History Detectives

By Tamisha Anthony Hello Little New-Yorkers! Follow along with this post to create your very own subway car at home, and don’t forget to join us live every Tuesday and Friday at 3:30 pm when we sing a special Little New-Yorkers hello song, do silly stretches and exercises, and read a storybook — all from…

We’re celebrating our special exhibition Holiday Express and December School Vacation Week this year with Train Tales and Crafts!  Come join us each day at 3:30 pm for a train-themed story time (complete with songs and silly dances!) led by one of our very own Family Programs high school interns, and then craft a train…

Hello Little New-Yorkers! Follow along with this post to create with us at home, and join us live every Tuesday and Friday at 3:30 pm when we sing a special Little New-Yorkers hello song, do silly stretches and exercises, and read a storybook — all from the comfort of your home. Snowy Day, written and illustrated…

Hello Little New-Yorkers!  Follow along with this post to create this project at home, and don’t forget to join us live every Tuesday and Friday at 3:30 pm where we sing a special Little New-Yorkers hello song, read a storybook, and dance silly dances all from the comfort of your home. Today’s project is inspired…

Recommended for ages 6 and under with a grown-up’s assistance. All aboard! Train lovers and toy enthusiasts big and small are invited to use this guide to go on an I Spy hunt. Head to the Geduld Family Rotunda by our 77th St. entrance (near Parliament Coffee Bar) to start your I Spy adventure. On your mark…get…

Hello Little New-Yorkers!  Follow along with this post to create this project at home, and don’t forget to join us live every Tuesday and Friday at 3:30 pm where we sing a special Little New-Yorkers hello song, do silly stretches and exercises, and read a storybook, all from the comfort of your home. For this…

Photograph by Loren Coffman For our November Reading into History Book Club, we are celebrating Native American Heritage Month and discussing the novel  In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse. We chatted with author Joseph M. Marshall III about his tale of a young Lakota boy on a road trip with his grandfather as he rediscovers…

Join us online every Tuesday and Friday at 3:30 pm for Little New-Yorkers @ Home. Check our calendar for registration links. Hello, Little New-Yorkers! We are so excited this week to revisit an absolute classic of children’s literature: Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats. Anyone out there ever struggled to learn a new skill?…

Recommended for ages 7 and up There are clues on the 1st, 2nd, and 4th floors. We recommend starting on the 4th floor and working your way down, but you and your family may choose to go in any order! Follow the directions to find the objects.  We remember the service of veterans past and…