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Saturday March 29, 2025

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

Sunday March 30

10 am – 5:30 pm

Model Matzah Bakery

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Community

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

1 – 2 pm

Stories in Stone: Celebrating Women’s History

Ages: 5 and up
History & Culture
Outdoors

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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1:30 – 2:30 pm

Eldridge Arts & Learning: Stained Glass

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Craft & DIY

Museum at Eldridge StreetLower East Side

3 – 4 pm

Stories in Stone: Celebrating Women’s History

Ages: 5 and up
History & Culture
Outdoors

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Thursday April 3

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3:30 – 5 pm

Cross Stitch Circle

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

Friday April 4

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3 – 6 pm

ACCESS JRM: Sensory-friendly hours at the Jackie Robinson Museum

Jackie Robinson MuseumTribeca

Saturday April 5

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

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11 am – 4 pm

Celebrate Eid Around the World

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Doll Tea Party at the Museum

11 am – 1 pm

Doll Tea Party at the Museum

Ages: 5 – 8
History & Culture

Northport Historical Society and MuseumNorthport

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12:30 – 1:30 pm

Guggenheim Museum Family Tours

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

GuggenheimUpper East Side

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1 – 4 pm

Guggenheim Museum Afternoon Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

GuggenheimUpper East Side

Sunday April 6

10 am – 5:30 pm

Model Matzah Bakery

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Community

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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Noon – 2 pm

Reading into History

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Books & Readings

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

Saturday April 12

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

Sunday April 13

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10 am – 5 pm

Earth Rocks!

Ages: 12 and under
Animals
Art

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Monday April 14

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10 am – 5 pm

Earth Rocks!

Ages: 12 and under
Animals
Art

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

4 – 5 pm

Haitian Folkloric Dance for Kids

Ages: 5 – 8
Caribbean
Classes

flatbush libraryBrooklyn

Tuesday April 15

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10 am – 5 pm

Earth Rocks!

Ages: 12 and under
Animals
Art

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Wednesday April 16

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10 am – 5 pm

Earth Rocks!

Ages: 12 and under
Animals
Art

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Thursday April 17

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10 am – 5 pm

Earth Rocks!

Ages: 12 and under
Animals
Art

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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3:30 – 5 pm

Cross Stitch Circle

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

Friday April 18

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10 am – 5 pm

Earth Rocks!

Ages: 12 and under
Animals
Art

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Walking Tour: “All-of-a-Kind Family”

Ages: 5 and up
Books & Readings
Community

Museum at Eldridge StreetLower East Side

Saturday April 19

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10 am – 5 pm

Earth Rocks!

Ages: 12 and under
Animals
Art

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Saturday April 26

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

11 am

Kid’s Holi – Aarti and Celebration

The Broome Street Ganesha TempleManhattan

Thursday May 1

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3:30 – 5 pm

Cross Stitch Circle

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

Friday May 2

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3 – 6 pm

ACCESS JRM: Sensory-friendly hours at the Jackie Robinson Museum

Jackie Robinson MuseumTribeca

Saturday May 3

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

Sunday May 4

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11:30 am – 4 pm

All Paws on Deck

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Art

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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