Bay Ridge Area Kids Events Roundup: April 25 - May 1

Here's our roundup of the kids' activities and family-friendly events going on in the Greater Bay Ridge area of Brooklyn for the week of April 25 - May 1, 2019!

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ONGOING:

• G&T Scores are UP!! See them here and if applicable, apply by May 10
• Middle School offers are UP!! See them here!
• 2019-2020 NYC Public School Calendar is up - see it here
• ​NYC Public Schools Spring Break April 19 - 28
• Urban STEAM Lab Spring Break STEAM Camp, April 22 - 26 (9am-4pm, ages 8-11, $100/day)
• Spring Break Events at IKEA Brooklyn, April 22 - 26 (11am-12pm / 2-3pm daily)
• ​Play Days & Parties closed April 19 - May 16 (except Mommy & Me on 5/4)
• UPK offers coming in May... stay tuned!

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THURSDAY, APRIL 25:

• Alternate Side Parking Suspended (Holy Thursday, Orthodox)
• ​CANCELED TIL 5/4 - Mommy & Me with Miss Darlene @ Play Days & Parties
• Earth Day Play Group @ Union Church Play Group @ 10 - 12
• "Sly Guy" Little Brushes @ Pinot's Palette @ 12 - 2
• FREE - Babies & Books @ Dyker Library @ 1:15 - 2
• FREE - Kids Create: Dirt Cups! @ Sunset Park Library @ 2 - 3
• FREE - Kids Create: Poems are Sweet @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• FREE - Teen Tech Time @ Dyker Library @ 3 - 4
• FREE - Kids Create @ Bay Ridge Library @ 3 - 4
• FREE - Chess Workshop @ Sunset Park Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - Teen Tech Time @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
• Drop-In Karate Class for Kids & Adults @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 6 - 7

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FRIDAY, APRIL 26:

• Alternate Side Parking Suspended (Good Friday, Orthodox / Passover 7th Day)
• FREE - Little Stars Move @ Bay Ridge Library @ 10:30 - 11:30
• FREE - Mandarin Storytime @ McKinley Park Library @ 10:30 - 11:30
• "Happy Snails to You" Little Brushes @ Pinot's Palette @ 12 - 2
• FREE - Chess Club @ Dyker Library @ 2:30 - 4:30
• FREE - Teen Tech Time @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 5
• FREE - Kids Create @ Dyker Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - Game On! Board Games @ Bay Ridge Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - Game On! @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
• Parents Night Out Dropoff: Spirit Riding Free @ Bounce U @ 6 - 8:30

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SATURDAY, APRIL 27:

• Alternate Side Parking Suspended (Passover 8th Day)
• FREE - Independent Bookstore Day (comp mimosas & muffins, booksignings, etc) @ The BookMark Shoppe
• FREE - Science Storytime @ Urban STEAM Lab @ 10 - 10:30
• FREE - Saturday Storytime @ McKinley Park Library @ 10 - 10:30
• FREE - Kids Cinema Club: Spiderman Into the Spiderverse @ IC Bldg 1 (274 36th St) @ 10 - 1
• Citizen Grower Kids Workshop @ 253 36th St (IC) @ 10 - 1
• FREE - Saturday Storytime! @ Sunset Park Library @ 10:30 - 11
• FREE - Saturday Storytime @ Bay Ridge Library @ 11 - 12
• FREE - WonderSpark Puppet @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 11 - 12
• Open Lab: Tiny Scientists @ Urban STEAM Lab @ 11 - 1
• Book & Media Sale @ Bay Ridge Library @ 11 - 4
• ​FREE - Family DJ Dance Party - World Book Day feat. Motown for Kids @ 274 36th St @ 12:30​​​
• FREE - Celebrating Diversity Through Dance @ 4200 7th Ave @ 12:30 - 4:30
• FREE - Build with Duplo @ Sunset Park Library @ 1:30 - 2:30
• FREE - Little Scientists @ Sunset Park Library @ 1:30 - 2:30
• FREE - Coloring for kids @ Dyker Library @ 2:30 - 4:30
• FREE - Saturday Storytime @ Dyker Library @ 3 - 3:45
• FREE - Arabic Storytime @ Bay Ridge Library @ 3 - 4
• FREE - Build with Lego @ Sunset Park Library @ 3 - 4
• FREE - Saturday Storytime: Cantonese Storytime @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 3 - 4
• ​Open Lab (ages 5+) @ Urban STEAM Lab @ 4:30 - 7

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SUNDAY, APRIL 28:

• ​​Drop-In Karate Class for Kids & Adults @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 9:30 - 11​​​
• Infant Sleep & CPR Class @ St. Andrew Church of Bay Ridge @ 1:30 - 4:45
• Open Lab (ages 5+) @ Urban STEAM Lab @ 4:30 - 7

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Click to read more about Fontbonne's production of Hairspray, to see a sneak peak of their rehearsals, and to purchase tickets!!

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MONDAY, APRIL 29:

• FREE - DIscovery Table @ McKinley Park Library @ 10 - 11
• Dr. Alex & Friends Singalong @ Cocoa Grinder (9504 4th Ave) @ 11 - 11:45
• FREE - First Five Years Kids Create @ McKinley Park Library @ 11 - 12
  
• FREE - Teen Tech Time @ Dyker Library @ 3 - 4
• FREE - Kids Tech Time: Narrative Storytelling @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 4:30
• FREE - Kids Create: Bay Ridge Rocks @ Bay Ridge Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - Chess Master @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5

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TUESDAY, APRIL 30:

• ​CANCELLED - Open Play BRBM Special @ Play Days & Parties
• FREE - StoryPlay @ Bay Ridge Library @ 10 & 11
• Open Lab: Tiny Scientists @ Urban STEAM Lab @ 12 - 2
• FREE - Sofi’s Magical Adventure: A bilingual puppet show @ Sunset Park Library @ 1 - 2
• FREE - Chess Club @ Dyker Library @ 2:30 - 4:30
• FREE - DIY Tuesdays @ Dyker Library @ 3 - 4
• BYOBaby Play Date @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center​​​​​ @ 3:30 - 5
• FREE - DIY: Día de los Niños @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 5
• FREE - Chess for Kids @ Bay Ridge Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - Taking Care of You! Workshop for Teens @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 1:

• Lavender Blues @ Dimensions on Stage @ 10 - 10:40​​​​​
• FREE - Toy Time @ Bay Ridge Library @ 10 - 12
• FREE - Babies and Books @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 10:30 - 11
• FREE - coloring for kids @ Dyker Library @ 10:30 - 12:30
• FREE - Toddler Time @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 11:30 - 12
• FREE - La Hora Mágica de los Pequeños @ Sunset Park Library @ 1:30 - 2:30
• FREE - Pregnancy Pizza Party / Cord Blood Banking Q&A @ Vesuvio @ 6:30 - 8:30