Dyckman Farmhouse has always been a place where people grow things in the ground: the Lenape used this area as seasonal farmland, the Dyckmans were known for planting fruit orchards, and even today our neighbors tend to our raised garden beds.
Join us on Earth Day to celebrate the past and present pollinators that have made Dyckman Farmhouse’s garden possible!
- Enjoy a pollinator-inspired puppet show starting at 4:30pm, the legendary “Hummingbird Saves the Day” with Cinta Productions returns to the Farmhouse!
- Bring paper butterflies, bees, and birds to life with stop motion animation!
- Sparrow? Pigeon? Hawk? Discover who’s who in the bird world and get fluent in birdwatching with the Urban Park Rangers!
- Create melodies and rhythms inspired by our Inwood neighborhood with local composer and teaching artist Evelyn Petcher Brandes!
- Roll up your sleeves, make wildflower seed bombs, and take your best shot around our Hessian Hut! FYI, come back to Dyckman Farmhouse Museum in a month to see your sprouts in action!
Kid- and family-friendly? Absolutely! This party was made just for you!
Registration Required? No, this is a free, drop-in program
The Fairy Tale Art Cart LIVE: Featuring Andy Seagrave
By Storyteller Rachael Harrington
LIVE performance of The Fairy Tale Art Cart Podcast: Draw Along Stories For Kids. Interactive folktales, live music, and drawing!
Enter a world of story and art making in this live performance of The Fairy Tale Art Cart Podcast: Draw Along Stories For Kids. You and your kids are invited to rev up your imaginations as you listen to a folktale that feature music and drawing breaks- so that you get to become the illustrators of the stories you’re listening to!
Featuring storyteller Rachael Harrington and musician Andy Seagrave.
This vibrant and creativity-inducing performance is the perfect way to connect with your kids through screen-free art making time! Drawing materials will be provided. $30/family suggested donation at the door, but please reserve your seat as space is limited and the show draws a crowd! Perfect for kids ages 5-105. Check out the podcast page at www.rachaelharrington.com/fairy-tale-art-cart-podcast
For the City Nature Challenge, join NYC Parks staff on a hike around Inwood Hill Park to explore the diversity of spring wildflowers. Volunteers will learn how to identify these plants and learn how to make iNaturalist observations of any other signs of nature you find along the way. Please bring water and a snack as well as your smartphone or camera! We will stay on trails and the hike will not be strenuous, but we will be walking for about an hour and a half, so please dress appropriately. If you do not know how to use iNaturalist, arrive 15 minutes early and we will show you how!
Location: Payson Playground, 285-287 Dyckman St
Registration is required: https://www.nycgovparks.org/reg/stewardship/19268
In preparation for City Nature Challenge (4/24-4/27), join NYC Parks staff on a hike around Sherman Creek to explore the diversity of spring wildflowers. Volunteers will learn how to identify these plants and how to make iNaturalist observations of any other signs of nature you find along the way. Please bring water and a snack as well as your smartphone or camera! We will stay on trails and the hike will not be strenuous, but we will be walking for about an hour and a half, so please dress appropriately. If you do not know how to use iNaturalist, arrive 15 minutes early and we will show you how!
Meeting Location: 199th St and 10th Ave
Free — Registration is required: https://www.nycgovparks.org/reg/stewardship/19206
School Break Family Afternoon at The Met Cloisters
Spend your spring break at The Met Cloisters! Drop in for free, hands-on family art making inspired by the art of the Middle Ages. Families with children of all ages and abilities are welcome; recommended for children ages 3–11. Materials are provided.
Free with Museum admission; admission is pay what you wish for New York state residents, and free for children 12 and under with an adult, and a care partner accompanying a visitor with a disability. Note: Space is limited; first come, first served.
