Weekend Planner: Fun Family Activities in NYC (July 18-20)

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WEEKEND PLANNER

FRIDAY

Enjoy a movie under the stars with the family at Pier 46 at Hudson River Park. “Ghostbusters” is playing July 18th. Don’t forget the popcorn! (Friday)

Join the Children’s Museum of Manhattan in making a textured picture of the beach using materials like sand and seashells. Plus, learn new vocabulary. Be creative! (Friday)

At Best Summer Ever Under the Tent at the New York Hall of Science, learn all about living a healthy lifestyle through scavenger hunts, demos, workshops, and more at this great summer series. Get healthy! (Friday)

Join FiDi Families at FRONT/ROW lawn at South Street Seaport each Friday for fun kids’ activities including arts & crafts, storytelling, music, and more. Have a blast! (Friday)

SATURDAY

Don’t miss out on Citibabe’s Hamptons Family Fun Day! Explore premier brands while the youngsters get their faces painted, enjoy music, and do fun activities. Head to the beach! (Saturday)

Explore the multimedia graffiti artist work on display at the Museum of the City of New York, and then make your own collage featuring your name. Get crafty! (Saturday)

Called the “Jimi Hendrix of the Dulcimer” by NPR, Max ZT performs his world-influenced music at Brooklyn Children’s Museum. Listen to his unique sound! (Saturday)

Arts and crafts projects, live performances, and interactive tours are all part of the annual New Museum Block Party, which is hosted at Sara D. Roosevelt Park. Celebrate outdoors! (Saturday)

Celebrate the Whitney’s new exhibit “Jeff Koons: A Retrospective” with a fun family opening! Kids will love pieces like the giant sculpture of a balloon dog and a larger-than-life Play-Doh sculpture. Admire the art! (Saturday)

SUNDAY

Join Brooklyn Bridge Park for this special themed Pier Kids! Learn about the history and engineering of the Brooklyn Bridge, then enjoy art and interactive activities based around those concepts. Learn something new! (Sunday)

Bring the entire family to Queensbridge Park for Queens Family Day to enjoy jazz performances by Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Rashida Brombay, and more. Make it a day with face painting and music and dance workshops. Free fun! (Sunday)

The Scholastic Store is celebrating Harry Potter for the entire month of July! Each day of the week has a different theme, and this Sunday holds a fun Creature Feature. Guests will get to meet animals of the wizarding world. Potter time! (Sunday)

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BAMkids

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{">BAMkids presents adventurous art and ideas for young audiences, igniting the imaginations of creative kids ages 3—11 with a fun and engaging lineup of workshops, movie matinees, and live performances from around the world.</span></p>

British Swim School - Long Island

<p>The premier learn-to-swim provider for people of all ages, offering programs for children ages 3-months through adults.  British Swim School uses gentle teaching methods and a survival-first approach to help people of all experience levels become safer, stronger swimmers. British Swim School’s safe, fun, and effective instructional program has made it the preferred choice for parents and students for over 40 years. Come see the British Swim School difference!</p>

Broadway Dance Center Children and Teens

<p dir="ltr">With more than 35 years of experience, Broadway Dance Center Children & Teens provides young movers ages 3-18 with exceptional training. BDC delivers the finest all-around dance experience for students by offering a wide variety of styles and levels, performance opportunities, and the highest caliber dance instruction that only New York City and BDC Children & Teens can provide.</p> <p dir="ltr">This studio is so much more than a training course for young dancers; it is a diverse, family-friendly community for budding creatives. It has an exemplary faculty who follow the vision to not only develop a dancer’s love and ability in dance, but to do so in a nurturing and supportive way.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-16583089-7fff-d8a9-61c2-8f689f7348b2"></span></p>