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The Crafting Hour – Crafts for Kids Downtown

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The Crafting Hour - Crafts for Kids Downtown

Photo: The Crafty Kids

 

The Crafting Hour is a weekly craft time for kids and their parents or caregivers. Spend quality time with your child making special mementos of your time together! Engage in uniquely designed craft projects that are offered along with open play, snack time, and additional art activities for kids to freely explore while interacting with peers — all within just one hour! Weekly themes covering topics like jungle animals, boats, spring, and more. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!

Date: Tuesday and Thursday

Time: 11a – 12p

Location: 165 William Street

Age(s): 18 months to 5 years

Fee: $10 per child

For more information and to sign up visit their website HERE.

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LAST CALL! Downtown Playdates

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LAST CALL! Downtown playdates

LAST CALL! Downtown Playdates. RSVP NOW! Project playdate has you covered for Columbus Day. Your kids will have a day full of activity and creativity. The day will start with a Mixed Martial Arts workshop at UFC Gym followed by a visit to The Crafty Kids. Children will enjoy lunch and a private arts and crafts workshop where they can create a masterpiece to bring home. The day will conclude with a featured film at the Pine Street school’s movie theatre. T-shirts, snacks, and a pizza lunch is included.

Date: Monday, October 12th [Read more…]

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The Crafty Kids Announces New Classes

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The Crafty Kids Announces New Classes

 

ALL CLASSES/DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE CONTACT THE BUSINESS DIRECTLY FOR HOURS/RATES. 

The Crafty Kids. The Crafty Kids is offering a number of great classes this Fall at their Lower Manhattan art studio. At The Crafty Kids, children are taught traditional art concepts and techniques with unique, modern, fun, age-appropriate craft projects that also help improve confidence, independence, collaborative problem-solving, fine motor skills, and social skills.

Bring your kids to The Crafting Hour every Tuesday and Thursday morning. This is a great way to spend some quality time with your children making a project that you’ll share forever. They will learn different art techniques to make fun and simple crafts that they can bring home with them. 

Interested in something for your older kids? The Crafting Afterschool Playdate is perfect. Children can attend a single session or multiple sessions. Each afterschool session includes  snacks and a fun theme. Your kids will enjoy a craft, movement activity, group activity, and end with an individual activity. Please note: an additional hour of fun is available. The fee is $20/session or $420/14 week semester and an add on meal is $10/child. There is a 50% off sibling discount, too. 

Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays

Two Options Available:  

Option 1: The Crafting Hour

Time: 11a – 12p

Ages: 18 months – 5 years old

Fee: $10/child 

Option 2: Crafting Afterschool Playdate

Time: 2:45p – 4:45p (late pick up option is available until 5:45p)

Ages: 3 yo – 9 years old

Fee: $40/child; $420/14 week semester

Location for both classes: 165 William Street, 8th floor

FiDi Families Insiders: Pre-registration is required before arrival. Pick up is available from PS397 and PS343.

To register, call 212-732-5182 or email info@thecraftykids.com. For more information, please click here

Special Mention: The Crafty Kids also hosts birthday parties and makes custom designed craft kit party favors.

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The Crafting Hour!

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The Crafting Hour! Join The Crafty Kids for The Crafting Hour! The Crafting Hour provides craft activity in a weekly theme such as spring, nature, transportation, and more! Open on school holidays too! Spend quality time with your child while making long lasting mementos of your time together. All craft projects are original designs by The Crafty Kids. Advanced registration requested but not required!

Date: Tuesday, February 17th [Read more…]

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Celebrate Your Snow Day Tomorrow With The Crafty Kids!

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Celebrate Your Snow Day Tomorrow With The Crafty Kids!

 

ALL CLASSES/DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE CONTACT THE BUSINESS DIRECTLY FOR HOURS/RATES. 

 

Celebrate Your Snow Day  with The Crafty Kids! Don’t spend your day cooped up inside with your children! The Crafty Kids will host two sessions of a Snow Day Camp! Come enjoy a day full of Traditional Crafting with a Modern Edge! Must register in advance. 

Date: Tuesday, January 27th  [Read more…]

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Fridays with FiDi Families!

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FRIDAY, August 1st @10AM

Baby and Wee: Interactive class with finger painting, playdough, music, and more for all ages! GoGo squeeZ for all participants, too! 

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Fridays with FiDi Families!

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The South Street Seaport Presents Fridays with FiDi Families: Free Family Friendly Activities for Kids of All Ages, Every Friday in July and August

The South Street Seaport is teaming up with FiDi Families to bring Fridays with FiDi Families. As part of the South Street Seaport’s SEE/CHANGE 2014 summer programming, Fridays with FiDi Families invites children of all ages to join musicians, teachers, storytellers and more for a free series of Friday fun.Throughout this Friday event series, children and parents will also be treated to a complimentary GoGo SqueeZ a delicious all-natural 100% fruit squeezable applesauce.

 

FRI. 7/11 @ 10AM

Music for Aardvarks: Interactive musician and sing-along for all ages.

AmazeBooth: Photo booth with props.

 

FRI. 7/18 @ 10AM

CityMANI: Manis for children and their moms. For ages 2 years and older.

Music Beans: Music sing-a-long party led by professional musicians with interactive activities and games. Singers will use shakers, scarves and parachutes and provide costumes for children to wear. For ages 3 years and older.

 

FRI. 7/25 @10AM

Creative Play For Kids: Music class with singing, instruments, puppets, and more for infants to 3 years old.

 

FRI. 8/1 @ 10AM

Baby & Wee™ Class: Interactive session for you and your little one (zero to age 3). Sharing with parents how to work with their infants and toddlers to develop their cognitive, social and emotional skills before they start school; using a progressive approach. This will not be your ordinary Mommy & Me class.

 

FRI. 8/8 @ 10AM

Jam with Jamie: Children’s entertainer, actress, and musician providing upbeat and interactive musical entertainment for ages 0-7 years old.

 

FRI. 8/15 @ 10AM

Language Beans: Story and live performances by two Chinese fairies, who will perform the Chinese Ribbon Dance. For ages 3 years and older.

CityMANI: Manis for children and their Moms for ages 2 years and older.

 

FRI. 8/22 @ 10AM

The Crafty Kids: Children will craft summer reading bookmarks. For ages 2 years and older.

 

FRI. 8/29 @ 10AM

Music Beans: Music sing-a-long party led by professional musicians with interactive activities and games. Singers will use shakers, scarves and parachutes and provide costumes for children to wear. For ages 3 years and older.

 

What: Fridays with FiDi Families!

Who: FiDi Families in collaboration with the South Street Seaport

When: Every Friday from July 11-August 29 at 10:00am

Where: The South Street Seaport. FRONT/ROW lawn located at Fulton and Front Street

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