Summer 2013 - Free NYC

         A lot of the peers that I grew up with have left Brooklyn, NY.  Many went away for college and never returned.  I went away to college, SUNY Buffalo. Four years of cold was enough for me, so I headed back to NYC. 

         NYC is not perfect but I love that I can expose them to so much diversity in food, culture and people. Another major thing about NYC is that there are so many free things that my children can partake in.  SInce I can only "make" them do things for a little bit longer I want very well rounded children.

         This summer they are doing the following:

*Summer camp with Brooklyn Development Corporation in Greenpoint Brooklyn.

They will go to museums, movies, bowling and shows.  They will also partake in a puppet project as well as park rehabilitation.

Here is a link for such programs:

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/afterschool/ost.shtml

*Free Swimming lessons

 I feel that everyone should know how to swim.  The earth is 75% water.  We need to be able to swim.  It is also important for safety reasons.  I also intend on putting them in sailing lessons at some point and want to feel secure that they can swim.  NYC Parks and Recreation offers free swim lessons.  I am lucky enough to have younger sisters who can take them to swim and other specialty lessons during the summer.  They will be missing some days of camp though.

http://www.nycgovparks.org/registration/aquatics

*Free Tennis Lessons

 I bought us all tennis rackets and balls and we would go to the handball court around the corner and hit the balls at the wall and then I found the schedule for the free tennis lessons. Yippee.  Tennis is very difficult to me.  It takes a level of agility and coordination that I don't have.   But I have a family member who has a college scholarship due to her tennis ability so I wanted my kids to get exposed to it.  Also tennis is a great sport that you can do well into your latter years.  It is always important to keep active.

http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CityParks-Tennis-presented-by-Chase-2013.pdf 

* Free Golf Lessons

My son is constantly talking about the businesses he wants to own as an adult. So I told him many deals are made on the golf course. So I signed them up for lessons. Golf is also a sport that can be done well into your latter years. 

http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/sports/golf/ 

*Weekend Golf Lessons

The first tee of NY offers golf on the weekend. Every 7 lessons are $25. They have a driving range where I can work on my swing as well. There are several locations in NY. 

thefirstteeny.org

Hopefully summer 2013 will be active, engaging and entertaining.