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# Playtime In Park Slope: Upcoming Children’s Events
- URL: https://bklyner.com/playtime-in-park-slope-upcoming-childrens-events-35-parkslopestoop/
- Published: 2014-02-25T18:18:12.000Z
- Updated: 2014-02-25T18:18:12.000Z
- Author: Mary Bakija
- Tags: Bergen Street Comics, park slope parents, #API-Imported

![Raising a Beatle Baby](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/kbk_Raising_a_Beatle_Baby_cover.jpg)

  
Looking for some fun events to enjoy with the kids this week? We’ve got some good ones coming up in the neighborhood:

[**Babies & Books**](http://catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/record=g1003792&searchscope=1&SORT2=R?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Wednesday, February 26, 10am & 10:30am  
**Where:** [Central Library](http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/locations/central?ref=bklyner.com), Youth Wing, 10 Grand Army Plaza  
**What:** Bring your kids up to 18 months old to enjoy books, songs, and rhymes.  
**How much:** Free, but space is limited. Pick up a ticket at the Children’s Reference Desk on the morning of the program; call 718-230-2117 for more info.

**[Tweeting And Texting Tweens: Parenting In A Digital Age](http://parkslopeparents.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page%5Fid=87&club%5Fid=210589&item%5Fid=321809&sl=243883367&ref=bklyner.com)**  
**When:** Wednesday, February 26, 6:30pm  
**Where:** [The Old Stone House](http://theoldstonehouse.org/?ref=bklyner.com), 336 3rd Street  
**What:** Need help managing your kids’ (and your own) digital relationships? Park Slope Parents is hosting [this forum](http://parkslopeparents.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page%5Fid=87&club%5Fid=210589&item%5Fid=321809&sl=243883367&ref=bklyner.com), where media literacy educator Katherine G. Fry will provide some guidance about growing up in a digitally-connected world.  
**How much:**

$10 for PSP members, $15 for non-members

[**Story Craft**](http://catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/record=g1005508&searchscope=45&SORT2=R?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Thursday, February 27, 3:30pm  
**Where:** [Pacific Library](http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/locations/pacific?ref=bklyner.com), 25 4th Avenue  
**What:** Kids up to age 5 are welcome to hear a story, then make a craft.  
**How much:** Free!

[**Ezra Jack Keats Bedtime Stories**](http://catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/record=g1005985&searchscope=1&SORT2=R?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Thursday, February 27, 7pm  
**Where:** [Central Library](http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/locations/central?ref=bklyner.com), Youth Wing, 10 Grand Army Plaza  
**What:** Definitely seems like a good time to read The Snowy Day! Librarians will read a book aloud to children ages 3-7 and lead singing, rhyming, and playing activities related to the themes and images of the book. At the end of each session, every child is given a free copy of one of Mr. Keats’ books to keep.  
**How much:** Free!

[**Explore & Create: Arts And Crafts For Kids**](http://catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/record=g1010332&searchscope=47&SORT2=R?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Friday, February 28, 4pm  
**Where:** [Park Slope Library](http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/locations/park-slope?ref=bklyner.com), 431 6th Avenue  
**What:** A weekly, free drop-in program where kids can roll up their sleeves and explore their artistic side. This week kids will make an African masai necklace in honor of Black History Month.  
**How much:** Free!

[**Sigma Storytime**](http://catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/record=g1007795&searchscope=1&SORT2=R?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Saturday, March 1, 12pm  
**Where:** [Central Library](http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/locations/central?ref=bklyner.com), Youth Wing, 10 Grand Army Plaza  
**What:** Volunteers from the Brooklyn Alumni Chapter of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity read stories to children ages 3-8.  
**How much:** Free!

[**Jazz For Kids**](http://catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/record=g1010216&searchscope=1&SORT2=R?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Saturday, March 1, 1pm  
**Where:** [Central Library](http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/locations/central?ref=bklyner.com), Dweck Center, 10 Grand Army Plaza  
**What:** [Christiana Drapkin](http://www.christianadrapkin.com/?ref=bklyner.com) introduces young audiences to the names and sounds of some jazz greats like Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, and Thelonious Monk, and the children get a chance to sing along.  
**How much:** Free!

**[Drawing Party With Raina Telgemeier, Dave Roman & Laura Lee Gulledge](https://www.facebook.com/events/725989324091649/)**  
**When:** Saturday, March 1, 3-5pm  
**Where:** [Bergen Street Comics](http://bergenstreetcomics.com/?ref=bklyner.com), 470 Bergen Street  
**What:** Three cartoonists are throwing a kid’s drawing party, featuring snacks, drinks, and door prizes. Then from 7-9pm, there’s a party for adults, though kids are welcome to hang out for that Q&A session if they like.  
**How much:** Free!

[**A Fab Beatles Singalong**](https://www.facebook.com/events/662655240447113/)  
**When:** Sunday, March 2, 4-6pm  
**Where:** [Tea Lounge](http://www.tealoungeny.com/?ref=bklyner.com), 837 Union Street  
**What:** Join [Books by Brooklyn](http://booksbybrooklyn.com/?ref=bklyner.com) and [Music Together of Park Slope](http://mtparkslope.com/?ref=bklyner.com) an all-ages Beatles singalong and karaoke/acoustic jam, while celebrating the new book, [Raising a Beatle Baby: How John, Paul, George and Ringo Helped us Come Together as a Family](http://www.beatlebaby.com/?ref=bklyner.com), by [Brooklyn-based author Jere Hester](/art-music/neighbor-jere-hester-on-family-publishing-and-raising-a-beatle-baby).  
**How much:** Free!

*Image via [Raising a Beatle Baby](http://www.beatlebaby.com/?ref=bklyner.com)*