Public schools are closed from February 17-21, but there’s no shortage of fun activities to keep the kids entertained! Glide across the ice at a Brooklyn rink, plan a kid-friendly day at Industry City, celebrate Black History Month at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, try curling at the city’s highest sky deck, visit the stunning Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Garden, dive into a hands-on STEAM project at the Intrepid Museum, and so much more!
Plus, don’t miss our guides to the best drop-in indoor fun and school holiday day camps in Brooklyn!
Spend a day at Industry City
There’s so much happening at Industry City these days, from the winter ice rink to a new tech indoor playground to their newest addition, a huge climbing gym. With plenty of kid-friendly indoor activities, you can spend the whole day on campus!
- Hapik Climbing Gym | Located in Building 6, Hapik is 15,000 square, with 2 ropes courses and more than 150 routes across 50 climbing walls, going up to 24 feet in height. Best for ages 4 and up! Regular climbing passes are $34.90. They also have an interactive digital treasure hunt available at $39.90. For toddlers, there is a soft play area, with passes for $23.90.
- CREA Interactivity | CREA is Industry City’s first tech driven indoor playground where players navigate through interactive zones, conquering challenges and fostering creativity through movement. The “Crea Adventure” is a 60 minute experience, geared toward 5-12 year olds that combines technology with traditional play/games. Each step reveals new and captivating challenges as players run, jump, climb, crawl and dodge through our seven zones. Drop-ins are $35/class. Find out more here!
- Brooklyn Escape Room | Not only does Brooklyn Escape Room have escape rooms—you can also have a Nerf battle! They are open every day but Sunday, escape rooms are $50/player Monday-Friday, and $45/player for groups larger than 2. On weekends, there is a 4-person minimum and 15-person maximum. Nerf Battles are $20/30 minutes and $30/hour. Best for ages 8 and up! Read more about this escape room and others below!
- Think Talk Create Crafts | This family-run business offers crafting for all ages every weekend from 12-5pm for $45/hour, with projects like cookie decorating, slime making, canvas painting, fashion designing, butterfly wing making, and fairy wing making. Learn more about drop-in crafting and other programs here!
- Joy Gymnastics | Joy Gymnastics is offering a Mini Camp from February 12-21 for ages 4.5-12 years. Learn more here, and see all their programming on their website!
- Ice Rink | Hit the ice rink while you’re at Industry City! Open Thursdays and Fridays 4-8pm and weekends and holidays 11am-8pm. $10 on Thursdays, $16 on Fridays and weekends. Skates are $12 to rent, skate aids are $10, helmets are $5, and bag check is $5.
- Game Room | The Game Room at Industry City has an array of free-to-play vintage arcade games as well as ping pong, and table top gaming! They are open on weekends from 12-2:30pm and 3-5:30pm.
Enjoy the last of ice skating season
Winter will be over before you know it! Before the skating season ends, take advantage of seasonal ice rinks in Brooklyn and lower Manhattan.
- Brooklyn Children’s Museum ArtRink
Open through March 30, 2025 | $15 museum admission, plus $5 add-on ticket | Crown Heights
ArtRink is located on the Brooklyn Children’s Museum’s rooftop, and will be open through March 30, 2025. Families can glide around on this synthetic-ice rink special sock bootees. This new sock skating experience is perfect for families with young children, offering more control and cushioning than traditional ice skating – no special equipment or preparation needed! Open Wednesday through Friday, 2 pm – 5 pm, and all day Saturday and Sunday. - Ice Skating Lakeside at the LeFrak Center
Open through April 20, 2025 | $10.60 on weekdays, $15.25 on weekends | Prospect Park
Skate Lakeside at the LeFrak Center in Prospect Park! You can skate on the open air rink or on the covered rink. All skating session times can be found here. Skate rentals are $10.35, and guests are welcome to bring their own skates. Skate aids are also available for rent. - Domino Park Ice Rink
Open daily, 2-9pm on weekdays and 2-11pm on weekends | $18 on weekdays and $22 on weekends (For NY residents, $12 on weekdays and $16 on weekends, and half-price on Family Day Wednesdays) | Tickets here | Williamsburg
There’s still time to soak up the season at Domino Park’s first-ever Ice Rink! Open daily on the Williamsburg waterfront, this rink offers the perfect place to glide across the ice while taking in stunning views of the East River and Manhattan skyline. Learn more here! - Ice Skating at Industry City
Open Thursdays and Fridays 4-8pm and weekends and holidays 11am-8pm | $10 on Thursdays, $16 on Fridays and weekends | Sunset Park
The IC Ice Rink welcomes all to come for an iconic winter experience! Skates are $12 to rent, skate aids are $10, helmets are $5, and bag check is $5. The rink is uncovered and outside, so dress appropriately for an enjoyable and comfortable skate. Tickets grant you one hours of skating. Buy tickets here. - The Rink at Brookfield Place
Open Monday-Friday 2-9:15pm and weekends and holidays 9am-9:15pm | $15 on weekdays and $17 on weekends and holidays | Lower Manhattan
Enjoy right on the water at The Rink at Brookfield Place! Skate rentals are $5 on weekdays and $7 on weekends, and skate aids are $15 on weekdays and $20 on weekends. Book your time slot online in advance. You can also book private lessons and birthday parties! - Rooftop Ice Rink at Pier 17
Open Monday-Thursday 3-10pm, Fridays 12-11pm, Saturdays and holidays 10am-11pm, and Sundays, 10am-10pm | Tickets begin at $17 | Lower Manhattan
Skate the skyline on Pier 17’s rooftop ice rink, made of real ice. Book here! It’s all part of a collaboration with The Dead Rabbit’s “Joxer’s,” a winter sports bar experience with winter games, overlooking the city.
Break out of one of Brooklyn’s escape rooms
Brooklyn has several family-friendly escape rooms, best for tweens and teens. Put your heads together and work as a team in one of these fun, theatrical rooms!
- The Escape Game Brooklyn | City Point
The Escape Game features six unique games including Cosmic Crisis, their newest escape room, and Prison Break, their hardest game. Each family-friendly option includes multiple rooms and can hold up to 8 players. Content is designed for 13 and up because of reading and math, but all ages are welcome! Kids 4 and under can play for free. Kids 14 and below need a parent with them to play the game. Games are available Monday–Sunday, 8am-12am. Click here for more info! - Brooklyn Escape Room | Industry City
Brooklyn Escape Room at Industry city features four different escape rooms and a Nerf battle area. They are open Monday–Thursday with the first game at 11am and the last game at 9:40pm, and Friday & Saturday with the first game at 11am and the last game at 10:30pm. Escape Rooms for groups of 2 are $50/player Monday-Friday, and $45/player for groups larger than 2. On weekends, there is a 4-person minimum and 15-person maximum. Escape Rooms are best for ages 8 and up! Nerf Battles are $20/30 minutes and $30/hour. - Escape Rooms at Shipwrecked | Red Hook
Shipwrecked in Red Hook has indoor miniature golf, arcade games and immersive mini escape rooms. The mini golf course is $16.99 for ages 3-12 and $21.99 for ages 13+. Escape rooms start at $15.99. Arcade games are pay per game with rechargeable game cards. They also offer Sensory Nights now with sound effects off, lighting dimmed, and other sensory-friendly accommodations and amenities. Shipwrecked is open Thursday-Sunday, 11am-10pm. - MyssTic Escape Rooms | Park Slope
MyssTic Escape Rooms offer private and fully immersive experience for everyone of all ages, with no special skills required to have a great time. Kids and teens under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult. MyssTic has three rooms located at 794 Union Street: Montauk Project, Ghost Light, and the newest room, The Bird. Rooms start at $62.50/person for 60 minutes, and can accommodate 2-8 players. Learn more about each room and the MyssTic experience here!
Sign up for a teen volunteer project
The Service Collective has great opportunities for teens to roll up their sleeves and serve our community over winter break. Sign up for one of these fun projects, before they fill up!
- Make & Serve at a Soup Kitchen
Wednesday, February 19 | 9:45am-1:00pm | Ages 12+ | Sign up here | Brooklyn Heights & Park Slope
On a busy day, our local soup kitchen CHiPS at 200 4th Avenue feeds 200+ people for breakfast and 400+ people for lunch. Together we will make 200+ sandwiches and 100+ breakfast cups at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity in Brooklyn Heights. Then we will hop on the train and set up and serve during lunch service. - Compost Help at Red Hook Farms
Friday, February 21 | 9am-12pm | Ages 13+ | Sign up here | Red Hook
You will work alongside our staff to manage the compost turning and layering process at the Columbia Street Farm. Tasks may also include raking site maintenance and other farm duties. The farm work often includes moving objects around the site and working close to ground for extended periods of time.
Join a nature program in our local parks
During winter break, Prospect Park Alliance hosts daily nature programs, and the Urban Park Rangers offer Kids Week, with hands-on programs for ages 12 and under in various parks. Choose from one of these experiences in Brooklyn Bridge Park, Fort Greene Park, Prospect Park, or Sunset Park—or try them all!
- Mid-Winter Recess at Prospect Park
Monday, February 17–Friday, February 21 | 12-4pm
Join Prospect Park Alliance for nature education programs for Mid-Winter Recess at the Prospect Park Audubon Center, the first urban Audubon Center in the nation. There will be nature discovery stations, a chance to meet live animals, and a winter wilderness walk. - Kids Week: Natural Dyes in Sunset Park
Monday, February 17 | 12-1pm
Join the Urban Park rangers in using plant materials to make fabulous dyes! Bring a white cotton clothing item or get a handkerchief to tie-dye. - Kids Week: Nature Scavenger Hunt in Brooklyn Bridge Park
Tuesday, February 18 | 11am-12pm
Set sail through Brooklyn’s winter flora and fauna on a wild scavenger hunt! Follow the trail of urban wildlife and unique plants and trees, discover something new while having a blast! - Kids Week: Survival Skills for Kids in Fort Greene Park
Wednesday, February 19 | 12-1pm
Rangers will demonstrate how to properly start a fire without matches, and give kids a chance to try themselves. Rangers will also be teaching shelter building and will provide materials for children to practice. - Kids Week: Tree Tunes in Prospect Park
Thursday, February 20 | 11am-12pm
Join the Urban Park Rangers for a day of musical fun in Prospect Park. Learn about all the different ways our forest can sing and join our natural band! - Kids Week: Hibernation Staycation in Fort Greene Park
Friday, February 21 | 11am-12pm
Join the Urban Park Rangers at the Fort Greene Visitor Center for an afternoon by a nice warm fire. Check out some of the furs that keep our native animals warm in winter and learn all about hibernation. Blankets encouraged.
Check out a new indoor playground and arcade
There’s a new indoor playground and arcade, called Max Funland in Sunset Park. Older kids will love the arcade, and kids 3 and up can enjoy the ball pits and trampolines. Located at 3901 8th Avenue in Sunset Park, they are Monday through Friday 11:30am-9:30pm and weekends from 10:30am to 10pm. Admissions starts at $24.99/1.5 hours on weekdays, and $27.99/1.5 hours on weekends. There is dedicated parking for $6. The arcade features more than 100 games, plus claw machines and VR devices. There is also a 6D dynamic theatre!
See the Harlem Globetrotters at Barclays Center
See the legendary Harlem Globetrotters at Barclays Center as part of their 2025 World Tour! Tickets start at $51 for the show on Sunday, February 16 at 1pm. Kids of all ages will love the dunks, alley-oops, looooong shots, magic, history and laughs!
Join a family program at The Brooklyn Museum
Did you know the Brooklyn Museum has tours and classes for babies and kids? Join for one of these family-friendly programs at the museum.
- Stroller Tours: Towards Joy
Wednesday, February 19 | 10:00-11:15am | 0-24 months | Tickets are $32 (per family; 1 adult, 1 child) and include Museum general admission. Add another adult for $16. Member tickets are $28.
Enjoy an interactive, stroller-friendly tour of Toward Joy: New Frameworks for American Art, a transformative reinstallation of the American Art galleries. Designed for children up to 24 months old, this baby-friendly program features touchable objects, songs, exploration of artworks on view, and an opportunity to connect with other adults. - Weekend Art: Saturday Sketch Club
Saturday, February 22 | 1-4pm | Free with museum admission ($20/adult, free for youth 19 and under)
Draw inspiration from works in the Arts of Asia galleries. Then create your own sketches inspired by what you’ve seen!
Celebrate Black History Month at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum
Sunday, February 16–Saturday, February 22 | 10am-5pm | $15 admission for adults, $15 for grandparents, and FREE for children under 1 | Crown Heights
Join BCM for Black Future Festival, a week of reflection and future-forward fun inspired by the national celebration of Black History Month and the African Diaspora! We’re partnering with Kendra J. Bostock and STooPS to honor Black culture with incredible dance performances, powerful storytelling, dynamic workshops, and more! To see what’s happening each day, click here. Don’t forget, you can attend for FREE during Amazon Free Hours on Thursday, February 20 from 2-5pm!
For even more ways to celebrate Black History Month this February, check out our full roundup here!
Bring the family to Brooklyn Conservatory of Music for a Black History Month Singalong
Friday, February 21 | 4:00-4:45pm | Best for ages 2-6 | Suggested $8 donation | Park Slope
All families are invited to the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music for a Family Singalong and celebration of Black History Month. The sing-along will allow children to explore the influence of prominent Black musicians and civil rights leaders in American history through song, dance and video, highlighting the way Black artists have taken popular stories, songs, and even classroom concepts and creatively reimagined them. This afternoon will be an educational, multimedia and interactive experience that’s perfect for little kids ages 2-6 years old and their families.
For even more ways to celebrate Black History Month this February, check out our full roundup here!
See the annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival at Central Library
Saturday, February 22 | 1-2pm
Check out the 14th annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival—a yearly video contest in which kid filmmakers create weird short movies that tell the entire stories of Newbery award-winning books in about 90 seconds. The screening is hosted by children’s author James Kennedy (The Order of Odd-Fish) and Newbery Honor winner Rita Williams-Garcia (One Crazy Summer and more). The festival takes place at Central Library in Grand Army Plaza.
See marine life up close at the New York Aquarium
Visit the aquarium in Coney Island to see all your favorite marine life! The aquarium is open seven days a week from 10am to 5pm (park closes early at 4:30pm November-March). Check out the Touch Pool, where guests of all ages can meet local marine invertebrates, including crabs, marine snails and horseshoe crabs. The Touch Pool will be open during the school holiday (February 17-21)from 11:30am – 3:30pm (times changing seasonally), and is included with admission to New York Aquarium. Admission for children 3 and up start at $26, adult tickets start at $30. Or, come for free on Wednesday afternoon!
One last chance to celebrate Lunar New Year!
There’s one last Lunar New Year celebration to usher in the Year of the Snake! Hop across the river for the 27th Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade & Festival in Chinatown on Sunday, February 16. The parade will start at 1pm on Mott Street, but the festival & booths will be ongoing from 11:30am-3:30pm. It’s all free!
Cross your fingers for a sledding day!
Will Brooklyn get more snow in February?! Be prepared for any winter storms that come our way with our sledding guide, featuring hills in Fort Greene Park, Prospect Park, Brooklyn Bridge Park, and beyond.
Try curling at Edge NYC in Hudson Yards
Sky Chalet is a seasonal curling experience (January–March 2025) at Edge NYC in Hudson Yards, the city’s highest indoor/outdoor sky deck. Guests can rent their own private curling lane for 50 minutes and enjoy access to the skydeck as well as special cocktails for adults and winter treats. All ages are welcome, although kids under 10 may need assistance from an adult. Reservations are $99/up to 2 people, $199/up to 4 people, and $399/up to 8 people. Reserve in advance here. Food and drink packages are also available.
Score free admission to Luna Luna Forgotten Fantasy in Hudson Yards
Monday, February 17 | FREE for kids on Presidents’ Day! | $35+ per person all other days
Luna Luna is a fantastical fairground that fused an amusement park and an art museum, featuring rides, attractions and interactive installations by the 20th century’s most celebrated and innovative artists, Luna Luna features a ferris wheel by Jean-Michel Basquiat, a carousel by Keith Haring, a wave swinger by Kenny Scharf, a wedding chapel by André Heller, immersive pavilions by David Hockney, Salvador Dalí and Roy Lichtenstein, and more. Bring the kids for FREE on Monday, February 17 for Presidents’ Day!
Check out Kids Week at the Intrepid Museum
Visit the Intrepid Museum during Kids Week (February 15-22) and explore the world of STEAM through a range of activities! Explore engaging NASA displays and exhibits, witness captivating live animal shows, participate in hands-on workshops, enjoy performances by special guests and experience interactive demonstrations designed to educate and ignite curiosity. Each day is centered around a different theme; see the full schedule and learn more here! The museum is open daily (and holidays!) 10am-5pm. Tickets are $38/adult, $28/children ages 5-12 and free for children 4 and under!
See the dazzling Orchid Show at New York Botanical Garden
This year’s Orchid Show, Mexican Modernism opens on February 15. Visit during the exhibit’s first week to see the incredible display made from thousands of orchids. The Orchid Show is inspired by the bright, multicolored designs of Mexican modernist architect Luis Barragán. Learn more about the exhibition here! NYBG is open 10am-5pm, Tuesday to Sunday, and select Monday holidays. Tickets are $35/adult, $15/children 2-12 years old, and free for children under 2.
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Updated: February 10, 2025. Main Image: Hapik Climbing Gym at Industry City.
