Hi everyone! It is hard to believe the June is arriving tomorrow. There are so many fun virtual events to enjoy this week.
This week check out FAB Fulton presents Peach in Paradise, KidsFilmFest, a Summer Reading Kickoff with Cara Samantha, Brooklyn Botanic Garden: Spring Fling, Rambiln Dan Online for Babies/Young Toddlers, “Tiempo de Cuentos,” Bilingual Spanish Story Time With Laura Online, At Home With Irish Arts Center: Ragas to Reels for Kids, Stomp, Clap, and Sing with Michael Napolitano, Funkytown Playground with Aly Sunshine, The Hopalong Andrew Show, Creatively Wild Art Studio: Creative Playtime for Toddlers with DM & BLU, Urban Stages: Yoga for Kids and Broadway Ballet.
These are just some of the virtual events so check the calendar so check it to see everything going on. Also follow us on our Facebook page for updates.
Wash your hands & stay safe!
~Deirdre (mom to O & C)
Monday June 1st
FAB Fulton presents Peach in Paradise
Monday June 1st 11a. Free. Get in a tropical mood with us on Mon., June 1, as we welcome author Kamla Millwood for a virtual FAB event to celebrate Global Day of Parents 2020! She’ll share the story of “Peach in Paradise,” a darling duck who’s headed to a wonderful vacation destination with her family. Join us for the adventure at 11 am, via Facebook Live, right here on our FAB FULTON page! (And, FIVE lucky viewers who post a comment during the live event will be selected to receive a book from the Peach the Duck children’s book series! Tell a friend!)
Summer Reading Kickoff: Cara Samantha
Monday June 1st 11a-12n. Free. Clap, dance, sing, and party along with Cara Samantha and her magical musicians as they crawl their way into your hearts with a variety of pop, Motown, Disney, and family favorite songs. View the broadcast on the Brooklyn Public Library Facebook Page at 11a.
See all the Monday events here.
Tuesday June 2nd
Brooklyn Botanic Garden: Spring Fling
Tuesday June 2nd 9a-10p. Join us online to green your mind, body, and spirit with free BBG workshops, classes, and performances during the day. At night, wear your festive florals and enjoy BBG’s virtual Garden Soiree and Dance with Your Plants After Party. All Spring Fling programming is free and open to the public as a gift to our community. Join for some or join for all! Programs will stream here and on Facebook Live. Check out the Children’s Program Series—Trees & Saplings 10a Session I, Sensing Spring & 1030a Session II, Spring Fling activities. See the website to register and for details on all the events.
Stomp, Clap, and Sing with Michael Napolitano
Tuesday June 2nd 11a-12n. Free. Michael Napolitano of Michael & The Rockness Monsters presents an interactive, super galactic, funk inspired, rock-n-roll experience for families. The music is a exploration into the child’s subconscious that shines with creativity, catchy melodies and thick instrumentation. It’s intelligent, fun and full of humorous hooks and quirks. During his energetic shows everyone embarks on a creative voyage together. View the broadcast on his Facebook page at 11a.
See all the Tuesday events here
Wednesday June 3rd
At Home With Irish Arts Center: Ragas to Reels for Kids
Wednesday June 3rd 11a. Free. For audiences four and up. Before the event you will need to find and construct your own special “drumkit” by finding at least one low, one high and one wildcard sound that can be made from objects in your house. You will then use your homemade “drumkit” to play along with us on June 3. See the website for all the details.
Funkytown Playground with Aly Sunshine
Wednesday June 3rd 1130a-1230p. Free. Aly Sunshine is an integrated, educational, music and movement program designed for kids. Aly performs interactive songs that are designed to educate by utilizing melodies that are catchy and fun. View the broadcast Live on Aly Sunshine Funkytown Facebook page at 1130a.
See all the Wednesday events here.
Thursday June 4th
“Tiempo de Cuentos,” Bilingual Spanish Story Time With Laura Online
Thursdays 9-930a until June 18th. $15/class. 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. Join link here and activity access information will be sent by email.
Rambiln Dan Online for Babies/Young Toddlers
Thurdays 1230-110p until June 11th. $20/class. For ages 0-18m. New York City’s Favorite Early Childhood Music Teacher is now offering Online Classes To EVERYONE during our Public Health Crisis! Dan’s personality will jump right through your screen and engage your kids on a personal level! We’ll do musical Activities, Musical Books, Jam, Dance, Clap, Move and Groove together. Ramblin’ Dan’s Freewheelin’ Band provides high energy and engaging classes driven by playful musicality and skillful guitar work. Our priorities are having fun, providing a pressure-free and comforting atmosphere, and helping kids gain confidence. Make Sure You Get out some musical Toys before Class begins! We hope the parents join us and Jam along too, but as this is an online class, Parents are free to come and go as needed. Join link here and activity access information will be sent by email.
See all the Thursday events here.
Friday June 5th
Urban Stages: Yoga for Kids
Friday June 5th 10-11a. Free. Ms. Corinne uses her imagination, storytelling, songs and help from her audience to travel through space and time! We’ll learn about different yoga techniques that teach us to be present, creative, and mindful, all while stretching our bodies together. (age 4-8). View the broadcast on the Urban Stages Facebook page at 10a.
Broadway Ballet
Fridays 10-1045a until June 26th. $12/class. For ages 2-6y. LIVESTREAM: Broadway Ballet (Ages 2-6) combines story time with music and movement! After listening to the days story, we introduce elementary Ballet skills, weight shifting, and imaginative movements, all to the sounds of your favorite Broadway tunes. This 45 minute class is sure to spark the imagination as we journey together through storytelling, song, and dance! *Adult participation optional. Register here.
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.
KidsFilmFest 2020
Daily until Sunday June 7th. KidsFilmFest is an initiative of the Brooklyn Film Festival. This year KidsFilmFest presents two programs of films tailored for two groups of young viewers: 3 to 7 & 8 to 12. The 16th KFF film programs will be staged completely online via the BFF website…right on this page! All the films will be available around the clock from May 29 through June 7. KFF aims to discover and promote children’s filmmakers as well as expose filmmakers of all ages who make films for younger crowds. All films are rated “G”. Both programs consist of several animated shorts, live-action films, and documentaries. See all the film festival details here.
Creatively Wild Art Studio: Creative Playtime for Toddlers with DM & BLU
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 9-945a until August 31st. $20/class (class packages also available). Suitable for Toddlers ages 22 months- 3.5 yrs. Our fun, engaging summer online playtime class for Toddlers is hosted by our very own DM (our creative director /owner) and will include an awesome art project, a story & a sing-song! Brought to you in the comfort of your own home during these challenging times. This is a 45 minute immersive adventure & the perfect way to keep your tiny one engaged & inspired. Art nurtures each child’s development and helps them make creative choices, gain confidence, develop fine motor skills. We will set a cool art project every morning, you will be amazed at what your little one can create! For all online classes you will need to purchase your own Art Supplies. See the website for the details. NOTE: This is an Online Art Class that meets virtually
The Hopalong Andrew Show
Tuesdays, Thursday & Saturday 10a. $10 Suggested Minimum. Back in the saddle! 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.
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.
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.
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.