Free Family Events This Weekend! (March 2-4)

Yto Barrada and Julie Klear’s “Once Upon a Forest, the Animal Spring” Exhibit opens this Saturday at the FIAF Gallery. Photo via tiltkidsfestival.org.

Have an amazing weekend without opening your wallet! For even more activity inspiration, check out our Weekend Planner.

Friday, March 2

Family Fridays: “Is What You See Really What You Get? The Art of Anamorphosis”
6:30-8pm
National Museum of Mathematics
All Ages
Cathy Wang will teach kids about perspective in this class, where kids will investigate the anamorphoses used in art pieces. Then, using math, they can make a cylindrical mirror anamorphosis of their own. Registration is required.

Beginning Saturday, March 3

Tilt Kids Festival: Yto Barrada & Julie Klear’s “Once Upon a Forest, the Animal Spring” Exhibit
Various times
FIAF Gallery
All Ages
French-Moroccan multimedia artist Yto Barrada and American designer and art educator Julie Klear’s new exhibition invites kids to make art of their own, interacting with animals and landscapes and moving pieces while working together and changing entire worlds. Runs through Friday, April 6.

Saturday, March 3

Compost Mania
12-4pm
Queens Botanical Garden
All Ages
Learn all about composting during Compost Mania at the Queens Botanical Garden! Participants can explore how recycling yard waste and food scraps can create a sustainable environment. Plus, there will be opportunities to interact with worms, mix potting soil, sow seeds, and roll wildflower seed balls. Registration is required.

Tinker Lab: Storytelling Shadow Puppets
1pm
National Museum of the American Indian
Ages 9 and up
This Saturday, the National Museum of the American Indian invites ages 9 and up to create 2-D or-3D shadow puppets based on the artwork of artist Stephen Foster. Inspired by the Museum’s new exhibit Transformer: Native Art in Light and Sound, this workshop explores the rich tradition of storytelling through the use of shadow puppetry within Native American society. Registration is required.

Celebrating Puerto Rico
4-6pm
6 River Terrace
All Ages
An interactive drum and dance performance by Legacy Women–an all-female group whose music is rooted in Afro-Dominican and Afro-Puerto Rico traditions–will immerse your kids in a celebratory experience. Listen, dance, and make a mask!

Academics West

Academics West is an accredited high-support college preparatory school designed to meet the academic and social-emotional goals of its students. Our unique model allows for each student to benefit from a customized educational experience to ensure they are acquiring the skills necessary to navigate their post-secondary lives whether they attend college or pursue another path to future success. Students can select different tracks to construct the most beneficial program to suit their needs and goals. Unlike conventional education, this innovative model enables students to prepare for an ever-changing world that requires young people to have advanced executive functioning, interpersonal and leadership skills to become independent and resilient adults. &nbsp;

BAMkids

BAMkids presents adventurous art and ideas for young audiences, igniting the imaginations of creative kids ages 3&mdash;11 with a fun and engaging lineup of workshops, movie matinees, and live performances from around the world. BAM Education connects learning with creativity, engaging imagination by encouraging self-expression through programs for students, teachers, and audiences of all ages. Explore the programs on their website to learn more about their opportunities for creative online engagement!

The School at the Mark Morris Dance Center

The School at the Mark Morris Dance Center offers year-round, community-based dance and music programming in a fully inclusive and nurturing environment, located in the heart of the Brooklyn Cultural District. The School&rsquo;s diverse and professional faculty provides progressive and non-competitive instruction with all of our classes accompanied by live music. Though we are a non-recital school, there are opportunities for students to perform and for parents to see their dancers in action.