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- Dec 21 - Jan 1: Winter break! Students return to school Jan 2
- Dec 22 - 30: Hanukkah
- Dec 26 - Jan 1: Kwanzaa
- ~ Jan 21: Kindergarten Applications Open for children born in 2015 - due January 21, more info and register here!
- (July 29 until further notice): Play Days and Playdates will be closed except for Thursday Mommy & Me while owner recovers from surgery.
- Family Friendly Day Trips & Weekend Getaway Idea
- Winter Solstice (shortest day of the year)
- FREE - Saturday Storytime @ McKinley Park Library @ 10 - 10:30
- Winter Fun with Yoga Classes for Kids @ Young Love NYC @ 10 - 10:45
- FREE - A Day with Santa & The Grinch @ 4906 5th Ave @ 10 - 12
- FREE - Saturday Storytime! @ Sunset Park Library @ 10:30 - 11
- Open Lab: Tiny Scientists (ages 2-5) @ Urban STEAM Lab @ 11 - 1
- FREE - Sunset Park Kids' Cinema: How the Grinch Stole Christmas @ 268 36th St (Factory Floor Bldg 1) @ 11 - 1
- FREE - Family Movie: The Grinch & Elf @ McKinley Park Library @ 11 - 3
- FREE - Kids Create: Writing @ Sunset Park Library @ 12 - 1
- Frozen II Painting Event & Photo with Santa @ Art Fun Studio @ 12 - 2
- "Rosy Red Nose" Little Brushes @ Pinot's Palette @ 12 - 2
- FREE - Buddy the Elf Visit @ 268 36th St @ 12 - 5
- FREE - Saturday Storytime @ Dyker Library @ 12:30 - 1
- FREE - Chess Workshop for Children @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 12:30 - 2:30
- FREE - Family DJ Dance Party - Rock and Roll for Kids Holiday Celebration @ 274 36th St (Courtyard 5-6) @ 1 - 2
- FREE - Chess at 3 Story Time @ 237 36th St @ 1 - 5
- FREE - Little Scientists @ Sunset Park Library @ 1:30 - 2:30
- FREE - Build with Duplo @ Sunset Park Library @ 1:30 - 2:30
- FREE - Holiday Acapella Performance @ 220 36th St @ 1:30 - 4:30
- FREE - Saturday Storytime @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 3 - 3:30
- FREE - Build with Lego @ Sunset Park Library @ 3 - 4
- "Huggable Tangled Moose" Little Brushes @ Pinot's Palette @ 4 - 6
- Open Lab (5+) @ Urban STEAM Lab @ 4:30 - 7
- Parents Survival Night Drop Off @ The Little Gym @ 5 - 8
- Making Reindeer Cake Pops @ AJ's Bakehouse @ 6:30 - 8 ($15)
- First Night of Hanukkah
- Drop-In Karate Class for Kids & Adults ($10) @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 9:30 - 11
- FREE - Sunset Park Kids' Cinema: The Muppet Christmas Carol @ 268 36th St (Factory Floor Bldg 1) @ 11 - 1
- FREE - Buddy the Elf Visit @ 268 36th St @ 12 - 5
- Breadberry Chanukah Celebration @ 268 36th St @ 1 - 3
- Hanukkah Party @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 2 - 5
- FREE - Toy Time @ Bay Ridge Library @ 10 - 12
- FREE - Family Movie @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 5:30
- Christmas Eve (no local events on our radar)
- Local restaurants open on Christmas Even & Christmas Day
- Merry Christmas (alternate side parking suspended), no local events on our radar
- Local restaurants open on Christmas Even & Christmas Day
- FREE - Escape the Nightmare Before Christmas (Session 1) @ Sunset Park Library @ 11 - 12
- FREE - Babies & Books @ Dyker Library @ 1:15 - 2
- FREE - Karaoke for Kids @ Bay Ridge Library @ 3 - 4
- FREE - Escape the Nightmare Before Christmas (Session 2) @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 4:30
- FREE - Dungeons and Dragons @ Bay Ridge Library @ 4 - 5
- FREE - Chess Workshop with Reinaldo Duran Trujillo @ Sunset Park Library @ 4 - 5
- "Snowman's Best Friend" Little Brushes @ Pinot's Palette @ 4 - 6
- Drop-In Karate Class for Kids & Adults ($10) @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 6 - 7
- FREE - StoryPlay @ Bay Ridge Library @ 11 - 11:45
- FREE - First Five Years Kids Create @ McKinley Park Library @ 11 - 12
- FREE - Teen Tech Time @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 5