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- ~ Feb 19: Enter to win our $280 value jackpot GIVEAWAY for kids!
- Feb 5 - March 16: UPK4 Applications for children born in 2016 (more info and apply here)
- Feb 5 - April 24: UPK3 Applications for children born in 2017 (more info and apply here, only available in Districts 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 27, 29, 31, and 32 i.e. not in Bay Ridge, but anyone can apply no matter where you live)
- (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
Plan ahead for your children's care during Mid Winter Recess (Feb 17 - 21, 2020), here are some options on our radar:
- Bay Ridge Theatre Camp (337 74th St): Feb 17-21 (open house Sat Feb 15); ages 4-16, $235.
- Urban Steam Lab "Animal Planet" Camp (7912 5th Ave): Feb 17 - 21, K-5th graders, 8am-3pm, $100/day or $480/5 days, extended care til 6pm available
- Aviator (3159 Flatbush Ave): 9am-5pm $80/day or 8am-6pm $100/day, 10% off if registering all 5 days, 15% off 2nd child
- Park Slope Day Camp (339 8th St), Pre-K and up.
- Kings Bay Y, Feb 18 - 21, ages 4.5 - 13 years, 8am - 5:30pm, $75/day, $15/day til 6:30pm, $15/day early drop off at 7:30am, $25/day for early/late combo (i.e. 7:30am-6:30pm)
- Kids Crafts Event ($5) @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 10 - 11
- FREE - Toy Time @ Bay Ridge Library @ 10 - 12
- Project K!D V-Day Craft Workshop @ 51 35th Street @ 11 - 1
- FREE - Saturday Storytime @ Dyker Library @ 12:30 - 1
- FREE - Chess Workshop for Children @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 12:30 - 2:30
- FREE - Rock and Roll Playhouse: Music of Bob Marley & More for Kids @ 274 36th St (Courtyard 5-6) @ 1 - 2
- Mindfulness & Stress Management for Students @ Omn Vibe Yoga @ 1 - 2
- FREE - Chess at 3 @ 268 36th Street @ 1 - 5 (on the hour)
- FREE - Wishful Fish (Museum of Chinese America Craft Time) @ Bay Ridge Library @ 2 - 3
- Smishie Graphic Novel Book Release & Signing @ BookMark Shoppe @ 2 - 4:30
- FREE - Saturday Storytime @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 3 - 3:30
- Teen Valentine's Party ($10) @ St. Mary's @ 7 - 10
- Drop-In Karate Class for Kids & Adults ($10) @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 9:30 - 11
- FREE - Sunset Park Kids Cinema Club: Toy Story 4 @ 268 36th St @ 10:30 - 1
- Ari Safari: Live Animal Show @ IC's Yurt Courtyard 1/2 @ 2 - 4
- Dr. Alex & Friends Singalong ($10) @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 10 - 11
- FREE - Toy Time @ Bay Ridge Library @ 10 - 12
- Tic Toc Spanish @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 11 - 12
- FREE - Karaoke for Kids @ Bay Ridge Library @ 4 - 5
- FREE - Toy Time @ Bay Ridge Library @ 10 - 12
- FREE - Teen Tech Time @ Dyker Library @ 2:30 - 4
- BYOBaby Play Date ($5) @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 3:30 - 5
- FREE - Chess Workshop @ Bay Ridge Library @ 4 - 5
- FREE - DIY for Teens: Friendship Day Slime! @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
- Alt Side Parking Suspended (Lincoln's Birthday)
- Lavender Blues ($20) @ Dimensions on Stage @ 10 - 10:45
- FREE - Toy Time @ Bay Ridge Library @ 10 - 12
- FREE - Toddler Time @ Dyker Library @ 10:15 & 11:15
- FREE - Babies and Books @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 10:30 - 11
- FREE - Toddler Time @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 11:30 - 12
- FREE - Teen Lounge @ Dyker Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
- FREE - Build with LEGO @ Bay Ridge Library @ 3 - 4
- FREE - MakerBot DIY @ Bay Ridge Library @ 4 - 5
- Mandarin Music Class (ages 0-4 years; today starts the 5-week long class, $95, taught in Mandarin, includes music, stories & art) @ 10 - 10:50 @ Evamarie Violin Studio
- Zumbini @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 11 - 12
- FREE - Babies & Books @ Dyker Library @ 1:15 - 2
- FREE - Teen Tech Time @ Dyker Library @ 2:30 - 4
- FREE - Teen Tech Time @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 3:30 - 4:30
- FREE - Dungeons and Dragons @ Bay Ridge Library @ 4 - 5
- Drop-In Karate Class for Kids & Adults ($10) @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 6 - 7
- Happy Valentine's Day!!
- FREE - Toy Time @ Bay Ridge Library @ 10 - 12
- FREE - Kids Create: Valentine's Day Craft @ Dyker Library @ 3 - 4
- FREE - Tot Shabbat @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 5:30 - 6:30