Don’t miss this opportunity to treat your 2-4 year old to a Nutcracker themed dance lesson and crafting party! Celebrate the holidays at The Craft Studio with Manhattan Dance Lab, in Tribeca.
Date: Wednesday, December 19th
Time: 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Age(s): 2 – 4 year olds
Cost: $30/child and $20/siblings
Location: 174 Duane Street (The Craft Studio)
For more information, please visit their website HERE
Come experience the reveal of Fatherly’s 100 Best Toys of 2018, featuring an RXBAR Kids jump pit, a LEGO® art gallery for kids to display their creativity, and a littleBits workshop designed to discover your inner super hero. The Playroom features a jam-packed activity schedule filled with musical performances, storytime and arts & crafts that’ll entertain parents and kids alike. And on Sunday, stop by for a free picture with Santa!
Date: Thursday, December 6th through Sunday, Decemberber 9th
Time: 10 am – 6 pm
Location: 140 West Broadway (The Playroom)
Fee: Free with RSVP
Age: All ages
For more information and to RSVP, please visit their website HERE
The Friends of Washington Market Park are excited about this year’s annual Christmas party. Come help welcome the guest of honor, Santa! This is a great opportunity for kids to say hello to Santa and let him know what they are wishing for this year. This also gives your family a chance to give back. Don’t miss out on the complimentary cookies and hot apple cider.
Santa will be the guest of honor at our annual Christmas party! Riding to the park in style – sometimes by pedicab, sometimes peddled by an oversized elf – Santa takes requests from children on his throne stationed at the gazebo. Activities with KinderCare.
FiDi Families Insiders: Consider supporting a local children’s organization and bring an unwrapped gift to the party!
Date: Saturday, December 8th
Time: 2p -3p
Location: Washington Market Park
Ages: All
Fee: Free
For more information, please visit their website HERE
Everyone will be invited to make their own journals/keepsake books using repurposed/recycled materials-led by Esther Smith of Purgatory Pie Press and book artist/illustrator Elise Engler. All materials provided, but bring your own if you like!
Date: Saturday,November 17th
Time: 1:00pm — 2:30pm
Location: 6 River Terrace – Battery Park City Parks
Fee: Free with RSVP
Age: 3+ years old
For more information, visit their website HERE
Inspired by Native science and technology, Exploring Art + Technology Labs are hands-on workshops focused on Indigenous innovations. Join us in the new imagiNATIONS Activity Center every first and third Saturday of the month to tinker, make, learn, and create! Inspired by the exhibition Transformer: Native Art in Light and Sound, workshops explore the intersection of art, science, and technology through hands-on, experimental activities. Projects align with STEAM approaches to learning.
Andean-American artist Aymar Ccopacatty (Aymara) has made textile artwork from recycled plastic and other materials since plastic invaded his family’s small community on Lake Titicaca, Peru in the late 1990s. This series of Labs explores various Andean textile techniques such as warp-faced weaving (Sawuña), braiding (Qanaña), spinning (Qapuña), and twisting (Mismiña), while using recycled plastic and found objects. Gain knowledge in the art of weaving, while inspiring reflection on our big global plastic problem!
Date: Saturday, November 17th
Time: 1:oopm – 4:00pm
Location: 1 Bowling Green – National Museum of the American Indian
Fee: Free – BUT MUST REGISTER (212) 514-3705 or NMAI-NY-education@si.edu
Age: recommended for ages 9 and up
Fidi Families Insiders: While there, swing by their new exhibit catered towards children: imagiNATIONS Activity Center
For more information and to register please visit their website HERE
Wednesday’s in Teardrop Park! This is an afternoon of fun for school-age children to join in creative art activities and spirited games in Teardrop Park every Wednesday. Artists of all ages and abilities are welcome! Come enjoy the beautiful outdoor weather while completing paintings, collages, sculptures, and art projects inspired by nature! The art portion occurs during the entire duration of the program, for children who prefer this over running around!
After testing their creativity, let the lawn games begin! Starting at 4:30 children will take advantage of the Teardrop Park landscape through a number of group games. These will cater to children with an array of interests with games ranging from but not limited to dramatic play to tag and capture the flag.
Your children will come home to you with a wonderful art project and tired out from an afternoon filled with fun!
Teardrop Park is a 1.8-acre public park in lower Manhattan with shade, an irregular space, and beautiful gardens to coordinated with the development of four surrounding apartment buildings. Being that children are the most important users of Teardrop, the park is designed to fulfill the need for urban children’s natural experience. This quaint little getaway offers adventure and engages the child’s mind and body.
Date: Wednesday, October 24th
Time: 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Location: Teardrop Park (East of River Terrace; between Warren and Murray Streets)
Ages: 5 and up!
Fee: Free
For more information, please visit their website HERE
Join FiDi Families at the 9th annual event at the Seaport District. The Taste of the Seaport helps raise funds for students at the Spruce Street School as well as Peck Slip School, for much-needed enrichment programs for these wonderful neighborhood schools. Enjoy great food, live music, and family-friendly activities on the cobblestone streets of New York City’s historic Seaport neighborhood. Not only are there more than 40 local restaurants and vendors on hand to sample amazing food and treats for attendees but children’s activities and musical entertainment will also be available.
Date: Saturday, October 20th
Time: 11:30am – 3p (event ends at 4pm; food ends at 3pm)
Location: Pier 16 and Pier 17
Age(s): All ages welcome
FiDi Families Insider: $40/5 tastes or a family pack $125/20 tastes. Tickets can be purchased at the event.
To learn more and purchase tickets, please visit their website HERE.
