Things to Do in Lower Manhattan

Things to do in Lower Manhattan

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Back to School Celebration with The Creative Kitchen

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Back to School Celebration with The Creative Kitchen

 

Ready or Not…school starts in a few weeks if it hasn’t started already! What better way to transition to a schedule and lunch with friends, than a celebration encouraging healthy snack and eating habits. Join us as we celebrate with “Back to School”, with the Creative Kitchen. The delicious day will include family-friendly entertainment, music, and activities – and feature samples from brands showcasing back-to-school foods and snacks. Families can spend the day enjoying some of Lakeside’s outdoor activities, such as pedal-boating, roller skating, and family-sized bike adventures. Kids can cool off in the park’s splash pad, a state of the art water playground. This fun event is out of the neighborhood, but just a quick subway ride away. 

Date: Saturday, August 18th

Time: 10am – 3pm

Location: 171 East Drive, Brooklyn (LeFrak Center at Lakeside at Prospect Park)

Age(s): All ages welcome

Cost: Free

For more information visit their website HERE

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Learn to Bike Workshop for Kids 2018

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Learn to Bike Workshop for Kids 2018

FiDi Families is hosting a Learn to Bike workshop for kids with the team from Bike New York, along with the Old Seaport Alliance. This is a perfect event for kids to learn how to ride a bike and ditch the training wheels. They usually get the hang of it right away but if not parents can leave with an easy-low stress technique that will have their kids riding independently in no time!

Date: Sunday, May 20th

Time: 1p – 3p

Location: Peck Slip Park 

Ages: 5 – 13 yo

Fee: The workshop is free and open to the public, but RSVP is mandatory. 

FiDi Families Insiders: All riders must be accompanied by an adult. A waiver will be provided on site, required for each rider. A bike and a helmet are mandatory. 

Visit the event website for details and registration HERE

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Holiday Storytelling at Westfield

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Holiday Storytelling at Westfield

 

The team at Westfield is pulling out all the stops this holiday season. Stop by this indoor shopping destination, this weekend and visit the new Westfield Holiday Market. With over a dozen vendors on site, you are sure to find a great gift for friends and family. On Saturday, families are invited to enjoy festive stories and holiday favorites from the Oculus stage. Complimentary snacks will be provided. 

Date: Saturday, December 16th

Time: 1 pm – 6:00 pm

Location: 185 Greenwich Street at Westfield – Oculus

Cost: Free

Age(s): All ages welcome

For more information, please visit their website HERE 

 
 
 
 
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One More Bite Family Food Festival

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One More Bite Family Food Festival

Calling all families who love food, like to cook, want to learn how to cook and love family events AND love to explore other neighborhoods! 

The festival turns trying new healthy foods into a fun game for kids. With each new bite and activity that teaches kids how good food is made, they get their passbook stamped. Once it’s full, they get to pick out treats from the Peapod truck parked outside.

At The Green Building in Gowanus you’ll get samples and goodies from Peapod, Sir Kensington’s, the “World’s Best” Mac and Cheese from Beecher’s Handmade Cheese, Bear Pond Farms, Happy Family, GoodPop, Wonder+Well, Tuckrbox, Trois Petits Cochons, Gotham Greens and more.

 

One More Bite Family Food Festival

 

FiDi Families Insiders: Kids are free with code kiddos when you purchase an adult ticket in advance: $5 now, $10 at the door.) Every ticket, including kids attending for free, gets you an entry to win one of several $50 gift cards to Peapod that we’ll be giving out at check-in! 

Date: Sunday Oct 22nd 

Time: 10:30am  – 2:30pm 

Cost: $5/adult (kids free if you enter KIDDOS at checkout) and $10 at the door

Location: 452 Union St (The Green Building) in Brooklyn

To learn more and to purchase tickets, visit the ticket site HERE

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Home Depot Kids DIY Workshop – Back to School!

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Home Depot Kids DIY Workshop - Back to School!

Did you know that Home Depot offers free workshops for kids of all ages? The Manhattan location in the Flatiron District hosts the monthly series, on the 1st Saturday of every month. Though the location is not in Lower Manhattan, it is worth sharing, since its always a fun and worthwhile trip out of the hood. 

Join their hands-on Kids Workshop and you and your child can build a handy pencil case just in time for back to school. Once the pencil box is built, your child can decorate it with paint and stickers.

FiDi Families Insiders: Participants keep their craft, receive a certificate of achievement, a Home Depot workshop apron, and a commemorative pin (while supplies last).

Date: Saturday, September 2nd

Time: 9a – 12p

Location: 40 West 23rd Street (Home Depot)

Ages: All

Fee: Free but RSVP suggested

To register and for more information visit their website HERE

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Toddler Music with Irka Mateo

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Toddler Music with Irka Mateo

 

Drop in with your toddlers and learn about Taino culture through stories, song, movement and hands-on activities. Mateo is a singer-songwriter and educator and her classes are a hit with little ones. This event is first come, first served.

Program is free of charge. Space is limited. Registration required.

Registration for each program opens at noon on the Monday before.

There are two sessions available!

Date: Wednesday’s all Summer  [Read more…]

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Dutch Wonderland – Family Destinations to visit this Summer!

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Last week, public schools in New York City, celebrated the last day of school! Our FiDi Families Sales Director, celebrated her son’s milestone, as he moves into 1st grade, with a fun, family road trip to Dutch Wonderland. Read her review of their trip and take advantage of a FiDi promo, too. 
 
Dutch Wonderland
We celebrated the LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! To celebrate my son’s successful completion of Kindergarten, we hopped in the car and began our roadtrip to Lancaster, Pennsylvania to visit Dutch Wonderland. 
 
Dutch Wonderland is the perfect amusement park for families with small kids. My son is 5 1/2 and he was able to go on all of the 30+ “Just for Kids” rides on his own. There definitely is a feeling of independence to be able to hop on and off the amusements without an adult in tow. His favorites were the Wonder Whip which went around in circle on a track and sped up as it made the turns, Sunoco Turnpike, where he got to drive a vintage style car and the Leapin’ Frogs hopping up and down to all heights in a frog- themed ride. 
 
 
In addition, there are a handful of family rides and we had a blast on the Double Splash Flume (hint – you get wet if you sit in the back!) which climbed up a steep hill and then dropped down with quite some speed into the water. We took a ride on the monorail to get a tour of the entire park and ofcourse, what’s a theme park without a roller coaster! 
 
Duke’s Lagoon, the Water Park section of Dutch Wonderland offers a great break in the middle of a hot afternoon to cool off, go down a water slide and dodge one of the tipping buckets. 
 
 
This was a really fun way to enjoy the first day of summer! 
FiDi Families Insiders: Save $4 off your tickets by visiting the FiDi Families link HERE

Promo Code: FidiFamiliesSBlog17

Location: 2249 Lincoln Highway East. Lancaster, PA 17602
Phone: 1-866-FUNatDW (1-866-386-2839)
 

FTC Disclosure: FiDi Families received complimentary passes to Dutch Wonderland but all opinions are our own.

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