Hi everyone! This week in addition to weekly virtual events you can also check out an Earth Day Celebration Online with Prospect Park, a 50th Anniversary Earth Day Virtual Concert with Fort Greene Park, Stomp Clap and Sing with Silly Jazz with Camille and Monday with Michelle Obama. See all the weekly events below and also 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 20th
Virtual Picassos Online Art Class ~ Drawing Games!
Monday April 20th 10-1035a. For ages 4-10y. $10/class. Drawing Games! Explore drawing techniques through fun, interactive games! Including blind contour drawings, surrealist silly creatures and much more! Bring the Private Picassos experience to your home! This new online class will allow students to explore new art techniques, using basic art supplies and household items that we all have on hand. 24 hours before your class, parents will be sent a PDF with online meeting link, a detailed lesson plan, necessary art supplies (with suggested substitutions) and an extra project to try on their own. Register here.
Mondays with Michelle Obama
Mondays 12n until May 14th. Free. Join us for “Mondays with Michelle Obama!” As part of the PBS KIDS Read-Along series, Michelle Obama will read four of her favorite children’s books (one book every Monday through 5/11!) The first book is “The Gruffalo.” Watch on Monday 4/20 at 12 pm ET here, the PBS KIDS YouTube channel & Penguin Random House Facebook page!
See all the Monday events here.
Tuesday April 21st
Stomp Clap and Sing with Silly Jazz with Camille
Tuesday April 21st 11a-12n. Free. Silly Jazz with Camille will play sing-a-longs like “The Itsy Bitsy Spider,” and “Old MacDonald” as well as fun originals like “Procrastination Song,” “The Monster Under My Bed,” and “The Jiggly Wiggly!” Bring your own real or imaginary instruments to play along! Join in the Zoom meeting at 11 AM.
The Hopalong Andrew Show
Tuesdays, Thursday & Saturday 11a. $10 Suggested Minimum. Back in the saddle on Tuesday, April 21!!! Thanks for your love and patience! This is the first time I’ve ever tried something like this… a retro-tinged, 1-man variety show from my apartment. Flavorpill Critic’s Pick: “A camp-heavy combination of Mr. Rogers meets Bob Ross… Hopalong Andrew might be just weird enough for folks to tune in.” VENMO @HopalongAndrew (code, if needed, 5283) or PAYPAL hopalongandrew@gmail.com. See the website for all the details.
See all the Tuesday events here
Wednesday April 22nd
Earth Day Celebration Online with Prospect Park
Wednesday April 22nd all day. Free. Register here. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day online with Prospect Park Alliance! Prospect Park Alliance is moving our Annual Earth Day celebration online! Did you know that Prospect Park is home to Brooklyn’s only lake and last remaining forest? Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, the international day of action for our environment, with Prospect Park Alliance from the comfort of your home or on solo explorations of the park. Prospect Park Alliance educators and partners are creating nature games and activities all ages will enjoy, plus special programs: learn about the trees of Prospect Park with Alliance Forest Ecologist Howard Goldstein, and sign up for a Green-and-Go volunteer kit to help us keep the park green and vibrant. RSVP to receive Earth Day nature games and other activities directly to your in-box to enjoy from the comfort of home or on solo explorations of the park. Also check out Earth Day Special Programs like Green-and-Go Volunteer Kit 10a-4p and Earth Day: The Trees of Prospect Park 11a-12n. See the website for all the details.
50th Anniversary Earth Day Virtual Concert with Fort Greene Park
Wednesday, April 22nd at 3 pm. Join Fort Greene Park and award-winning children’s musician Esther Crow for a earth day concert filled with environmentally themed music for kids! Check out the concert here.
See all the Wednesday events here.
Thursday April 23rd
Family Music Concert with Alastair Moock
Thursdays 10a. Weekly family shows on Alastair Moock’s Facebook page. TIP JAR: PayPal to music@moock.com or Venmo to Alastair-Moock.
Dance with the Rockettes on Instagram
Thursdays 12n eastern. Free. Tune into the Rockette Instagram page for a live dance class on Thursdays at 12n est. You can also see the past videos on IG.
See all the Thursday events here.
Friday April 24th
Lango Kids: Kid’s Yoga with Ms. Brenna (English)
Fridays 10a until May 1st. $10/class. For ages 2-5y. This class adopts an inter-disciplinary approach to yoga that combines creative movements, pretend-play and interactive exercises. Taught by our dynamic yoga instructor, this class is sure to develop and improve a child’s small and large motor skills and boost linguistic competency. Note: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Please leave your primary email to receive the access code. Register here.
Urban Stages: Jiggy Tots
Friday April 24th 10-11a. Free. Jiggy Tots® is an Irish pre-dance & movement class. Each session works on building strength, developing gross motor skills, coordination, body awareness, and movement creativity through dance and educational games, utilizing counting and colors, and sometimes including a few words in Irish language! Upbeat traditional Irish songs, combined with clapping, stamping, and shakers, are used to explore rhythm. View the broadcast on the Urban Stages Facebook page at 10a.
See all the Friday 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
Tuesdays 5p (Spanish), 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! 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 the website here.
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
Monday & Wednesday at 230p 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
Mondays – Thursdays at 1030a and Wednesdays 1230p & Thursday at 4p until June 4th. $12/class. A virtual music and movement class for babies and toddlers. Join us as we sing and play for 40 minutes through music and movement with traditional nursery rhymes as well as our own. Grab your instrument, a stuffy and a blanket to use as a parachute! With games, dancing & bubbles of course, we bring Lady B & Lavender Blues into your home! Notes: You will receive an email 1 hour before class with the Zoom class invitation. Register here.
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.