In true neighborhood spirit, we are asking families to contribute to our pot luck dessert table. Bring a small plate of cookies or treats to share. (individually portioned please)

For more details or to volunteer to help at the event, please emailinfo@bleeckerplayground.org or kelenbunner@yahoo.com.

Queens County Farm Carnival
Saturday April 25, Sunday April 26
11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
$9 per person (regardless of age)

This event also went on last weekend, and you readers wrote in and said how much you loved it and that it really is worth the 9 bucks. This is the last weekend it is going on, so be sure to check it out. Join the Queens County Farm for a carnival in the apple orchard! Carnival rides, midway games food, hayrides, petting zoo and a Magic Show (show times: 12,1,2,3 in the pavilion). Admission includes all carnival rides. Food and games are extra.

Classes & Activities Expo
Saturday, April 25, 12PM-3PM
New York Society of Ethical Culture
2 West 64th Street (at Central Park West)

Sunday, April 26, 12PM-3PM
The Allen-Steveson School
132 East 78th Street (between Lexington & Park)
FREE

New York Family Magazine is hosting two more Classes and Activities Expos in April. The Expos will cover the gamut of the many classes and enrichment programs directed at children from six months to 12-years old, from Mommy & Me to After-School Enrichment in Winter and Springtime months.

In addition: There will be face painters, family photographers, goodie bags, a magician and a number of schools experts will be on hand to answer parents questions about nursery schools, and public and private schools.

Kite Flight: Paper Play—7th Annual Kite-Making Workshop
Sunday, April 26 11AM-2PM
Socrates Sculpture Park
FREE

Socrates Sculpture Park and The Noguchi Museum are proud to present the seventh annual kite-making workshop and flying event. This free hands-on workshop will take place at Socrates Sculpture Park and welcomes children of all ages to participate. Using recycled paper, children and their families can draw inspiration from the Park's fantastic view of the Manhattan skyline to build and decorate a kite, and then fly it in the Park.

Advance registration is not required, but space is limited, so come early! The workshop will be held - rain or shine - in the education area at Socrates Sculpture Park. The workshop is free and all materials and supplies will be provided.

NYC Bike Month Kick-Off
Sunday, April 26 12PM-6PM
Queens Museum of Art
FREE

Headlined by Future Shock, an Indo-Caribbean crew with thumping sound system bikes, QMA and Transportation Alternatives invite bike gangs, art bikes, bike advocacy groups, modders, bike clubs and bike crews (and families and kids, too!) for an outdoor celebration to close out Queens International 4 (QI4) with a bang! There will be bike riding lessons and free helmet giveaways in the afternoon and BMX bike demos taking place inside the museum utilizing QI4 artist Ryan Humphrey's 100-ft series of ramps.

Also see the Human Sculpture performance by Chin Chih Yang, hear SP Weather Station talks in the Panorama, take part in Derick Melander’s interactive clothing sculpture Into the Fold and ride art bikes created by artists Colin McMullan, Mary Mattingly and Jonathan Bran, and listen to live music. For a complete schedule of events, visit the QMA website.

Flushtopia
Sunday, April 26, 12PM-6PM
Queens Museum and Meadow Lake
FREE

The Flushtopians dismantled a building built for the World’s Fair and created living, floating, man-made islands, born out of an open and collaborative process of artists. This Sunday, they’ll be on the man-made islands both days; grilling and boating and enjoying the unexpected paradise. The event is indeed kid-friendly and there will be free boat rentals to go and visit the islands.

26th Annual Hippo Playground Spring Fair
Sunday, April 26 10am-4PM
Hippo Playground (at 91^st street)
FREE

Join the Hippo Playground Project for their 26th Annual Spring Fair and help raise essential funds for Hippo Playground maintenance and programs. Activities for children will include a jumping castle, pony rides, petting zoo, a maze, face painting, games, prizes and more!

For even more weekend outdoor fun, read our post on Earth Day events for cool ways to celebrate (green-ly of course), check out the Kids Comic Con and Lightsaber Fight, or pay a visit to the events calendar.


Photo Credit: Hestia