More Free Storytimes and Arts and Craft Classes for NYC Kids

4/1/08 - By Anna Fader
290_img_3494.JPGWe're all itching to get outside, but the weather is still unpredictable enough that it's worth doing one more indoor activities post. every once in a while we like to update you with more free indoor activities like story times. You can see all our previous posts on free indoor activities, story times, and art classes in the Winter Fun Guide.

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Nature Crafts in Prospect Park Kids get to create toys, puppets, and other crafts out of natural materials with the guidance of teachers and naturalists from the Prospect Park Audubon Center. Every Saturday and Sunday, 1 ??“ 3 p.m. Totally green and totally free. Prospect Park Audubon Center at the Boathouse For further information, call the Audubon Center at (718) 287-3400 or visit www.prospectpark.org Giggle Storytimes Free interactive storytime at Giggle baby stores in SoHo and the Upper East Side every Tuesday at 4pm. Free. Giggle SoHo 120 Wooster St 212 334-5817 www.giggle.com Giggle Upper East Side 10033 Lexington Avenue (74th St) 212 249-4249 www.giggle.com Moxie Spot StoryTimes Brooklyn's hot new kid friendly food spot is now offering free storytimes, not once, not twice, but three times a week. Now you can overdose on stories and mac and cheese! Mondays 11:30 am Wednesdays 1:00 pm Fridays 11:30 am The Moxie Spot Arts & Crafts, Games and Toys available all day long. 81 Atlantic Avenue www.themoxiespot.com for more info and directions Scholastic Store Drop-In Arts and Crafts Just drop by the Scholastic Store SoHo any Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday at 4:30 for an arts and crafts workshop. There is a $5 materials fee for this program. Scholastic Store SoHo 557 Broadway (Spring and Prince) Stroller entrance on Mercer You Picasso Art Classes At ???You Picasso??? art workshops, students learn various art techniques in pencil drawing, watercolor and tempera painting, sculpture, collage, and printing. Projects include gray scale graphite work, landscape color study, fresh-cut flower still life drawing, and expressive figure drawing. Open to children of all ages. Every Friday 4-5PM, South Bridge Towers Community Room, downstairs. Across the courtyard from Squires. Fulton and Gold St.

About the Author

Anna Fader

Founder of Mommy Poppins

A fourth-generation Brooklynite, Anna started Mommy Poppins in 2007 to help families find the best things to do with kids in NYC, with a particular emphasis on sharing activities that are free, affordable, and enriching. The site, used by millions of families, has grown to become the ultimate resource for parents in the major US cities, plus travel guides for 100s of destinations.

Anna is a believer in the magic of summer camps, traveling with kids, and that you can raise kids on a budget and still have a rich life full of amazing memories. Anna's first Mommy Poppins book, The Young Traveler's Journal and Activity Book, published in 2025 and co-written with her daughter, Amelia Eigerman, brings that ethos to life, in addition to this website.