Village Green - Kid's Homepage

For Kids

Also, check out SmallTown Brooklyn's Kid's Calendar for a list of upcoming events & happenings!

Last Update: 7/22/04

Audubon Center
Aquarium
Brooklyn Expedition
Cool Kid's Websites
Historic Centers

Holidays
Ice Skating
Libraries
Movie Theaters

Museums
Parks
Prospect Park Events Politics For Kids
Playgrounds
Web Design: 5yr old & up

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AUDUBON CENTER

Audubon Center
Prospect Park (at the Boat House)
Brooklyn, N.Y.

We're birds and more: tours, craft projects, summer boat rides...Check the schedule at:
www.prospectparkaudubon.org/

AQUARIUM

Coney Island

New York Aquarium
W 8th Street (at Surf Ave)
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Coney Island
718 265 3474
www.nyaquarium.com

COOL KID'S WEBSITES

Keith Haring Foundation
www.haringkids.com

Politics
New York State Assembly Kids' Page The Assembly is part of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly has 150 members, who represent 150 districts of New York State. The Assembly passes bills that affect people throughout the state of New York.
http://assembly.state.ny.us/kids

Kids in the House
Welcome to the Office of the Clerk's official children's Web site. The Clerk is an officer in the United States House of Representatives. Explore the role the Office of the Clerk plays in the U.S. House of Representatives. Learn about the legislative process and its effect on you. Experience the exciting world of government like you never have before. http://clerkkids.house.gov/

Explore NY State's Stories
The Library of Congress presents America's Library
www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/es/ny

HISTORIC CENTERS

Park Slope

Old Stone House Historic Center
3rd Street & 4th Avenue
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215
718 768 3195
www.oldstonehouse.org

Lectures & Events

Lefferts Homestead Children's Museum
Flatbush Ave (off Empire Blvd - at Zoo)
718 965 6505
www.nyc-arts.org/nyc
arts/name/name_by_
borough/brooklyn/lefferts.html

East Flatbush

Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House Museum
5816 Clarendon Road, at Ralph Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
(718) 629-5400.
www.wyckoffassociation.org/museum/index.html

The museum is open to school groups by appointment. Demonstrations of colonial crafts are held monthly. The public is also welcome to enjoy the park surrounding the house. Please call for appointments or hours of operation.

HOLIDAYS

Holidays Information and links about every holiday written just for kids! www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/index.html

LIBRARIES

See Village Green Libraries for specific websites

Boerum Hill

Pacific Branch
25 4th Avenue (at Pacific Street)
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215
(718) 596-4114

Brooklyn Heights

Brooklyn Heights Branch
280 Cadman Plaza West (at Tillary St)
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11217
(718) 722-3350

Carroll Gardens

Carroll Gardens Branch
396 Clinton Street (at Union Street)
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11217
(718) 596-6972

Park Slope

Central Library
Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY 11238
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215
(718) 230-2100

Park Slope Branch
431 6th Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11215 (at 9th Street)
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215
(718) 832-1853

Windsor Terrace

Windsor Terrace Branch
160 East 5th Street (at Ft. Hamilton Pkwy)
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215
(718) 686-9707

MOVIE THEATERS

See SmallTown Brooklyn's Marketplace/ MovieTheatres for a complete neighborhood listings as well as Moviephone URL's

MUSEUMS

Brooklyn Expedition

Explore the Brooklyn Children's Museum, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, and the Brooklyn Public Library all in one fantastic website!
www.brooklynexpedition.org/

Park Slope

The Brooklyn Museum Of Art
900 Washington Ave (at Eastern Parkway)
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215
(718) 638-5000
www.brooklynart.org/

Cobble Hill

Micro Museum
123 Smith Street
between Dean and Pacific Streets
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 797-3116
www.micromuseum.com
Open for special events and by appointment.

The only inter-disciplinary media center in Downtown Brooklyn. Attracting and supporting artists that fit into all categories, The Micro Museum embraces hybrid art and the synergy between performing and visual arts. Their monthly exhibition series, Odd Sundays is an environment that tends to blur the line between art forms as well as audience and performer.

The Micro Museum acts as a creative laboratory for 100's of performing artists. It houses several media collections such as public TV's Spontaneous Combustion series and archives of the Laziza Electrique Dance Company.

Crown Heights

Brooklyn Children's Museum
145 Brooklyn Avenue
Brooklyn, N.Y.
718- 735 4400
www.brooklynkids.org

Brooklyn Heights

New York Transit Museum
Corner of Boerum Place & Schemerhorn Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11217
718- 243 3060
www.mta.nyc.ny.us/mta/museum/

Brooklyn Historical Society
Undergoing Restoration
Temp Offices at:
2 Metro Tech Center, Suite 4200
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201
718 254 9830
www.brooklynhistory.org

Red Hook

Brooklyn Trolley Museum
499 Van Brunt St
Brooklyn, N.Y.
718 941 5160
(call if the below link doesn't work)
www.nycsubway.org/mus/btm.html/

Brooklyn Waterfront Museum and Showboat Barge
71 columbia Street (harbor's edge)
Brooklyn, N.Y.11231
718 624 4719
www.waterfrontmuseum.org

Arts programs and "hands-on" waterfront heritage experiences. Accessible by shuttle bus, car or the B-61 Bus

PARKS & PLAYGROUNDS

Prospect Park
Check out the Prospect Park Alliance's Homepage for all Park Activities: paddle boats, ice skating, carousel, concerts, events, wildlife Zoo and more.
www.prospectpark.org/

See SmallTown Brooklyn's Parks, Playgrounds & Waterfront Restoration on the Village Green

DO IT YOURSELF WEB DESIGN

For 5yrs old & up
Designing web sites is great fun. Here you'll find everything you need to create a first rate site!
www.webgenies.co.uk/

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