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Saturday March 29, 2025

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Hidden Creatures

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

11 am – 2 pm

The Rock and Roll Playhouse Concert at Grand Central Terminal

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Family
Free

Grand Central TerminalNew York City

2 – 3 pm

Saturday Storycrafts

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Family
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

Sunday March 30

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Hidden Creatures

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

Thursday April 3

4 pm

Kids Crafternoon: Beaded Art

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Edenwald LibraryBronx

4 – 5 pm

Science Everywhere

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free

Hunters Point LibraryLong Island City

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6 – 7 pm

Disney’s Moana JR

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community
Family

John J Pershing Middle SchoolBrooklyn

Friday April 4

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6 – 7 pm

Disney’s Moana JR

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community
Family

John J Pershing Middle SchoolBrooklyn

Saturday April 5

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9:30 am – 1 pm

CFCA Spring Neighborhood Beautification Day

Ages: 3 and up
Environment
Family
Free

Flatbush Latin GrillBrooklyn

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Blooming Tie Dyes

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10:30 am – noon

KoKo NYC Makers Workshop

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free

6 River TerraceBattery Park City

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Brooklyn Creates

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Attractions
Family

Empire StoresBrooklyn

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11 am – noon

Family First Saturdays | Exhibition Tour and Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

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11 am – noon

Rolie Polie Guacamole

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

Jalopy TheatreBrooklyn

12:30 – 1:30 pm

FREE Trial Class at WonderBlossom Learning Studio

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Classes
Family

132-28 41st AvenueFlushing

12:30 – 1:30 pm

Free Trial Art Class for Kids

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

WonderBlossom Learning StudioFlushing

Moana pershing BKpaper

1 – 2 pm

Disney’s Moana JR

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community
Family

John J Pershing Middle SchoolBrooklyn

Sunday April 6

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Blooming Tie Dyes

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Brooklyn Creates

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Attractions
Family

Empire StoresBrooklyn

Tuesday April 8

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2:30 – 4:30 pm

After School Art Explorers: Drop-In Programs

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Family
Free

Church of the IncarnationManhattan

Saturday April 12

9 am – 5 pm

The East Midtown Easter Egg Hunt 2025

Ages: 3 – 8
Community
Easter
Family

All Around East MidtownEast Midtown

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Flora and Fauna Mosaics

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

11 am – 2 pm

Senator Roxanne Persaud’s SD-19 Easter Egg Hunt

Ages: 3 – 12
Caribbean
Easter
Family

Canarsie ParkBrooklyn

1 – 3 pm

Eggstravaganza Concert & Egg Hunt

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Community
Family

Shore Road ParkBrooklyn

2 – 4 pm

Mushroom Walk with New York Mycological Society

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free

Staten Island MuseumStaten Island

Sunday April 13

FSS NYPL

All day

Story Time with NYPL

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

The Whitney Museum of American ArtChelsea

Familiares FSS

All day

Recorridos Familiares

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
En Español
Family

The Whitney Museum of American ArtChelsea

9 am – 5 pm

The East Midtown Easter Egg Hunt 2025

Ages: 3 – 8
Community
Easter
Family

All Around East MidtownEast Midtown

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Flora and Fauna Mosaics

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

Monday April 14

9 am – 5 pm

The East Midtown Easter Egg Hunt 2025

Ages: 3 – 8
Community
Easter
Family

All Around East MidtownEast Midtown

1 – 2 pm

Kids Week: All About Fungus

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

4 – 5 pm

Haitian Folkloric Dance for Kids

Ages: 5 – 8
Caribbean
Classes
Family

flatbush libraryBrooklyn

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