18 Feb What’s on for Kids in NYC this Weekend: February 20 & 21

Have a look at some fabulous family events taking place this weekend in the city, or from the comfort of your own home. Below are our picks for making this weekend one to remember for your family.

Online
Super Science: Water Critters
Saturday February 20
Online, hosted by Staten Island Children’s Museum
$5 suggested donation

Visit the collections to get up close with some of the stranger insects that can be found in or near the water. Learn how to create your own water strider and learn how they can “walk on water” by exploring surface tension.

Super Science is hosted by special guest Ashley Gary, The Wildlife Host!

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Online
Brady Rymer and David Gibb “Across the Pond” Virtual Concert
Saturday February 20, 12pm – 1pm
Online, hosted by Brady Rymer & David Gibb
$16

This one-of-a-kind online concert features 3-time GRAMMY nominee Brady Rymer performing in sync with his UK musical buddy David Gibb. To celebrate their award-winning album ‘Songs Across the Pond” they will come together via Zoom for an all-ages show streamed live from their homes in Long Island, NY and Oxfordshire, UK. Whatever side of the Atlantic you call home, join Brady and David for a transatlantic party while making new friends across the pond.

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Online
Star Wars Yoga Jedi Training
Sunday February 20, 10am – 10:45am
Online, hosted by Karma Kids Yoga
$15/Jedi, ages 4-8

Join us for a live online Star Wars Yoga adventure, where kids train using their yoga Jedi mind force to get through the obstacle courses on Naboo, balance work over the swamps of Dagobah, out smart the AT-AT’s on Hoth, learn the art of trade from Jawa masters, use the force to locate challenges left by Obi Wan. All leading up to the final test….face off against Darth Vader.

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In Person
Black Future Festival
Saturday February 20 & Sunday February 21
Brooklyn Children’s Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213
With admission

Join us for a weekend of reflection and future-forward fun inspired by the national celebration of peoples of the African Diaspora and Black History Month. Àṣẹ Dance Theater Collective will be sharing an interactive dance performance to spark the creative possibilities of a brighter future. In our ColorLab art studio we’ll be making future goggles and creating a community time capsule to record our future dreams and hopes. Learn more about the Black visionaries who help shape a bright future for us all!

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In Person
Lunar New Year at Queens Botanical Garden
On until February 28
Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St, Flushing, NY 11355
Free, Drop-in

This year we are safely celebrating Lunar New Year at the Garden throughout the month of February! Enjoy festive décor, pick up one of our free monthly seasonal craft activity kits, and take part in our Plant Sale to bring home a lucky plant for the Year of the Ox!

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Click HERE for more fun events taking place this weekend.

*Please always check with the venue before setting off to attend an event. Please also observe social distancing and wear a mask for in-person events.