Hi everyone,
Have you noticed the evenings getting longer? Very excited since that helps us remember winter will not be here forever!
This time of year is perfect for a drop in sing-a-longs. The blog calendar is full of sing-a-long drop ins and some places even have events all week! New sing-a-longs have been added to the calendar like a Yo Re Mi Free Sing Along at Pipsqueak Children’s Shoppe, Sing Along Amy Miles at 1980 Tea Hut and a Sing-a-long with Rob at Lunitas!
This week The Westminster Kennel Club 138th Annual All Breed Dog Show has daytime events and The New Victory Theater has This Baby Life starting this week that you can check out. You can also visit Jane’s Carousel, eat dinner while listening to City Stomp Live at Dizzy’s and get Breastfeeding Support at Gumbo to just name a few events this week and much more on the calendar!
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Have a great week!
Deirdre (mom to O & C)
Monday February 10th
The Westminster Kennel Club Presents: 138th Annual All Breed Dog Show at the Piers 92/94 (midtown westside)
Mon & Tue Feb 10th & 11th 8a-6p. Tickets: $27.50.
Monday to include hound, toy, non-sporting and herding groups. Tuesday to include sporting, working and terrier groups
Piers ticketing will be a general admission ticket at $27.50 per day plus an online fee. This will allow entrance, to both Piers 92 /94 as well as to all of the benching and judging that is held there. There will be limited seating, as usual around each ring. Also evening events at MSG on the 10th & 11th – see website for details.
Yo Re Mi – Free Sing Along at at Pipsqueak Children’s Shoppe (Bedford Stuyvesant)
Mondays at 1030a For any age. Drop in – no registration needed.
Yo Re Mi Free Sing Along. Give a donation that goes straight to charity.
Vanilla-Berry Scones & Red Berry Smoothies at Freshmade NYC (Greenwich Village)
Mon Feb 10th 1245-145p. For ages 2-5y. $55 (includes an apron to take home). Reservations are required, space is limited. Please call 212.475.0500 to book your spot or email us at info@freshmadenyc.com. Valentines Week Drop In Classes! Make Vanilla-Berry Scones & Red Berry Smoothies on Monday and more events all week. See website for schedule of drop ins.
For more Monday events please click here!
Tuesday February 11th
Stomp, Clap and Sing with Sweetbeatz at Brooklyn Public Central Library (Prospect Heights)
Tue Feb 11th 11a-12n. Free. At the Dweck Center.
Early childhood teacher and vocalist Meredith Wright performs original songs that are sweet, soulful, edgy and energetic.
Brooklyn Doodles: 2sToo! Art Trial Class at Play Kids (Prospect Lefferts Gardens)
Tue Feb 11th 3-3:45p. Free trial. For kids 2-3y. Please RSVP for Demo Class as space is limited.
Make new friends and share in this fun art experience! Each week your child will explore cognitive themes such as colors, shapes, textures, and nature within a relaxed environment designed to enhance development. stimulation, and promote creativity. At 2sToo! children will work with various mediums such as paints, glue, dough, crayons and more to create individual and collaborative “works of art”. For more info and to RSVP for a Demo Class please email bkdoodles@gmail. com or call 917-803-2679
“Craft a Work of Heart” at West Elm Market (DUMBO)
Tue Feb 11th 3-630p
Help set the world record for the longest paper heart chain! For “Craft a Work of Heart,” West Elm is attempting to make the longest paper heart chain ever and inviting customers to create their own piece of that world record. For every heart that is created, West Elm will donate $1 to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. The event takes place on Tuesday, February 11th West Elm Market (50 Washington) from 3-6:30pm. At the same time, West Elm Market is hosting a kid-friendly craft event where they can paint a mug (mug must be purchased) to give as a Valentine’s gift. There will also be cookie decorating! Upon completion, the chain will be hung at St. Jude’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN just in time for Valentine’s Day.
For more fun Tuesday events click here!
Wednesday February 12th
This Baby Life at The New Victory Theater (Times Square)
Starts Wed Feb 12th at 10a and is on various days / times until Feb 23rd. See website for full details. For ages 4-18m. 40 minutes with no intermission. Full Price: $15 Member Price $10.50. Interactive dance/movement piece. Floor seating. We suggest a ratio of one caregiver to one child. Enter the welcoming and cozy environment of THIS [BABY] LIFE and discover something beautiful and surprising with your littlest ones. Softly and sweetly, this contemporary dance piece invites the very, very young audience to mirror, interact and react to simple choreography. Accompanied by gentle melodies and rhythms, this memorable performance explores each child’s capacity to participate in the exciting world around them.
Breastfeeding Support Group at Gumbo (Boerum Hill)
Wed Feb 12th 1230-230p. $20. (Group generally meets every other week.) Call to let us know you are coming. 718-855-7808
Breastfeeding Support Group with Certified Lactation Counselor, Bethany Nevin. Successful breastfeeding is often dependent on the support of others. Join our breastfeeding circle where you’ll gain that support and learn from the knowledge and experience of fellow nursing mothers. As moms who have breastfed their own children, Mollie and Bethany know firsthand that while breastfeeding is a normal and natural relationship between mother and child, it can sometimes come with unexpected challenges. Together we’ll explore these challenges as well as the joys of breastfeeding.
City Stomp Live at Dizzy’s on Fifth (Park Slope)
Wednesday Feb 12th. First seating at 5:00 (show at 5:45), second seating at 6:30 (show at 6:45). City Stomp Live has shows at Dizzy’s Fifth Avenue. Called the Best Place to Rock Out While Having Dinner by Time Out New York Kids, shows are free with a dinner reservation. Reservations required, call Dizzy’s Fifth Avenue at (718) 230-5551.
For more fun Wednesday events click here!
Thursday February 13th
Sing-a-long with Rob at Lunitas (Clinton Hill)
Thursdays 1030a-1115a. $5 a family.
Rob Morrison is a busy children’s performer, teacher and rock musician, playing in the city a few mornings and nights a week. He incorporates movement and dance in his performances and appeals to infants, toddlers and older kids alike. Expect some original songs and some classic rock songs in addition to all the perennial children’s favorites!
Winter Hours at Jane’s Carousel (DUMBO)
Thursdays 11a-6p (also Fri-Sun 11a-6p). Tickets are $2. Children age 3 and younger and those under 42” tall may ride free if accompanied by a paying adult. Multiple Ticket Discount: 12 Tickets – $20.00
Sing Along Amy Miles at 1980 Tea Hut (Sunset Park)
Thursdays 330p-415p. For ages 5 and under. $5
Come sing and dance with Amy! You may have seen Amy on PBS kids Lomax the Hound of Music, Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls, or Amy’s own web series Meow Meow Music. Amy is a working composer and performer for adults and children. From performing with They Might Be Giants, writing music for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and being a full time Momma herself, Amy stays busy. Playing original and well known songs on guitar, ukulele, and percussive things, singing stories with puppets and bubbles, Amy brings her quirky, country rock and casual style to the sing along arena.
For more fun Thursday events click here!
Ongoing
This Baby Life at The New Victory Theater (Times Square)
Starts Wed Feb 12th and is on various days / times until Sun Feb 23rd. See website for full details. For ages 4-18m. 40 minutes with no intermission. Full Price: $15 Member Price $10.50. Interactive dance/movement piece. Floor seating. We suggest a ratio of one caregiver to one child. Enter the welcoming and cozy environment of THIS [BABY] LIFE and discover something beautiful and surprising with your littlest ones. Softly and sweetly, this contemporary dance piece invites the very, very young audience to mirror, interact and react to simple choreography. Accompanied by gentle melodies and rhythms, this memorable performance explores each child’s capacity to participate in the exciting world around them.
Drop-in kids photo booth Valentine’s week at Lunitas (Clinton Hill)
Mon-Fri Feb 10th-14th 3-5p, Mon & Wed 930-1130a, Tues & Thu 1130a-130p, Fri 930-11a
Introducing Kids Photography at Lunitas! This new neighborhood cafe offers an amazing play space and store front filled with beautiful vintage toys and hand-crafted wares. It’s the perfect backdrop for kids photo shoots! We’re kicking things off with a special promo: for only $30, drop in with your little ones the week of Valentine’ s Day, and enjoy crafts, cookies, and a professional photo booth session for your baby, tot, or big kid. Shoot includes 5 high res image files emailed. The Friday morning session will be followed by our 1st Annual Valentine’ s Day party featuring a sing-a-long with Dara starting at 11:15.
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.
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.
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!