Looking for family fun this week? We have ideas for you! Here are five fun things to celebrate the mid Winter Break with your kids!
1. Story Time at Bryant Park
Saturday the 18th from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
FREE
Cali Co Cat and Erin Lee get you jumpin' and leapin' with fun games and stories. Join us in Overlook for this super fun and free storytime for kids. Recommended for ages 2-9, but all ages welcomed.
2. Governor's Island Winter Ice Sculpture Show
Sunday the 19th from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
FREE
Hosted by Governors Island Arts in partnership with Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) and with the expert guidance of Okamoto Studio, the show is an exciting one-day event where visitors will be able to experience live ice carving, enjoy music and warm drinks, and vote on their favorite works for the “People’s Choice Award,” presented to the fan favorite.
3. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Running Dates are ongoing, check the link for specific times!
12:00 PM - 12:00 PM
$48-$110
The timeless classic makes its way off the page and onto the stage. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show features a menagerie of 75 lovable puppets, faithfully adapting four of Eric Carle’s stories, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, 10 Little Rubber Ducks, The Very Lonely Firefly and of course, The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
4. Intrepid Museum Kids Week 11:30 AM - 4:30 PM
4 and under FREE; 5-12 $26 and adult tickets $36
During Kids Week, children of all ages and interests will learn about STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts & math) through fun-filled activities, NASA displays & exhibits, live animal shows, hands-on workshops, performances, special guests and interactive demonstrations designed to educate and inspire.
Tuesday 21st-24th from 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
FREE
We have been going to Bryan Park's Kids Week since 2018 and we love it! Every year they do something different and it's always exciting. Here is the lineup for this year:
Tuesday:
Celebrate Fat Tuesday at Kids Week. Be amazed by the wonders of magic, craft your own colorful masquerade mask, and parade around the park with the sensational Brass Queens.
Drop-in-Crafts: Masks and Kazoos
9:30am - 12pm in Overlook
Magic Show
10am – 10:45am at Le Carrousel
Parade with Brass Queens
11am – 11:30am on the Rink Deck
Skating Performance by Ice Theatre of New York
11:45am - noon on The Rink
Wednesday:
Move along to a winter workout led by Zing! Fitness, rescue some penguin friends frozen in the fountain, and make bubbles that look like snow!
Drop-in Crafts: Snow Bubbles
9:30am – 12pm in Overlook
Winter Workout with Zing! Kids
10am – 12pm on the Rink Deck
Imagination Playground
10am – 12pm on the northwest corner of the Rink Deck
Fountain Fishing
10am – 12pm at the Fountain
Thursday:
Bend, twist, and pose all day. The morning starts with a dance class taught by Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet, and then hop in a storytelling and miming workshop. Make a bendable mini-sculpture and pose for a picture right beside the Ice Rink.
Drop-in-Crafts: Bendy Portrait
9:30am – 12pm in Overlook
Dance Class with Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet
10am – 10:45am on the Fountain Terrace
Mime Class
11am – 11:45am on The Rink Deck
Friday:
As we wait for spring, learn what plants need to grow healthy and strong. Pot your own basil plant, make a wildflower seed bomb to take home, and contribute a bloom to our community garden mural.
Community Garden Mural
9:30am – 12pm in Overlook
Sensory Garden Bins
9:30am – 12pm in Overlook
Basil Planting
10am – 12pm on the Rink Deck
Seed Bombs
10am – 12pm on the Rink Deck
As always, everything is FREE and no registration is required for any of the events listed above for Bryant park!
The ONE thing that does need a pre-registration and can be easily missed (but you won't miss it because you made it this far) is the FREE Group Ice Skating Lesson!!!! To participate in a skate lesson, book a skate time between 9:40am – 10:40am. Once you arrive at the park, check in at the ticketholders podium, get your skates, and meet the coaches by the Bag Check window in the Lace-Up area. Lessons begin at 9:50am, 10:25am, or 11:05am.
Have fun this weekend and enjoy the sunny days! Please follow me on Instagram @mackidnyceast for neighborhood content!
