Kids Week
Kids Week returns to Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park from Tuesday February 21 – Friday, February 24. Kids take over the skating rink and can join a free skate lesson with our favorite coaches, watch junior skaters perform on the ice, and skate around to music from iconic kids’ shows and movies.
The fun continues off the ice with themed activities and workshops each day from 9:30am – noon.
Most programs are designed for kids ages 4-6, but all ages are welcomed.
From 9:40am - 11:40am, kids rule the Rink! Family-favorite music will be playing on the ice, and skate aids are free to use during this session. Reserve your skate time today! Please note: admission to the rink is free, and you can bring your own skates if you have them. There is a fee for skate rentals.
Free Groups Skate Lessons
If your child dreams of gliding across the ice, this is their chance! During Kids Week, we are offering free 25-minute group skate lessons each morning. Instructors review the importance of proper safety measures, from learning how to adequately fall and stand, to safely marching across the ice. Participation is limited to children 12 and under. Lessons will be capped at 10 children. Due to limited capacity, we ask that families sign up for no more than one session for the week. Skate lessons will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
To participate in a skate lesson, book a skate time between 9:40am – 10:40am. Once you arrive at the park, check in at the ticketholders podium, get your skates, and meet our coaches by the by Bag Check window in the Lace-Up area. Our coaches will assign you to a lesson beginning at 9:50am, 10:25am, or 11:05am.
*Please note that skate rental is not included. Participants are welcomed to bring their own skates or reserve skate rental online in advanced.
Celebrate Fat Tuesday at Kids Week. Be amazed by the wonders of magic, craft your own colorful masquerade mask, and parade around the park with the sensational Brass Queens.
Drop-in-Crafts: Masks and Kazoos
9:30am - 12pm in Overlook
Magic Show
10am – 10:45am at Le Carrousel
Parade with Brass Queens
11am – 11:30am on the Rink Deck
Skating Performance by Ice Theatre of New York
11:45am - noon on The Rink
Move along to a winter workout led by Zing! Fitness, rescue some penguin friends frozen in the fountain, and make bubbles that look like snow!
Drop-in Crafts: Snow Bubbles
9:30am – 12pm in Overlook
Winter Workout with Zing! Kids
10am – 12pm on the Rink Deck
Imagination Playground
10am – 12pm on the northwest corner of the Rink Deck
Fountain Fishing
10am – 12pm at the Fountain
Bend, twist, and pose all day. The morning starts with a dance class taught by Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet, and then hop in a storytelling and miming workshop. Make a bendable mini-sculpture and pose for a picture right beside the Ice Rink.
Drop-in-Crafts: Bendy Portrait
9:30am – 12pm in Overlook
Dance Class with Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet
10am – 10:45am on the Fountain Terrace
Mime Class
11am – 11:45am on The Rink Deck
As we wait for spring, learn what plants need to grow healthy and strong. Pot your own basil plant, make a wildflower seed bomb to take home, and contribute a bloom to our community garden mural.
Community Garden Mural
9:30am – 12pm in Overlook
Sensory Garden Bins
9:30am – 12pm in Overlook
Basil Planting
10am – 12pm on the Rink Deck
Seed Bombs
10am – 12pm on the Rink Deck
To enter Overlook, the second-story indoor pavilion looking over the rink, find the staircase near the southeast corner of the rink. Outdoor, unattended stroller parking will be available nearby.