Kids Yoga with Nicole - Namaste Yoga of Kensington
March 10, 2010 - Brooklyn

Beginners' yoga class for kids of all ages.

Getting Special Ed Services for the First TIme - Brooklyn Public Library: Central Library branch
March 10, 2010 - Brooklyn

Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc. presents a training session, hosted by Jean Mizutani, for families who need programs and services for children with disabilities.

After-School Book Club - Historic Richmond Town
March 10, 2010 - Staten Island

Students in grades 4-7 meet in the Historical Museum to read and discuss selected books covering major periods in history. The collections and historic buildings of Historic Richmond Town will enhance the readers' experience of the time periods discussed.

English Country Dancing - Historic Richmond Town
March 10, 2010 - Staten Island

Learn dances from the courts of England and Colonial America. Beginners welcome; no partners necessary. Held upstairs in the courthouse.

Movie and Play Time - Brooklyn Public Library: Carroll Gardens Library branch
March 10, 2010 - Brooklyn

Babies and toddlers can watch a short film and play with toys.

Tween Time - Brooklyn Public Library: Central Library branch
March 10, 2010 - Brooklyn

Hang out with your peers and enjoy books, games, and music.

T-Shirt Making with Susan Hale - Brooklyn Public Library: Greenpoint Library branch
March 10, 2010 - Brooklyn

Make your own stylish T-shirts using paints and stencils in this hands-on workshop.

Chess Workshop for Kids - Brooklyn Public Library: Flatbush Library branch
March 10, 2010 - Brooklyn

Learn to play chess from a professional.

New York International Children's Film Festival - Various Theatres Around the City
Through March 21, 2010 - Manhattan

The festival will present over 100 films from around the world with most making their US, east coast or world premieres. Plus, the festival will present opening and closing galas, filmmaker Q&As, workshops, panels, hands-on filmaking intensive workshops, a 50-year French animation retrospective, plus audience voting and an awards ceremony.

Private Picassos: Triangles, Squares and Circles, Oh My! - Still Hip
Through March 23, 2010 - Brooklyn

Young artists age 2-3 will explore shapes and color and strengthen their fine motor skills. By focusing on a specific color or theme each session, children will build their skills with drawing, collage, painting, and small-scale sculpture. Classes offered each Tuesday. Pre-registration required.

Private Picassos: Matisse, Monet and Me - Still Hip
Through March 23, 2010 - Brooklyn

Budding Picassos age 3-4 will get inspiration for their artwork by looking at the work of fine artists. Activities include Andy Goldsworthy-inspired nature sculptures, Kandinsky music painting, and Haring-inspired murals. Pre-registration required.

Kids' Yoga: 3-5 Year Olds - Bend & Bloom Yoga
Through March 23, 2010 - Brooklyn

Bend & Bloom’s imaginative yoga adventures and animated poses keep little yogis’ creativity and bodies flowing. Yoga sequences enhance children’s concentration skills, refine motor coordination, teach cooperative play, and sharpen listening skills. Classes run every Tuesday except February 16 due to NYC school recess.

Kids' Yoga: 5-7 Year Olds - Bend & Bloom Yoga
Through March 24, 2010 - Brooklyn

Integrates joyful yoga with creative self-expression using storytelling, music, and art. Yoga sequences develop strength, coordination, and body awareness and build self-confidence. Class takes place every Wednesday except February 17.

Young Rembrants Art Classes - Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA
Through March 24, 2010 - Brooklyn

Young Rembrandts is a comprehensive enrichment program that includes top-quality instructors, materials, and curriculum for little artists. Classes offered through March 24.

Kids' Yoga: 7-11 Year Olds - Bend & Bloom Yoga
Through March 25, 2010 - Brooklyn

This class takes Bend & Bloom’s signature fun-filled yoga to the next level by introducing spirited, flowing sequences, increasingly challenging balancing poses, and imaginative relaxation tools to nurture the growing independence of 7-11 year olds. Partner poses and team-building yoga games encourages healthy socialization and body image. Class runs every Thursday except February 18th.

Meet the Museum - Brooklyn Museum
Through March 25, 2010 - Brooklyn

Each Thursday (except February 18), kids ages 18 months to 3 years can sing songs, read stories, and explore the galleries. Their caregivers learn about the artworks in the galleries through discussions with a museum educator.

Tots Yoga - Bend & Bloom Yoga
Through March 27, 2010 - Brooklyn

You and your toddler can celebrate the wonders of mobility, communication, and independent exploration in this joyful class. Tot-centric poses improve motor coordination, cognitive development, and socialization while kids learn about the wonders of their body. This class is for walkers up to 3 year olds, with a parent or caregiver. Please note there will be no kids' classes on February 16, 19, or 20 due to NYC school recess.

Family Yoga: 3-7 Year Olds - Bend & Bloom Yoga
Through March 27, 2010 - Brooklyn

A lively yoga class for you and your child. Classes weave age appropriate poses with imaginative yoga adventures, art, and music. Partner poses and yoga games encourage parents and kids to work together. Class runs every Saturday except February 20.

Open Hours - Waterfront Museum
Through March 27, 2010 - Brooklyn

The museum is open to the public free of charge (donations requested). Visitors can view the "Showboat - 'Round the Bend!" exhibit on display on the walls of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Barge's deckhouse, which documents the history and development of the showboat as an indigenous and popular form of American entertainment.

Arty Facts - Brooklyn Museum
Through March 28, 2010 - Brooklyn

Arty Facts, an art-making class for children ages 4-7 with an adult companion, invites families to explore works of art, enjoy a gallery activity, and make art in a 90-minute class each Sunday. Please do not bring siblings older than 7 or younger than 4. Participants are subject to the suggested museum admission.

Kids Art Classes - The Painted Cloud
Through March 28, 2010 - Brooklyn

Art classes for kids aged 18 months to 8 years. Morning and afterschool classes available, call for times.

Parent and Baby Yoga Class - Namaste Yoga of Kensington
Through March 30, 2010 - Brooklyn

Gentle flow yoga for parent and baby every Tuesday morning.

Kids Yoga with Nicole - Namaste Yoga of Kensington
Through March 31, 2010 - Brooklyn

Beginners' yoga class for kids of all ages every Wednesday afternoon.

Jr, Knicks - Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA
Through April 10, 2010 - Brooklyn

Jr. Knicks is a 12-week basketball league sponsored by the New York Knicks and is open to all 7-18 year olds (all participants get equal play time). The first two weeks consist of clinic time, so all participants can learn the skills and rules of the game. The following 10 weeks consist of league play, including a championship tournament at the end of the league.

The Orchid Show: Cuba in Flower - The New York Botanical Garden
Through April 11, 2010 - Bronx

Experience the tropical beauty of Old Havana in bloom featuring thousands of orchids and native plants in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. Exotic floral displays through architectural scenes transport visitors to the romantic intrigue of Cuba. Chocolate and Vanilla Adventures in the Everett Children's Adventure Garden give families an interactive look at the vanilla orchid and the cacao tree. Open Tuesday-Sunday through April 11.

Art Classes - The Painted Cloud
Through April 16, 2010 - Brooklyn

Imaginative art classes that use high quality materials including recycled and found objects and vintage fabrics. Classes will foster a life-long love and appreciation of the arts and inspire creativity in children and their parents/caregivers. Ongoing weekly classes are available for children ages 3-5 and 4-8, including an afterschool program and homeschool classes.

The Drawings of Bronzino - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Through April 18, 2010 -

This exhibition is the first ever dedicated to Agnolo Bronzino (1503-1572), and will present nearly all the known drawings by, or attributed to, this leading Italian Mannerist artist, who was active primarily in Florence.

The Velveteen Rabbit - Manhattan Children's Theatre
Through April 18, 2010 - Manhattan

Margery Williams' beloved tale of a stuffed rabbit's longing to be something more than sawdust and velveteen comes to life in this original adaptation by Manhattan Children's Theatre Managing Director Chris Alonzo.

Saturday's Tots - Staten Island Children's Museum
Through April 24, 2010 - Staten Island

Enjoy some toddler time each Saturday by singing, creating, and sharing adventures with your little one.

Science Power Hour - Prospect Park Audubon Center
Through April 25, 2010 - Brooklyn

Join a naturalist for cool science activities every Saturday and Sunday afternoon, featuring a new experiment every month.

Nature Crafts - Prospect Park Audubon Center
Through April 25, 2010 - Brooklyn

Teachers/Naturalists lead structured and engaging arts activities for children. Kids create toys, puppets, and more, using all-natural materials.

Early American Crafts & Games - Prospect Park Lefferts Historic House
Through April 25, 2010 - Brooklyn

Imagine yourself in the past; learn games, pastimes, and tasks that were common 150 years ago. Every Saturday and Sunday afternoon.

Clay Day - Staten Island Children's Museum
Through April 28, 2010 - Staten Island

Kids can satisfy a "knead" by working with some air-dry clay and getting in touch with their tactile side each Wednesday afternoon.

Signature Power: Legends and Other Myths - Micro Museum
Through April 29, 2010 - Brooklyn

Visual Art Show for more than 25 artists, several interactive art works, media installations, and live music on the LUMIANO - a piano that lights up when it is played.

Tot's Time Plus - Staten Island Children's Museum
Through April 29, 2010 - Staten Island

Preschoolers create artwork, sing along, listen to stories, and visit exhibits each Tuesday and Thursday.

Paint Day - Staten Island Children's Museum
Through April 29, 2010 - Staten Island

Kids can free paint each Thursday afternoon.

Snoopy As the World War I Flying Ace - Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum
Through April 30, 2010 - Manhattan

The exhibit showcases Snoopy's imaginary journeys through the skies of Europe in his transformed doghouse—now a Sopwith Camel airplane—from the time he faced a deadly bout of influenza to sparring with the Flying Ace's archenemy, the Red Baron. Digital prints from the original drawings done by Schulz will be on display alongside a photograph of the artist.

Film Corner: Modern Marvels - Athens Subway - New York Transit Museum
Through April 30, 2010 - Brooklyn

A History Channel feature that explores the development of a new underground metro system in Athens and how it is transforming the city. Presented in connection with the new exhibition "Where New York Began: South Ferry Archeology."

Visiting Exhibition: Tales from the Land of Gullah - Brooklyn Children's Museum
Through May 02, 2010 - Brooklyn

Step into the world of the Gullah people - West African slaves brought to plantations on isolated islands off the coast of Georgia and South Carolina in the 17th century - and discover how they held on to their songs, stories, and customs. Find out about the common nursery rhymes like "Michael, Row Your Boat Ashore" the Gullah gave to American culture, learn to tell Gullah time, go fish netting with a Gullah fisherman, cook a Gullah meal, and more.

Special Exhibition: 'To Live Forever: Art and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt' - Brooklyn Museum
Through May 02, 2010 - Brooklyn

This exhibition draws on 107 ancient Egyptian objects to illustrate a range of strategies the ancient Egyptians developed to cheat death. It explores mummification and tomb rituals and examines what the Egyptians believed they would find in the next world.

Park Slope/Gowanus Indoor Winter Farmers Market - The Old American Can Factory
Through May 23, 2010 - Brooklyn

Farmers and food artisans will sell locally grown, handmade food and locally designed art and wares, including products such as stained glass panels, functional pottery, wearable fine art, and woven glass sculptures.

Banana Shpeel - Beacon Theatre
Through May 30, 2010 - Manhattan

World premiere of the new show by Cirque du Soleil, which combines classic Vaudeville with modern theatre. Banana Shpeel blends comedy with tap, hip hop, eccentric dance, and slapstick, all linked by the hilarious story of Schmelky and his dancers, singers, and sidekicks.

The Lion King - Minskoff Theatre
Through May 30, 2010 - Manhattan

See the Tony-award winning show based on Disney's classic story.

Mary Poppins - New Amsterdam Theatre
Through May 30, 2010 - Manhattan

See the magical Broadway version of the classic film.

UpBring Dance Company: Toddler Dance - Area Yoga
Through June 08, 2010 - Brooklyn

Toddlers and their guardians learn new steps in this upbeat dance class. Participants learn choreography to perform in-costume in the End of Year show in June. Classes take place every Tuesday, except March 30 and April 6.

UpBring Dance Company: Boys Hip Hop Class - Area Yoga
Through June 09, 2010 - Brooklyn

Hip hop dance class for boys ages 5-8, taught by Jessica Taylor. Every Wednesday through June 9.

Last Day of the Myrtle Avenue El: Photographs by Theresa King - New York Transit Museum
Through July 31, 2010 - Brooklyn

A personal exhibition by photographer Theresa King that captures a nostalgic moment in time and the essence of riding on wood-elevated cars.

Special Exhibition: 'Kiki Smith: Sojourn' - Brooklyn Museum
Through September 12, 2010 - Brooklyn

This family-friendly exhibition presents an installation by Kiki Smith that explores the ideas of creative inspiration and the cycle of life in relation to women artists. The exhibit will draw from a variety of work by the artist in a range of media, including drawing, cast objects, unique sculpture, painting, and photography.

Tibetan Portrait exhibit - Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
Through December 05, 2010 - Staten Island

Photographic portraits of Tibetan people by renowned contemporary artist Phil Borges are featured. Families can view interactive displays focusing on aspects of traditional Tibetan culture, including a map of Tibet’s changing borders, a moveable display of Himalayan Mountains, audio recordings of mantra chanting, and a hands-on display of Tibetan prayer wheels.

After-School Book Club - Historic Richmond Town
Through December 29, 2010 - Staten Island

Students in grades 4-7 meet on Wednesdays in the Historical Museum to read and discuss selected books covering major periods in history. The collections and historic buildings of Historic Richmond Town will enhance the readers' experience of the time periods.

The Story Museum - Historic Richmond Town
Through December 30, 2010 - Staten Island

Preschool-aged children up to age 5 can step inside a world filled with the magic of stories, crafts, music, dancing, and singing. Takes place in the Historical Museum. Call for reservations: 718-351-1611, ext. 280.

Permanent Exhibition: Totally Tots - Brooklyn Children's Museum
Through December 31, 2010 - Brooklyn

Children 5 and under enter a whimsical world where kids are in charge. They can splash in the stream, put on a play, build bridges with blocks, create a collage, make music, and more.

Permanent Exhibition: Collections Central - Brooklyn Children's Museum
Through December 31, 2010 - Brooklyn

Children can discover treasures from the Museum's collection and find out the stories they have to tell. They can pilot a boat down the Amazon, reconstruct a shattered bowl like an archeologist, discover patterns in objects, and use touch alone to identify mystery objects.

Permanent Exhibition: Neighborhood Nature - Brooklyn Children's Museum
Through December 31, 2010 - Brooklyn

Take a trek through natural habitats found in the midst of the city, from woodland fields to ocean tide pools. See what a fish sees inside a pond, harvest play vegetables in the community garden, meet live reptiles, and discover who lives under an oceanside dock.

Permanent Exhibition: World Brooklyn - Brooklyn Children's Museum
Through December 31, 2010 - Brooklyn

Stroll down a street in Brooklyn...and journey around the globe. Kids can design a carnival costume for the West Indian Day Parade, make a pizza in an Italian restaurant, ring up groceries at an international grocery, and dance in the Chinese New Year parade.

Exhibit: The Triborough Bridge: Robert Moses and the Automobile Age - New York Transit Museum
Through December 31, 2010 - Brooklyn

This exhibition focuses on the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, built to connect three boroughs and accommodate New York's burgeoning auto traffic. Kid-friendly pictures and diagrams explain the operation and maintenance of bridges to the littlest engineers. Information and artifacts in the exhibition highlight RFK's election as New York Senator and his 1968 campaign for President.

Guest Cars - New York Transit Museum
Through December 31, 2010 - Brooklyn

Guest cars highlight vintage and current vehicles that are not part of the museum's permanent exhibit. Included are the Long Island Rail Road vintage caboose, on loan from the National Railway Historical Society, and a pair of cars from one of the last money trains.

Body Parts: Ancient Egyptian Fragments and Amulets - Brooklyn Museum
Through October 02, 2011 - Brooklyn

Features 35 objects that represent individual body parts in ancient Egyptian art from the Brooklyn Museum's collection, many of which will be displayed for the first time.

Kids Project - A Puppet Show - Staten Island Children's Museum
Through August 01, 2015 - Staten Island

A puppet show about accepting differences and understanding kids with diabilities.