Photo of the Red Hook Fest by Edwin Anglero
Warm weather has indeed arrived! Which means you can expect to start spending a lot more time outdoors with the fam. Looking for ideas? This weekend is ripe with fresh air fun, including festivals aplenty in Brooklyn, the HOWL! kids carnival (how could you miss that?) and the annual World Science Fest for some surreal cerebral stimulation. —
FRIDAY-SUNDAY
Head to the HOWL!
Festival At Tompkins Square Park this weekend to catch live poetry, music
and more. Don’t miss the Origami and mini golf at the kid’s carnival on
Saturday. Free fun for all!
Spark an interest in science with your kids at the 2012
World Science Festival. Sunday’s extraordinary street fair in Washington Square Park
will have shows, exhibits and games that all types of families will love.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY
An arts and culture event for all, the 19th
Annual Red Hook Fest promises two days of culture, dance, music and art.
Live performances, art projects, even kayaking are all available free of
charge!
FRIDAY
Take a trip around the world with your toddler at FIAF’s
Bon Voyage Workshop at the Jacadi Madison Avenue Boutique. Create a
colorful map using landmarks while learning French.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY
Looking to relax? Head to Canal Park Playhouse to see the
film The
Red Balloon. Go early to enjoy brunch and Casper
the Friendly Ghost and Popeye cartoons.
Snag some swag at the Albee
Baby Trunk Show. There will be raffles, giveaways and the entire 2012
Quinny and Maxi-Cosi collections to shop from.
All aboard! Sitters Studio presents Help
Wanted: Pirates! an interactive musical where everyone’s recruited to
become swashbucklers and help Captain Squid escape the enemy.
SATURDAY
Join Puppetry
Arts for their very first festival! Rain or shine, puppet performances and
hands-on crafts projects will have kids feeling sunny and bright. Plus, the
first 200 participants will receive a gift bag!
Your mini-artists will love CMOM’s Shape
of Nature: Still Life Drawings workshop where they’ll get to draw plants
and flowers with textured paper.
All fashion-loving kids will have the chance to show off
their favorite looks during the Zoe
Gets Ready reading and runway show at the Scholastic Store.
If you love hearing Dan Zanes on the stereo at Fishs Eddy,
this is your chance to catch him there live! Along with Sonia De Los Santos, Zanes
will be throwing a dance party to celebrate his new collection of dishes.
Get some shopping in while your kids learn about nutrition
at the Healthy
With Super Sprowtz event in Milly NYC’s boutique. It’s a win-win situation!
Explore the natural beauty of Swindler Cove Park with NYRP’s
Family Day. You can hang out with the park’s animals, create your own
birdhouse, go on nature walks and much more.
Celebrate Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s new Visitor Center and
summer exhibits at Amble,
their June Jubilee. Littlest ones can take part in wiggly worm and lemon
balm plant workshops.
SUNDAY
Break out the overalls: Farm
in the City Festival is back! The 14th Street
Y invites the whole fam for carnival rides, petting zoos, live music and a playroom
for the littlest ones.
Help your kids turn lemons into lemonade (literally) by
opening a lemonade stand! During NYC
Lemonade Day, they’ll learn about money management, charity and savings while
becoming little entrepreneurs.
This Sunday’s performance of Skippyjon
Jones at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center is sure to get your family
laughing. Little ones 4-8 years old will love this kitten’s antics and musical-based
performance.
Contribute to a carnival for charity at the Williamsburg
Pier Festival! Aside from rides, BBQ and sweets, attendees will take in
performances by Suzi Shelton and AudraRox. Proceeds go to the Camp Brooklyn fund.
Skits, story-telling and songs make for a lively performance
of the children’s book Jewish
Books Cooking at The Center for Jewish History. Performed by young actors
and best for children up to age 10!
For
even more events and activities this weekend and beyond, check out our Family Calendar.
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