Community Corner
Grab and Go! Here Are Our Family Picks This Week
Our top local choices for the final few February days.
We've made it to the last weekend in February! And though the days of lounging in the park from dawn to dusk aren't quite here yet — and now that I think about it, lounging isn't exactly how I'd describe a day in the park with my toddler, anyway — at least there's some appealing, and free, ways to celebrate surviving the last couple of months.
What? Do you like free things? Do you care about the environment? Do you like your community? Is your apartment full of stuff you don't use? Well then, head on over to MS113 gym for a recycling and waste-prevention event sponsored by the not-for-profit Grow NYC. You can donate anything you're ready to part with, get some new stuff for free, interact with your community, and teach your kids the value of reusing and recycling, all in one afternoon!
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Where? M.S. 113 gymnasium, 300 Adelphi Street between DeKalb and Lafayette avenues
When? Saturday, February 26th from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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Ages? All ages
Cost? Free
What? A celebration of the titan of tetrameter tomes. Kids will be treated to an hour of Seuss stories and a chance to create their own “Seussical” creature to take home. Our friend Horton hears it'll be the Who's Who of Brooklyn Birthdays.
Where? Fort Greene Park Visitor Center (near the monument at the top of the park)
When? Sunday, Feb. 27 at 11:00 a.m.
Ages? 12 and under
Cost? Free
What? Carousel Children's Center celebrates its move from Fort Greene to Clinton Hill with a Scholastic Book Fair and Open House. Learn about Carousel's Early Childhood Program, or just peruse the sale's large selection of books for preschoolers.
Where? 150 Clermont Avenue at Myrtle Avenue
When? Saturday, Feb. 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 27 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Ages? All ages
Cost? Free
What? Family screening and workshop hosted by the Transit Museum. Watch the classic silent film and NYC trolley-race adventure, Speedy!, then move over to the museum workshop to make a fast-movin’ horse-drawn streetcar or elevated train to take home.
Where? Corner of Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street
When? Saturday, Feb. 26 and Sunday Feb. 27, Film at 12:30 p.m., workshop begins at 2:00 p.m.
Ages? All ages
Cost? Free with Museum Admission
What? Just down Atlantic Avenue in West Fort Greene (okay it's technically Brooklyn Heights, but a quick trip) one of the family-friendliest eateries in town hosts their weekly Bingo Night. Kids eat free, as long as Mommy or Daddy's eating, and they can win prizes, too. Or if you've played enough drag-queen bingo on the Lower East Side (before you had kids) to last a lifetime, they have foosball and board games, too!
Where? 81 Atlantic Avenue near Hicks Street
When? Sunday Feb. 20 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Ages? All Ages
Cost? Free to play as long as you're eating dinner there!
