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Making Family Memories

What Can I Do With My Children After School and On The Weekend?

Compiled by Lori Feldstein-Gardner, Librarian

Updated on a regular basis

Acts of Kindness

  • We created this resource page in 2020 in response to the Covid-19 crisis. As the needs and opportunities for service from a distance evolve, we will continue to curate and grow this list of big-hearted, family-friendly service ideas and kindness activities.

A Noticing Practice to Connect with your Kids

  • Click here four four steps to help you better connect with your children.

Bedtime Stories from Brooklyn Public Library

  • Free stories and poems are now just a phone call away! Seven days a week, BPL librarians from across the borough are recording both a poem and a bedtime story for you to enjoy. Call 718.230.2283.

Brooklyn Public Library Virtual Programs for Kids: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/list?age%5B0%5D=10046

  • All BPL programs are free and open to everyone

Cool Culture: http://coolculture.org/

  • Helps families access 90 of New York City’s cultural institutions for free

Librarian-Led Play Recipes from Brooklyn Public Library: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPTI9FDWu6jihClVCcpw2bXfXr5AN-qED

  • Free, virtual hands-on arts and science activities for little kids

Macaroni Kids Manhattan East Side Events Calendar: https://nyceast.macaronikid.com/

  • Offers a calendar of activities across the East Side for children of all ages
  • Links to other areas of Manhattan and Westchester

Mommy Poppins: Things To Do With Kids: https://mommypoppins.com/

  • Can search by region, age, or area
  • Includes parenting articles

New York Metro Parents Calendar of Things To Do: http://www.nymetroparents.com/calendarmain.cfm

  • Can search by neighborhood, age group, cost (including free), or category

*New York Public Library Programs for Kids: http://kids.nypl.org/programs

  • All NYPL programs are free and open to everyone