Weekend Planner: Fun Family Activities in NYC (February 21-23)

The Okee Dokee Brothers will perform at Symphony Space; photo by Alex Johnson
The Okee Dokee Brothers will perform at Symphony Space; photo by Alex Johnson

The Horticultural Society of New York is hosting its 2nd annual Green Bean Bash this Saturday. Come join the “green” fun!

If you’re out and about, you may also want to check out the Children’s Museum of the Arts. Here are 5 things to know about the museum right now!

Those looking for some outdoors fun might enjoy our seal-watching tour roundup.

And expectant and new parents are invited to a special event next week celebrating Munchkins’s new baby lines and sponsored by our friends at Momtrends. Get the details here!

Read on for more fun-to-do activities this weekend.

STARTING FRIDAY

Set in Central Park, “Curse on Summit Rock” at the Roy Arias Theater teaches families that environmental conservation should be a part of everyone’s lives. Think green! (Friday-Sunday)

Kids can learn a new meditative art known as “Zentangles” at the Greenbelt Nature Center.  Create beautiful images and relax at the same time. Get zen! (Friday)

To accompany an exhibition about games throughout time, the Museum of the Moving Image is hosting a game-making workshop for families. Be crafty! (Friday)

STARTING SATURDAY

For a taste of the great outdoors, see the bluegrass show by the Grammy-award-winning Okee Dokee Brothers at Symphony Space. Sing along! (Saturday)

Celebrate Black History month at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, where the Center for African and Diaspora Dance will present an African dance performance and workshop featuring Iris Wilson. Dance to the beat! (Saturday)

In the Tribeca PAC’s production of “Diary of a Worm, a Spider, and a Fly,” the namesake characters face a rough start to the school year. Watch their travails! (Saturday)

BAMkids 16th annual film festival takes place this weekend with more than 70 films from around the world. Take a seat! (Saturday-Sunday)

Create and color your own unique (and sometimes silly!) vehicles in a fun and imaginative bookmaking workshop at the New York Transit Museum.  Calling all authors-to-be! (Saturday- Sunday)

It’s a Super Fun Saturday benefit at the Children’s Aid Society—kids enjoy everything from jewelry-making to Xbox games, while parents can partake in some pampering like manicures. Sounds like fun! (Saturday)

STARTING SUNDAY

“Hansel and Gretel” get a special accompaniment at the New York Botanical Garden: the musicians of the Bronx Arts Ensemble. Enjoy the show! (Sunday)

The New York City Ballet’s School of American Ballet will introduce children to the art and beauty of ballet at the Queens Theatre. Learn the ropes! (Sunday)

Take a NYC Audubon Winter Eco Cruise to see the winter seals and waterbirds of the New York Harbor. Bundle up! (Sunday)

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Aviator Sports Summer Day Camp

<p>Aviator Sports Summer Day Camp offers five daily rotating activities such as swimming, ice skating gymnastics, rock climbing, parkour, indoor/outdoor turf, and courts plus more in its ample 175,000 sq. ft. facility and 35-acre outdoor area. Aviator Summer Camp also offers off-site and on-site field trips such as a day at Green Meadows Farm, Launch Trampoline Park, and a Brooklyn Cyclones game. The summer camp runs from 9 am-5 pm with early drop off and late stay available. Bus transportation is also available throughout Brooklyn. Lunch and an afternoon snack are included. Sign up by February 28th to receive up to $300 off camp with early bird discounts.</p>

A-Game Sports

<div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">A-Game Sports is a premier provider of sports instruction and strength and conditioning for toddlers, children and adults. As an instructional and recreational youth sports facility, our goal is to make athletics a rewarding experience for all kids. A-Game Sports is located in New Rochelle, NY, and offers camps, lessons, customized programs for more than 10 sports and rental space for private events. A-Game Sports was founded in 2013 by two guys who decided that it was time to do what they truly love in life. Since then, we've made the ideology of fusing hard work and fun into a reality. Our dedicated staff of professional coaches share their enthusiasm with kids of all ages and skill levels that take part in our programs.</p> </div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"> </p> </div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">With turfed fields for soccer, lacrosse, field hockey and flag football, batting cages and tunnels for baseball and softball, and various basketball programs, A-Game Sports is one of the premiere sports facilities for kids and adults of any age. Aspiring athletes and fitness enthusiasts will benefit from our many strength and conditioning programs, while children new to sports will learn skills and techniques within their chosen sport, all while having a great time and keeping the game fun.</p> </div>

Saf-T-Swim

<p>For over 35 years, Saf-T-Swim Swim School has been teaching lifesaving swimming skills throughout Nassau County, Suffolk County, and now Little Neck. The school is proud to be Long Island's #1 swim school and a leader in water safety education. With swim programs for infants as young as 4 months, beginners, and advanced swimmers, Saf-T-Swim offers swimming programs for every age and skill level. Discover why generations of Long Islanders have trusted Saf-T-Swim time and time again with equipping their little ones the essential skill of swimming.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>