Kids In Motion: Bloomingdale Playground

Piano in Bryant Park

Fri, Sep 18 · 12:30 PM

Bryant Park — Upper Terrace · Kips Bay

New York’s finest playing ragtime, stride, and jazz. Piano in Bryant Park takes place on the Upper Terrace, presented by NYC Parks with free admission.

Park Open Studio

Fri, Sep 18 · 1:00 PM

Washington Square Park — Northwest Corner Seating Area · Greenwich Village

Led by a local teaching artist, this drop-in class invites participants to explore creativity through hands-on artmaking under the shade of Scrabble Plaza’s trees.

Nourish Our Community

Fri, Sep 18 · 2:00 PM

Prophecy Garden · East New York

Come to Prophecy Garden where the garden group will provide fresh fruits and vegetables to the community and other giveaways.

Summer Sports Experience: Flag Football

Fri, Sep 18 · 2:00 PM

J. Hood Wright Park — Basketball Courts · Washington Heights

The Summer Sports Experience program engages children in active outdoor play. An NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC’s playgrounds.

Free Book Friday

Fri, Sep 18 · 3:00 PM

NYPL Bloomingdale Library · Manhattan Valley

Join us for a book swap for Library Open House Week this Friday. Do you have a gently used children’s book at home? You can leave one book a week too for another kid to swap with. You can also come and take a free book without leaving a book! Please note: If we run out of books, we may end the program early. Please be mindful and make sure to just take and/or leave one book! (We also don’t want the cart to be overfull!) 3PM, while supplies last

Puzzles & Play

Sat, Sep 19 · 10:00 AM

NYPL Bloomingdale Library · Manhattan Valley

Join us in the children's room for puzzles and different toys each week appropriate for preschool- through elementary-age. We might have board puzzles, floor puzzles, logic puzzles, or even a challenging 50 to 100 piece puzzle (once monthly in the study room)! We'll also get out dramatic play materials or building toys that will vary each week, like costumes, puppets, soft blocks, coloring, or LEGOs. Come on in and see what surprise we have this week from 10am until 2pm in the children's room. This is a drop-in program. No registration required.

Annual New York Steuben Parade

Sat, Sep 19 · 11:30 AM

Rella's Spielhaus · Manhattan Valley

Coding with SciXplorers

Sat, Sep 19 · 2:30 PM

NYPL Bloomingdale Library · Manhattan Valley

In Person Coding with SciXplorers. Learn the basics of coding using the website code.org. Guided instructions using coding languages like HTML, CSS, JavaScript & Python. We will connect coding with science projects in partnership with HYPOTHEkids. No coding experience is required. For ages 7 -14. Registration for 9/12 will open on 8/18. To register for further events, please check online a week before the program. Thank you!