Spring Egg Hunt: Spotted Lanternfly Edition

Join Sara Evans, senior manager and curator of living collections, on a hunt for spotted lanternfly egg masses on the trees in lovely Green-Wood Cemetery.

Since 2014, the spotted lanternfly, a planthopper native to Asia, has been spreading and establishing throughout the eastern United States. Learn how to identify, safely remove, and effectively discard…

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Family Service Corps: City Community Farming

Join Repair the World at Bushwick City Farm as we learn about environmental justice and help out a local farm with chicken feeding, composting, and more.

Suggested for families with children ages 3-7, but open to all.

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Family Service Corps: Family Seed Bombing

Join Repair the World to celebrate the coming of spring by learning about urban green space and creating seed bombs to spread more greenery in the city.

Suggested for families with children ages 3-7, but open to all.

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We the Youth! – The Keith Haring Lecture Series with Dr. Cornel West

Acclaimed philosopher and activist Dr. Cornel West, introduced by Ariana Reines, speaks to kids on the subject of Justice as part of Performance Space New York’s We The Youth – Keith Haring Lecture Series.

Attendees will be treated to free snacks and drinks followed by a dance party with Standing on the Corner Art Ensemble.

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Kindness Crafting Club

Make tie dye party shirts to cheer up kids fighting cancer – and shop for your own tie dye apparel with The Craft Studio in partnership with Tie Dye For A Good Cause. The cost for participants will help cover supplies and staffing but The Craft Studio will be proud to donate any leftover funds…

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Serve a Hot Meal to the Homeless

Volunteer with Manhattan Church of Christ’s Saturday Lunch Program, providing hot meals to the homeless with dignity and compassion. Help prepare meals, place meals in to-go containers, place to-go containers in bags, and distribute meals to guests, as well as distribute coffee, tea, and bottled water. All shifts are family-friendly.

Volunteers must wear masks and…

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