Things to do with kids in Brooklyn

Things to do with kids on Brooklyn

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Friday Jan. 16, 2026

10 am – 10 pm

Ice Skating at Roebling Rink

Ages: All
Attractions
Sports

11 am – 1 pm

Tribeca Pediatrics Weeksville – Resource & Community Baby Shower!

Ages: 2 and under
Free

Tribeca Pediatrics- WeeksvilleCrown Heights

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2 – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumCrown Heights

3 – 5 pm

Open Hours at Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education Center

6 – 7 pm

Stargazing

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Marsha P. Johnson State Park

Saturday Jan. 17

10 am – 10 pm

Ice Skating at Roebling Rink

Ages: All
Attractions
Sports

The History of the Brooklyn Bridge & Guided Walk

10 – 11:30 am

The History of the Brooklyn Bridge & Guided Walk

Brooklyn Bridge Park Environmental Education Center

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10 am – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumCrown Heights

11 am – 5:30 pm

Drop-In Workshops: Life at Sea

Ages: All
Art

Brooklyn Museum

Noon – 3 pm

Kwenda’s Winter Festival

Ages: 3 – 8
Free
Holiday

Kwenda Collegiate Girls Charter SchoolFlatbush

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12:30 pm

The Tortoise & the Hare

Ages: All
Theater

Puppetworks IncPark Slope

1 – 5 pm

Open Hours at Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education Center

1 – 3 pm

MLK Jr. Day of Service Shoreline Cleanup

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park – Fountain Side

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2:30 pm

The Tortoise & the Hare

Ages: All
Theater

Puppetworks IncPark Slope

3 – 3:30 pm

Saturday Storytime: Muslim American Heritage Month

Ages: 4 and under
Books & Readings
Free

Jamaica Bay LibraryJamaica Bay

7 pm

Moms Feelin’ Themselves Dance Party

Ages: All
Music
Nightlife

Music Hall of WilliamsburgWilliamsburg

Sunday Jan. 18

10 am – 10 pm

Ice Skating at Roebling Rink

Ages: All
Attractions
Sports

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumCrown Heights

Little girl wearing a neon green helmet, black dress, and yellow tights, holding on to a skate assist on a roller rink

10 am – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumCrown Heights

10 am – 5:30 pm

Slime Studio

Jewish Children’s Museum

11 am

Storytime with Torrey Maldonado: Just Right

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Books Are Magic Montague

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Noon – 1 pm

Theatresports: Family Improv

Ages: 5 – 12
Comedy
Theater

The Gallery PlayersPark Slope

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12:30 pm

The Tortoise & the Hare

Ages: All
Theater

Puppetworks IncPark Slope

1 – 5 pm

Open Hours at Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education Center

1 – 2 pm

Story Time with Chuchu Wang

Ages: 5 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Greenlight Bookstore

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2:30 pm

The Tortoise & the Hare

Ages: All
Theater

Puppetworks IncPark Slope

Monday Jan. 19

10 am – noon

Brooklyn MLK Family Day of Service

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings

Hannah Senesh Community Day SchoolCarroll Gardens

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumCrown Heights

10 am – 5 pm

Slime Studio

Jewish Children’s Museum

10:30 am

The 40th Annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Ages: All
Community
Free

Brooklyn Academy of Music

Noon – 9 pm

Ice Skating at Roebling Rink

Ages: All
Attractions
Sports

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