Bugs On A Rug

There’s a new kind of enrichment program in town—a green one! We love the eco-friendly activity program Rug Bug , founded by Ofrit Peres, an NYC mom and music teacher who incorporates eco-friendly messages and activities into super-fun classes in music, art, play and movement. Little ones take part in everything from constructing green toys and instruments to joining in an environmentally-themed sing-along. Rug Bug also hosts charitable events and offers eco-friendly products. To learn more, visit rugbugny.com. —

Rug Bug’s
Five Fun Eco-Activities To Try At Home:

%uFFFD Making a Sock Puppet
Find a sock that lost its pair and an old t-shirt. Cut out a mouth, ears,
eyebrows and other facial features. Use fabric glue to put these together. You
can create a puppet theatre, or have fun dancing around the house with your
puppets.

Recycled Drum Jam
Gather a large box of oatmeal, formula containers and coffee cans. Using your
hands or wooden spoons as mallets, start making music with your child, pointing
out the different sounds each of them makes. Listen to crisp, sharp and deep
sounds, and go faster, slower, louder and softer.

%uFFFD Sensory play
Fill some bins, bowels or boxes with bird seed, kosher salt, shredded paper or
packing peanuts; whatever you have around the house. Get down on the floor
with your tot and dig in! For some fun outdoors, you can fill large bins with
water and use plastic bottles in all shapes and sizes for play.

%uFFFD Box play
Paint together on a
cardboard box, and then use it for imaginative play. Children love to hide
inside the box or pretend that it is a car, an airplane, a drum or a bed to nap
in.

%uFFFD Eco bath time play
Use yogurt
containers big and small as a “fill and spill” toy. You can poke holes on the
bottom of the containers to use as strainers. They can also be used as stacking
cups. Then, add measuring cups or bowels because kids love to copy what they
saw you doing in the kitchen!

Young Actors at Strasberg

Young Actors at Strasberg&nbsp;offers a comprehensive array of acting programs for students in grades 2 &ndash;&nbsp;12. Classes provide kids and teens with a foundation in Lee Strasberg's Method Acting and the tools to succeed in the professional industry &ndash;&nbsp;all while maintaining a fun and playful environment. Programs are tailored to encompass students at all levels, from those just beginning their acting journey to Broadway veterans and professional child actors. Young Actors at Strasberg alumni include Lady Gaga, Sophia Lillis, Angelina Jolie, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson and Rosario Dawson! Young Actors&nbsp;Programs are available online and in-person at our New York Campus, located in Union Square. Saturday, After-School and Online classes are offered during the traditional school year (Fall, Winter, and Spring) and Monday through Friday day camps and intensives are held in&nbsp;July and August. About The Lee Strasberg Theatre &amp; Film Institute: Founded in 1969 by Lee and Anna Strasberg, The Lee Strasberg Theatre &amp; Film Institute is the only school that teaches Lee Strasberg's work in its complete and authentic form. The Institute's goal is to provide students with a craft that will help them create a reality and respond truthfully in imaginary circumstances, regardless of the style or form of material being used. LSTFI is proud to have award-winning alumni from around the world working as writers, directors, and actors in all mediums.

Speakitaly NYC

SPEAKITALY NYC offers stimulating and entertaining lessons for children 0 to 16 years through a wide combination of activities based on the communicative approach anchored in the Common European Framework of Reference: active learning (group work, role plays, etc.) and practice exercises aimed to improve listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Kids will start speaking and using Italian in a very natural way.&nbsp; Small classes capped at 6 students to make sure each one gets the needed attention and facilitate learners' progress.&nbsp; Our method is driven by a didactic method that is the result of constant updates, professional certifications and more than 10 years of experience in working with non-native speakers from different native languages and levels of knowledge. Our aim is to develop a range of Italian language skills while improving accuracy that will enable the students and participants to interact without stress or feeling rushed. We want to help those in the community really embrace not only the true culture in Italy but the Italian culture within New York City&hellip; Who doesn&rsquo;t love what Italy represents in the kitchen, in history &amp; in the arts? Speakitaly wants to support multilingual families who want to learn a new language or pass along their ancestor&rsquo;s heritage and culture. Raffaella, the founder said: "We see language awareness and intercultural sensitivity as the milestones for an inclusive society. Italian, like all other languages, is an enrichment and a growth in every way. Vi aspettiamo!"

Instituto Cervantes

Children and teenagers learn to understand and express themselves in Spanish, while improving their communication skills through a dynamic immersion program taught by NATIVE TEACHERS that combines CLASSES, ARTISTIC WORKSHOPS and FUN ACTIVITIES! All of our high-qualified teachers are native Spanish speakers who adapt the structure of the class to the needs and levels of each group while conducting the classes entirely in Spanish. We offer both Spanish Summer Camps and Regular Courses for children along the year to foster language learning and multicultural understanding.