Tag Archives: Kids Activites

Buunni Inwood: The Fairy Tale Art Cart LIVE!

The next live podcast recording of The Fairy Tale Art Cart LIVE is at Buunni Coffee, Inwood!

The Fairy Tale Art Cart live is the perfect way to spend a cozy, creative afternoon out and about with your favorite littles! During the show storyteller Rachael Harrington tells an interactive folktale, and along the way we pause the story for music-filled drawing breaks with a live musician so that you and your kids become the illustrator of the story you’re listening to!

The November show will be a gratitude folktale perfect for kids 4-9 (little siblings welcome!) and will feature local clarinetist Katie Curran as the special guest musician. Art materials and a gratitude turkey craft are provided at the show!

Tickets are pay-what-you-can with a suggested donation of $8 for each ticket! Available online or at the door, but the space is cozy and the show tends to fill up, so get your tickets online to guarantee a seat!

Can’t wait to get creative together in community!

Fort Tryon Park: City of Water Day with Hila the Earth

Celebrate City of Water Day with Hila the Earth, an engaging and interactive performance that inspires children to connect with nature and care for our planet.

Through music, storytelling, and play, Hila brings environmental themes to life in a fun and accessible way. Following the show, families are invited to participate in a hands-on workshop featuring creative activities that encourage environmental awareness, stewardship, and a love of the natural world. Perfect for young children and their caregivers!

Saturday July 25 4PM

Anne Loftus Playground

Little City Studio: Woven Together – Open House

Join us for Woven Together, a special Little City Studio Open House where families and children will help create a large-scale woven fabric wall installation together.  (Down the driveway, around back)

Using fibers, fabric, yarn, color, texture, and simple weaving techniques, participants will contribute to a growing collaborative artwork that transforms over the course of the event. Part art project, part community-building experiment, this installation celebrates creativity, connection, and the beauty of many hands working together.

Families will also have an opportunity to explore the studio, learn about upcoming activities, discover our 3 main programs, and experience Little City Studio’s playful approach to art, design, engineering, and hands-on learning. We also invite families to bring old fabric, textiles, yarn, or clothing that may no longer be worth donating. These materials may become part of the installation itself.

Expect creative messes, curious children, and a studio full of imagination. All ages welcome. Adult participation required – Parents should also be actively engaged.

RSVP: https://www.hisawyer.com/little-city-studio/schedules/activity-set/1911192?day=2026-06-06&view=cal&source=camps

info@littlecitystudio.org

Dyckman Farmhouse – Inwood Haven: Making Melodies of Inwood (Family Workshop)

What does Inwood sound like?

What music comes to mind when you think of Inwood?

Join us for a musical family workshop for youth and adults! Adults and kids ages 5-18 are invited to collaborate on a community composition, guided by Teaching Artist and composer Evelyn Petcher Brandes and Leadlights Ensemble violist Arthur Dibble.

Come learn how to use flashcards, boomwhackers, and bells to create melodies and rhythms inspired by our Inwood neighborhood. Your words, melodies, and ideas shared in this workshop will come to life in Ms.Brandes’ brand-new musical composition called “Inwood Haven,” premiering this September on our very own back porch!

Any accompanying adult is considered a participant of this program. Accompanying adults and youth must reserve a ticket. Participants may be photographed during this workshop and will be asked to sign a media release form.

Date: Saturday, March 21st, 2026

Time: 4PM-6PM

Cost: FREE

Registration Required? Yes, register via Eventbrite! Only 15 spots available.

Location: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (on the corner of 204th and Broadway)

“Inwood Haven” is a project created by NYC based composer Evelyn Petcher Brandes and sponsored by the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum through a grant from New York State Council on the Arts.

Flyer Design by Dawn Kim

“Rising in the Heights” – Live Music in the Parks

Puerto Rican musicians singer/ percussionist Jainardo Batista of “Buena Vista Social Club” and soprano Carmen Cancél join forces with Leadlights Ensemble for an unforgettable event of music and storytelling, featuring “One Sweet Song” by Jyoti Gapal. Bring a picnic blanket and enjoy this fun, interactive performance for all ages!

Rising in the Heights is a festival of free outdoor public arts performances curated by Leadlights Ensemble. The festival celebrates the rich artistic contributions of Latinx and Black cultures and promotes children’s literacy through music and bilingual storytelling. Private support is provided by City Parks Foundation and Partnerships for Parks through the NYC Green Fund.