Parklife gowanus free#

Photo courtesy The Brooklyn Music Factoryġ7. Take a variety of music classes at the Brooklyn Music Factory.

Parklife gowanus free#

Cool down in the summer at the FREE outdoor neighborhood Double-D pool, which was recently given a cute facelift as part of NYC's Cool Pools program. Let 'em eat pie at the much-revered Four & Twenty Blackbirds, a cozy café and bakery.ġ6. Eat and play at Whole Foods where you can do your grocery shopping downstairs, and then relax upstairs at The Roof bar and restaurant while your kids romp around the modest (but still awesome) play area.ġ5.

Relax with tacos, blue corn tortillas, and shuffleboard at Parklife, a fun and family-friendly 'taco garden' with lots of outdoor seating.ġ4. Bring the whole family (dogs included!) to Pig Beach, a laid-back indoor/outdoor beer garden and restaurant on the banks of the Gowanus Canal (thankfully, it's not too close to the water's edge.).ġ2. Grab a microphone and a lettuce wrap for award-winning Korean barbecue and themed, private karaoke rooms (complete with disco balls!) at Insa.ġ3. Sensing a BBQ theme? The neighborhood is practically a mini Austin. Or compare flavors with Fletcher's Brooklyn Barbecue, known for its sustainably farmed, traditional pit-smoked BBQ.ġ1. Indulge in the famous, family-friendly Dinosaur Bar-B-Que located on Union Street, where you can roll the stroller up to a picnic table in warmer weather. Learn the art of cloth diaper folding at a workshop at Diaperkind, one of the city's few diaper services.ĩ. Sign up for creative kids' classes at Third Avenue Clay, or at the Textile Arts Center, which offers occasional one-off parent-and-kid workshops if you don't want to make a commitment.ĭig in to some delicious BBQ at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que. Kids as young as 7 can test their throwing arm here.Ĩ. Axe throwing is suddenly a thing, and it's no surprise that Gowanus offers the city's first spot, Kick Axe.

Tweens too old for play spaces? Hit wall-climbing center Brooklyn Boulders during weekend family hours.ħ. RELATED: Drop-in Play Spaces Around Brooklyn for Kids and TotsĬheck out open climb during weekend family hours at Brooklyn Boulders. Take a workshop or attend camp at Curious Jane on Third Avenue, offering engineering, science, and design classes just for girls. There is a small play area inside, and a roof deck with an amazing view.ĥ. Photo by Jody Mercierģ. Hit neighborhood green space Thomas Greene Playground, which also hosts a number of annual family events like a Halloween parade, or check out Gowanus's newest play spot, the renovated Ennis Playground.Ĥ. Savor an artisanal ice cream at Ample Hills Creamery its menu changes with the season. Have a bite to eat then hang out at the newly renovated Ennis Playground. Romp in a sandbox, a tree house, and a playhouse with ladders and slides at indoor kiddie gym Powerplay, which offers open-play sessions every day of the week.