Hi everyone
I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend. Hard to believe Fall is almost here with the warm weather we are having!
There are lots of fun events happening this week so take the kids and check out the Gateway Storytime in the Discovery Room at the American Museum of Natural History, First Discoveries for Toddlers at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Chocolate Works Banana Festival, Story Time with Randall de Seve! at LuLu’s then & now, Pre-Natal Yoga at Lucky Lotus Yoga, City Parks PuppetMobile: Tales of Brier Rabbit in the Stroud Playground, Movies in the Parks: The Book of Life (in Spanish) in Sunset Park, Sing-A-Long with Lucy Kalantari at ELK Cafe, Pre-Maker Faire Pop-Up in the Park with the NY Hall of Science, Celebrate Fashion Week at Children’s Museum of the Arts and Free Thursday Hours at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum.
Also some events are wrapping up for the season so make sure to enjoy the Splash Pad at the LeFrak Center at Lakeside in Prospect Park and Art in the Park in Madison Square Park soon!
There are more events happening so check the calendar for all the events in Brooklyn & NYC this week! Also remember to like us on Facebook for last minute news and event reminders.
Don’t forget NYC public schools are closed Wednesday and Thursday for Yom Kippur and Eid al-Adha!
~ Deirdre (mom to O & C)
Monday September 21st
Gateway Storytime in the Discovery Room at the American Museum of Natural History (UWS)
Mondays September 21st-June 20th at 1015a & 1115a. Free with museum admission. Programs do not run on public school holidays. Age: 2 1/2 – 5y. Free passes for the 10:15 and 11:15 Gateway Storytime sessions are available the day of the program at the Discovery Room entrance on a first come, first served basis. On Monday mornings, children 2½ to 5 years of age are invited to join us for a story hour.
Story Time with Randall de Seve! at LuLu’s then & now (Park Slope/Gowanus)
Monday September 21st 11-1145a. $15. Join us as local author Randall de Seve reads her Brooklyn-themed book! Includes open play before and after the event. Also includes free raffle ticket to win the book we read at the end of the event, and Randall will be signing copies of the books as well. Makes a great holiday gift!
Chocolate Works Banana Festival! (Brooklyn Heights)
Monday September 21st 4-530p. $25/child. Boys and girls ages 4-17 welcome. Advance registration required. Register: 718-564-6565 or at eventplanner@chocolateworks.com. Everyone goes bananas over chocolate! Join us for a Banana Festival that will make you go ape. Decorate minion and palm tree lollipops. Then create the perfect banana pop smothered in chocolate with all the sprinkles you can fit. It’s another chance to enjoy some sweet creativity. Bring a whole bunch of your friends!
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Tuesday September 22nd
First Discoveries for Toddlers at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (Crown Heights)
Tuesdays 930-1030a until October 27th. Garden admission free on Tuesdays. This drop-in program is designed for parents and caregivers to attend alongside their children. Calling all explorers 2–4 years old (and their caregivers)! Plant a carrot seed, touch a wriggly worm, nestle into a meadow nook to read a story, or create a unique nature craft at special Discovery Garden activity stations designed for toddlers. Activities rotate seasonally. All programs are outdoors and canceled in inclement weather; for updates, call 718-623-7200, ext. 7801.
City Parks PuppetMobile: Tales of Brier Rabbit in Stroud Playground (Crown Heights/Prospect Heights)
Tuesday September 22nd 230-4p. Free. The CityParks PuppetMobile’s original production, Tales of Brier Rabbit, follows the adventures of notorious trickster Brier Rabbit, who is once again up to no good. Deceiving and stealing from his fellow animal friends, Brier Rabbit thinks he’s much too clever to ever get caught. However, in this modern adaptation of the American folk tale, Brier Rabbit’s pals are on to his tricks, and set out to teach him a lesson he won’t soon forget!
Pre-Natal Yoga at Lucky Lotus Yoga (Fort Greene)
Tuesdays 5-615p until November 17th. $25/class. Pre-Natal Yoga with Ava Gerber. Yoga for all levels to prepare and relax you towards opening to an easy and natural child birth.
For more fun Tuesday events click here!
Wednesday September 23rd
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Louie Miranda at the Dyker Brooklyn Public Library
Wednesday September 23rd 1030a-1130a. Free. Toddlers: Spark your imagination as you sing, dance, act and “shout” into the microphone with Louie, one of the most popular young audience shows.
Lavender Blues at Pipsqueak Children’s Shoppe (Bedford Stuyvesant)
Wednesdays 4p. $12/drop-in. Lavender Blues is an intimate music & movement session for babies and toddlers. During our 40 minute classes kids develop an understanding of rhythm and music, build awareness and control of their body as well as develop social and coordination skills—all while singing, dancing and having fun! We sit in a circle, sing songs, play instruments, have movement with our fingers, arms and feet, as well as march, dance, and play with a ginormous parachute!! All of our classes are drop in, so that you may pay as you go! Classes are also available in 10 pack bundles! See the website for more locations and information on pack bundles.
Movies in the Parks: The Book of Life (Spanish) in Sunset Park
Wednesday September 23rd 730-9p. Free. Come before 730 to get your spot and bring a blanket! Join NYC Parks for free, family-friendly movies in our city’s parks! The Book of Life (in Spanish): In the Mexican town of San Angel, Manolo (Diego Luna), Maria (Zoë Saldana) and Joaquin (Channing Tatum) have been friends ever since childhood. Although their lives have taken different paths—Maria was sent to Moreto, Europe, Joaquin joined the military, and Manolo studied to become a bullfighter—ne thing remains the same: Manolo and Joaquin both want to marry Maria. Little does the trio know that battling husband-and-wife deities have made a high-stakes wager on the love triangle’s outcome.
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Thursday September 24th
Celebrate Fashion Week at Children’s Museum of the Arts (SOHO)
Thursday September 24th 12n-6p and also Friday September 25th 12n-6p, Saturday-Sunday September 26th-27th 10a-5p, Monday September 28th 12n-6p. $12 per person ages 1-65; Infants, Free; Seniors, Pay As You Wish. For ages 5+. Celebrate NYC’s iconic Fashion Week at the Children’s Museum of the Arts with special fashion workshops in the Fine Arts Studio! Create your own unique design for a fashionable fabric bracelet or bow-tie using funky patterns and colors. Then create a mood board and sketch designs to inspire your very own fashion line!
Free Thursday Hours at Brooklyn Children’s Museum (Crown Heights)
Thursdays 2-6p for all ages. Come join us for our FREE EXTENDED afternoon hours at the Museum, EVERY Thursday of the month! Free hours start at 2p, and the Museum stays open until 6p for all your fun exploring!
Sing-a-Long with Lucy Kalantari at ELK Cafe (Windsor Terrace)
Thursdays 4p. $5/per family (suggested donation). Lucy Kalantari sings and plays Ukulele! It’s a wonderful sing along for kids and caregivers alike.
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Ongoing
Pre-Maker Faire Pop-Up in the Park with the NY Hall of Science (Flushing)
Wednesday-Thursday September 23rd-24th 1–4p. Free. Participants can get ready for the excitement of World Maker Faire with a special pop-up event in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The pop-up features two days of FREE entry to NYSCI’s Science Playground, as well as hands-on activities, a preview of some favorite makers, and fun and educational demos. Access the pop-up via the park path located to the south of NYSCI, on 111th Street, between 49th and 50th Avenues. Free.
Splash Pad at the LeFrak Center at Lakeside in Prospect Park
Open daily 10a-6p until September 27th. Free. The Splash Pad, officially known as the Matilda Raffa Cuomo Water Playground, is the LeFrak Center’s free water play area for kids 12 and under. Open from Memorial Day to Labor Day, the water feature welcomed over 30,000 visitors last summer. Featuring 47 water spray jets and covering 16,000 square feet, Splash Pad is largest water play area in Prospect Park. In addition, the LeFrak Center offers roller skating, the Bluestone Café, and surrounding landscapes for picnicking and relaxation. Please note that the Splash Pad play area is strictly for children 12 years of age and under. Adults 18 years of age and over entering the Splash Pad must be accompanied by a child of 12 and under.
Sensory Room Family Hours at Brooklyn Children’s Museum (Crown Heights)
Tuesdays & Thursdays & Saturday-Sunday 2-445p. For all ages. Free with museum admission. The Sensory Room is an inclusive space where children of all abilities can engage with their peers and explore their senses. This room provides a welcoming environment for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).
Play Space at LuLu’s then & now (Park Slope/Gowanus)
Daily (excluding holidays) from 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm. Please allow us time between 1pm and 2pm for maintenance. Rates: $12 per session (10am-1pm or 2pm to 5pm) for the first child and $6 for siblings. Or, purchase a 10-pack for $105. Admission to events at the Play Space is on first come first serve basis. Our Play Space is a beautiful room filled with innovative, stimulating, modern toys and a well curated library for your tot to explore, imagine and create with. Please review the rules here before coming to the Play Space.
Playtimes at Norman & Jules (Park Slope)
Mondays 930-530p & Tuesday-Fridays 930a-3p September & October. $12/first child, additional child $6. Package 10 for $108. Our backyard is intended for ages 6m to 5y. We do not offer drop-offs. Caregivers must be with their children at all times.
Art in the Park in Madison Square Park (Flatiron)
Mondays & Wednesdays 10a-2p until September 30th. No sessions on the last Monday of each month (7/27, 8/31 & 8/28). Free. The Mad. Sq. Park Teaching Artist can be found in the Moira Ann Smith Playground each Monday and Wednesday from June 1 – September 30 with free hands-on creative arts activities at 10am and 2pm. Children are encouraged to participate in free flowing art-based activities. Adult supervision is required.
Jeppe Hein: Please Touch the Art at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Open daily 6a-1a until April 17, 2016. Free. Visitors entering the park at Pier 1 will encounter Hein’s iconic water sculpture, Appearing Rooms installed on the Bridge View Lawn. Vertical jets of water will gradually appear forming seven-foot-tall “walls”, which moments later will disappear, enabling visitors to move to different “rooms”, all without touching a drop of water. Systematically, these “walls” appear and disappear through a timed cycle, enticing visitors to step onto the gridded platform and move from space to space within the sculpture. The cycle of changing walls may also be observed from outside the piece as a dynamic and perceptually engaging work of art. The second major component of the exhibition is a newly conceived, large-scale Mirror Labyrinth to be installed at the Pier 3 Greenway Terrace. The third body of work, Modified Social Benches, will be on view throughout the park,surprising visitors with each chance encounter. See website fore the full descriptions of the art.
To see all the events click here for the calendar!