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from April 20, 2018 to December 30, 2018
in Best for Kids (x) category
Saturday, April 21, 2018
38th Annual Spring Double Dutch Tournament
at Sorrentino Recreation Center, Queens 
9:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks for a free Double Dutch Tournament! Participants are welcome to register as a team or unattached for this competition. Divisions include novice, intermediate…
Category: Best for Kids, Sports
Free!
Kids
Family Art Project: Earth Day Gratitude Garden
at Wave Hill House (in Wave Hill), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Sculpt a miniature garden using oil clay in bright colors. Then share what you are thankful for on a paper flag, and plant it in our outdoor, communal “gratitude garden.”
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Nature, Art, Best for Kids, Earth Day & Arbor Day
Kids
It's Electric: Hydro Power Family Workshop
at Kingsland Homestead (in Margaret I. Carman Green - Weeping Beech), Queens
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Trace the history of power from colonial times to the present, and build models powered by air and water pressure.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, History, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
Earth Day Herb Gardening for Children
at Labyrinth Farm (in The Battery), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Bring your children to the Battery Urban Farm Labyrinth for a special Earth Day herb planting activity and a self-guided scavenger hunt for the whole family.
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Earth Day & Arbor Day
Free!
Kids
Farmhouse Family Day and Tree Giveaway
at Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum (in Fidler-Wyckoff House Park), Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Pick up a free tree then get your hand dirty in our Black Walnut Ink Workshop! We’ll crush, boil, and turn black walnuts into ink!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Nature, Art, History, Best for Kids, Tours, Earth Day & Arbor Day
Free!
Kids
Earth Day at St. James Park
at St. James Recreation Center (in St. James Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Help St. James Recreation Center and Friends of St. James Park take care of our park and playground. Activities and service include: recycling projects, gardening, tree care and clean up.
Category: Education, Nature, Best for Kids, Earth Day & Arbor Day, It's My Park
Free!
Event
Immigrants: The Roots of Innovation
at Conference House Park Visitor Center (in Conference House Park), Staten Island , H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
This exhibit highlights important pioneers in these fields so people today can understand how our ancestors started making the world “smaller” by learning how to travel vast oceans.
Category: Education, History, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
Cherry Blossom Festival
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan, Field 62 - 63 (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Celebrate the spring season and Japanese culture at our free festival at Randall's Island Park!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Festivals, Games, Best for Kids, Cherry Blossom Festivals
Free!
Event
Tulip Time at Queens Botanical Garden
at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
12:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Celebrate spring with a visit to QBG during the peak of tulip season and see over 20,000 bulbs!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Best for Kids, Tours
Event
Spring Watercolor Workshop II: Spring Bulb Flowers
at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
In this seasonal series of classes, learn the basic techniques of painting with watercolors with artist Chemin Hsiao. This class will go out into the garden and use tulips and other…
Category: Education, Nature, Art, Best for Kids
Kids
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