Weekend Planner: Fun Family Activities in NYC (June 6-8)

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Sproutfest at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

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*Brooklyn Bridge Park is full of family fun—from kayaking to Sci-Fi movie screenings. Read on for the 5 things to do in the park right now!

*Enjoy a classic NYC family experience, and head to one of the city’s many outdoor movie series venues (we’ve rounded up the best programming this summer!). 

WEEKEND PLANNER

STARTING FRIDAY
*Celebrate the Jazz Age in dance with the Manhattan Youth Ballet at the Manhattan Movement & Arts Center. Enjoy the show! (Friday)

*Hear, taste, and see the music, food, and art of Germany and Brazil at the 5th annual Chelsea Music Festival. Have a blast! (Friday-June 14)

*Enjoy an engaging technique-based workshop about painting and printmaking at the Children’s Museum of the Arts. Get creative! (Friday)

 STARTING SATURDAY

*The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its Children’s Garden with Sproutfest. Head outdoors! (Saturday)

*The Big Apple Barbecue Block Party is a two-day family food fest at Madison Square Park. Come hungry! (Saturday-Sunday)

*For one weekend every summer, NYC residents come together on Governors Island for a series of collaborative art projects known as Figment NYC.  Bring the little artists! (Saturday-Sunday)

*The Carnival of Love Foundation is launching its 1st annual Children’s Carnival at Central Park. The night of fun for the whole family supports children’s wellness, nutrition, and fitness. Have a great night! (Saturday)

STARTING SUNDAY

*BAMKids is hosting a fantastic collection of shorts from Puppets on Film—highlights include “Elmo’s Got the Moves.” Take a seat! (Sunday)

*Families will have a blast at the 14th annual Egg Rolls and Egg Creams Festival celebrating Chinese and Jewish culture at the Museum at Eldridge Street. Mazel tov! (Sunday)

*One of downtown’s beautiful parks adjoining the Hudson, Wagner Park is having an It’s Almost Summer Celebration complete with great art activities, plays, and music shows open to all ages. Yay for summer! (Sunday)

*Enjoy Mary Poppins read stories and Haruka Moriyama mime a tale—followed by a family art workshop at Pono. Fun for all! (Sunday)

*A whole city block will be closed to traffic for the Adorama Street Fair at 18th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues. Expect a petting zoo, carnival games, and circus performers. Take to the streets! (Sunday)

*In honor of  late 20th-century photographer Alice Austen’s pug named Punch, the Alice Austen House hosts Pug Day. Bring your pup! (Sunday)

*Favorite local musician Suzi Shelton is helping Norman and Jules Toy Shop celebrate the grand opening of their Magical Outdoor Playspace. Don’t miss this music! (Sunday)

 

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Super Soccer Stars

<p>Soccer Stars is New York’s most popular youth educational soccer program! With 24 years of experience under our cleats, we have positively impacted over one million kids in our local community by putting the FUN in FUNdamentals in our weekly classes and camps.</p> <p>At Soccer Stars, we use the soccer ball as a vehicle to help children not only improve their soccer skills, but develop self-confidence and physical literacy, improve gross motor skills, build teamwork, and hone socialization skills. Our highly trained coaches and early childhood experts lead an age-specific curriculum with a low kid-to-coach ratio so every child gets individual attention and can grow at their own pace.</p> <p>Kids ages 1-12+ can join our seasonal programs, including Parent & Me, FUNdamentals, Development Training, and Travel Soccer. Join us at one of over 80 locations in neighborhoods across across Westchester County, Connecticut and New York, available 7 days-a-week:</p> <p><strong>Connecticut:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Cos Cob</li> <li>Greenwich</li> <li>Port Chester</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Westchester:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Briarcliff</li> <li>Eastchester</li> <li>Mt. Kisco</li> <li>New Rochelle</li> <li>Ridgefield</li> <li>Scarsdale</li> <li>White Plains</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>New York City:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bronx</li> <li>Inwood</li> <li>Upper West Side</li> <li>Upper East Side</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Can’t find a class or location that fits your schedule? Soccer Stars also offers private classes for small groups or individual training. Let our coaches come to you with a completely customizable program, anytime, anywhere. Birthday parties are also available! </p>

Polaris Productions Theater Camp

<p>Kids will learn, rehearse, and perform the wonderful Maurice Sendak and Carole King musical, Really Rosie. For 10 weekdays, campers will take part in physical and vocal warm-ups and learn choreography, staging, and vocal parts. They’ll develop skills in acting, singing, character development, and more. This camp will ignite your child’s imagination and passion for performing, build their self-esteem, and help them form lasting friendships. They’ll have fun! At camp’s end, the kids will perform Really Rosie for family members and friends. Kids of all levels of experience, ages 8 through 13, are welcome to join.</p>

Instituto Cervantes

<p><span class="" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{">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.</span></p>