Wee Park Citizens
Summer 2008
Wee Park Citizens is a series of hands-on educational programs for toddlers presented by the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy and Half Pint Citizens. Free “green” arts and crafts for the youngest environmentalists will be offered in the park on Tuesdays, July 8-August 26 from 3:30-4:30. Each week will feature a different educational presentation and arts and crafts activity focusing on the environment, and how we can protect and understand it.
Programs are recommended for children between the ages of 2-5. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited.
Unfortunately, Wee Park Citizens is full for the season. Please call to reserve a spot on our waiting list or try back next year!
Please call or email Naomi at 718-802-0603 x23 or nlore@bbpc.net to reserve a space on the waiting list. When leaving a message, mention Wee Park Citizens, list the program you are interested in attending, how many children will attend, and leave your contact information.
Tuesday, July 8, 3:30-4:30pm
THE ART OF RECYCLING
Come make art and learn about the impact of trash on our environment, and the importance of picking up after ourselves. Children will paint recycled cans with images of the park, which will then be used in the park as trash receptacles.
Tuesday, July 15, 3:30-4:30pm
GO ORGANIC!
Children will learn about organic foods and what makes them so special and delicious from Half Pint Citizens co-owner Randi Song. We will plant organic seeds in recycled egg cartons to take home and grow!
Tuesday, July 22, 3:30-4:30pm
ANIMAL ADVENTURE MEDLEY with WILDLIFE THEATER
This short, interactive show features singing, guessing games and storytelling about animals you can find in a barn or pond. Children will learn basic animal concepts such as shapes, sounds, locomotion, and metamorphosis.
Tuesday, July 29, 3:30-4:30pm
RECYCLED RHYTHMS with THE BROOKLYN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
Share favorite stories with a musical flair in the Brooklyn Bridge Park! Learn about the importance of recycling and then hang around after the tales to make your own instrument from recycled materials and to meet a live animal from the Museum.
Tuesday, August 5, 3:30-4:30pm
ROCKS ROCK!
Renowned geologist Karin Block will lead a tour through the park pointing out different rocks and explaining where they came from. Children will then decorate a “pet” rock to take home.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
BUTTERFLY CREATIONS WITH KID CREATE
Kid Create will provide a lesson on how butterflies evolve over time and the important role the flowers in Brooklyn Bridge Park play in their lives. Children will learn about the interdependence of animals and their environment. Each child will design personalized paper butterfly wings to take home.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
BUILD A BROOKLYN BUG with “ON THE GO” from BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
Buzzing pest or flying friend- how do you think about insects around the world and find out why little bugs can be a big deal! Create your own insects using recycled tree branches. A live animal from the Museum will also visit- she thinks insects are delicious!
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
OWNENERGY COMES TO DUMBO
Come learn about wind farming, a natural source of energy. We will explore the power of wind with hands-on activities and a question and answer session with Cindy Crooks from OwnEnergy, a new DUMBO based company.
Cove Camp
Summer 2008
COVE camp invites young people to become explorers of a unique ecological and historic enviroment, a place where industry meets the waterfront -- DUMBO. Participants will study the history of the Brooklyn Bridge through a guided tour and interactive activities designed to demonstrate basic physics concepts. Following the tour participants will build model suspension bridges and compete in a scavenger hunt while gaining content knowledge about the history of the city and the effects of the bridge's construction on the five boroughs. Moving from the built to the natural environment, participants will study the East River ecosystem, and conduct water testing in The Cove, a sheltered, rocky but friendly shoreline perfect for experiencing the waterfront as it exsisted more than a century ago. Through these and other activities, participants will gain an understanding of how industry helped shape the waterfront and how the impact of human construction has affected the ecosystem.
Sponsored by: Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy and the Center for the Urban Environment
For more information: e-mail Kara Gilmour, Education and Stewardship Coordinator, or call her at 718-802-0603 x18.
Bird Watching for Kids
Friday, July 18, 2008
9:30am-10:30am
Friday, Aug 15, 2008
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Friday, Aug 22, 2008
9:30am-10:30am
People are not the only visitors who enjoy Brooklyn Bridge Park's beautiful waterfront. Join Audubon New York educators on a walk through the park as we learn how to use binoculars to spot birds, and how to identify some common birds that make New York City their home. Binoculars and bird checklists will be provided.
Space is available for 30 children plus their parents/guardians. To reserve a space, call Kara Gilmour, Education and Stewardship Coordinator, at 718-802-0603 x18, or email kgilmour@bbpc.net.
Seining in Brooklyn Bridge Park
Saturday, Jul 26, 2008
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Saturday, Sept 13, 2008
12:30pm-2:00pm
Saturday, Sept 27, 2008
1:00pm-2:30pm
Find out what lives in the waters under the Manhattan Bridge! Join experts from the Coastal Marine Resource Center as we use a 30-foot seining net to catch fish and other remarkable East River creatures. Families and kids can take a good look at the fish and keep a tally of our catch before we release them back to their homes. We provide field guides, identification keys, and plenty of fun to go around.
Space is available for 30 kids plus their parents/guardians. To reserve a space, e-mail Kara Gilmour, Education and Stewardship Coordinator, or call her at 718-802-0603 x18.
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