Activities in April

red flowerBrooklyn Public Library has many wonderful programs for young children at a neighborhood library near you. For listings, go to: http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/first5years/events/


Blooming Babies Series: Little Sprouts
Organization: Brooklyn Children's Musuem
http://www.brooklynkids.org/index.php/kidsandfamily/kidsandfamilycalendarofevents/calendar/1238558400
Date: Saturday, April 4 and Sunday April 5, at 11:30 am
Location:145 Brooklyn Avenue (at St. Marks Avenue), Brooklyn, NY 11213
Phone: 718-735-4400
For Ages: 18 mos to 2 1/2 yrs
Become a baby botanist in the Museum’s Greenhouse and Garden! Find out the things plants need to live and grow, decorate your own planting pot, and sow a seed you can watch sprout at home!


Spring Sprouts
Organization: Brooklyn Botanic Garden
http://www.bbg.org/edu/children/family.html
Date: Sunday, April 19 at 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Location: 1000 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Phone: 718-623-7200
Celebrate spring by planting seeds in your garden or window box! Learn about seeds, how they sprout, and the different types of seeds kids can grow easily at home.


Earth Week
Organization: Prospect Park Zoo
http://www.prospectparkzoo.com/this-season-at-the-zoo/events-calendar/earth-day-week.aspx
Date: April 13 - 19; April 22
Location: 450 Flastbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Phone: 718-399-7339
Celebrate the wonders of our planet! Take part in a variety of fun activities as you learn about the Wildlife Conservation Society’s mission to save wildlife and wild lands around the world.