Things to Do in Lower Manhattan
Things to do in Lower Manhattan
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
The Skyscraper Museum wants to teach you how to recycle but in a fun way! People recycle bottles, paper, and clothing all the time. But did you know that buildings are recycled too? Come learn how builders reduce waste by reusing materials from older buildings to create new ones. Kids will make their own “Trash Towers” from recycled materials that they can tear down and rebuild over and over again.
Date: Saturday, April 28th [Read more…] about Trash Towers Workshop at The Skyscraper Museum
Little Swappies Holiday Swap. Have you ever had a dream that you could take all of the baby/toddler clothes and toys that your children have outgrown and no longer play with and could trade them in for clothes and toys that they would like and use, instead? If so, FiDi Families is happy to inform you that dreams do come true. Let us introduce all FiDi Families to Little Swappies, a company that does exactly that.
This is a family event so bring your kids along to enjoy free babysitting, music, arts & crafts and more. Snacks, raffle prizes, free stroller cleaning, and gift bags are also included in the event ticket price. Families are invited to swap at least 8 items and receive up to 15 in return. Items include children’s clothing, books, maternity clothes and toys. All remaining items brought to the swap are donated to Room to Grow.
Date: Sunday, December 7th [Read more…] about Little Swappies Holiday Swap