Picks of the Week: March 25-31

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Spring is in the (chilly) air! Since Passover and Easter arrive this week, we are highlighting a couple of events that celebrate the spring holiday of your choice. Have a splendid week!

All Week

“Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival”
The Theater at Madison Square Garden
1 pm & 5 pm
Everyone’s favorite mouse is coming to town in an all-new musical adventure! Mickey and the rest of his Disney friends are putting on a music festival and performing classic Disney songs with a twist of hip hop, pop, reggae, country, and rock. Tickets start at $25.

Monday, March 25-Friday, March 29

Kids Week
NYC parks
Various times
Join the Urban Park Rangers for Kids Week in several parks around the city. Children of all ages will learn about protecting the environment through crafts projects, nature walks, and more. Participating Manhattan parks: Inwood Hill Park and Central Park Programs are free. All materials provided.

Tuesday, March 26

Shababa Creative Family Passover Seder
92Y
SOLD OUT
Families with kids ages 12 and under are invited to participate in a Passover seder at 92Y. Karina Zilberman, director of Jewish family life and culture at the Y, and singer Matt Turk will lead everyone in a musical retelling of the Biblical story of the exodus of the Jewish people out of Egypt. Plus, enjoy a catered kosher for Passover dinner! Tickets are $20 for children ages 1 through 2, $50 for children ages 2 and up, and $70 for adults. Free for children under 1 year.

Saturday, March 30-Sunday, March 31

Easter Activities
Children’s Museum of Manhattan
Various times
This weekend head over to CMOM for Easter activities that will entertain the kiddies for hours. Ages 4 and under can make an Easter egg collage out of foam shapes, tissue paper, and glitter glue, while older children learn about Easter and create their own Easter egg designs. Finally, all ages are welcome to scour the museum for paper eggs at CMOM’s Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt. Free with museum admission.

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Cucu's PlayHouse

<div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Interactive, live-streaming music and movement class in Spanish for babies, toddlers and preschoolers!<br />Join us every day from Monday through Saturday at 1:30 pm EST to sing, dance and play together while learning Spanish from your home.</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;"> </div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">This class is part of a Spanish Immersion Program where your child will be introduced to basic concepts like the animals, colors, numbers and letters. All of these through the universal language of Music. Each session is fun, interactive and engaging.<br />A selection of Children Songs in Spanish guides the class from start to finish. Activities are related to the lyrics, in order to familiarize the children with the words and their meanings. Some of the songs encourage the children to dance. Nilda uses puppets, musical instruments, and props to teach children basic vocabulary through action and interaction, rather than through translation.</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;"><br />The classes are streamed on Zoom's webinar platform. Participants (children, parents, nannies) are able to join the video from their homes and interact with us in real-time, it is a fun and engaging experience.</div>

USC Gymnastics & Baseball Training Facility

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{">We offer sports activities, after school programs, birthday parties & private lessons for kids ages 3–13 years! Our gymnastics classes are a great way to keep your child active and healthy. We strive to empower and challenge children through the sport of gymnastics.</span></p>

Collina Italiana, The Italian Language and Cultural Center

<p>Learn Italian the fun way. Children practice and absorb the language through arts & crafts, activities, games, songs and stories!</p>