FAMILY FUN: AUGUST 1-31

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.

Woolworth’s Gargoyles Tour the “Woolworth @ 100” exhibition and learn about the various gargoyles on the building. Kids then create fanciful sculptures and gargoyles of their own. Ages 3–10. Sat, 8/10, 10:30 am. $5. Skyscraper Museum, 39 Battery Pl., skyscraper.org.

On the Dotted Line: Design and Drawing Kids learn about the museum’s exhibits on Chinese-American designers, then learn how to sketch and design clothes. Ages 5–10 with a parent or caregiver. Sat, 8/10, 11:30 am. $10; $6 children. Museum of Chinese in America, 215 Centre St., mocanyc.org.

Sidewalk Art Kids will sketch plans of buildings they know, then use chalk to draw them on the sidewalk in front of the museum. Sat, 8/24, 10:30 am. $5. Skyscraper Museum, 39 Battery Pl., skyscraper.org.

DANCE

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.

Monkey Music A high-energy show during which kids play air guitar, count the odd numbers, jump around, pop bubbles and more. Fri, 8/30, 3:30 pm. Free. Battery Park City Library, 175 N. End Ave., nypl.org.

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

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

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.

Basketball Clinic Each session covers individual and team-based skills—shooting, passing, defense and more. For children entering 3rd–5th grades. Registration required. Mondays & Wednesdays to 8/14, 2 pm. $250. Downtown Community Center, 120 Warren St., manhattanyouth.org.

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.

STORYTELLING

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.