Bay Ridge Area Kids Events Roundup: December 20 - 26

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 20 - 26, 2018!

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Attention last minute shoppers, this one is for you!! Some unique (and traditional) ideas for men, women, and children!

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Don't forget to check out our 1st ever HOLIDAY GUIDE to Bay Ridge and Beyond, highlighting local Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year's Events, ice skating spots, Santa photo opps, Holiday Markets, and more - here in Brooklyn and throughout the 5 boroughs! Local stuff is also being included in our weekly roundups, but stuff further away in Manhattan, Staten Island and beyond is only over in our Holiday Guide.

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ONGOING:​

• NYC Public Schools closed for winter break (Dec 24 - Jan 1, classes resume Jan 2)
• ​FREE / Ongoing: Dyker Heights Christmas Lights - spectacularly decorated houses (83rd - 86th St, 11th - 13th Ave); most up after Thanksgiving through New Year, dusk til 9 PM
• Toy Donation: Toys 4 Kids donations through Reaching-Out Community Services
• Toy Donation: at Bohemian Rose for NY Presby Children's Hospital - thru 12/18
• Toy & Winter Coats/Accessories Donation: @ BRJC thru 12/31
• Kindergarten Application open for 2019-2020 for children born in 2014 (deadline January 14)

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20:

• Mommy & Me with Miss Darlene - Christmas Party @ Play Days & Parties @ 9:30 - 11:30
• FREE - Teen Tech Time @ Dyker Library @ 3 - 4
• FREE - Kids Create @ Bay Ridge Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - Chess Workshop @ Sunset Park Library @ 4 - 5
  
• Drop-In Karate Class for Kids & Adults @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 6 - 7​

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21:

• FREE - Cantonese Storytime @ McKinley Park Library @ 10:30 - 11:30
• FREE - Around the World Through Folk Tales @ Bay Ridge Library @ 11:30 - 12:30
• FREE - The Dyker Singers Christmas Concert @ Dyker Library @ 3 - 4
• FREE - Makerbot DIY @ Bay Ridge Library @ 3 - 4
• FREE - Knitting @ Sunset Park Library @ 3 - 5
• FREE - Library Lab @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 4:30
• FREE - Teen Tech Time @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - Game On! @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
• ​FREE - Tot Shabbat @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 5:30 - 6:30
  
• Parents Night Out Drop-off: "Grinch Stole Christmas" @ Bounce U @ 5:30 - 8

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22:

• FREE - Winter Session Learn to Swim Lottery Registration opens (ends 12/29)
• FREE - Saturday Storytime @ McKinley Park Library @ 10 - 10:30
• FREE - Saturday Storytime! @ Sunset Park Library @ 10:30 - 11
• FREE - Saturday Storytime @ Bay Ridge Library @ 11 - 11:30
• FREE - WonderSpark Puppets @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 11 - 12
• FREE - Photos with Santa (1st come 1st served) @ Art Fun Studio @ 11 - 3
• FREE - Holiday Family Movie Time: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! @ McKinley Park Library @ 12 - 2
• "Mistletoe Rudolph" Little Brushes @ Pinot's Palette @ 12 - 2
• FREE - Family DJ Dance Party - Salsa Sounds for Kids @ 274 36th St @ 12:30​​​
• Roll-A-Rama Family Skate @ Industry City @ 1 - 4
• FREE - Saturday Storytime @ Dyker Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• FREE - Little Scientists @ Sunset Park Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• FREE - Build with Lego and Duplo @ Sunset Park Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• FREE - Saturday Storytime: Cantonese Storytime @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 3 - 4
• FREE - Vendor & Craft Holiday Fair @ Redeemer St. John's Lutheran Church @ 12 - 7 (Santa pix @ 5 - 7)
• Parents Survival Night Drop-Off "Glow in the Dark" @ The Little Gym @ 5 - 8

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23:

• Drop-In Karate Class for Kids & Adults @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 9:30 - 11​​
• FREE - Horse & Carriage Ride with Santa @ Skinflints @ 1 -  4

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 24:

• NYC Public Schools closed for winter break (Dec 24 - Jan 1)

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25:

• MERRY CHRISTMAS!! (Alternate Side Parking Suspended)
• NYC Public Schools closed for winter break (Dec 24 - Jan 1)
• (ON BREAK til 12/26) - Open Play BRBM Special @ Play Days & Parties
• (ON BREAK til JAN 8) - BYOBaby Play Date @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26:

• NYC Public Schools closed for winter break (Dec 24 - Jan 1)
• (ON BREAK til JAN 5) Lavender Blues @ Dimensions on Stage
• FREE - Story Craft @ Sunset Park Library @ 10:30 - 11:30
• FREE - La Hora Mágica de los Pequeños @ Sunset Park Library @ 1:30 - 2:30
• FREE - Library Lab: Roller Coaster Challenge! @ McKinley Park Library @ 3 - 4