Family activities galore at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum

Just because the summer is over doesn’t mean you can’t have tons of fun at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum.

Totally Tots studio is a fun place to go where children can explore their artistic nature and make inspired artwork. If painting is not your picture, come to the Brooklyn Block Lab where visitors of all ages design and build with an array of blocks, including Magna-Tiles, Imagination Playground, Kapla Planks, and more. Block play supports critical social and cognitive skills in early childhood — everything from team building, creative thinking and problem solving to spatial reasoning and pre-engineering concepts. Different scales of blocks enable hands of all sizes to build and be challenged.

There is also a quiet place where childen with special needs can enjoy the museum and engage with their peers in the Sensory Room. The space is balanced between self-guided exploration and a facilitated program by one of the museum’s Educators. The program might include story time, a song session, parachute play, or meeting one of the museum’s live animals. This room was created with an advisory committee of scholars and professionals with experience serving children with autism spectrum disorders. All are welcome in this space, please let the Educator present know if your child has particular needs or sensitivities.

Family Activities at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum:

The Coney and a Casino with Paul Pippin

Schneps Connects

Totally Tots: Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, 10 am to noon, now to Oct. 29.

Brooklyn Block Lab: Thursdays, 2 pm to 5:30 pm, Fridays – Sundays, 10 am to 1 pm, now to Oct. 29.

Sensory: Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, 2 pm to 5:30 pm, now to Oct. 29.

All activities are free with museum admission.

Brooklyn Children’s Museum [145 Brooklyn Ave. at St. Marks Avenue in Crown Heights; (718) 735–4400; www.brooklynkids.org]

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

Looking for something to do with the kids in New York City that is fun, exciting, and educational? The Intrepid Museum offers family-friendly activities and programs all year long that keep children engaged, entertained, and curious about history and science. Fun rain or shine, the Museum offers both indoor and outdoor interactive exhibits and activities. With so many things to do and see, you&rsquo;ll never hear &ldquo;I&rsquo;m bored,&rdquo; when you climb aboard Intrepid. A non-profit, educational institution featuring the legendary aircraft carrier Intrepid, the space shuttle Enterprise, the world&rsquo;s fastest jets and a guided missile submarine.

Gaga Madness

Gaga is the hottest new sport in NYC. We've taken the fun of GAGA and pushed it into overdrive. Energetic coaches, pumped up music, sideline commentary, gear giveaways and more. Stay active and keep fit with this new craze that's sweeping the city.

New York Society of Play Summer Camp and Classes

Summer Game Camp There are many who do not feel safe sending their children back out into the world with summer camp, this year. To serve those parents and keep the children connected and stimulated during this challenging time, we are offering NYSP Digital Summer Camp. The name of the game with NYSP Summer Camp is community. We have made a large effort to make our camp feel like a living space, with features including &ndash; - Role-Playing games familiar and new, led by our master storytellers! - Enriching electives such as Chess, World Building, Character Acting, Crafts, Drawing, and more! - Discussion and media screening rooms during lunch! - A digital campus! - Moderated chat hours! &nbsp; Join us for a summer of games, friends, and more! Mon - Fri 10am - 2:30pm &nbsp; Roleplay Expeditions: Dungeons &amp; Dragons No experience is required to join one of our Dungeons &amp; Dragons games. Our game masters have pre-made character sheets, so you'll be able to start playing the game right away! We adapt the rules of traditional Dungeons &amp; Dragons to make them more approachable to children of various ages. Battle in dungeons, search for relics, and make new friends in our one-of-a-kind Dungeons &amp; Dragons workshop!&nbsp; &nbsp; Public games meet once per week, with different groups every time. Private games meet 1 to 2 times per week with the same group of kids. Since the players and the storyteller in the group are consistent, this enables us to tell epic tales of adventure together! &nbsp; Dungeons &amp; Dragons Junior No experience is required to join one of our drop-in Dungeons &amp; Dragons games. Our Dungeons &amp; Dragons Jr. game provides a D&amp;D storytelling experience without character sheets. Battle in dungeons, search for relics, and make new friends in our one-of-a-kind Dungeons &amp; Dragons workshop! A great way to introduce young children to D&amp;D so they can eventually move onto the main game.