Hi everyone! I hope Passover and Easter were fun with the family and you are doing ok.
This week you can enjoy virtual events like Musical Yoga Storytime, Toc Toc Spanish, Online “Dear Zoo” Kids Yoga Class, African Dancing and Folktales,“Fiesta with Flor”, Virtual Chess Workshop, Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems, Musikgarten: Family Music Class, PJ Library Digital Resources, Cuentos virtuales para niños en español (Virtual Spanish Storytime) and Chris’s Online Music Class.
I have added lot more virtual events so check the calendar to see everything going on. Also follow us on our Facebook page for updates.
Stay home & stay healthy!
~Deirdre (mom to O & C)
Monday April 13th
Online “Fiesta with Flor”
Mondays & Fridays 11a. Acclaimed children’s singer and puppeteer Flor Bromley presents free “Fiesta with Flor” Spanish musical adventure programs for preschool and kindergarten age children live-streamed every Monday and Friday at 11:00 a.m. EDT on Flor’s Facebook page, HERE.
BPL: Virtual Chess Workshop
Monday April 13th 4-5p. Free. Kids and teens, learn to play or improve your game, with instructor Reinaldo Duran from 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm. For beginners or advanced players. Please register for information on how and where to participate! Register here.
See all the Monday events here.
Tuesday April 14th
Chris’s Online Music Class
Tuesdays 12n-1235p until April 28th. $15/class. For ages 3-5y. (adult participation required). Join link and activity access information will be sent by email. Register here. Join Mr. Chris and his guitar for some soulful renditions of your favorite children’s songs using claves, shakers, and anything else that makes beautiful noise. Musical fun and education for the whole family to enjoy. All you need is a child (and your inner-child)! Notes: This class is generally for 3-5 year olds but if you have younger ones you would like to join in they will need guidance through the musical activities.
BPL: African Dancing and Folktales
Tuesday April 14th 4-5p. Free. Audience members become the storytellers in a series of African folktales as our facilitator guides them through an interactive African Dance class. Accompanied by live percussion music. View the broadcast on the Urban Stages Facebook page at 4p.
See all the Tuesday events here
Wednesday April 15th
LIVE Online Musikgarten: Family Music Class
Wednesdays 930-1015a until June 3rd. $15/class. Ages 0 mo – 3 yrs (adult participation required). Have fun making music with your little one. No instruments required! Notes: Thank you for registering! Each week, you will receive an pre-recorded unlisted YouTube link to class. We’ve designed class to have a live and interactive vibe to it, so it will feel like your instructor is right there with you. We look forward to having fun and making music with your little one and you! Register here.
Cuentos virtuales para niños en español (Virtual Spanish Storytime)
Wednesdays & Mondays 2-230p until April 29th. Free. Acompáñenos con cuentos y canciones en español para niños y sus padres o cuidadores en la página Brooklyn Public Library Family Facebook. (Join us for stories and songs in Spanish for children and their parents or caregivers on the Brooklyn Public Library Family Facebook page). Edades 0-5 (Ages 0-5)
See all the Wednesday events here.
Thursday April 16th
BPL: Musical Yoga Storytime
Thursdays 10-1030a until April 30th. Free. Join us for a storytime for toddlers incorporating live music and yoga! View the broadcast on the Brooklyn Public Library Facebook page at 10a.
FREE Online “Dear Zoo” Kids Yoga Class Ages 2-5
Thursdays 10-1030a. Free. For ages 2-5y. This is a kids yoga class based on the popular children’s book “Dear Zoo” by Rod Cambell. We go on an adventure to the zoo while practicing asana, breathing, and mindfulness. This class is most appropriate for kids 2-5 years old. This is a FREE activity, and donations are graciously accepted. If you cannot donate, please watch the videos anyways. They are here to help us all. If you would like to give us something, please give us an honest online review. Also be sure to like our Instagram and Facebook pages “Kula Yoga Kids” for upcoming events! Also subscribe to our YouTube Channel for access to more content for your little ones! Register here and activity access information will be sent by email.
See all the Thursday events here.
Daily Events
Brooklyn Public Library Vitural Storytimes
Daily usually at 11a & 2p. Free. Sometimes the storytimes are on the Brooklyn Public Library Family facebook page and othertimes they are on a specific branch facebook page. See the website for all the details.
Toc Toc Spanish Free Live Streaming: Spanish for 2-5 year olds
Mondays-Saturdays 11-1135a until June 27th. Free. With people in 21 countries and 3 continents speaking Spanish, learning this language is one of the most useful tools you can give to your children. Either for traveling, studying abroad, enriching their mind and expand the way they learn. Once children learn Spanish, they will find it easier to understand other Latin based languages. Free Live Streaming from our class: Sing-along, dancing, storytime and a puppet show. Non-Spanish speakers welcome! Register here.
PJ Library Digital Resources
Monday-Friday storytimes & craft-alongs at 11a, 1p & 4p (eastern) and virtual field trips 12n eastern everyday. See website for details.
Bilingual Birdies Zoom Classes
Wednesdays 11 (Mandarin), Thursdays 11a (Spanish), Fridays 11a (French). Pricing: Weekly: $15 per week of unlimited access to classes, Monthly: $40 per month of unlimited access to classes, Semester: $120 for an entire four months of unlimited access to classes. Experience the bilingual magic from home with virtual classes for kids up to age 6! Learn & practice languages at home through singing, dancing, and puppetry! Beginning March 25th interactive 30-minute classes will be held live by our top bilingual teaching musicians who will enchant your child while they increase their vocabulary and celebrate diversity! Sign up and receive a “Mini Birdkit” (fun class materials) in the mail and enjoy unlimited classes in Spanish, French, and Mandarin. See website for all the details.
Sing with Suzi Online Shows
Mondays-Fridays at 4p and Saturdays 11a. Thank you to everyone who is watching and sharing my “Sing with Suzi” Shows on Facebook! She’ll be here every day at 4pm M-F and Saturday’s at 11am while we’re all hunkering down. Let’s stay connected and positive and let’s push through this with kindness and love and music
Live Berkner Break
Most weekdays at 10a. Laurie be live at 10am most weekdays for singing, stories, moving our bodies, and more. She’ll also be picking some charities that you can donate to if you are able. See the website for all the info.
LUNCH DOODLES with Mo Willems!
Daily at 1p. Free. Mo Willems invites YOU into his studio every day for his LUNCH DOODLE. Learners worldwide can draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing by visiting Mo’s studio virtually once a day for the next few weeks. Grab some paper and pencils, pens, or crayons and join Mo to explore ways of writing and making together. If you post your art to social media, be sure to hashtag it with #MoLunchDoodles! New episodes will be posted each weekday at 1:00 p.m. ET and then remain online to be streamed afterwards. Check website here. And visit Kennedy Center@Home to enjoy free videos of extraordinary live and on-demand performances and educational activities to do at home, with new releases daily.
Interactive Live Songwriting Streams with Mil’s Trills
Daily at 230p EST on this page. Amelia will post a link and/or you can scroll around til you find the “live” tab. Tip Jar: If you’re feeling generous, tips can be made via venmo.com/Amelia-Robinson, PayPal $5 paypal.me/milstrillsmusic/5 or $10 paypal.me/milstrillsmusic/10. Suggested donation $5-10, but please don’t let finances prevent you from tuning in. As always, these sessions will be highly interactive so have household instruments & some drawing materials on hand! We’ll be doing guided songwriting activities together. Plus, I’ll be sharing some new songs that can help understand and accept these rollercoaster feelings, and find a way to soothe our bodies and meditate.
Virtual Classroom with Lavender Music
No classes Monday April 13th. Classes are Monday – Friday at 1030a and Wednesdays 1230p & Thursdays at 4p. Sign up to our virtual studio by sending $10 (Only $5 on FRIDAYS!) or pay what you can to: Venmo: LavenderBlues, CashApp: $LavenderBlues, Zelle: LavenderBluesMusic@gmail.com or PayPal: LavenderBluesMusic@gmail.com. It’s been wonderful being able to interact with our Bunnies while still practicing social distancing. TONI is having a great time too! Note: Put your email address in the comments of your virtual payment with your Bunny’s name and which class by 10a, or by 3:30 for the afternoon class. You will be sent the log-in information via ZOOM you will need to download the app, FYI. We ask that you log-in 5 minutes before class and class will be about 40 minutes long. See the website for all the information.
Music with Patrick Live
Mondays 10a & Mondays-Fridays 6p and Saturdays 10a. All shows are free and will continue until this crisis ends and we can return to our normal routines. Please feel free to reach out to me at Patrick@MusicWithPatrick.com for song requests, name shout-outs and birthday requests: I am doing my best to make this one big community where we gather for a little music and a little fun in the midst of an otherwise dark time. See the Facebook page here.
Children’s Museum of Manhattan at Home
Activities in a daily email newsletter. Free. While the Museum is closed, our CMOM educators are still working to fill your child’s day with engaging interactive activity. CMOM can still be a part of your day through videos, sing-a-longs, games and so much more for you to do together with your family at home! Sign up for emails here (go all the way down the page on the right hand side for email sign up). From slime-making, dance parties and being transported to Japan with a recipe for sushi, to making animal puppets from recycled materials around the house, creating a bedtime routine and storytimes, “CMOM at Home” is sure to delight. Each day of the week will feature a different theme: Magical Monday, Move & Grove Tuesday, Our World Wednesday, Artsy Thursday, Feel Good Friday, Storytime Saturday and Surprise Sunday.