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FiDi Families Sunday Sail on the Clipper City with Manhattan by Sail in Battery Park!

May 17, 2018 by Denise Courter

Join FiDi Families for its first ever Family Sail on the gorgeous Clipper City tall ship. Families can arrive early for early check-in, and mingling dockside, while kids have their faces painted and get a temporary tattoo as well. Complimentary snacks and a magic show on board. The sail is guaranteed to make you fall in love with NYC as you enjoy the sun and the city views and a sail by the Statue of Liberty. Come help us kick off a summer of fun with FiDi Families + Manhattan by Sail!

Date: Sunday, June 3rd

Time: 11am – 11:45am (dockside activities)

Sail: 12 pm – 12:45 pm

Cost: Adults = $45 / Kids = $25 / Kids 3 and under are free

To purchase tickets, visit their website HERE

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Downtown Day Camp Registration is Heating Up!

May 16, 2018 by Denise Courter

Downtown Day Camp – Making Memories Since 1992!

Athletics – Aquatics – Arts & Sciences – The Complete Camp Experience.

1 – 8 Week Sessions – June 27th – August 24^th

Downtown Day Camp Registration is Heating Up! — PARTNER

We have been bringing the suburban day camp experience to NYC since the early 1990s, creating a true summer camp in Lower Manhattan! We offer the widest variety of activities around, led by the most experienced and professional staff.

Our private Downtown Community Center boasts a private 75-foot pool for swim lessons – we use the beautiful Battery Park City outdoor ball fields, PS 234, PS 89, have three art studios, two dance studios, two gymnasium, and more than a dozen specialty rooms. Activities include:

Swimming Lessons, Field Sport Instruction (BPC Fields), P.E. Classes, Visual Arts, Craft Making, Pier 25 Mini-Golf, Ooey Goey Science, Lego Construction, Drumming & Music, Animal Hour, Karate, Tennis, Field Trips, Educational Animal Shows, Crazy Hat Day, Camp Carnival, and More!

Our leadership team has over 100 years of summer camp experience! Contact us!

Bus Service Includes: FiDi, BPC, and Lower Manhattan Stops

Book a tour or contact us for more info today!

info@downtowndaycamps.com – 212-766-1104 ext. 1250 or visit our website HERE

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Spend your Summer at Downtown Dance Factory!

May 11, 2018 by Denise Courter

Voted “Best of New York” by New York Magazine and recognized for 3 straight years by Time Out Kids New York for its Summer Program, Downtown Dance Factory’s Summer Program is almost here!

6 Week-long summer sessions 7/2-8/10
Fun-filled themed program for boys & girls
Full day sessions for entering Kindergarten +
Half day sessions for preschoolers
Weekly classes for kids 18 months – 3 years

And DDF’s talented and nurturing team of dance professionals will ensure your child has the summer of a lifetime! Register now! or contact us for more information at info@downtowndancefactory.com or call 212-962-1800.

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The Gruffalo: Live on Stage at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center

May 9, 2018 by Denise Courter

Get ready to welcome Gruffalo: Live on Stage to Tribeca! Join Mouse on a daring adventure through the deep, dark wood in Tall Stories’ magical, musical adaptation of the classic picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Searching for hazelnuts, Mouse meets the cunning Fox, the eccentric old Owl and the party mad Snake. Will the story of the terrifying Gruffalo save Mouse from ending up as dinner for these hungry woodland creatures? After all, there’s no such thing as a Gruffalo – is there? Songs, laughs and scary fun for children aged 3 and up and their grown-ups, in the much-loved show that’s toured Britain and the world! Brought to you by Tall Stories of London. The Gruffalo © Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler 1999 – Macmillan Children’s Books.

Tickets are $30 General admission. Become a 10Club Member & Enjoy $12 tickets! The best way to enjoy our Family series is with a 2017-18 Family 10Club Membership. The membership fee is $120. Your 10Club membership includes 10 admissions, at $12 each, to any Tribeca PAC Family Series production. Call (212) 220 – 1460 for tickets or 10Club Membership information.

Date: Sunday, May 20th

Time: 1:30 pm

Ages: All ages welcome

BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center is located on the campus of the Borough of Manhattan Community College

199 Chambers St., New York, NY 10007

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STEAM Summer Camp at Smarter Toddler

May 4, 2018 by Denise Courter

A world of adventure is awaiting your child!

STEAM Summer Camp at Smarter Toddler — PARTNER

Our teachers transform the city into a place of wonder and learning. Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics are infused into everything that we do. Every lesson, field trip and/or art project is designed to inspire learning and development as your child explores the wonders of the city under the watchful eye of our trained professionals, they will also learn and grow as tiny humans exploring the world before them.

Our STEAM Summer Camp is an interactive, fun-filled program for older toddlers and preschoolers. Due to the level of mobility and focus required, we are only able to offer admission to potty trained toddlers and preschoolers ages 3 and up. Meals are included in the monthly rate and the option to add kindergarten test prep and skill building tutoring into your child’s daily flow is available, which is really advantageous for those transitioning older preschoolers.

For more information or to request a brochure, visit our website HERE

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The Downtown Experience Tour by The Ride – GIVEAWAY!

April 18, 2018 by Rachel Witzel

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FiDi Families was lucky enough to get a sneak peek of this tour when it began last month. Forget going to Times Square to learn about NYC! The Downtown Experience is downtown’s very own tour packed with a TON of history about how Manhattan began, what it is today and how it got there. This tour is brought to you by The Ride, which if you aren’t familiar with who that is it’s the bus you always see in Times Square that has “stadium” seating looking out the side of the bus (SO FUN!).

Two lucky winners will be able to win a family 4-pack of tickets to go for themselves to this awesome tour! The winner will be announced on Thursday, May 3rd!

FiDi Families Insiders: For more information about the tour itself you can check out our blog post HERE!

To buy tickets to the tour you can purchase them at the link HERE.

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Kids Create, Play + Learn at Launch STEM Summer Camps!

April 18, 2018 by Denise Courter

Launch Math + Science Centers offer exciting and educational one-week STEM summer camps in Tribeca for kids in grades K-7 (ages 5-12). Launch campers code video games, explore marine biology, create physics experiments, program autonomous robots – and that is just the beginning. All campers get to keep their projects so the fun can continue at home.

Camps feature a 4:1 camper to instructor ratio for an intimate environment to learn and bond. Camp topics rotate weekly so kids can enjoy different sessions and discounts are offered for the purchase of multiple camps.

Location: 124 Hudson Street (Tribeca Community School, the corner of Hudson + Ericsson)

Kick-off: June 18th

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