The folks at McNally Jackson Books are recycling wood from recent storms to build holiday tabletop trees. On Saturday, kids can trim trees with photos, birds, leaves, bugs, buttons and beads. Kids can tailor their trees to suit the season: stars, dreidels, bells,...
This Sunday, the Ukrainian Museum is offering a workshop on motanka-doll making. Motanka dolls are traditional Ukrainian dolls made of scraps of cloth with colorful ribbon and thread. No sewing ability is required. Recommended for children ages 5 to...
Take the kids to see Outer Child and Six Stories Told this Saturday at The Living Room. The show, from 3 to 5 p.m., features music for and with young children. The band's founder, Emilie Cardinaux, lives in the...
Kids and cartoon-loving adults should head to Dixon Place on Saturday for a cartoon slide show. The show, starting at 2 p.m., features stories, gags and audience participation, with contributions from cartoonists, children's book artists and contributors to Nickelodeon...
This weekend get the kids thinking ahead to spring. Help the Lower East Side Ecology Center plant daffodil bulbs to get East River Park ready for next spring. Tools and gloves will be provided, but bring a snack and water. You...
Saturday, Oct. 22 from noon until 3 p.m., spectators will gather in Tompkins Square Park to watch dogs on parade. All proceeds from the 21st annual Halloween Dog Parade will go to the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation...
Saturdays and Sundays in October, Atlantic Theater Company is presenting The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs. The big bad wolf is put on trial for his alleged crimes against swine, and the audience gets to play jury....
On Saturday at 1pm, local students will perform "Students on Strike" as part of the HOWL Festival. The musical tells the story of a group of Virginia students who walked out of their segregated high school to protest the...
The Children's Museum of the Arts is moving to its new, larger, but farther-from-the-LES digs on October 1. This Sunday, from 12-5, take the kids to the old space at 182 Lafayette (between Grand and Broome) for a Goodbye/Hello Party with...
This Sunday, the 14th Street Y's annual open house will include free concerts and activities centered around educating the community on green living. Activities include: music from a solar-powered DJ, recycled art gallery exhibit, repurposed arts & crafts projects...
