Every week, Macaroni KID NYC, Upper East Side shares five things to do with your kids in and around our neighborhood over the coming week.
Here are Macaroni KID Adina's picks for the five things to do in the NYC, Upper East Side with kids this week. Click on the links for all the details!
February 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.
February 20th-27th from 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.
3. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Several run dates, check link for details. From 9:30am - 3:30 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.
February 21st-24th from 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
FREE
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
5. NYC Children's Theater: Creative Clubhouse
February 24th from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
FREE
Join New York City Children's Theatre Teaching Artist, Caitlyn, for a Creative Clubhouse Stories class to celebrate Black History Month! In this class children will use theatre to explore Roda Ahmed's picture book, Mae Among the Stars. The book explores Dr. Mae Jemison's childhood dreams of traveling to space and echoes her fictional mother's words: “If you believe it, and work hard for it, anything is possible”. The class will feature creative theatre, music and movement explorations that dig into some of the challenges and successes of the future astronaut.
Presented by NYC Children's Theatre
For children ages 5-12.
Registration is required and may be done by phone or in-person starting Saturday, February 18th.
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