BATTERY PARK CITY PARKS CONSERVANCY
2 South End Ave., 212-267-9700: Free weekly recreation, sports & art programs for kids, all activities through October 31 unless otherwise indicated, call for specific info for future programs:
PRESCHOOL
PLAY AS YOU PLEASE,
Tue., 3:30-5:30 p.m., Rockefeller park: Kids choose group games and our programming Leaders organize the fun & provide equipment.
PRESCHOOL ART,
Thu. 10:30 a.m.-noon, Rockefeller park: Simple art projects for very young artists. Dress for a mess!
PRESCHOOL FAMILY PLAY,
Sun., 2-4 p.m., Wagner Park: Join other families with toddlers for interactive play with imaginative toys.
PRESCHOOL PLAY.
Mon., Tue., Wed., 10 a.m.-noon, Wagner Park: Join other parents, caregivers and toddlers for interactive play with imaginative toys.
SOCCER,
Tue. Afternoons, Rockefeller Park: 4 year olds, 2:30-3:15 p.m.
KIDS
CHILDREN’S BASKETBALL,
Mon., 3:30-5:30 p.m., Rockefeller Park: Basketball with adjustable height hoops for kids of all sizes.
CHILDREN’S GARDENING,
Tue. 3:45-5 p.m., Rockefeller Park: Plant, tend & harvest. For children in 2nd-5th Grade. call 212-267-9700 to learn how to register.
SOCCER,
Tue. Afternoons, Rockefeller Park: 5-8 year olds, 3:30-4:15 p.m.; 9-12 year olds, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAYS IN THE PARK,
Wed., 3:30-5:30 p.m., West Thames Park: Join other kids for an afternoon of neighborhood games & art. For children 5 years & older.
TEENS
ART FOR TEENS,
Mon.-Tue., 4-5:30 p.m., Rockefeller Park: Develop your art skills with training and guidance of a professional educator. Material provided.
BACKGAMMON,
Mon., 3:30-5:30 p.m., Rockefeller Park: Backgammon after school with the guidance of an expert instructor.
CHESS LESSONS,
Mon., 3:45-6 p.m., Rockefeller Park: Expert instruction on the strategy of the game. Separate classes for beginners and advanced students, call 212-267-9700 to register.
GREEK AMERICAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY,
Aug. 9, 6:30-8 p.m., Esplanade Plaza: An Evening of Greek music & Dancing for all ages.
INLINE SKATING,
Fri.-Sun., variable times & locations: Call for information about these sessions with experiences skating instructors.
SUMMER ADVENTURES,
Mon.-Wed., 10 a.m.-2 p.m., through July 30, Rockefeller Park: Call 212-267-9700 to register for this fun program for young teens.
TAI CHI,
Thu., 4-5 p.m., Rockefeller Park, Fri., 8:30-9:30 a.m., Esplanade Plaza: Learn the ancient Chinese martial art with a master.
TEEN DRUMMING,
Tue., 4-5:30 p.m., Rockefeller Park: Join a drumming circle led by a master drummer. Improvise on African rhythms. Drums provided.
Battery Park
North End Ave., 212-945-4370: “Family Film Festival,” free children’s movies, Aug. 19-20-”Chicken Run,” & “Scooby Doo,” Aug. 26-27-”Jummy Neutron,” & “Dr. Doolittle 2,” call for more information & show times.
The Center for Book Arts
28 W. 27th St., 212-481-0295: Through Aug. 15-”Cultural Autobiography,” a weeklong, daytime intensive workshop in bookbinding for teens, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., call for information.
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF THE ARTS
182 Lafayette St., 274-0986: Wed. & Thur.–WEE Artist Drop-in Program, art, music and storytelling for children ages 10 mos. to 3-and-a-half years, 10-11:30 a.m., $13.
HUDSON RIVER FESTIVAL
various locations, 212-528-2733: Through August-Family Dancing on the Hudson, call now for information about free family dancing throughout the Summer months; Upcoming: Stories for all ages, call for information; Aug. 9-River Tales, 11 a.m., Rector Park, Battery Park City.
LOWER EAST SIDE TENEMENT MUSEUM
90 Orchard St., 431-0233: Sat. & Sun.–THE CONFINO FAMILY APARTMENT, the “living history” apartment of a Sephardic-Jewish family from Turkey who lived in the tenement in the early 1900s, tours at noon, 1, 2 & 3 p.m., ongoing.
MANHATTAN CHILDREN’S
THEATER
380 Broadway, 252-2840: call for current children’s shows.
MANHATTAN YOUTH
Various locations, 766-1104: MY Art Therapy, K-2nd Grade, Sat., 11 a.m.-noon, 3rd-5th Grade, 12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m. manhattanyouth.org.
NATIONAL MUSEUM
OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
One Bowling Green, 514-3730: Daily–Short films & videos for children, 11 a.m. & noon.
Pace University
1 Pace Plaza, 212-346-1244: Through August-Call about quality summer programs for kids & families at Pace University’s downtown campus.
SEA @ LOS KABAYITOS PUPPET & CHILDREN’S THEATER
107 Suffolk St., 2nd Fl., 212-260-4080: “El Mago De Oz (The Wizard of Oz),” a bilingual musical version of the now classic story, Aug. 16, 23 & 30, 5 p.m., $9-$11; call for current children’s shows.
SOUTH STREET
SEAPORT MUSEUM
Seaport Kids, Pier 16, Children’s Center, 212-748-8758: Through Aug. 23-Summer Yoga Class, classes for children ages 4-10, $5 per session, call for information.
