Queens' picturesque Astoria Park comes alive with the sights, sounds and aromas of the electrifying midway with exciting rides and games for all ages and classic carnival cuisine. Event admission is free. Ride tickets are $1.50 each, $30/20 tickets, or $60/50 tickets plus 1 free ride. (Rides take 2 or more tickets each.) Midway hours…
Looking for something to do with your 3-5 year old? Bring them to the farm for a fun morning of stories, crafts, animal and nature activities, and more! Pre-registration required with one ticket per child and caregiver.
Volunteer with the Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful! Team RIVER Volunteers regularly work in with the Natural Areas team twice a month taking care of and restoring our natural spaces on the island. With our Horticulture team, volunteers care for the many gardens and meadows on…
Music, movement, stories, play, and fun! A special program for our youngest visitors, held every Wednesday in Toddler Beach. Limited to 12 guests (plus 1 caregiver). Ages 6 months - 30 months Free with Museum admission, first come first served. Sign up at admission desk.
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Enjoy quality time in the garden with your child/children as we explore the Edible Garden and all that it has to offer. Help us weed and water, plant and harvest. We will prepare a simple snack with ingredients found in the garden. Space is limited. Appropriate for children ages 4 and up but all are…
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Baby yoga held in the Library's Meeting Room. Little ones ages 8-18 months are welcome!Baby Yoga! 📚Ages 8-18 monthsCertified educator Rosa Gonzalez will be leading us in baby yoga!Held in the Library Meeting Room (inside the library)Only kids need "tickets," not adultsProgram description: Let's get down on the mat! Our littlest scholars will practice early…
Join Miss Savannah at the Dorothy Henry Library on select days this summer for an hour of play and fun! For little ones ages 0 — 3 and any caregivers and family members. Toys will be out for tots to play with while adults get a chance to chat. Program Date and Time: Thursdays @…
Commonpoint Queens is proud to participate in the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD)’s Spring Into Health Fair! Join us Thursday, June 8 from 11am-2pm at PS/MS 200 for a community-based health fair with information on wellness, nutrition, workforce training, fitness, legal/financial services, and other programs at Commonpoint Queens and in our community.…
Mah Jongg is complex, compelling and fun! Do you know how to play? Would you like to learn? Players of all levels are invited to the Community Room at Sussex-Wantage to learn, play or even teach this complicated game. The most experienced players in the room facilitate the game and new faces are always welcome.…
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Creep on into the Louise Childs Library for all things Minecraft! Enjoy Minecraft themed crafts and relax while you play with your friends! Players will join a world hosted by the library. We will play in creative mode and there will be challenges available for players to build as well as opportunities for free builds.…
Cultivate creativity, curiosity, & settle into the restorative power of artmaking in the greenhouse and garden.
Join us as we explore the fairytale world of Prismeer and deal with the usurpers who have imprisoned the fairy queen! This is a continuation of our Wild Beyond the Witchlight game of Dungeons & Dragons. This group is currently full. For players, please continue to register each week so I know who to expect.…
Learn the Japanese art of paper folding with Aldo!* Different projects every month. Paper provided. All ages welcome! This month’s project: Summer fun! Registration begins May 25. *Aldo Putignano is a freelance artist, teacher and origami creator whose designs are featured annually on the American Museum of Natural History holiday tree.
Join senior teachers from the New York School of T’ai Chi Chuan for an introductory class on Randall’s Island! This will include a short demo followed by a class teaching some of the basic movements found in the Tai Chi form. This class will be easy to follow, enjoyable, and both energizing and relaxing! Tai…
In the early 1960s more than 7,000 families in New Jersey and Pennsylvania were forced to sell their homes or businesses to make way for a dam and reservoir that were never built. Award-winning journalist David Pierce tells the story of the families displaced by the ill-fated Tocks Island Dam Project, the squatters who illegally…
