Picks Of The Week: January 9-15

It’s time to embrace the
New Year and help your kids slowly but surely transition back into school mode.
(Let us know how it goes!) We’ve compiled our favorite activities for the week,
some that are educationally-minded and a few others that are just plain fun. —

Monday, January 9
Come, Sit, Read: New York City Dogs R.E.A.D. At The NYPL 67th
328
East 67^th Street
3:30 & 4:30pm

A storytime just for pooches! Trained therapy dogs are just waitin’ for
a kiddo to read for them. Pre-register for either session.

Tuesday, January 10
Kaufman Center Presents Dan Zanes At The New York Guitar Festival
129 W 67^th
Street
7:30pm

Performing the original
score to the 1928 Buster Keaton classic, Steamboat
Bill Jr., Dan Zanes will enchant (accompanied by percussionist Colin
Brooks) in this special family concert.

Wednesday, January 11
EatSleepPlay™:
Smart Sleep Collage at Children’s Museum of Manhattan
212
West 83rd Street
10am & 1pm (Tots Circle Time at 11:30am)

Kids can make a moon and stars collage to learn
about the importance of sleep (it’s GOOD for you!). Then join the Tots Circle
Time to sing, dance and read Good
Night Mr. Night by Dan
Yaccarino.

Thursday, January 12
Sesame
Street: Happy Healthy Monsters Screening at the
Sony Wonder Technology Lab
550
Madison Avenue
12pm

Join Elmo, Zoe, Grover and friends as they jump
into shape and learn the importance of noming nutritional snacks, moving their
bodies and getting plenty of rest. With the help of some celebrity guest stars,
kids can see how being healthy and having fun go hand-in-hand!

Children’s Storytime At Strand Bookstore
828 Broadway
3:30pm

Join Strand staff members as they read from Laura Numeroff’s newest addition to her
best-selling series that kicked off with If
You Give a Mouse a Cookie. If You
Give a Dog a Donut follow a similar pattern that your kids will adore.

Friday, January 13
Duct
Tape Workshop at the Craft Studio
1657 Third Avenue
4:30pm

Kids ages 7 and older can learn how to make
pocketbooks, wallets, luggage tags and more with colorful, patterned duct tape.
Reservations are recommended.

Miss Ophelia At The New Victory Theater
209
West 42^nd Street
Times Vary

In a limited three-day
run, the stage adaptation of Ophelia’s
Shadow Theatre tells the story of Miss Ophelia, an ordinary girl who
experiences an extraordinary thing. Homespun puppetry is used to dramatize the
tale.

Saturday, January 14
Celebrate
the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum
145
Brooklyn Avenue
2:30pm

Celebrate the life of the great Martin Luther
King, Jr. with a weekend (three days!) of “birthday” activities. Today,
explore the ideas and images that surround the Civil Rights leader, then create
your own living legacy collage to take home.

MAD Fun: Family Day At The Museum of Arts and Design
2 Columbus Circle
11am-4pm

Recommended for ages 6 and
older, this stellar family day begins in the galleries, of course! Peruse a
collection from contemporary Korean artists before heading into the Open Studio
to meet jewelry-maker David Choi. The day ends with an energetic dance workshop
by Jack Fever.

Sunday, January 15
Kids
‘N Comedy Presents “The New Year’s Resolution” Show at Gotham Comedy Club
208
West 23rd Street
1pm

A New Year means new beginnings, new hope and…new
promises that you’ll never keep! Kids ‘N Comedy decided to dedicate this week’s
show to the phenomenon of failing to keep New Year’s resolutions. Funny!

PeriChild Program Presents
A Kids Dance Fair
126
East 13th Street
11am-3pm

The PeriDance Capezio Center is hosting free sample classed, from salsa to
creative ballet, for dancing darlings ages 5-10.

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!"

Gaga Madness

Gaga is the hottest new sport in NYC. We've taken the fun of GAGA and pushed it into overdrive. Energetic coaches, pumped up music, sideline commentary, gear giveaways and more. Stay active and keep fit with this new craze that's sweeping the city.

HudsonWay Immersion School

A pioneer in language immersion since 2005. After school language classes provide a fun and effective way for preschool and elementary children to learn Mandarin or Spanish language skills through project based learning and fun, engaging themes.