Hi everyone! April showers are continuing again this week which is great to keep us safe at home and there are so many fun events to enjoy inside.
This week check out Stomp, Clap, & Sing with Esther Crow, ¡Bienvenidos! On-Line Spanish Sing-along with Lucy Kalantari!, Brooklyn Beanstalk: “Tiempo de Cuentos,” Bilingual Spanish Story Time With Laura, AudraRox Music Classes, Hannah from the Buttons Online Sing-alongs, Family Singalong online with Kyle Tigges, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts: SUDS, Urban Stages: Virtual Exploring French through Song and Story, Brooklyn Public Library Lab: Cupcake Experiment and a Virtual Storytime: Home Sweet Home with Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden. Also don’t forget virtual events like Toc Toc Spanish Free Live Streaming, The Hopalong Andrew Show, PJ Library Digital Resources, Brooklyn Public Library Vitural Storytimes, Bilingual Birdies Zoom Classes and Sing with Suzi Online Shows.
There are additional virtual events on the calendar so check it 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 27th
AudraRox Music Classes
Mondays & Wednesdays at 10a & 530p. Costs: Online classes are $15 per class / $10 four or more. Sign up: Come share in the fun at Music for Aardvarks classes! It’s a musical experience for families with children from newborn to four years old. Classes are held on ZOOM. Email: audrarocksbk@gmail.com to receive an invite.
¡Bienvenidos! On-Line Spanish Sing-along with Lucy Kalantari!
Mondays 11a until May 11th. Join Lucy for a joyful song, dance and story. Perfect for the 0-6 age group, and anyone who wants to learn Spanish in song! Donations welcome! ($10/household). Venmo: Lucy-Kalantari or PayPal: lucy@afewlittlenotes.com. Watch the sing-along here. See the sing-along here.
See all the Monday events here.
Tuesday April 28th
Family Singalong online with Kyle Tigges
Tuesdays 1030a until May 26th. Tuesday morning music with Kyle Tigges at 10:30am to support Jalopy Theatre and School of Music. $10 suggested donation to support the Jalopy Theatre. Click here at 1030a for access.
BPL: Stomp, Clap, & Sing with Esther Crow
Tuesday April 28th 11a-12n. Free. Esther Crow is an award-winning singer, songwriter and teacher. Her online show experience is an eclectic mix of original acoustic guitar songs, and backing tracks of Thunder & Sunshine songs (a rock band she founded in 2017), which she sings both independently, and as duets with her handmade felt puppets (created by Jeff Lewonczyk). Each of her puppets have big personalities and dance moves of their own; like Bernie the Bee who loves to eat anchovies and dance to the sound of a kazoo. She weaves comedy and kindness into each show, while encouraging kids to shake instruments and move their bodies. View the broadcast on the Esther Crow Instagram page at 11 AM.
See all the Tuesday events here
Wednesday April 29th
Hannah from The Buttons Online Sing-along
Wednesdays 11a, Thursdays 330p & Sundays 11a. $10/household donation. Online sing-alongs accessible through Facebook and Instagram live. Grab your shakers, your drums, your scarves, whatever you might want to rock n’ roll with, and join me for some singing and dancing from our separate homes! Venmo: @Hannah-Winkler-1 , if needed the confirmation code is 0642. PayPal can be sent to Winkler.hk@gmail.com. Thank you all in advance continuing to support live music!
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts: SUDS
Wednesday April 29th 4p. Free. SUDS is an immersive, multisensory, theatrical experience that takes the seemingly mundane task of going to the laundromat and transforms it into an exhilarating adventure filled with water, soap, and bubbles. This Bluelaces Theater Company production is specially created for children with autism and other developmental disabilities. As part of the #ConcertsForKids series, at-home audiences will meet the composer, props designer, and two cast members as they guide you on your very own mini-laundry exploration, complete with multiple songs and many suds! Watch the performance here.
See all the Wednesday events here.
Thursday April 30th
Brooklyn Beanstalk: “Tiempo de Cuentos,” Bilingual Spanish Story Time With Laura
Thursday April 30th 9-930a. Free. Ages 2 – 3 yrs (adult participation required). Join our long term resident Beanstalk teaching artist Laura for a bilingual story time in Spanish. Together we will create a magic space to grow. Through story and song, we will use our imagination and creativity to ignite our hearts and minds. Register here. Join link and activity access information will be sent by email.
Urban Stages: Virtual Exploring French through Song and Story
Thursday April 30th 11a-12n. Free. It’s story time, in French! Join Ms. Corinne as we explore French versions of some of our favorite nursery rhymes with a bit of music and movement, followed by a story! View the broadcast on the Urban Stages Facebook page at 11 AM. There is another French storytime Friday May 1st 10a. See website for details.
See all the Thursday events here.
Friday May 1st
Virtual Storytime: Home Sweet Home with Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden
Friday May 1st 1130a-12n. Free. Join us for a virtual museum storytime. We will read picture books about what makes a home for both people and animals. We will also play an online game to find animals in the Museum building when it was a barn over 200 years ago. Everyone welcome, but designed especially for children 6 and under. To access this event, log in here. Note: You do not need to have a zoom account to access this event.
Brooklyn Public Library Lab: Cupcake Experiment
Friday May 1st 330-4p. Free. Join Rebecca on the Brooklyn Public Library Family Facebook page at 330p for a delicious cupcake experiment called, “I like what I see!”. How do your five senses, specifically sight, work together to help you determine your food preferences? Can our eyesight trick our tastebuds? If you’d like to join along with this experiment, you’ll need to make sure your adult can assist you with baking in an oven, and these items on the website.
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.
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.
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.
Interactive Live Songwriting Streams with Mil’s Trills
Mondays & Wednesdays 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.