FAMILY FUN IN JULY

ARTS & CRAFTS
Art & Games

Group games and hands-on art projects, ranging from designing cities to making animal masks. Art supplies are provided. For ages 5 and up. Wednesdays, 3:30 pm. Free. Teardrop Park, near Warren St., bpcparks.org.

Preschool Art

Children ages 2–4 make projects out of paper, clay and wood. Materials are provided. Thursdays, 10:30 am (except 7/4). Free. Rockefeller Park, near Warren St., bpcparks.org.

DANCE
Circle of Dance!

Interactive storytelling and Native dance sessions that focus on summer tales and traditions. Tuesdays–Fridays, 7/9– 8/2, 11 am & 12 pm. Free. National Museum of the American Indian, 1 Bowling Green, nmai.si.edu.

Brazilian Family

Dance Forro music from rural Brazil. Dance caller leads traditional dances. Sat, 7/13, 6:30 pm. Free. Esplanade Plaza near Liberty St., bpcparks.org.

Bhangra Family

Dance Learn the basics of bhangra, a fusion of traditional Punjabi-style folk dance and music with Western hip hop and rock. Sat, 8/17, 6:30 pm. Free. Esplanade Plaza near Liberty St., bpcparks.org.

FILM
Pizza and a Movie

Pizza, snacks and a family film. Fri, 7/19 (“Matilda”) and 8/16 (“The Secret of Kells”), 6 pm. Free. Charlotte’s Place, 109 Greenwich St., trinitywallstreet.org.

GARDENING
Young Sprouts Gardening

An introduction to organic gardening, including planting, watering and identifying weeds. For ages 3–5 with an accompanying adult. Tuesdays, 3:15 pm. Free. Gardening Club Children ages 6–10 plant flowers, weed and compost, and learn about soil preparation, vegetables and herbs. Tuesdays, 4 pm. $130 for two months. Call 212-267-9700, ext. 366, to register. Rockefeller Park, bpcparks.org.

MUSIC
Teen Drumming Circle

Learn the art of drumming on various percussion instruments with Senegalese musician Maguette Camara. Drums provided. Tuesdays, 4 pm. Free. Rockefeller Park, near Warren St., bpcparks.org.

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Summer's in Full Swing

Manhattan Youth is offering free weekday summer programs for teens entering grades 6-9, from Sunday, July 7 to Friday, August 2. Classes and activities focus on performing arts,  sports, and science, technology, engineering and math. For a list of programs, dates and times, go to manhattanyouth.org. 

H2Oh!

Kids learn about the ocean, including how boats float, how a submarine submerges, which animals live in the ocean and more. Also related art projects and experiments. Ages 5–12. Registration required. Wednesdays (except 7/17 & 7/31), 7/10–8/21, 4 pm. Free. Battery Park City Library, 175 N. End Ave., nypl.org.

SPORTS

Basketball

Learn the rules of the game with adjustable-height hoops. Closed-toe shoes required. Mondays, 3:30 pm, ages 5–6; 4:30 pm, ages 7 and up. Free. Rockefeller Park, near Warren St., bpcparks.org.

Soccer

Learn how to play and to pass, dribble and shoot. Closed-toe shoes required. Tuesdays, 2:30 pm, ages 3–4; 3:30 pm, ages 5–7; 4:30 pm, ages 8–11. Free. Rockefeller Park, near Warren St., bpcparks.org.

'Come Out and Play' Field Day
Activities, including traditional field games as wellas newer ones such as zombie tag and life-sized ping pong.Sat, 7/13, 11 am–5 pm. Free. Governors Island. Free ferries leave from the Battery Maritime Building south of the Staten Island Ferry. comeoutandplay.org.

Tennis Clinics

Instructors lead kids in drills and games, and teach the basics of the sport. Wed, 7/10 (rain date: 7/11), 4 pm, ages 4–5, and 5 pm, ages 6–7. Clinics for the family on Sat, 8/10 (rain date: 8/11), 10 am, ages 4–5; 11 am, ages 6–7. Free. Washington Market Park Tennis Courts, Chambers St. near Greenwich St.,
washingtonmarketpark.org.

STORYTELLING

Storytime with Teresa

Children 18 months to 5 years hear interactive stories, sing songs and see finger puppet plays with a parent or caregiver. Free. Tuesdays & Thursdays starting 7/9, 10:30 & 11:30 am. New Amsterdam Library, 9 Murray St., nypl.org.

Tales for the Teeny

Tiny Stories, interactive games, songs and finger plays. Ages 18 months–3 years with a parent or caregiver. Wed, 7/17 & 7/31, 10:30 am. Free. Battery Park City Library, 175 N. End Ave., nypl.org.

Monkeys, Mangoes & Magic

Storyteller tells tales of adventure set in India and the Asian subcontinent. Sat, 8/17, 11 am. Free. Teardrop Park near Warren St., bpcparks.org.

THEATER
My City Park

A mall is going to be built in Milo’s favorite park and he seeks the help of his friends to stop it. Puppetry, songs and audience participation. Ages 3 and up. Wed, 7/17, 4 pm. Free. Battery Park City Library, 175 N. End Ave., nypl.org.