Our annual Bklyn Block Party with 20+ free kids activities is back, another Greek god gets a graphic novel in Brooklyn, in-person story times are returning and more free activities in March.
Bklyn Indoor Block Party | City Point | March 5
City Point and Brooklyn Bridge Parents will bring the party inside for families with kids from 1 to 10 with free activities. Free fun activities including bouncy house, Lego building, arts & crafts, unicorn slime, live music, Pokemon trading and games, boat building, soccer games and a summer camp fair at City Point in Downtown Brooklyn at 445 Albee Square West on Saturday, March 5 from 11 am to 3 pm. Your kids should bring their Pokemon cards if they want to trade! Free RSVP link here.
Dionysos book launch | Industry City | March 5
The author of the uber-popular Olympians graphic novel series launches his latest comic DIONYSOS with fun-filled activities + drawing demos at Industry City’s bookstore POWERHOUSE. Perfect for kids and adults ages 8 and up. March 5 from 1 to 2 pm. Find out more here.
Story Time at the Center for Fiction | Downtown Brooklyn | Every Saturday
Every Saturday at 11:30am Story Time is being held at The Center for Fiction Bookstore, where each week they read from some of their favorite books for young people! Led by their booksellers, this is a free community event open to people of all ages but best suited for ages 2 to 6.
Family Workshop: Na’ye Perez | Downtown Brooklyn | March 12
Participants will take inspiration from What you Know Bout Love… by Na’ye Perez, currently on view in the hallway at BRIC House in Downtown Brooklyn. Together we will look closely at the work and share our thoughts on what we see and how we relate to the imagery. Then, participants will create their own richly textured, vibrant collages of our own communities using a variety of materials. Best for ages 5 to 12. Saturday, March 12 from 11 am to 2 pm. Find out more here.
Kiddie Korner Hamentashen baking | Brooklyn Heights | March 15
Purim Under The Archway | DUMBO | March 17
The Chabad of DUMBO is hosting a Purim carnival for the whole family on Thursday, March 17th from 4 to 6 pm in the Archway under the Manhattan Bridge. Arts & Crafts with Creatively Wild Art Studio, costume prices, Megillah reading, Purim foods and much more. RSVP here.
Purim Fest | Congregation B’nai Avraham & Chabad of Brooklyn Heights | 3/17
Purim@Senesh | Hannah Senesh Community Day School | 3/20
Join us as we explore and celebrate Purim from 10am-12pm— we encourage you to come in costume! Children ages 2-8 will enjoy the puppet show Esther Saves the Day with Wonderspark Puppets, followed by interactive singalongs, movement games, and puppet-and-Persian focused art activities, including Purim characters shadow puppetry, building cities with recycled materials, decorating noisemakers, and more! $5/person, located at Hannah Senesh Community Day School at 342 Smith Street. Register in advance at bit.ly/seneshpurim or feel free to drop-in. In collaboration with Be’chol Lashon, CBE Day Camps, JCH (Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst), PJ LIbrary, Sababa Beach Camps, and Sprout Brooklyn.
