Scholastic! Perfect for babies and toddlers, these stories will spark imagination and fun in your budding bookworm. Stroller Entrance: 130 Mercer Street.
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)
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!
You Make the Call: Learn to be a NFL Official at Children’s Museum of Manhattan (UWS)
Until February 28th. Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 10am – 7pm, Sunday 10am – 5pm. All ages. Included museum admission.
Get ready for Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium! The Children’s Museum of Manhattan and the National Football League have joined together to create an interactive experience at CMOM to celebrate this history-making event. Families will get a rare behind-the-scenes look at NFL officiating and the opportunity to train like an NFL Pro. Special daily and weekly programs and clinics—including NFL’s Play 60 obstacle course—will help families understand how developing better decision-making skills, including working together, planning, organizing and focusing on physical fitness leads to leadership and social success. NFL officials, executives, and current and former players will also stop by the museum through the exhibit’s run.
Bessies’s Big Shot at Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre (Central Park)
Now until June 29th Tue- Fri 1030a & 12n and Sat & Sun 1p. Tickets: $7 children under 12y & $10 all others. For all ages.
Based on the famed PuppetMobile show of the same name, this popular production makes its Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre debut! Directed by Bruce Cannon and co-written by Douglas Strich, Alexander Bartenieff and Bruce Cannon, this version of the beloved show will feature several new puppets in addition to new and extended scenes. It’s a bird … it’s a plane … no … it’s Bessie the cow! CPF’s original production, Bessie’s Big Shot, follows Bessie the cow’s dream of joining the circus. Can she lift more than Ziegfried, the strongest man in the world? Fly on a trapeze high above the crowd? Train Munson the Monkey? This variety show cheers Bessie on as she attempts the impossible and searches for her special talents.
Open Play at The Learning Garden (Prospect Heights)
Mondays-Fridays 11a-6p. For 0-4y. Daily pass $12. Pass packages also available.
Our popular Open Play program is a time that offers a social learning environment for your children (ages 0-4) to grow and learn through creative play. With our space changing and growing every week, your little explorer will have lots to discover. Materials and activities are provided to engage you and your child while sparking their imagination.
Sing Along & Open Play at Creative Arts Studio (Cobble Hill/Boerum Hill)
Monday-Thursday 1-230p. Drop-In Parent/caregiver supervised with an ArtsCetera staffer on hand. $10 per session.
Experts say our children are not getting enough unstructured play time, which they report is essential for healthy development. Here’s a great way to add more free play time to your child’s lif in a safe, welcoming environment. Some sessions include a short Sing Along segment to add to the fun. Creative play for all ages from infants up to 5 years. Toys, coloring, lego table, puzzles, reading corner.
Free Admission Winter Weekdays at Brooklyn Botanic Garden (Crown Heights/Prospect Heights)
November–February Tuesday–Friday: 8a to 430p. Closed Mondays (but open Washington’s Birthday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) Free admission to the Botanic Garden during the week November – February
To see all the events click here for the calendar!