Bay Ridge Area Kids Events Roundup: Nov 9 - 15

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 November 9 - 15, 2019!

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ONGOING:

• BUY TICKETS NOW for our Ba(b)y Ridge MamaCon, Sunday, November 17 @ 11AM - 2PM, "From Bumps to Babies in Bay Ridge", the first event of its kind here in Bay Ridge! Expert panelists, great vendors, amazing giveaways, and new mama friends! Get 50% off tickets with code "halfoff"
• ~ Nov 12: Request for Gifted & Talented Testing (children born in 2012-2015) by November 12 here (learn more here, note dates are from last year but info is the same)
• ~ Nov 15: Grandma's Love Thanksgiving Food Drive
• Sponsor a Family - Operation Gobbler Giving
• Sign up as a Bay Ridge Cares' Thanksgiving Dinner Volunteer (children welcome)
• ~Nov 23, Saturdays 8am-3pm: ​Bay Ridge Greenmarket @ Walgreen's Parking Lot (9408 3rd Ave)
• ~Nov 24, Sundays 9am-4pm: Bensonhurst Greenmarket @ Milestone Park (18th Ave, 81-82nd St)
• ~Dec 5 - Register for Fort Hamilton Holiday Market & Tree Lighting (free, on Dec 6)
• (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 Ideas

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9:

• FREE - Saturday Storytime @ McKinley Park Library @ 10 - 10:30
• Children's Origami @ 51 35th St @ 10 - 11 ($15)
• FREE - Saturday Storytime! @ Sunset Park @ 10:30 - 11
• FREE - Saturday Storytime @ Bay Ridge Library @ 11 - 11:45
• FREE - Ready, Set, Kindergarten! @ Sunset Park Library @ 11 - 12
• FREE - Ready, Set, Kindergarten! @ Dyker Library @ 11 - 12
• FREE - WonderSpark Puppets @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 11 - 12
• Open Lab: Tiny Scientists (ages 2-5) @ Urban STEAM Lab @ 11 - 1​
• Mobile Pet Adoption @ My Natural Pet @ 12 - 4
• FREE - Saturday Storytime @ Dyker Library @ 12:30 - 1
• ​​FREE - Family DJ Dance Party - Music of The Beatles for Kids @ IC Courtyard 5/6 @ 1 - 2
• FREE - Chess at 3 @ 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 - Magician in Residence @ 237 36th St @ 2 - 4
• FREE - Arabic Storytime @ Dyker Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• FREE - Build with Lego @ Sunset Park Library @ 3 - 4
• ​"Winter Sloth" Family Day Paint @ Pinot's Palette @ 4 - 6
• Open Lab (5+) @ Urban STEAM Lab @ 4:30 - 7

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10:

• Flea Market @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 9 - 4
• Drop-In Karate Class for Kids & Adults ($10) @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 9:30 - 11​​
• FREE - Fall Foliage Walk @ Owls Head Park @ 1 - 2:30
• FREE - Open House @ Beyond Dance @ 2 - 5 

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11:

• Veterans' Day! Alt Side Parking Suspended, Schools Closed, Free meals & drinks for veterans at select locations today!
• Day Camp @ Urban STEAM Lab @ 8 - 6
• Cancelled - Dr. Alex & Friends Singalong ($10) @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 10 - 11​
• FREE - WonderSpark Puppets @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 11 - 12

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12:

• FREE - Shore Road Park (97th St) Dog Run Visioning Session @ 7 - 10:30 
• FREE - StoryPlay 10am @ Bay Ridge Library @ 10 - 10:45
• ​​Lavender Blues ($10) @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 10:30​
• FREE - StoryPlay 11am @ Bay Ridge Library @ 11 - 11:45
• Open Lab: Tiny Scientists (ages 2-5) @ Urban STEAM Lab @ 12 - 2
• FREE - Read and Play @ Sunset Park Library @ 1 - 1:45
• FREE - Teen Time @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 4:30
• BYOBaby Play Date ($5) @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center) @ 3:30 - 5
• FREE - Chess Workshop with Juan Tica @ Bay Ridge Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - DIY for Teens @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - After School Stories @ Sunset Park Library @ 4:30 - 5:30

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13:

• ​Lavender Blues ($20) @ Dimensions on Stage @ 10 - 10:40​
• FREE - Toy Time @ Bay Ridge Library @ 10 - 12
• FREE - Babies and Books @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 10:30 - 11
• FREE - Babies and Books @ Sunset Park Library @ 10:30 - 11
• FREE - Puppet Show: Anansi the Spider @ Dyker Library @ 10:30 - 11:30
• FREE - Toddler Time @ Sunset Park Library @ 11:15 - 12
• FREE - Toddler Time  @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 11:30 - 12
• FREE - La Hora Mágica de los Pequeños  @ Sunset Park Library @ 1:30 - 2:30
• FREE - Teen Lounge @ Dyker Library @ 2:30 - 3:45
• FREE - Build with LEGO @ Bay Ridge Library @ 3 - 4
• FREE - Kids Create @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14:

• Mommy & Me with Miss Darlene @ Play Days & Parties @ 10 - 12​​
• FREE - Babies & Books @ Dyker Library @ 1:15 - 2
• FREE - Teen Tech Time @ Dyker Library @ 2:30 - 4
• FREE - Teen Tech Time @ McKinley Park Library @ 3:30 - 5
• FREE - Dungeons and Dragons @ Bay Ridge Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - Chess Workshop with Reinaldo Duran Trujillo @ Sunset Park Library @ 4 - 5
• Drop-In Karate Class for Kids & Adults ($10) @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 6 - 7

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15:

• FREE - 普通話故事時間 Mandarin Chinese Storytime @ Sunset Park Library @ 10:30 - 11:30
• FREE - StoryPlay 11am @ Bay Ridge Library @ 11 - 11:45
• FREE - First Five Years Kids Create @ McKinley Park Library @ 11 - 12
• FREE - Ready, Set, Kindergarten! @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 11 - 12
• FREE - Game On! @ Bay Ridge Library @ 3 - 4
• FREE - Kids Create @ Dyker Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - Game On! @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
• Parents Night Out Drop Off @ Bounce U @ 6 - 8:30
• Elf the Musical @ Fort Hamilton Army Base Theater @ 8