A Child Grows Event Picks

Don't forget the BBG annual plant sale. I go to this every year and find unusual plantings, great rose specimens and helpful advice.  It really is worth it. The plant sale takes place on May 7th (9am-7pm) and May 8th (9am-12pm). Member-only preview is on May 6th. (4:30-8pm)

Thursday, May 8th Boing Boing is having a Babywearing Workshop at their new location on 7th Ave and 16th Street in Park Slope. Doula Megan Davidson will have about 25 carriers for you to try or bring your own that you need help with.  $15 per family for the workshop on Thursday, May 8th at 12 pm. 
http://brooklyn-doula.com. Here is a photo of me trying out one of Megan's carriers

Bright Ideas Is having a “Chocolate Treats and Truffles Making Workshop” so that children can make yummy treats for their moms for Mother’s day. Bright Ideas is in Bay Ridge. Stop by for some serious stirring on Wed, May 7th at 4pm, Thurs May 8th at 4 pm and Sat May 10th at 4 pm. Cost $7.00 per child or $10.00 for 2 children.
Call for reservation 718 701 2634
Bright Ideas is at 249 86th Street, Bay Ridge.

On Saturday, May 10th from 12-3pm maternity store, Bump Brooklyn is teaming up with Ricks Picks Pickles and Blue Marble Ice Cream to celebrate Mothers Day. They will be accepting donations for the ice cream and contributing a portion of the weekend sales to The Children's Brain Tumor Foundation.

I am picking this event because I love Socrates Sculpture Park. The grass might be a little scruffy there,, but it is a great place for exploring and learning.  SSP is hosting their First Annual LIC Bike Parade this Saturday, May 10, 2008. I love the idea of the kids putting together cool "readymades" using found materials and their own bikes. Kids can also repair their bikes with help. The day kicks-off with several hands-on workshops and activities at the Park including bike decorating with artists from Socrates Sculpture Park, Freestyle Arts Association, Materials for the Arts, and the Noguchi Museum; bike repair consultations with Recycle-A-Bicycle; riding safety tips and helmet fitting with Bike New York and Transportation Alternatives. Immediately following the workshops, participants will parade their bikes around the Park in a colorful procession with Hungry March Band and performers from Circus Amok, City Reliquary and the Civic Riders Bicycle Club, that will continue down Vernon Boulevard and finish at Queensbridge Park where participants will be welcomed with bicycle themed music presented by Friends of Queensbridge Park. Here is the jist of the event: The parade is from 3:00 PM - 4:00PM. Registration 11:30 AM and Workshops 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM. Free / Rain or Shine! All workshops are free and supplies will be provided. Participants are required to bring their own bicycles. The workshops will last approximately three hours and will be held - rain or shine -in the education area at Socrates Sculpture Park.
www.socratessculpturepark.org

Bike New York is offering a free class to learn the basics of biking for new two-wheelers. You and your child can learn how to ride a two-wheeler in a safe setting and watch other kids try it out too.  Apparently this class doesn't teach the method of you running behind the bike and letting go..... Last year, more than 600 kids and their parents learned this method, and the program received the 2007 Best of Parks Best Partnership Award. Classes listed below are offered in association with City of New York Parks & Recreation. Bikes and helmets are required.
Pre-register at http://www.bikenewyork.org/education/classes/teach_child.html.
* Saturday, May 10, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., J. J. Byrne Park (Fourth Street and Fifth Avenue), Park Slope
* Saturday, May 17, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Crispus Attucks Park (Fulton Street and Classon Avenue), Bed-Stuy. While supplies last, DOT staff will distribute free NYC bike helmets. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to receive a helmet.
* Saturday, May 24, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Carroll Park (Court and Smith Streets), Carroll Gardens

The Paddlewheeler Festival is this Saturday May 10th from 10am to 1pm. I'm not sure why it is so named, but it sounds like a fun event. They will have live entertainment, games, arts & crafts, face-painting, a raffle, ice-cream, climbing aboard fire-engines, singing and dancing and food. It is fundraiser the Robert Fulton School: PS 8 at 37 Hicks Street 11201.

There will be the Prospect Park Craft Fair this Saturday, May 10th. A couple of my favorite vendors will be there: Maggie's Threads and Greenjeans, to find out who else will be there, check this link: http://www.geocities.com/parkcraft. The craft fair benefits PS 154 of Windsor Terrace. Besides crafts there will be music from 12-3 pm (I think Randy Kaplan will be performing) and also kids activities.The fair takes place at Bartel Pritchard Square @ the 15th Street Entrance. (PPW and 15th St. adjacent to the 15th St. F Train)---Steps from the Harmony Playground (9th Street Playground).  10:00 am - 5:00 pm RAIN or SHINE

Does your child have AD/HD? ADAPT will be conducting an AD/HD Parent Support Group for Women on Sunday, May 11, 8:00 PM at Yeshiva Mikdash Shlomo H.S. 1532 East 10th Brooklyn, NY 11230. Whether your child is in preschool, elementary school or high-school, newly diagnosed or receiving treatment this is a support group for everyone. ADAPT coordinates the Brooklyn-Area chapter of CHADD, a national organization providing education, advocacy, and support for AD/HD. (718) 228-8939

Mamlu's is celebrating Mother's Day on Sunday, May 11th with free mimosas and a make-a-mini-mobile. Call 718.486.6312 to rsvp ($35). mmmmmm....mimosas!
Mamalu
http://mamalu.us/
232 North 12th Street (btw. Roebling and Driggs Ave)
Brooklyn, NY 11211
718-486-6312

 

Vaccinating Your Child: A Workshop for Parents and Practitioners with Dr. Palevsky onThursday, May 15 6:30-9:00 pm. With all the recent discussion, debate, and questions around vaccinations, this workshop is aimed at helping parents better undersand the issues so that they can feel confidant about their decisions.  Dr. Palevsky is a board certified pediatrician who received his medical degree from the NYU School of Medicine in 1987. He completed a three year pediatric residency in 1990 at the Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC, and a one year fellowship at Bellevue Hospital-NYU School of Medicine in the pediatric outpatient department and emergency room. For more information about Dr. Palevsky, please visit: www.HolisticChildHealth.com. REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Where: The Everyday Athlete- 136 Union Street (btwn Hicks and Columbia)

Get prepared for the 4th Annual Williamsburg Kite Festival next weekend on Saturday, May 17th. Get those kites out and polished! This is a full day of kite flying, crafts and games. Live music too: The Hungry March Band, I.S. 318 Marching Band, Bubble do Beatles, Audra Rox, Lulu and the Amazing Jeske, Greenpoint Shotokan Karate and Metro Dance.  There will also be a "neighborhood cafe" and a kite hospital for your injured flyer. Saturday, May 17th, 2008, 12 – 5 pm McCarren Park, Bedford Avenue & N 12 Street, Brooklyn, 11211 Rain date: Sunday, June 8th, 2008, 12 - 5 pm

Do you need to add some books to your library? Specifically french ones? Then this is the book fair for you.  On Saturday, May 17 from 10am-5 pm, go to the Language and Laugher Studio at 139 Nevins St (corner of Bergen) for the Children's French Book Fair. 718-852-2965

BIG Movies for Little Kids is showing  Hoppity Goes To Town from 1941. This is an old-timey animated feature.  This film series is every other Monday for kids at Cobble Hill Cinemas. The next one is: Monday, May 19th at 4pm
Ages: 2-7 (all kids welcome)
Location: Cobble Hill Cinemas, 265 Court Street @ Butler
Subway: F train to Bergen St.
Cost: $6.50/pp (for all walking humans)
For more info: http://bigmoviesforlittlekids.blogspot.com or 718.596.4995
As always, special guests, giveaways, and fun surprises!

The author of City Baby Brooklyn is holding a workshop for Expectant Parents. She will talk about what you may need, how to find parents groups and other tips.  The cost is $25 for Expectant Mom only. $40 per couple. Sign up at least a week in advance to alison@brooklynbaby.com. The talk will be on May 21st from 7-8:30pm at Families First on 250 Baltic Street (between Court & Clinton)
www.FamiliesFirstBrooklyn.org