Bay Ridge Area Kids Events Roundup: Nov 9 - 15

11/8/2019

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