Bay Ridge Area Kids Events Roundup: December 14 - 20

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 December 14 - 20, 2017! Don't forget to sign up for our e-newsletter and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to stay in the loop of all the local goings on!!

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ONGOING:​​​​

• Toy Drive @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center (new, unwrapped toys for any age) through Dec 15
• Bay Ridge Cares' Pajama Drive, through December 15
• Gingerbread House Classes for kids & adults @ Sugar Coated Bakery
• Parents of District 21 elementary or middle schoolers, apply for a Community & Citywide Education Council seat by Dec 20
• Register for Brunch with Santa at Aviator Sports (event on Dec 23 @ 9am)
• Apply to Kindergarten by January 12 (children born in 2013)

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14:
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• Mommy & Me Class & Open Play @ Play Days & Parties @ 10 - 12
• Babies & Books @ Dyker Library @ 1:15 - 2
• Mailbox Club @ Bay Ridge Library @ 3 - 4
• Teen Time: Dye + Milk= Magic @ Dyker Library @ 3:15 - 4:15
• T(w)een Book Club @ Bay Ridge Library @ 4 - 5
• Chess @ Sunset Park Library @ 4 - 5
• Teen Tech Time @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
  
• Homework Help @ Bay Ridge Library @ 4 - 6
• Family Gaming Night @ Sunset Park Library @ 5:30 - 7
• Drop-In Karate Class for Kids & Adults @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 6 - 7

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15:

• Christmas Fair (with Santa) @ Visitation Academy @ 9 - 3:30
• Chinese Storytime @ Bay Ridge Library @ 10:30 - 11:30
• Preschool Storytime @ Bay Ridge Library @ 11:30 - 12:30
• Homework Help @ Bay Ridge Library @ 2 - 6
• Game On! Wii & PS4 @ Bay Ridge Library @ 3:30 - 5
• Game On! @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 5
• Gingerbread Party @ The Art Room @ 6 - 8 (sold out)
• Parent's Night Out Drop-Off (The LEGO Batman Movie) @ Bounce U @ 6:30 - 9
• BrooklynOne Christmas Concert @ St. Phillip's @ 8 - 11

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16:

• Saturday Storytime @ McKinley Park Library @ 10 - 10:30
• Saturday Storytime @ Sunset Park Library @ 10:30 - 11
• Preschool Storytime @ buybuyBABY (Industry City) @ 11
• Saturday Stories @ Bay Ridge Library @ 11 - 12
• 5th Ave Holiday Shopping & Trolley with Santa @ 5th Ave between 65th - 85th Street @ 12 - 4
• Family DJ Dance Party: Music of Elton John @ Industry City (220 36th St, Courtyard 1/2) @ 12:30
• Gingerbread House Workshop @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 1 - 2
• Pictures with Santa Paws @ Vinny's Pet Shop @ 2 - 5
• Saturday Storytime @ Dyker Library @ 2:30 - 3:15
• Little Scientists: Science Kits for Toddlers and Preschoolers @ Sunset Park Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• Saturday Storytime: Arabic Storytime @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• Gingerbread House Workshop @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 4 - 5
• Parents' Survival Night Drop Off @ The Little Gym @ 5 - 8
• Bay Ridge Christmas Concert @ St. Pat's @ 8 - 11

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17:

• Brunch with Santa @ Aviator Sports @ 9 & 12 (both sold out)
• Drop-In Karate Class for Kids & Adults @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 9:30 - 11
• Breakfast with Santa @ IHOP of Coney Island @ 10
• ​Cookie Exchange @ Play Days & Parties @ 12 - 3
• Brunch With Santa @ Brooklyn Firefly @ 1 - 3
• Bay Ridge Ballet's The Nutcracker @ Our Lady of Angels @ 3:30 - 4:30
• Saint-Saëns’s Oratorio de Noël, Vivaldi's Winter & Gloria @ Union Church of Bay Ridge @ 4 - 5:30
• Hanukkah Party @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 4 - 6
• Triple Threat's Nutcracker @ Bishop Ford @ 4:30

MONDAY, DECEMBER 18:

• Miss Karen's Reading & Literacy Class @ Play Days & Parties @ 10 - 12
• Chinese Storytime @ Dyker Library @ 10:30 - 11:30
• Dr. Alex & Friends Holiday Singalong @ The Coop @ 11
• Homework Help @ Bay Ridge Library @ 2 - 6
• Christmas Arts & Crafts @ Mapleton Library @ 3 - 4
• Kids Create @ Dyker Library @ 3:30 - 4:30
• Kids Create @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 4:30
• Building w/ LEGO Mindstorm @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 4:30
• Chess Club @ Bay Ridge Library @ 3:30 - 5
• Chess @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
• A Very Merry Singalong @ Vesuvio @ 5:30 - 7:30

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19:

• ​Open Play BRBM Special @ Play Days & Parties @ 10:30 - 12:30
• Babies & Books @ Bay Ridge Library @ 10:30 & 11
• Build with Lego and Duplo @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 4:30
• BYOBaby Play Date @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 3:30 - 5:30
• Homework Help @ Bay Ridge Library @ 3:30 - 5:30
• Kids Create: Bay Ridge Rocks @ Bay Ridge Library @ 4 - 5
• DIY: Creative Hour @ Sunset Park Library @ 4 - 5
• DIY for teens @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
  
• After School Stories @ Sunset Park Library @ 4:30 - 5:30

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20:

• Lavender Blues @ Dimensions on Stage (7601 3rd Ave) @ 10 - 10:40
• Miss Karen's Science & Math Class @ Play Days & Parties @ 10 - 12
• Toddler Time @ Dyker Library @ 10:15 & 11:15
• Babies and Books @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 10:30 - 11
• Child & Parent Yoga @ Raine & Riley's @ 10:30 - 11:15
• Toddler Time @ Bay Ridge Library @ 10:30 & 11:15
• Toddler Time @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 11:30 - 12
• Kids Explore: LEGO Building @ Bay Ridge Library @ 3 - 4:30
• Homework Help @ Bay Ridge Library @ 3 - 7
• Teen Tech Time @ Dyker Library @ 3:15 - 4:15
• La Hora Mágica de los Pequeños @ Sunset Park Library @ 4 - 5
• Kids Create @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 -5 
  
• Zen Kid's Yoga Class @ Raine & Riley's @ 6:15 - 6:45
• The Nutcracker @ Fort Hamilton High @ 7 (tickets $10)