Family activities

Things to do with toddlers in and around New York

These activities include children under 3 in the age on the official page.

Programs written only for older kids are not here.

Check the age and the time on the official page before you go.

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Drawing of Mandarin, not a photo

6802 Fort Hamilton Pkwy (at 68th St.), Brooklyn, NY

Next: November 16, 10:30 AM–11:30 AM; also 11/23, 11/30…

Stories, songs, and rhymes in Mandarin.

Several datesPrice not listed; pick up a ticket at the desk that day

Drawing of music, not a photo

Bilingual Birdies at South Beach Library

Little Learners: Bilingual Birdies: Mandarin through Music

41 Father Capodanno Boulevard, Staten Island, NY

Next: November 16, 11:30 AM–12:15 AM; also 11/23

A musician is there. Songs, dance, and puppets in English and Mandarin, and new words.

Several datesPrice not listedReservation needed

Drawing of playtime, not a photo

7223 Ridge Blvd. at 73rd St., Brooklyn, NY

Next: November 17, 3:00 PM–4:00 PM; also 11/24, 12/1

Open play in the children's room, with a table nearby for older kids to make a craft.

Several datesPrice not listed

Drawing of a story, not a photo

7223 Ridge Blvd. at 73rd St., Brooklyn, NY

Next: November 18, 11:00 AM–11:30 AM; also 11/25, 12/2

Stories, songs, and rhymes, with play in the second half.

Several datesPrice not listed

Drawing of a story, not a photo

1 Merry Lane, Jericho, NY

Next: November 24, 10:00 AM–10:30 AM

In the Children's Room: rhymes, puppets, songs, and stories in English and Mandarin, then a little movement together. You do not need to speak Mandarin.

Several datesPrice not listedReservation needed

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