Before I dive into the events, I want to share a great deal that just came our way and is expiring at the end of the month.  Thanks to a designation from NYC's own tourism and marketing company as the "Culture Spot"  for February, the newly refurbished Musuem of the Moving Image is offering a 2 for 1 admission through the end of the month.  To get the deal you need to have a coupon that can be obtained at any Official NYC Information Centers/Kiosks (Midtown, Times Square, Harlem, Chinatown and City Hall)  or online. The offer is only good through February -- so hurry!

All Weekend:
Family Screening and Workshop: Build a Speedy Vehicle –Brooklyn Heights
Watch the classic and hysterical silent film, Speedy, where the hero tries to save the last horse drawn trolley in the increasingly motorized city where it was filmed, NYC of course!  Then join in on a crafts workshop where kids can make their own horse drawn trolley or a new fangled elevated train. FREE with museum admission
 

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Penny Jones & Co. Puppet Show – Greenwich Village
Kids will delight in this charming puppet show presented using a bag for a stage while telling traditional fairy tales: The Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Billy Goats Gruff.  FREE

George Washington’s Birthday – Washington Heights
Where better than to celebrate the birthday of our country's first president than a tour of Manhattan’s oldest home, once the battle headquarters for George Washington back when he was just a General. Join in on a scavenger hunt in the mansion, make some birthday crafts, get decked in some period costumes and even meet the man of the hour. FREE with museum admission

Medieval Arts Children’s Workshop – Upper West Side
Kids can learn some seriously old school crafts at this two hour workshop. Expect limestone carving, weaving, gargoyle designing and other medieval arts.  $6 for adult/child pair.

Six Bears and a Clown Film Screening –Upper East Side
A Czechoslovakian, cira 1972, slapstick comedy about 6 circus bears that create chaos whereever they go especially when they visit their clown friend at his new job.  In Czechoslovakian with English subtitles.  Best for kids over age 8.  FREE

City Stories: Family Workshop -Upper East Side
Celebrate African American History Month with a special multi-media presentation of the award winning children’s books, Alvin Ailey; Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down and Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra by Andrea Davis Pinkney.  Stick around for book signing after, and while at the museum stop by the inspiring exhibit: Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing: How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment. FREE with museum admission.

Polygraph Lounge – Long Island City
Mark Stewart and Rob Schwimmer, lifelong musicians and instrument makers bring their comedic hijinks and acclaimed tunes to the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center as part of the CarnegieKids neighborhood series.  Expect to see them perform using unique instruments of their own design as well as a didgeridoo, a theremin, a melodica, a grand piano, a tin whistle and a piece of pipe. FREE

What's in the Park After Dark – Queens
Watch for nocturnal animal wildlife on a guided post sundown walk in Fort Totten Park.  FREE  

Trash Factory – Battery Park
Find out how architects recycle old factory buildings by making them new again and creating alternative functions for the buildings.  Kids can then make their own “trash factory” out of recycled materials.  Best for ages 5 years and older.  $5

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Owl Watch – Central Park
Look for owls and other raptors from the highest point in the park – the patio at Belvedere Castle. Bring your binoculars to get the best view. FREE

Puppet State Theatre: The Man Who Planted Trees--Flushing
Travel back in time to 1910 Provence in this captivating multi-sensory puppet production based on the Jean Giono's short story of the same name.  Don’t just watch as a shepherd and his dog transform a barren wasteland into a beautiful forest but feel, smell and hear it, too. For ages 8 and up. $12 for adults and $8 for children

Mad Scientists - Owl Pellet Dissections –Douglaston
If your kids have never pawed through an owl pellet they don’t know what they are missing!  Coughed up hairbally things show what the owls have been eating – look for tiny bones and other neat things.  For kids aged 8-12 years.  $19


Outside NYC:

Out in suburban Setauket, Long Island, the real working, Benner’s Farm, will be showing guests how make yummy maple goodness. The whole maple sugaring process will be covered: tapping, collecting and boiling it down.  $6 for adults and $5 for kids.

More maple sugar fun in Chatham, NJ where you can watch sugaring demos, and join in on wagon rides, guided walks, games, crafts at the Maple Sugar Festival of Great Swamp. $4 per person.

Don’t forget there is a lot more fun in the Mommy Poppins Events Calendar.

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