Bay Ridge Area Kids Events Roundup: December 6 - 12

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 6 - 12, 2018!

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​Don't miss 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!

ONGOING:​

• Register for (free) December 7th Tree Lighting & Holiday Market at Fort Hamilton Army Base​
• 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)

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6:

• Mommy & Me with Miss Darlene @ Play Days & Parties @ 9:30 - 11:30
  
• FREE - Babies & Books @ Dyker Library @ 1:15 - 2
• Holiday Mini Photoshoot ($75 for 5 digitals) @ Fairytale Island @ 3 - 7
• FREE - Chess Workshop @ Sunset Park Library @ 4 - 5
• Drop-In Karate Class for Kids & Adults @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 6 - 7​
• Dinner (and pix, songs, & readalongs) with Santa @ South Brooklyn Foundry @ 6:30 - 8:30

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7:

• FREE - Cantonese Storytime @ McKinley Park Library @ 10:30 - 11:30
• FREE - Around the World Through Folk Tales @ Bay Ridge Library @ 11:30 - 12:30
• Holiday Mini Photoshoot ($75 for 5 digitals) @ Fairytale Island @ 3 - 7
• FREE - Kids Create @ Dyker Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - Game On! Wii & PS4 @ Bay Ridge Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - Teen Tech Time @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - Game On! @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - Holiday Market & Tree Lighting Spectacular (pre-reg required) @ Fort Hamilton Army Base @ 4 - 9
• Parents Night Out Dropoff: "Rufus" @ Bounce U @ 5:30 - 8
• 6th Annual Kids Gingerbread Party @ The Art Room @ 6 - 8
• Christmas Story Screening & Tree Lighting @ Brooklyn Firefly @ 6 - 8
• Mamma Mia @ Fort Hamilton Army Base Theater @ 8

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8:

• Pancakes with Santa (Kids $25, Adults $20; pre-reg by 11/30) @ St. Anselm ​@ 9 - 12
• FREE - Saturday Storytime @ McKinley Park Library @ 10 - 10:30
• Breakfast with Santa @ Redeemer Saint John @ 10 - 12
• FREE - Saturday Storytime! @ Sunset Park Library @ 10:30 - 11
• FREE - Saturday Storytime @ Bay Ridge Library @ 11 - 11:30
• FREE -  Winter Wonderland & Santa Pix @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 11 - 4:30​
• FREE - St. Anselm Christmas Fair ​@ 11 AM - 5 PM (Santa Pix @ 2 - 4)​
• FREE - Holiday Family Movie Time: Home Alone 2 @ McKinley Park Library @ 12 - 2
• FREE - Trolley Rides with Santa @ 5th Ave from 65th - 85th Streets @ 12 - 4
• FREE - Family DJ Dance Party - Music of Kiss for Kids @ 274 36th St @ 12:30​​
• 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 - Sing n Sway n Schmooze on Shabbat @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 4 - 5:15
• FREE - 5th Ave BID Tree Lighting @ 7428 5th Ave @ 4:15
• FREE - St. Patrick's Christmas Tree Lighting & Nativity Blessing @ after 5 PM mass​
• Mamma Mia @ Fort Hamilton Army Base Theater @ 8

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9:​

• Drop-In Karate Class for Kids & Adults @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 9:30 - 11​
• Gingerbread Lane ​(DIY Gingerbread Kit $20, Gingerbread Man $10; pre-reg by 11/30) @ St. Anselm @ 10 - 12
• FREE - Winter Wonderland & Santa Pix @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 11 - 4:30
• FREE - St. Anselm Christmas Fair ​@ 11 - 5 (Santa Pix @ 2 - 4)
• Bowl with the Grinch @ Fort Hamilton Base @ 12 - 3​
• Kids Brunch with Santa @ Brooklyn Firefly @ 12 - 3
• 6th Annual Kids Gingerbread Party @ The Art Room @ 1 - 3
• Paint & Pix with Santa @ Pinot's Palette @ 1 - 3​
• Holiday Rock Painting Party (with appearance by Santa) @ Irish Haven @ 2
• Mamma Mia @ Fort Hamilton Army Base Theater @ 2
• Childrens Choir of Bay Ridge Winter Concert @ Lutheran Church of the Good Shephard @ 3
• Christmas Concert @ St Patrick Church @ 3 - 4:30
• Chanukah Party @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 3 - 5
• The Nutcracker by Bay Ridge Ballet @ Holy Angels @ 4 - 5

MONDAY, DECEMBER 10:

• FREE - Discovery Table @ McKinley Park Library @ 10 - 11
• FREE - First Five Years Kids Create @ McKinley Park Library @ 11 - 12
• FREE - Book Adventures: Poles Apart @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 4:30
• FREE - Chess Club @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - Tree Lighting @ Owls Head Park @ 7 PM

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11:

• FREE - StoryPlay @ Bay Ridge Library @ 10 & 11
• FREE - Read and Play @ Sunset Park Library @ 1 - 1:45
• FREE - DIY Tuesdays @ Dyker Library @ 3 - 4
• BYOBaby Play Date @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 3:30 - 5​​​
• FREE - Piano Storytellers Trial Lesson @ 3:45 - 4:25
• FREE - Piano Storytellers Trial Lesson @ 4:45 - 5:25
• FREE - DIY for teens @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - After School Stories @ Sunset Park Library @ 4:30 - 5:30
• Santa Comes to at UNO @ Uno's @ 5 - 7 PM

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12:

• Lavender Blues @ Dimensions on Stage @ 10 - 10:40​​​​
• FREE - Toy Time @ Bay Ridge Library @ 10 - 12
• FREE - Toddler Time @ Dyker Library @ 10:15 & 11:15
• FREE - La Hora Mágica de los Pequeños @ Sunset Park Library @ 1:30 - 2:30
• FREE - Movies @ the Library: How the Grinch Stole Christmas @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 5:30
• Winter Concert @ Fort Hamilton High @ 7 - 9:30