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Building Empathy, Equity and Excellence!

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10 Skills to Know Before Age 10

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Humble Heroes We all know that children who are sick, hurt, grieving or have special needs, are the true heroes of the world. But what if you could make their day by helping them meet some of their own personal heroes? The Humble Heroes is a group of volunteers whose goal is to lift the spirits of these children by visiting local hospitals and grief centers while dressed as famous superheroes. The Staten Island-based organization is run through a popular local charity, the Carl V. Bini Memorial Fund. “From acting

out skits and coloring with kids, to a simple high five and wave, the Humble Heroes inspire those young warriors to continue facing their battles,” reads their mission statement. “It is our ultimate duty to bring smiles to such resilient kids by taking their icons and making them a reality. Because they are the REAL heroes.”

Annadale dad Kenny Restrepo, who serves as the resident Batman for Humble Heroes, talked to Staten

The costumes are all custom made by members, and Restrepo says he used his art skills to impress his way into the group. “A friend of mine, one of the founding members, was telling me about the organization and what they do, and I thought it was the coolest thing ever. I asked to see pictures and I told him I was very interested in becoming involved,” he said. “I started making a Batman costume, and my brother-in-law, Gaspere Randazzo, also wanted to volunteer, so I made him a Robin costume. The guys were very impressed by the costumes so they invited us to come to a visit -- and we fit right in. It was an amazing experience and the kids looked so happy. I remember overhearing two of the kids saying ‘that’s definitely the real Batman!’ It felt so fulfilling to be able to cheer them up.”

Humble Heroes started two years ago on a whim, after a group of friends, dressed up for Halloween as Power Rangers, were asked to pose for a picture for a child in a nearby hospital by the child’s mother. The group then made the decision to visit him in person and thus Humble Heroes was born. Restrepo says they’re planning to visit a school for children with special needs soon and hope to book future dates at many other schools. “We’re open to any location where there are kids that we can help bring a smile to,” he said.

If you would like to make a donation to Humble Heroes, go to binifund.org/humble-heroes or link directly to the page on siparent.com. You can also keep up with their latest adventures and newest costumes on Instagram at @humbleheroes_ny.

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He’s one of the newest members but has already visited the pediatric ward of New York Presbyterian, St. Peter’s Children’s Hospital as well as Camp Good Grief at the JCC, an organization for children who have lost a loved one, and a recent Carl V. Bini fundraiser for a child with a rare disease.

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everything you need to know about your community Holiday Cheer The holiday spirit was alive and well this year as some of the littlest Staten Islanders worked to bring cheer to children who spent Christmas and Hanukkah in Richmond University Hospital’s pediatric ward. Daisy Troop 5376, and Girl Scout Troops 5554 and 5332 learned of the need for toys and sprang into action, collecting over 60 gifts for the children. When asked what they thought of the toy drive, the girls all agreed that it felt very special to be able to give sick kids something to help them feel better.

In addition to the Girl Scouts’ generous collection, Beeline Entertainment donated a life-size Mickey Mouse to bring cheer to the young patients, while The Emergency Children’s Help Organization provided new DVD players for every room in the pediatric ward of the hospital.

Groundhog Day at the S.I. Zoo Is winter over yet?? Just ask Staten Island Chuck, the Staten Island Zoo’s famous resident groundhog, who will once again emerge from hibernation on Groundhog Day to make his annual, seasonal prediction. According to tradition, if Chuck emerges from his burrow and fails to see his shadow then spring will arrive early. However, if he comes out and is frightened by his shadow, causing him to return to hibernation, then winter will persist for six additional weeks.

With Chuck’s impressive 80% accuracy rate, we hope he doesn’t see that shadow!

Want to meet him? The Groundhog Day event at the zoo is free and open to the public, with gates opening at 6:30am on Groundhog Day (Friday, February 2), ceremony starting at 7am and Chuck’s prediction at 7:30. This year’s ceremony will feature a special appearance from Patrick Raftery Rock-a-Silly Band and the P.S. 45 choir.

refashionNYC With spring cleaning on the horizon, you might want to start looking into ways to donate your old clothes. refashionNYC is a partnership between the NYC Department of Sanitation and Housing Works to make clothing donation as easy as possible, through a convenient in-building service. The program is 100% nonprofit; all proceeds from donations support the charitable mission of Housing Works to end the dual crises of homelessness and AIDS. No donated items are sent to landfills. They will accept both damaged and reusable clothing of all kids, accessories, linens, clean rags and clothing scraps. Bins are available to residents of apartment buildings with over 10 units, office buildings, commercial businesses, schools and institutions. Link to a signup form and more info at siparent.com.

LEGO LIVE NYC If your kids love building Legos as much as you hate stepping on them while barefoot, then have we got a must-attend event for your February break. LEGO LIVE NYC will feature 65,000 square feet of Lego experiences, with millions of bricks for visitors to build, create and play with. LEGO LIVE will include a range of interactive zones, each offering a distinct brick-themed experience. Visitors will also get to witness professional builders and workshops on the live stage, and much more. LEGO LIVE NYC will take place in Manhattan’s Lower East Side at Pier 36 on 299 South Street February 16-18. Go to siparent.com to link to more info.

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Don’t save your red clothes for Valentines Day! Friday, February 2 is National Wear Red Day, a day designated by the American Heart Association every year to raise awareness of heart disease in women. Heart disease affects more women than men and is sometimes called the “silent killer” because its symptoms often go unnoticed. Heart disease and stroke kill one in three women, yet the disease is 80% preventable. Show your support for the cause by wearing red on February 2 and sharing your pictures on social medial using the hashtag #GoRed. You can also make a donation to the cause. Visit siparent.com to learn more about National Wear Red Day.

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everything you need to know about your community on Staten Island. You can donate to Toys 4 Autism by visiting their page at www. gofundme.com/toys-for-autism or their website, www.toys4autism.org. You can link directly at siparent.com, or link to an Amazon wish list featuring specialized toys that will be shipped directly to the organization. You can also learn about the importance of specialized toys for children with autism at the Toys 4 Autism website, which thoroughly explains how these toys serve to help children reduce anxiety and concentrate.

suprisingly complicated Sometimes you just have to laugh. That seems to be Guzun Kurun’s mantra while raising twin teenage boys with autism. The Tottenville mom’s new Staten Island-based web series, Surprisingly Complicated, portrays the many comedic highs and lows she faces in her own daily life while raising her two autistic sons, Adem & Eren.

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“We always tried to do different things with the boys. We aren’t afraid of their behaviors when we’re out,” Kurun explained. “So we took them to Ikea, Universal Studios, Harry Potter rides – and we ended up shutting down the rides. It was a miserable experience; but at the same time it was funny.”

Christmas is done and gone, but it’s never too early for a charitable toy drive especially the kind that puts smiles on the faces of children with special needs. When John Louis Sublett started his charity, Toys 4 Autism, this past Christmas, he was so thrilled with the donations he received that he is getting a head start on next Christmas.

With the help of his son, John Jr., as well as the South Shore Rotary Club, he was able to fill 180 gift bags with specialized toys and distribute them to the students of P.S 37, a school for children with developmental delays. John Jr., who is now 34 and has autism, was once a student at the school.

According to Sublett, the day he distributed the toys to the children (accompanied

by Santa, of course) was one he will never forget. “All in all it was a great day for everyone, the smiles on the children’s faces when they received their gifts was awesome,” he remarked. “But besides the kids, you could see the smiles on all us adults that were there to share some love.”

Sublett says this was his first drive but it certainly won’t be the last. He aims to far surpass his charity’s success next year, hoping to fill a gift bag for all 400 children in his son’s school and possibly for children attending other special education schools

The cast from the web series, Surprising Complicated Kurun, who worked for CNN and has some experience script-writing, decided to document these experiences into a pilot for a show, and now has a full season of episodes waiting to be filmed. Her goal is to feature children on the spectrum in every episode.

Parents with children on the spectrum will surely find the show very funny and relatable, but Kurun noted that all parents will enjoy the humor and the frustrations that go along with raising children in general.

The first episode is currently available, a hilarious account of the family’s decision to use marijuana to offset the effects of their son’s medication. You can watch it on Amazon Prime, YouTube or Vimeo, or also link directly at siparent.com or surprisinglycomplicated.com. You can also link to their social media channels at siparent.com.

The next episode, titled “Dentist, Haircut, and Waffle Embargo” is set to air in February.

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Building Empathy, Equity and Excellence!

Staten Island, District 31 Secures Upwards of $1 Million in Grants At the December Community Education Council 31 meeting, I spoke about our work revolving around

District 31 is honored to be awarded this competitive grant opportunity. This will allow our District to build upon our work, increasing Empathy, Equity and Excellence in our school community. Our District was already engaged in work that aligned with the objectives of the Carnegie grant, incorporating the $150,000 Chancellor Carmen Farina provided to support our work focused on the My Brother’s Keeper initiative.

The work our District Leadership Team and community partners are engaging in is something that will foster collaboration and capacity building. Superintendent Anthony Lodico has led our efforts in partnership with Betsy Dubovsky, Executive Director of The Staten Island Foundation in securing over $800,000 in grant funding from the Carnegie Corporation of New York and other community partners for “Achieving Transformational Educational Outcomes.”

In October, Superintendent Anthony Lodico chaired our first meeting of the Empathy, Equity and Excellence working group. The group is comprised of students, educators, parents and community members. Matthew Lattimer, Conciliation Specialist with the U.S. Department of Justice is facilitating the discussion for the group.

Empathy, Equity and Excellence throughout the district. This work centers on diving deep in discussions about those often difficult and uncomfortable topics involving race, gender, and socio-economic status.

These conversations can have us reflect on ingrained perceptions we may have from past experiences and relationships.

Staten Island District 31 was one of several school districts from across the nation competing for this grant, eventually beating out 2 other finalists from California. This work will partner our Staten Island District 31 Educators and Community members with the consulting firm FSG. FSG will develop a training and interactive deep analysis plan incorporating their “Systems Thinking” framework.

“Systems Thinking is not ‘thinking about a system.’ Instead, Systems Thinking is a framework and set of tools that help people observe and understand the interdependencies that exist within a complex system and focus on higher-leverage change strategies.

It helps individuals consider the connections between inner (personal mental models) and outer (dynamics between stakeholders) change; elevate the importance of transforming relationships within a system; examine how the structure generates the behavior observed, and shift attention from reactive activity to addressing deeper sources of problems.” – FSG This work will consist of community-member working groups, leadership training sessions and community engagement to help build on student outcomes regardless of race, gender or economic conditions.

This monumental work will expand from the planning committee and working group to a 3-day workshop in late January into February. The workshop will bring together approximately 75 Staten Island stakeholders representing parents, students, teachers, principals, and community and faith-based organizations.

The workshop will focus on promoting opportunities for Pre-K through grade 12 students in our community. The event will be co-led by facilitators from FSG, PolicyLink and the Systems Leadership Institute, three nationally recognized organizations that will help our community dig into key aspects of leadership development and creating sustainable change.

We are looking forward to building on this exciting work!

Check out the links below to learn more about the initiatives.

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10 ways to say “i love you” Valentine’s Day isn’t just for couples in the heady throes of young love. Deliver sweet somethings to every important person in your life. Here’s the plan for a perfectly playful V-Day for the whole family.

Create a Sweet Tweets jar. Decorate a mason jar for your child. On slips of paper, write adjectives or short sentences in 140 characters or less that describe traits you most appreciate, admire and love about him or her.

Hunt for Cupid’s treasure. Challenge your kids to a scavenger hunt. Give them clues on a trail of paper hearts or cupid cut-outs. One clue leads to the next until they find a Valentine’s Day surprise. Check online for scavenger hunt clue ideas.

Toy with chemistry Put candy conversation hearts to the test. Gather vinegar, salt water, tap water and bleach (with adult guidance). Place a candy heart in four bowls. Ask your child to hypothesize about what will happen when each liquid is dropped over the candy. Using an eye dropper, test her theory. How does the candy react to different liquids? Did your young chemist’s predictions prove true?

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“Attack” them with hearts. On each of the thirteen days leading up to Valentine’s Day, mom of four, Alexis Sanchez, posts a heart-shaped note on her kids’ doors each night after they go to bed. By Valentine’s Day, their doors are covered.

“Usually it’s just characteristics I see in them or ways that they’re kind to others. They really love this, and I even found my eight-year-old kept all his hearts from last year in a special drawer so that’s pretty awesome,” Sanchez says, whose other children are 10, 6 and 1.

Send a singing telegram. Video your preschooler singing a ditty like: “I made this little valentine; Of red, white and blue; I made

this little valentine; Especially for you!” (point at the camera). Email the file to grandparents or another relative your youngster is crazy about.

Customize cards for classmates. Bypass the usual cartoon paper postcards and publish simple photo cards with a themed border. Last year, Sanchez attached a small bottle of bubbles to her daughter’s cards, which read “Friend, you blow me away!”

Snow them over with hearts. Make a snow globe for your special someone out of a 16 oz mason jar. Hot glue a small animal figurine and/or a miniature bottle brush tree to the inside of the lid. Put red and silver glitter and foil heart confetti inside the jar. Fill the jar with water. Put hot glue around the inside of the lid and screw it on tight. Wrap a ribbon around the bottom of the jar. Attach a tag with a love note that says, “There’s snow one like you.”

Treat them to a hearty breakfast.

Surprise your kids with heart-shaped cinnamon rolls. Instead of rolling your cinnamon roll dough from one side to the other, roll it on both sides so that each side meets in the middle forming a heart shape. Slice and bake. Serve juice out of dollar-store champagne flutes. Make a fruit salad. Cut fruits like apples, strawberries,

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Rev up date night. In the whirlwind of parenting, life as a couple can get routine. Plan an outing with your sweetheart that’s playful and gets you out of your dinner-and-a-movie rut. For example, try an escape room experience; go dancing; take a couples cooking class; paint together at a drop-in paint-and-sip studio; or attend a concert, Broadway show, or local live theater production.

Did you know?

• Valentine’s Day dates back to the ancient Roman fertility festival called Lupercalia • The first written valentines were sent in the 15th century • Today, an estimated one billion V-Day cards are exchanged annually • As many as 6 million couples get engaged on Valentine’s Day each year Source: History.com

By Christa Melnyk Hines, a freelance journalist, who shares her home and heart with her beloved Valentine of 20 years and two active children, a pair of nutty dogs and a cricket-lovin’ lizard. Christa is the author of Happy, Healthy & Hyperconnected: Raise a Thoughtful Communicator in a Digital World.

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not-too-sweet valentine’s day treats Isn’t it ironic that Dental Health Month falls in the same month as Valentine’s Day? This year, mix in some savory with your sweet treats. You’re sweet enough already! Here are some festive foods for your February 14 celebrations that won’t break your dentist’s heart.

heart-shaped fruit salad Ingredients

• watermelon • fresh lychees • raspberries • strawberries

heart-shaped roasted beets and potatoes Ingredients

Directions:

1. Peel lychees. You can substitute for melon balls if you can’t find fresh lychees.

2. Wash strawberries and raspberries and cut strawberries lengthwise.

3. Slice watermelons and use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut hearts.

4. Mix fruit in a bowl and enjoy!

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• 3 large potatoes, sliced into 1/4-inch rounds • 3 large beets, sliced into 1/4-inch rounds • 1/4 cup olive oil • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt • 1 teaspoon pepper • 2-4 cloves of garlic, grated • A sprinkle of cayenne pepper (optional) • 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400ºF. Using a small heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut potato and beet slices into hearts and place in a bowl with the olive oil, salt, pepper and garlic. If desired, toss in the scraps as well.

2. Toss until vegetables are well coated, then transfer them to a sheet pan and spread out into a single layer. Roast in the oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until browned and crisp. Flip twice with a spatula during cooking for even browning.

3. Remove the mixture from the oven, toss with parsley, season to taste, and serve hot.

heart-shaped pepperoni pizza Ingredients

• pizza dough, pre-made • 1 cup tomato sauce • 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded • pepperoni (as much as you like) • 1 tablespoon cornmeal (optional)

Directions:

1. Separate pizza dough it into 4 equal parts, and shape it into hearts. They don’t have to be perfect!

2. Use a small cookie cutter to make pepperoni-shaped hearts.

3. Top dough with sauce and cheese, and then the pepperoni hearts. If you put some cornmeal on your baking sheet your pizza won’t stick.

4. Bake in a 450-degree oven for 12 minutes until the crust is set and cheese is bubbling.

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10 skills to know before age 10 GUIDING YOUR TWEEN TOWARD RESPONSIBILITY

By the time your child turns ten, you may have started teaching them responsibilities, assigned weekly chores, and started discussing whether they are old enough to stay home alone for a few minutes at a time.

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In the middle of their tween years, ten year-olds are ready to begin taking on more responsibilities.

Krystal Laws, mother of seven, says “Parents can think about where they would like their kids to be at age 18 then go back every few years making goals to work up to independence as an adult. Having a vision for where you’re headed really helps in knowing what to work on at various ages.” What are some basic skills kids can learn before ten? Here are some ideas: Basic household tasks Teach your child some basic household tasks.

If you are busy, out of the house, or under the weather, your child should be able to make himself a sandwich, pack a sack lunch for school, and be able to prepare a small meal in the microwave. It is also good to teach your kids how to do laundry, run the dishwasher, and how to clean up a spill.

Safety Keeping our kids safe is a huge priority for parents.

At a young age, we begin to teach our kids how to safely cross the street, bike and road safety, and to be aware of strangers. By ten, parents should take it one step further by teaching kids about internet safety and what to do in case of an emergency. “I want them to be safe mentally and physically,” says Lisa

Parrish, mother of three. “They should know how to use the phone, procedures for being home alone or in emergencies, safe touch, and that no means no.” Kids approaching ten should also know basic first aid and when to call 911.

Proper hygiene & self-grooming Ten year-olds should understand the importance of good hygiene and how to care for their own body and hair. Frequent showers, proper face and hand washing, and wearing deodorant are good habits to get into as the changing hormones of the teen years approach.

Budgeting and saving Ten years old is a great time to introduce basic budgeting skills. Kids can learn to pick something out that they would like to purchase, research the cost, and begin saving for it. This helps teach them delayed gratification, the value of the dollar, the reward for hard work, and also how to budget and save for things that they want. This skill will be necessary as they plan for larger purchases in adulthood.

Problem-solving skills When presented with a problem, children often look to the adults in their lives to solve the problem.

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feature / tweeens problem-solving skills learned early will benefit them as they grow older. You can also present your child with different scenarios and ask them what they would do. Ask your child - If you get lost, what should you do? What if you forget your lunch at home? What if you see another child getting teased? If there is a fire in the house, what should you do? Working through different scenarios and practicing problem-solving skills will help your child build confidence for when they are faced with a problem.

Value of hard work Kids need to know the value of hard work, especially as they head off to college or into the workplace. Even middle and high school require a higher level of study habits. Developing good study habits also helps kids learn that their dedication pays off when they receive good grades because of it. To prepare your child for the workforce, assign chores that work towards a family goal, like putting in a garden for everyone to enjoy, or saving up allowance to work towards something they would like to purchase will show them the long-term payoff of hard work.

Proper etiquette and speaking skills Ten year-olds should know how to treat other people respectfully, approach adults in public, have proper phone etiquette, know how to shake hands, and express gratitude when someone gives them a gift or does something for them. With so much electronic communication, we must teach our children that when having face-to-face conversations, it is polite to use proper language rather than text speak. “Kids this age should know the Golden Rule and treat others the way they’d like to be treated.” says Laura Fenner, mother of four. Ten year-olds can build confidence in this area by practicing public speaking and participating in sports or recitals.

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Caring for others Kids learn a lot when given the responsibility of taking care of something or someone else. Examples could be a pet, garden or plants, or helping with younger children. This helps teach them responsibility and selflessness.

Outdoor skills Kids this age can be taught outdoor safety. Fire safety, how to use a map and compass, what poison ivy looks like, and water safety are all good examples. Teaching them these skills encourages them to find outdoor activities that they enjoy. Again, as we face competition with the screen, teaching kids how to be safe when pursuing outdoor activities, may open a love of the outdoors that they have not yet experienced.

Healthy habits The importance of a healthy diet and routine exercise is never too early to learn. While they may not be preparing entire meals at age ten, they do need to know that potato chips are not a well-balanced lunch. Kids should also be able to listen to their bodies so they can tell you if they are unwell and what is wrong. Healthy sleep habits and a good diet can help them perform better in school and improve their moods. Kids should also be able to manage their emotions and calm themselves when needed.

Consider these skills as just a guideline, since every child and every family is unique. You may find that in your family you value certain skills over others, or that some of these were learned some time ago. “Be flexible with your plan to teach life skills,” says Laws, “Everyone learns at a different pace.”

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Kids have a long history of disliking dental care, which can frustrate parents, who know the importance of proper dental hygiene.

While many youngsters may never excitedly run to the bathroom to brush their teeth, there are various approaches to get kids to embrace proper dental care.

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• Start early. Begin cleaning kids’ teeth as soon as the first tooth appears.

The earlier dental care is part of a child’s routine, the more likely he or she is to accept it as part of everyday life. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recommends using a soft-bristled brush with a small head.

Ideally, use a toothbrush designed for infants, brushing teeth once per day at bedtime. The AAPD advises taking kids to visit a pediatric dentist when the first tooth appears, or no later than the child’s first birthday.

• Make it a group effort. Young children love to imitate their parents’ actions and behaviors, so use that adoration to your advantage by making teeth-brushing a family activity. Get

down on kids’ level and show them how to brush. If kids are resistant, divert their attention with conversation while brushing so they don’t even realize they’re cleaning away.

• Involve kids in choosing their dental care products. While always

sticking with products recommended by your child’s pediatric dentist, let youngsters choose their toothbrush and toothpaste. Kids might prefer a particular flavor of toothpaste, and a colorful toothbrush with a favorite film or television character might make kids more enthusiastic and less fussy about brushing.

• Don’t forget flossing! Soft, sticky foods are commonplace in young kids’ diets, and these can promote decay.

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To remove food particles from between the teeth, children must floss, advises the American Academy of Pediatric Dentists. Parents should help young children to floss since the dexterity required to wind the floss around little fingers and then thoroughly clean the teeth may be discouraging. There are children’s flossing helpers with handles to make back teeth more accessible and promote more effective flossing.

Kids who shy away from flossing may be more likely to use a children’s water flosser. In lieu of string floss, a water flosser uses a pressurized stream of water to dislodge food from between teeth. Although a water flosser may be more messy, children may enjoy the opportunity to “play” with water and the cleaning sensation provided.

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February

February may be short on days, but there’s no shortage of themes for this versatile month– from Groundhogs to Valentines to Lunar New Year to Presidents– it’s packed with topics all month long!

Additionally, this year is the XXIII Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, so if your family is interested in sports, geography, politics,TV, competitions, or just plain good old entertainment, here is a built-in conversation starter for 17 days and beyond! The United States has approximately 240 athletes competing in the games, ranging from familiar sports such as figure skating and hockey, to sports we usually only see televised at Olympics time, like biathlon, luge, bobsled, and curling. Opening ceremonies are February 9. Go Team USA! Don’t forget February’s much-anticipated Winter Recess when public schools in New York are closed from February 16th until 25th. What will you do with the kids for 10 days to keep the cabin fever at bay? Well, you’ve come to the right place for ideas and suggestions. Flip through the pages in this issue of Staten Island Parent and you’ll see that there’s tons of fun crammed into the 58 square miles that is Staten Island. Try something new or go with an old favorite. As always, our public library branches have programs for all age groups—including yours! If you want more, check out the family calendar beginning on page 51 and online at siparent.com and you can fill the winter break with fun without ever leaving the Island!

If your spirit animal is more the hibernating type, embrace it! Hunker down in your “den” and plan a day of nesting with the kids. There’s no need to sacrifice fun– siparent.com/winter has lots of ideas for winter-themed crafts and indoor games, kid-friendly recipes, and kids’ jokes (Q. What do you get when you cross a snowman and a vampire?

A: Frostbite. Ok, we know it’s corny, but it’s sure to give a 5-year old a good laugh!).

Brrrrr! It’s colder than a polar bear’s nose outside! Are you and the crew brave enough to brave the outdoors? Here is a list of places you can get to within two hours for a “cool” day trip to make the winter break a memorable one – not far enough to experience a climate change, but so much fun you’ll forget about the cold.

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Try Something Different A break in the usual routine is the perfect time to try something new. Here’s a few ideas: • Channel your inner Willy Wonka! Schedule a tour of a chocolate factory, History of Chocolate movie, samples & goodie bag at The Supreme Chocolatier, 1150 South Ave (See ad on page 18) • Yoga is for Everyone! Kids’ Valentine Event and winter break specials at 5 Boro Power Yoga (See ad on page 28) • Think Tank! Annual Trimathalon Event at Mathnasiumin’s Bulls Head location on Saturday, Feb 10. Free, fun-filled math activities for grades 2, 3, 4, & 5. (See ad on page 38)

Add a Splash of Culture!

These S.I. organizations have special offers for the February break: • Greenbelt Nature Center School’s Out: We’re In! Free program on Feb. 20, 21, 22 & 23 700 Rockland Ave. • 718-351-3450 • Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art Free program for students on Feb 21, 22 & 23 338 Lighthouse Ave. • 718-987-3500 • Staten Island Children’s Museum Free admission on Cool School Holiday, Feb. 19 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 • Staten Island Museum Free admission for kids on Feb. 21-25 1000 Richmond Terrace • 718-727-1135 • Staten Island Zoo Kids Fun Days on Feb. 21 & 22 614 Broadway • 718-442-3100

Feeling Adventurous?

Check out these Nearby Fun Off (but close to) Staten Island:

Activity/Entertainment

Woodbridge Community Center (See ad page 25) (approx. 4.5 miles from Outerbridge Crossing) Woodbridge, NJ • (732) 596-4000 One-stop family entertainment center, featuring ice skating, roller skating, batting cages, and more. iPlay America (approx. 26 miles from Outerbridge) Freehold, NJ • 732-577-8200 Indoor rides, attractions, boardwalk games and one of NJ’s largest arcades.

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Crayola Factory (approx. 60 miles from Outerbridge) Easton, PA • 610-515-8000 Explore and learn all about crayons and coloring, art projects & live demonstrations.

Great Wolf Lodge (approx. 92 miles from Goethals Bridge) Scotrun, PA • 800-768-9653 Indoor waterpark and resort for all ages plus characters and activities for kids.

RPM Raceway (approx. 7 miles from Bayonne Bridge) Jersey City • 201-333-7223 Go-kart racing for drivers 4” tall and up, plus arcade and billiards.

Kalahari Indoor Water Park (approx. 99 miles from Goethals Bridge) Pocono Manor, PA • 877-525-2427 220,000 sq ft, featuring water slides, spa, wave pool, lazy river, & toddler play area.

Insectropolis (approx. 50 miles from Outerbridge) Toms River, NJ • 732-349-7090 View and touch beautiful and bizarre exotic insects from all over the world.

Mountain Creek (approx. 72 miles from Goethals Bridge) Vernon Township, NJ • 973-827-2000 Resort featuring skiing, snow tubing, snowboarding.

Legoland Discovery Center A Lego-themed indoor family entertainment center for kids age 3-10 with rides, Lego build-and-play zones, a 4D cinema and a gift shop.

• Plymouth Meeting Mall, P.a.

208-513-1429 (approx. 75 miles from Outerbridge) • Ridge Hill Mall in Yonkers, N.Y. 866-243-0770 (approx. 40 miles from Goethals Bridge)

Rocking Horse Ranch (approx. 88 miles from Bayonne Bridge) Highland, NY • 800-647-2624 Resort featuring indoor waterpark, horseback riding, mountain tubing, exotic wildlife exhibit, organized family activities.

GlowGolf (approx. 38 miles from Verrazano-Narrows Bridge) Garden City, NY • 516-747-3682 Glow-in-the-dark mini golf and laser maze center in Roosevelt Field Mall.

The Funplex (approx. 30 miles from Bayonne Bridge) East Hanover, NJ • 973-428-1166 Indoor amusement park with rides, bumper cars, Go-Karts, video/arcade games, and laser tag.

Palisades Center Mall (approx. 50 miles from Goethals Bridge) West Nyack, NY • 845-348-1000 Four level shopping center with over 200 stores, 15 sit-down restaurants, a bowling alley, ice rink, the world’s tallest indoor ropes course, and more.

Ski Resorts & Indoor Waterparks: Camelback Mountain (approx. 92 miles from Goethals Bridge) Tannersville, PA • 570-629-1662 Snow tubing, skiing, Aquatopia Indoor Water park, and other adventure rides.

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Brandon Penny (center) with 2014 Olympic figure skating gold medalists Meryl Davis (left) and Charlie White (right)

Brandon Penny will not take home a gold medal when he returns from PyeongChang, South Korea, following the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in February. But he already has something better— a new lease on life.

Penny, a Staten Island native, will be attending his third Olympics — one Summer Games and now two Winter Games — working for the United States Olympic Committee. He is the USOC’s manager of digital media content development, which basically makes him the managing editor of all editorial content on the TeamUSA.org website.

But with the countdown to PyeongChang very much on this past summer, the 27-year-old received a surprise smack in the gut. With nothing to indicate there was anything amiss, he learned his kidneys were functioning at 13 percent and he would need to undergo a transplant.

“June 13, 2017 — I went for a routine dental cleaning,” said Penny, a graduate of PS 32, IS 34 and Staten Island Tech. “They took my blood

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pressure and refused to treat me because it was too high.”

He went back to work, but was convinced by co-workers to go to the emergency room, where his BP was “240 over something.” That led to some tests and the shocking news that his kidneys were failing.

“It was scary,” he said. “A huge shock. I was not experiencing anything doctors said I should have been going through. I did not know how to react.”

Fortunately, he received plenty of support from his USOC colleagues, and his parents, John and Debra Penny of Richmond Valley, who arrived in Colorado Springs from Staten Island the next day. Just as fortunate, he wouldn’t have to undergo dialysis and a potential five-year wait on the transplant list because he quickly found a match from the “tons of people who signed up to be tested” as donors. His mom, an elementary school teacher who now serves on the city’s Teachers’ Retirement System pension board, was the first to be tested and was found to be an excellent match.

Brandon Penny (left) interviewing Olympic Gold Medalist Dick Fosbury (right)

“Mom has always been an incredible person and mother,” Brandon said. “It still amazes me and I’m incredibly grateful she was willing to do that for me.”

Debra described the ordeal as “an out-of-body experience. I didn’t think that it was really happening. I cried for days. My sisters had to hold me up as I walked into the transplant center. But then I went into warrior mode and was determined to donate my kidney to make Brandon better.”

On July 25, a four-hour surgery resulted in a successful transplant. A little more than a month later, Brandon was back to work.

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Working for the USOC is a dream job for Penny. He never got into the “traditional” sports growing up, but he dabbled in swimming for the Great Kills Swim Club, fencing at Staten Island Tech and gymnastics. He took an interest in Olympic sports, a passion that was fed through his family’s many trips to Lake Placid, where Team USA men’s ice hockey miracle gold medal run took place in 1980.

At Emerson College in Boston, Penny did a 90-minute special feature for the college TV news station about 2010 Winter Olympics. Two internships with the USOC during college led to a short stint with NBC Olympics in Stanford, Connecticut, after graduation in December 2011. He then joined the USOC just before the 2012 Summer Games, although not in time to travel to London.

His job in South Korea from Feb. 9 to 25 will be to make sure the stories of Team USA and its athletes — stories of triumph as well as disappointment — are detailed on the USOC website. He will lead a team of writers and reporters through their coverage of the Games, and write some himself.

“We’ll be telling our athletes’ stories to and getting news to Team USA fans through our website and mobile app,” he said. “The athletes’ back stories, their struggles of what they’ve gone through and have had to overcome — all of that.

“The best part of the job for me is being able to tell these stories, to work with our athletes and get to know them personally, and bring the news to the fans.”

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Penny’s life is a bit different now than it was before the transplant. He takes 19 pills a day, down from about 40, to make sure his body doesn’t reject the kidney. He’ll be on such medication the rest of his life. He has to wear a medical mask when he travels to protect himself from germs.

Brandon was at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose in January and had the unique experience of having former Olympic stars search him out to see how he was recovering. He said, “Having these gold medal winner ask how I’m doing is pretty neat.”

So is getting your life back.

Local sportswriter Joe LoVerde coached youth sports on Staten Island for nearly 40 years. He’s now joined by his son, Mike, a sandlot baseball player on the Island and a senior at Lyndon State College in Vermont, where he’s on the baseball team and majors in Electronic Journalism Arts.

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Question: Our state has opted out of using the Common Core Standards. Instead, the schools will be following our own state’s standards.

What do you think the differences between the two standards would be in mathematics? – Inquisitive

One criticism of state math standards is that they are a mile wide and inches deep. The Common Core Standards generally have far fewer broad statements and are more specific. They concentrate on a clear set of math skills and concepts so students will be learning math in a more organized way. And the Core Standards make sure the students are learning math in each grade so they can succeed at a higher level.

Answer: There may or may not be a substantial difference between the two sets of standards in math. In fact, the Common Core Standards were based on standards of the individual states. Before Common Core, states covered different math topics at different grade levels.

What Common Core does is put all the states using them on the same page at the same time.

Question: Last year I clocked the talent show at my children’s elementary school at 90 decibels!

Not one child was wearing hearing protection, including my own, only because I had never expected the performance to be so loud! I won’t make that mistake again. The school made no attempt to lower the volume or provide hearing protection.

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We live in an incredibly noisy world, and one that seems to get noisier all the time. Whether it is eating in the school cafeteria or going to a rock concert, a large sporting event or even many restaurants, noise levels are often so high that they can cause hearing loss. And hearing loss is permanent. There is currently no cure, although many foundations are working on one.

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Question: My second-grader loves reading e-books far more than print books because they have so many fun, interactive features. Are there any downsides to her love of e-books?

– Book Lover Answer: One important question comes up: Is your child really reading the e-books, or is she spending more time playing with the interactive features? One study by Carol Smith and Jordan Schugar showed that children spent as much as 43 percent of their time using e-books playing games rather than reading. You should observe what your daughter is doing with e-books. Is she spending most of her time reading them or playing games on them?

If she is spending more time playing games, different e-books should be selected. You want to find those that force her to have more interaction with the actual text. And that interaction should occur on the page that she is reading rather than on a different screen. Plus, these interactions should be brief. Otherwise, she is likely to lose the thread of the story.

There are other negatives to children reading e-books over traditional print books. One is the “read to me” option. It can be helpful when children meet words that they do not know.

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Unfortunately, not all e-books are of the same quality. Parents need to look for those that feature interaction with the text. And parents should also talk with their children about the e-book stories that they have read just like they would talk to them about print books.

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the proper care of teddy bear Prevent Spreading Germs this Flu Season That’s exactly what teddy bears can do, says a study from Vanderbilt University.

Nothing is more comforting to a sick child than snuggling up on the couch with blanket and a favorite teddy bear. But what’s not so comforting is when teddy bear brings the flu virus to preschool or daycare the next day.

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The study focused on hospitals that allow familiar, comfort-giving teddy bears to accompany children during visits, specifically surgeries.

Researchers wanted to know if the toys unintentionally contribute to surgical-site infections (SSI).

Indeed, stuffed animals and other “comfort” items, all showed bacterial growth when tested.

And viruses proved just as invasive, surviving up to 24 hours on the surface of toys in another study.

Stuffed Toys Miss Out On Personalized Attention Raggedy stuffed bears keep watch over our toddlers during cold and flu season’s runny noses and puking tummies. But rarely do they get the follow up care they need.

As studies have shown, 3 out of 4 teddy bears don’t get washed after a child is sick. Even worse, 1 of 5 bears have never been washed at all. Plastic and wooden toys have a better chance at getting washed, or at least cleaned with disinfectant wipes.

What can parents do?

Parents can send stuffed toys through the laundry.

A run through a laundry wash/dry cycle, followed by 24 hours in a sealed bag when completely dry, effectively sterilized 79 percent of the stuffed animals tested. In other tests, machine washing plush toys using anti-bacterial laundry soap killed 99.9% of bacteria. Authors recommend allowing toys to dry thoroughly to avoid mold growth.

Ways to Limit the Spread of Germs during Cold and Flu Season Avoid letting your kids play with plush toys at daycares, doctors’ offices, and church nurseries.

Use soft blankets as an alternative to a stuffed toy. They can be washed more easily between uses.

Limit playdates and sleepovers during cold and flu season.

Use washable area rugs in place of, or on top of, carpets. Wash sheets more frequently.

Wash stuffed animals weekly.

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Thursday, February 1

Performance – Superhero Math College of Staten Island 2800 Victory Blvd.

718-982-5678 10am • $8 • All ages

Toddler/Preschool Story Time St. George Library 5 Central Avenue 718-442-8560 10:30am • Free • Ages 2-3 Tot’s Time Plus SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 11am • $5 w/ admission • Ages 2-4 Bouncing Babies West New Brighton Library 976 Castleton Avenue 718-442-1416 11:15am • Free • Ages 0-1.5 Baby/Toddler Social St. George Library 5 Central Avenue 718-442-8560 12:30pm • Free • Ages 0-1 Paint Day SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 1:30pm • Free w/admission • Ages 2-10 Homework Help Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 3pm • Free • Ages 6-11

21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 4:30pm • Free • Adults

11:30am • Free • Ages 1-3

Family Literacy Workshop New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 5pm • Free • All ages Shakti Yoga Historic Richmond Town 441 Clarke Ave 718-351-1611 6:15pm • Free w/ admission • Adults The Pipes Are Calling St. Alban’s Episcopal Church 76 Saint Albans Place richmondcountypipesanddrums.com 7:30pm • Free • All ages

Friday, February 2

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Huguenot Library 830 Huguenot Avenue 718-984-4636

Game Day South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 3pm • Free • All ages

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Homework Help South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 4pm • Free • Grades PreK-8

Baby Rhyme Time New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 10:30am • Free • Ages 0-1.5

Spell it, Write it, Read it New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 4pm • Free • All ages

Baby and Me Story Time Great Kills Library 56 Giffords Lane 718-984-6670 11am • Free • Ages 0-1.5

Lego Castles!: A Medieval Building Series Great Kills Library 56 Giffords Lane 718-984-6670 4pm • Free • All ages

eHour with eBooks South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 11am • Free • Adults

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Chess Club South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 3pm • Free • All ages

American Heart Club Black History Month Dental Health Month

10:30am • Free • Ages 1.5-3

Paper Quilling: Love Bugs/Birds South Beach Library

Kidz Cook SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 3pm • Free w/ admission • All ages

Family Storytime West New Brighton Library

ProjectArt Workshop Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 3:30pm • Free • Ages 10-15

Bookcraft Stapleton Library 132 Canal Street 718-727-0427 4pm • Free • All ages

Toddler Playtime Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 12pm • Free • Ages 1.5-5

Toddler Storytime & Craft Activity Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 11:30am • Free • Ages 1.5-5 Toddler Rhyme Time New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977

976 Castleton Avenue 718-442-1416 3:30pm • Free • Ages 3+ Game On! St. George Library 5 Central Avenue 718-442-8560 3:30pm • Free • Ages 5-12 Wii Love Gaming Stapleton Library 132 Canal Street 718-727-0427 3:30pm • Free • Ages 5-11 Groundhog Day Craft South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 3:30pm • Free • Ages 3-12 No Shush Shabbat Service Temple Israel 315 Forest Ave 718-727-2231 6pm • Free • 4-12

Saturday, February 3

Survival Skills 3 – Emergency First Aid Zimmer Club 4411 Arthur Kill Road 718-948-9599 9:30am • Free • Ages 8-17

Animal of the Month Club: Bald Eagles Lemon Creek Park 175 Johnston Terrace 718-967-3542 10am • Free • All ages Preschool Storytime South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 10:30am • Free • Ages 3-5 Homework Help New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 11am • Free • Grades PreK-8 I Am Harriet Tubman Storytime Barnes & Noble 2245 Richmond Avenue 718-982-6983 11am • Free • All ages Stop & Swap Clay Pit Ponds Visitors Center 2351 Veterans Rd W 718-967-1976 12pm • Free • All ages Art Studio SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 1pm • Free w/ admission • All ages Color Lounge South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 1pm • Free • All ages Korean Drama Club South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 1pm • Free • Ages 13+ Family Art Workshop: Collage Staten Island Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A 718-727-1135 1pm • Free w/ admission • All ages Victorian Valentine Workshop Historic Richmond Town 441 Clarke Ave 718-351-1611 1pm • Free w/ admission • All ages Mom, Dad, & Me Book Club St. George Library 5 Central Avenue 718-442-8560 1:30pm • Free • Grades 4-6

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Family Film Saturdays New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 2pm • Free • All ages Clay Date South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 2pm • Free • Ages 3-12 Knitting Social South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 3pm • Free • Adults Wii Love Gaming Stapleton Library 132 Canal Street 718-727-0427 3:30pm • Free • Ages 5-11

Sunday, February 4

NYRR Open Run Conference House Park 7455 Hylan Blvd.

855-569-6977 9am • Free • All ages

Art Studio SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 1pm • Free w/ admission • All ages

Outdoor Skills: Shelter Building Blue Heron Nature Center 222 Poillon Avenue 718-967-3542 1pm • Free • Ages 8+ Cinema Saturdays Stapleton Library 132 Canal Street 718-727-0427 2pm • Free • All ages

Monday, February 5

Baby Time South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 10:30am • Free • Ages 0-1.5 Playtime!

Huguenot Library 830 Huguenot Avenue 718-984-4636 10:30am • Free • Ages 1.5-3 All Join In! Stapleton Library 132 Canal Street 718-727-0427 11am • Free • Ages 2-4 Toddler Storytime Great Kills Library 56 Giffords Lane 718-984-6670 11am • Free • Ages 1.5-3

Krazy Kidz West New Brighton Library 976 Castleton Avenue 718-442-1416 11:30am • Free • Ages 1.5-3 Baby Space!

Stapleton Library 132 Canal Street 718-727-0427 11:45am • Free • Ages 0-1.5

Lunar New Year Celebration Saturday, February 17 • 1-4pm Staten Island Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace, Bldg A 718-727-1135 statenislandmuseum.org Say goodbye to the Year of the Fire Rooster and hello to the Year of the Earth Dog as the Staten Island Museum celebrates Lunar New Year with the Korean School of Staten Island. Enjoy art activities, traditional Korean clothing (hanbok), games, customary Lunar New Year refreshments, and more! For all ages. For tickets visit the event page online.

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Homework Help Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 3pm • Free • Ages 6-11 Crafternoon West New Brighton Library 976 Castleton Avenue 718-442-1416 3:30pm • Free • Ages 5+ Imagination Station New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 3:30pm • Free • All ages Peter Rabbit Activity South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 3:30pm • Free • Ages 3-12 Reader’s Theatre St. George Library 5 Central Avenue 718-442-8560 3:30pm • Free • Ages 4+

Adult Paint Space South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 4:30pm • Free • Adults Lego Free Play New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 5pm • Free • Ages 4+

Tuesday, February 6

11:30am • Free • Ages 3-5 Baby Space!

Stapleton Library 132 Canal Street 718-727-0427 11:45am • Free • Ages 0-1.5 Afternoon Storytime & Craft Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 3pm • Free • Ages 3-12

Tot Time Tuesday The Interpretive Center 2351 Veteran’s Road West 718-967-1976 10am • Free • Ages 1-3

Homework Help New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 3:30pm • Free • Grades PreK-8

Red Firecrackers – The Legend of the First Chinese New Year!

College of Staten Island 2800 Victory Blvd.

718-982-5678 10am • $9 • All ages

Tween Tuesdays New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 3:30pm • Free • Ages 9-12

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St. George Library 5 Central Avenue 718-442-8560 10:30am • Free • Ages 0-1 Sensory Storytime West New Brighton Library 976 Castleton Avenue 718-442-1416 10:30am • Free • All ages Toddler Time South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 10:30am • Free • Ages 1.5-3

Read Aloud and Craft South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 3:30pm • Free • Ages 3-12 LiteracyINC: Story Hour Stapleton Library 132 Canal Street 212-620-5462 4pm • Free • All ages Preschool Time & Phun with Phonetics New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 4pm • Free • Ages 2.5-5

Family Storytime & Craft Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 11am • Free • Ages 3-5

Anti-Bully Support Workshops Projectivity 51 Broad Street 646-765-6531 4pm • Free • All ages

Tot’s Time Plus SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 11am • $5 w/ admission • Ages 2-4

Stitchin’ South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 5pm • Free • Adults

Tuesday Storytime Barnes & Noble 2245 Richmond Avenue 718-982-6983 11am • Free • All ages

Shakti Yoga Historic Richmond Town 441 Clarke Ave 718-351-1611 6:15pm • Free w/ admission • Adults

Parachute Playtime Great Kills Library 56 Giffords Lane 718-984-6670 11am • Free • Ages 0-3

NYRR Open Run Silver Lake Park Silver Lake Park Road and Forest Avenue 855-569-6977 7pm • Free • All ages

All Join In! Stapleton Library 132 Canal Street 718-727-0427 11am • Free • Ages 2-4 Family Playtime Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158

Wednesday, February 7

Clay Day SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 1:30pm • Free w/admission • Ages 2-10

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Children Coloring Time South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 3pm • Free • Ages 3-12 STEM Wednesdays St. George Library 5 Central Avenue 718-442-8560 3:30pm • Free • Ages 5-12 Valentine’s Special: Card Making South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 3:30pm • Free • Ages 3-12 Family Literacy Workshop Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 4pm • Free • All ages Teen Time South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 4pm • Free • Ages 13+ Picture Book Time New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 4pm • Free • Ages 3+

Anti-Bully Support Workshops Rossville A.M.E. Zion Church 584 Bloomingdale Road 646-765-6531 4pm • Free • All ages LiteracyINC: Story Hour Stapleton Library 132 Canal Street 212-620-5462 4pm • Free • All ages Lego Free Play New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 5pm • Free • Ages 4+ DIY Beauty Lab: Spa Bath Bomb South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 5pm • Free • Adults English Country Dancing Historic Richmond Town 441 Clarke Ave 718-351-1611 7pm • $5 • All ages

Thursday, February 8

PerformanceJackie Robinson College of Staten Island 2800 Victory Blvd.

718-982-5678 10am • $8 • All ages

Toddler/Preschool Story Time St. George Library 5 Central Avenue 718-442-8560 10:30am • Free • Ages 2-3

Victorian Valentine Workshop Saturday, February 3 • 1pm Historic Richmond Town 441 Clarke Avenue 718-351-1611 historicrichmondtown.org Be part of our valentine for the community. Learn about Victorian scraps, paper lace, and decoupage. Make a valentine for a resident of a nursing home on Staten Island and one to take home as a gift. Tour the village to see homes from the 1690s to 1860s and images of valentines from the collection in the General Store.

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Oil & Water Droplet Painting Huguenot Library 830 Huguenot Avenue 718-984-4636 10:30am • Free • Ages 3+ Tot’s Time Plus SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 11am • $5 w/ admission • Ages 2-4 Bouncing Babies West New Brighton Library 976 Castleton Avenue 718-442-1416 11:15am • Free • Ages 0-1.5 Baby/Toddler Social St. George Library 5 Central Avenue 718-442-8560 12:30pm • Free • Ages 0-1

75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 3pm • Free • Ages 6-11 ProjectArt Workshop Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 3:30pm • Free • Ages 10-15 Five Senses Stapleton Library 132 Canal Street 718-727-0427 4pm • Free • Ages 3-5 Homework Help South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 4pm • Free • Grades PreK-8 Program in a BoxSensory Storytime New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 4pm • Free • All ages Lego Castles!: A Medieval Building Series Great Kills Library 56 Giffords Lane 718-984-6670 4pm • Free • All ages Family Movie Night: Enchanted (2007) South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 4:30pm • Free • All ages

Toddler Storytime & Craft Activity Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 11:30am • Free • Ages 1.5-5 Toddler Rhyme Time New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 11:30am • Free • Ages 1-3 Toddler Playtime Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 12pm • Free • Ages 1.5-5 Kidz Cook SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 3pm • Free w/ admission • All ages Game Day South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 3pm • Free • All ages Face and Hand Painting Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 3pm • Free • Ages 3-12 Game On! St. George Library 5 Central Avenue 718-442-8560 3:30pm • Free • Ages 5-12

Shakti Yoga Historic Richmond Town 441 Clarke Ave 718-351-1611 6:15pm • Free w/ admission • Adults

Canvas Kids and Gallery West New Brighton Library 976 Castleton Avenue 718-442-1416 3:30pm • Free • Ages 7+

The Pipes Are Calling St. Alban’s Episcopal Church 76 Saint Albans Place richmondcountypipesanddrums.com 7:30pm • Free • All ages

Book Fun! Great Kills Library 56 Giffords Lane 718-984-6670 3:30pm • Free • Ages 4+

Friday, February 9

Preschool Play Huguenot Library 830 Huguenot Avenue 718-984-4636 10:30am • Free • Ages 3-5

Baby Rhyme Time New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 10:30am • Free • Ages 0-1.5 Baby and Me Story Time Great Kills Library 56 Giffords Lane 718-984-6670 11am • Free • Ages 0-1.5

Paint Day SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 Valentines Bookcraft 1:30pm • Free w/admission • Ages 2-10 West New Brighton Library 976 Castleton Avenue Homework Help 718-442-1416 Port Richmond Library 11am • Free • Ages 1.5-4

Love Wreath South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 3:30pm • Free • Ages 3-12

Saturday, February 10

NYS Safe Boating Certification Program Zimmer Club 4411 Arthur Kill Road 718-948-9599 8:30am • Free • Ages 10-17 Homework Help New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 11am • Free • Grades PreK-8

Click, Clack, Moo I Love You! Storytime Barnes & Noble 2245 Richmond Avenue

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718-982-6983 11am • Free • All ages WormShop Snug Harbor Cultural Center 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-425-3504 11am • Free • All ages Saturday Sing-Along St. George Library 5 Central Avenue 718-442-8560 11:30am • Free • All ages Cosmic Computer Women SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 12pm • Free w/ admission • All ages Art Studio SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 1pm • Free w/ admission • All ages Nature Exploration (moderate) Clove Lakes Park 626 Clove Road 718-967-3542 1pm • Free • All ages Maple Syruping Saturdays Clay Pit Ponds Visitors Center 2351 Veterans Rd W 718-967-1976

I Am Harriet Tubman Storytime Saturday, February 3 • 11am Barnes & Noble 2245 Richmond Avenue 718-982-6983 barnesandnoble.com The 14th book in author Brad Meltzer’s bestselling Ordinary People Change the World series, I Am Harriet Tubman tells the story of Harriet Tubman’s pivotal role in the fight against slavery. Join us for Storytime and learn more about this important American icon.

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1pm • Free • All ages Turn & Learn Snug Harbor Cultural Center 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-425-3504 1pm • Free • All ages Korean Drama Club South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 1pm • Free • Ages 13+ Saturday Playgroup St. George Library 5 Central Avenue 718-442-8560 1:30pm • Free • Ages 2-6 Family Film Saturdays New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 2pm • Free • All ages Valentine Craft New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 2pm • Free • All ages Knitting Social South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 3pm • Free • Adults

Blue Heron Nature Center 222 Poillon Avenue 718-967-3542 1pm • Free • Ages 8+ Tres-Chic! Cut-out Clothes SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 1pm • Free w/ admission • All ages Cinema Saturdays Stapleton Library 132 Canal Street 718-727-0427 2pm • Free • All ages

Monday, February 12

Cirque Zuma Zuma Acrobats College of Staten Island 2800 Victory Blvd.

718-982-5678 10am • $9 • All ages Baby Time South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 10:30am • Free • Ages 0-1.5 Toddler Time Huguenot Library 830 Huguenot Avenue 718-984-4636 10:30am • Free • Ages 1.5-3

Pre-K for All: Program Information & Registration SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-935-2000 3pm • Free w/ admission • Adults

Toddler Storytime with Officers Louise and Tammy: Valentine Love Great Kills Library 56 Giffords Lane 718-984-6670 11am • Free • Ages 1.5-3

“Avanti” Cinema Garibaldi-Meucci Museum 420 Tompkins Avenue 718-442-1608 3pm • Free w/ admission • All ages

Krazy Kidz West New Brighton Library 976 Castleton Avenue 718-442-1416 11:30am • Free • Ages 1.5-3

Wii Love Gaming Stapleton Library 132 Canal Street 718-727-0427 3:30pm • Free • Ages 5-11

Homework Help Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 3pm • Free • Ages 6-11

Sunday, February 11

NYRR Open Run Conference House Park 7455 Hylan Blvd.

855-569-6977 9am • Free • All ages Sensory Story Time Stapleton Library 132 Canal Street 718-727-0427 11am • Free • Ages 2-10

Art Studio SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 1pm • Free w/ admission • All ages Ranger’s Choice: Owls and Pellets

Crafternoon West New Brighton Library 976 Castleton Avenue 718-442-1416 3:30pm • Free • Ages 5+ Get Movin’ Story Time St. George Library 5 Central Avenue 718-442-8560 3:30pm • Free • Ages 5-12 Valentine’s Special: Rose Craft South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 3:30pm • Free • Ages 3-12 Pipsqueak Picassos New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977

5pm • Free • Ages 6-12 Lego Free Play New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 5pm • Free • Ages 4+ Anime and Manga Club South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 5pm • Free • Ages 13+

Tuesday, February 13

Tot Time Tuesday The Interpretive Center 2351 Veteran’s Road West 718-967-1976 10am • Free • Ages 1-3 Baby Space!

St. George Library 5 Central Avenue 718-442-8560 10:30am • Free • Ages 0-1

Toddler Time South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 10:30am • Free • Ages 1.5-3 Family Storytime & Craft Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 11am • Free • Ages 3-5 Tot’s Time Plus SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 11am • $5 w/ admission • Ages 2-4 Tuesday Storytime Barnes & Noble 2245 Richmond Avenue 718-982-6983 11am • Free • All ages All Join In! Stapleton Library 132 Canal Street 718-727-0427 11am • Free • Ages 2-4 Family Playtime Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 11:30am • Free • Ages 3-5 Baby Space!

Stapleton Library 132 Canal Street 718-727-0427 11:45am • Free • Ages 0-1.5 Afternoon Storytime & Craft Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 3pm • Free • Ages 3-12 Homework Help New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane

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718-351-2977 3:30pm • Free • Grades PreK-8 Tween Tuesdays New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 3:30pm • Free • Ages 9-12 Read Aloud and Craft South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 3:30pm • Free • Ages 3-12 Little Picassos St. George Library 5 Central Avenue 718-442-8560 4pm • Free • Ages 5-12 Preschool Time & Phun with Phonetics New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 4pm • Free • Ages 2.5-5 Drop in Watercolor South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 5pm • Free • All ages Shakti Yoga Historic Richmond Town 441 Clarke Ave 718-351-1611

Winter Youth Conservation Program Every Saturday • 9am-12pm Zimmer Club 4411 Arthur Kill Rd. 718-948-9599 aezyouth.com Each week we teach a different topic: all around outdoor activities, conservation and embracing nature. The course is open to children between the ages of 10-17. If a child under 10 wishes to attend, then they must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. All courses are FREE as well as lunch after.

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6:15pm • Free w/ admission • Adults NYRR Open Run Silver Lake Park Silver Lake Park Rd & Forest Ave 855-569-6977 7pm • Free • All ages

Wednesday, February 14

“I Have a Dream” The Life and Times of Martin Luther King, Jr College of Staten Island 2800 Victory Blvd.

718-982-5678 10am • $8 • All ages

LiteracyINC: Story Hour Stapleton Library 132 Canal Street 212-620-5462 4pm • Free • All ages Lego Free Play New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 5pm • Free • Ages 4+ English Country Dancing Historic Richmond Town 441 Clarke Ave 718-351-1611 7pm • $5 • All ages

Oil & Water Droplet Painting Thursday, February 15 Huguenot Library 830 Huguenot Avenue Objects in Motion718-984-4636 Math+Science=FUN 10:30am • Free • Ages 3+ College of Staten Island 2800 Victory Blvd.

718-982-5678 Clay Day 10am • $9 • All ages SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 Toddler/Preschool 1:30pm • Free w/admission • Ages 2-10 Story Time St. George Library 5 Central Avenue eHour with eBooks 718-442-8560 South Beach Library 10:30am • Free • Ages 2-3 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 2pm • Free • Adults Tot’s Time Plus SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace Children Coloring Time 718-273-2060 South Beach Library 11am • $5 w/ admission • Ages 2-4 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 3pm • Free • Ages 3-12 Bouncing Babies West New Brighton Library 976 Castleton Avenue Tinker Time 718-442-1416 West New Brighton Library 11:15am • Free • Ages 0-1.5 976 Castleton Avenue 718-442-1416 Baby/Toddler Social 3:30pm • Free • Ages 7+ St. George Library 5 Central Avenue STEM Wednesdays 718-442-8560 St. George Library 12:30pm • Free • Ages 0-1 5 Central Avenue 718-442-8560 3:30pm • Free • Ages 5-12 Paint Day SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace Valentine’s Day Craft 718-273-2060 Port Richmond Library 1:30pm • Free w/admission • Ages 2-10 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 3:30pm • Free • Ages 5-12 Homework Help Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street Teen Time 718-442-0158 South Beach Library 3pm • Free • Ages 6-11 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 4pm • Free • Ages 13+ ProjectArt Workshop Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street Picture Book Time 718-442-0158 New Dorp Library 3:30pm • Free • Ages 10-15 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 Five Senses 4pm • Free • Ages 3+ Stapleton Library 132 Canal Street Valentine’s Day Storytime 718-727-0427 St. George Library 4pm • Free • Ages 3-5 5 Central Avenue 718-442-8560 4pm • Free • Ages 4-12 Teddy & Me Time New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977

4pm • Free • Ages 4+ Homework Help South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 4pm • Free • Grades PreK-8 Lego Castles!: A Medieval Building Series Great Kills Library 56 Giffords Lane 718-984-6670 4pm • Free • All ages Shakti Yoga Historic Richmond Town 441 Clarke Ave 718-351-1611 6:15pm • Free w/ admission • Adults The Pipes Are Calling St. Alban’s Episcopal Church 76 Saint Albans Place richmondcountypipesanddrums.com 7:30pm • Free • All ages

Friday, February 16

Playtime!

Huguenot Library 830 Huguenot Avenue 718-984-4636 10:30am • Free • Ages 1.5-3 Baby Rhyme Time New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 10:30am • Free • Ages 0-1.5

Baby and Me Story Time Great Kills Library 56 Giffords Lane 718-984-6670 11am • Free • Ages 0-1.5 Toddler Storytime & Craft Activity Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 11:30am • Free • Ages 1.5-5 Toddler Rhyme Time New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 11:30am • Free • Ages 1-3 Toddler Playtime Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 12pm • Free • Ages 1.5-5 Kidz Cook SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 3pm • Free w/ admission • All ages Game Day South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 3pm • Free • All ages

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Family Storytime West New Brighton Library 976 Castleton Avenue 718-442-1416 3:30pm • Free • Ages 3+ Game On! St. George Library 5 Central Avenue 718-442-8560 3:30pm • Free • Ages 5-12

11am • Free • All ages Mother Bruce Storytime Barnes & Noble 2245 Richmond Avenue 718-982-6983 11am • Free • All ages

Cinema Saturdays Stapleton Library 132 Canal Street 718-727-0427 2pm • Free • All ages

Monday, February 19

Art Studio SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 1pm • Free w/ admission • All ages

Cool School Holiday SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 10am • Free • All ages

Introduction to Scuba Diving Zimmer Club 4411 Arthur Kill Road 718-948-9599 9am • Free • Ages 8-17

Maple Syruping Saturdays Clay Pit Ponds Visitors Center 2351 Veterans Rd W 718-967-1976 1pm • Free • All ages

Homework Help New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 11am • Free • Grades PreK-8

Korean Drama Club South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 1pm • Free • Ages 13+

Winter Olympic Medal Workshop SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 11am • Free w/ admission • All ages

Super Science: Clues to the Distant Past Staten Island Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A 718-727-1135 11am • $10/$5 Museum Members • All ages

Lunar New Year Celebration!

Staten Island Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A 718-727-1135 1pm • Free w/ admission • All ages

Saturday, February 17

African-American History Month: Sandy Ground Bloomingdale Park Ramona & Lenevar Avenue 718-967-3542

Family Film Saturdays New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 2pm • Free • All ages Knitting Social South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 3pm • Free • Adults Wii Love Gaming Stapleton Library 132 Canal Street 718-727-0427 3:30pm • Free • Ages 5-11

Super Science: Clues to the Past Saturday, February 17 11am-1pm Staten Island Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace, Bldg A 718-727-1135 statenislandmuseum.org Participants will observe a variety of fossils and learn some of their secrets. Registration recommended.

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Sunday, February 18

NYRR Open Run Conference House Park 7455 Hylan Blvd.

855-569-6977 9am • Free • All ages

Animal of the Month Club: Bald Eagles The Conference House 298 Satterlee Street 718-967-3542 10am • Free • All ages

Krazy Kidz West New Brighton Library 976 Castleton Avenue 718-442-1416 11:30am • Free • Ages 1.5-3 Living with Deer Bloomingdale Park Ramona & Lenevar Avenue 718-967-3542 1pm • Free • All ages Crafternoon West New Brighton Library 976 Castleton Avenue 718-442-1416 3:30pm • Free • Ages 5+

Tuesday, February 20

718-982-6983 11am • Free • All ages Family Playtime Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 11:30am • Free • Ages 3-5 Lenape Scavenger Hunt Allison Pond Park Prospect Ave., N Randall Ave. and Brentwood Ave 718-967-3542 1pm • Free • All ages Afternoon Storytime & Craft Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 3pm • Free • Ages 3-12 Craft Huguenot Library 830 Huguenot Avenue 718-984-4636 3pm • Free • Ages 3+ Homework Help New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 3:30pm • Free • Grades PreK-8 Read Aloud and Craft South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 3:30pm • Free • Ages 3-12

Tot Time Tuesday The Interpretive Center 2351 Veteran’s Road West 718-967-1976 10am • Free • Ages 1-3

Baseball Program Tween New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 3:30pm • Free • Ages 9-12

Baby Space!

St. George Library 5 Central Avenue 718-442-8560 10:30am • Free • Ages 0-1

Preschool Time & Phun with Phonetics New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 4pm • Free • Ages 2.5-5

Sensory Storytime West New Brighton Library 976 Castleton Avenue 718-442-1416 10:30am • Free • All ages Toddler Time South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 10:30am • Free • Ages 1.5-3

Art Studio SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 1pm • Free w/ admission • All ages

Family Storytime & Craft Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 11am • Free • Ages 3-5

Historic New York: The Greenbelt Greenbelt Nature Center 700 Rockland Avenue 718-967-3542 1pm • Free • All ages

Tot’s Time Plus SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 11am • 5 w/ admission • Ages 2-4 Tuesday Storytime Barnes & Noble 2245 Richmond Avenue

Stitchin’ South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 5pm • Free • Adults Shakti Yoga Historic Richmond Town 441 Clarke Ave 718-351-1611 6:15pm • Free w/ admission • Adults NYRR Open Run Silver Lake Park Silver Lake Park Rd and Forest Ave 855-569-6977 7pm • Free • All ages

Wednesday, February 21

Kids Free at the Staten Island Museum!

Staten Island Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A 718-727-1135 11am • Free • All ages

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Winter School Holiday Family Programs Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art 338 Lighthouse Avenue 718-987-3500 12pm • Free • All ages Imagination Studio: Into the Woods Staten Island Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A 718-727-1135 1pm • Free w/ admission • All ages Tent Building Corporal Thompson Park Broadway 718-967-3542 1pm • Free • All ages Clay Day SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 1:30pm • Free w/admission • Ages 2-10

Picture Book Time New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 4pm • Free • Ages 3+

Paint Day SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 1:30pm • Free w/admission • Ages 2-10

LiteracyINC: Story Hour Stapleton Library 132 Canal Street 212-620-5462 4pm • Free • All ages

Winter Painting South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 2:30pm • Free • Ages 3-12

Lego Free Play New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 5pm • Free • Ages 4+

Homework Help Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 3pm • Free • Ages 6-11

English Country Dancing Historic Richmond Town 441 Clarke Ave 718-351-1611 7pm • $5 • All ages

ProjectArt Workshop Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 3:30pm • Free • Ages 10-15

Thursday, February 22

Children Coloring Time South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 3pm • Free • Ages 3-12

Toddler/Preschool Story Time St. George Library 5 Central Avenue 718-442-8560 10:30am • Free • Ages 2-3

Teen Time South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 4pm • Free • Ages 13+

Tot’s Time Plus SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 11am • $5 w/ admission • Ages 2-4 Kids Free at the Staten Island Museum!

Staten Island Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A 718-727-1135 11am • Free • All ages

American Girl Tea Party & Craft Friday, February 23 • 3:30pm Great Kills Library 56 Giffords Lane 718-984-6670 nypl.org Bring your own American Girl Doll (or any doll of your choosing) to our festive tea party where we will be doing some crafting. Pre-registration is required.​

Bouncing Babies West New Brighton Library 976 Castleton Avenue 718-442-1416 11:15am • Free • Ages 0-1.5 Winter School Holiday Family Programs Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art 338 Lighthouse Avenue 718-987-3500 12pm • Free • All ages Baby/Toddler Social St. George Library 5 Central Avenue 718-442-8560 12:30pm • Free • Ages 0-1 Imagination Studio: into the Woods Staten Island Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A 718-727-1135 1pm • Free w/ admission • All ages Nature Crafts Blue Heron Nature Center 222 Poillon Avenue 718-967-3542 1pm • Free • All ages

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Five Senses Stapleton Library 132 Canal Street 718-727-0427 4pm • Free • Ages 3-5

718-984-6670 11am • Free • Ages 0-1.5 Kids Free at the Staten Island Museum!

Staten Island Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A 718-727-1135 11am • Free • All ages Toddler Storytime & Craft Activity Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 11:30am • Free • Ages 1.5-5 Toddler Rhyme Time New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 11:30am • Free • Ages 1-3 Toddler Playtime Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 12pm • Free • Ages 1.5-5

Around the World Stories & Craft New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 4pm • Free • All ages

Winter School Holiday Family Programs Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art 338 Lighthouse Avenue 718-987-3500 12pm • Free • All ages

Lego Castles!: A Medieval Building Series Great Kills Library 56 Giffords Lane 718-984-6670 4pm • Free • All ages

Imagination Studio: Into the Woods Staten Island Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A 718-727-1135 1pm • Free w/ admission • All ages

Family Movie Night: The Princess Bride (1987) South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 4:30pm • Free • All ages

Animal Tacks The Conference House 298 Satterlee Street 718-967-3542 1pm • Free • All ages

Shakti Yoga Historic Richmond Town 441 Clarke Ave 718-351-1611 6:15pm • Free w/ admission • Adults The Pipes Are Calling St. Alban’s Episcopal Church 76 Saint Albans Place richmondcountypipesanddrums.com 7:30pm • Free • All ages

Friday, February 23

Preschool Play Huguenot Library 830 Huguenot Avenue 718-984-4636 10:30am • Free • Ages 3-5

Baby Rhyme Time New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 10:30am • Free • Ages 0-1.5 Baby and Me Story Time Great Kills Library 56 Giffords Lane

Puppet Playtime New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 2pm • Free • All ages Kidz Cook SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 3pm • Free w/ admission • All ages Game Day South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 3pm • Free • All ages Game On! St. George Library 5 Central Avenue 718-442-8560 3:30pm • Free • Ages 5-12 Legos West New Brighton Library 976 Castleton Avenue 718-442-1416 3:30pm • Free • Ages 5-12

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American Girl Tea Party & Craft Great Kills Library 56 Giffords Lane 718-984-6670 3:30pm • Free • Ages 5-11

Saturday, February 24

11am • Free • All ages Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss Storytime Barnes & Noble 2245 Richmond Avenue 718-982-6983 11am • Free • All ages

Cinema Saturdays Stapleton Library 132 Canal Street 718-727-0427 2pm • Free • All ages Paper Cutting Workshop SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 3pm • Free w/ admission • All ages

Birds of Prey – Falconry Zimmer Club 4411 Arthur Kill Road 718-948-9599 9am • Free • Ages 5-17

Art Studio SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 1pm • Free w/ admission • All ages

Outdoor Skills: Fire Making Clove Lakes Park 626 Clove Road 718-967-3542 11am • Free • All ages

Maple Syruping Saturdays Clay Pit Ponds Visitors Center 2351 Veterans Rd W 718-967-1976 1pm • Free • All ages

High School CareerCon St. John’s University Staten Island Campus 300 Howard Avenue 718-727-1900 9:30am • Free • All ages

Zentangle the Mind South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 11am • Free • All ages

Korean Drama Club South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 1pm • Free • Ages 13+

Baby Time South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 10:30am • Free • Ages 0-1.5

Homework Help New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 11am • Free • Grades PreK-8

Imagination Studio: Into the Woods Staten Island Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A 718-727-1135 1pm • Free w/ admission • All ages

Toddler Time Huguenot Library 830 Huguenot Avenue 718-984-4636 10:30am • Free • Ages 1.5-3

Kids Free at the Staten Island Museum!

Staten Island Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A 718-727-1135

Family Film Saturdays New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 2pm • Free • All ages Praise Dance SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 2pm • Free w/ admission • All ages

High School CareerCon Monday, February 26 9:30am-1pm St. John’s University 300 Howard Avenue 718-727-1900 sichamber.com An innovative career fair that introduces students to various career pathways, while also giving Staten Island business owners and hiring managers an opportunity to foster partnerships that can develop into work-based learning opportunities, including career talks, job shadowing programs, and internships!

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Knitting Social South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 3pm • Free • Adults Wii Love Gaming Stapleton Library 132 Canal Street 718-727-0427 3:30pm • Free • Ages 5-11

Sunday, February 25

Art Studio SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 1pm • Free w/ admission • All ages Imagination Studio: Into the Woods Staten Island Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A 718-727-1135 1pm • Free w/ admission • All ages Celebrate the Year of the Dog SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 2pm • Free w/ admission • All ages

Monday, February 26

Toddler Storytime Great Kills Library 56 Giffords Lane 718-984-6670 11am • Free • Ages 1.5-3 Krazy Kidz West New Brighton Library 976 Castleton Avenue 718-442-1416 11:30am • Free • Ages 1.5-3 Homework Help Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 3pm • Free • Ages 6-11 Crafternoon West New Brighton Library 976 Castleton Avenue 718-442-1416 3:30pm • Free • Ages 5+ Ice Cream Theme Craft South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 3:30pm • Free • Ages 3-12 Mad Scientist Monday’s New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 4pm • Free • Ages 6+ Literacy Inc. Read Aloud St. George Library 5 Central Avenue 718-442-8560 4pm • Free • Ages 4-13 Clay Ceramics: Tree Stump Pencil Holder South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road

718-816-5834 4:30pm • Free • All ages Anime and Manga Club South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 5pm • Free • Ages 13+

Tuesday, February 27

The Dragon’s TaleChinese Dance College of Staten Island 2800 Victory Blvd.

718-982-5678 8am • $8 • All ages

Tot Time Tuesday The Interpretive Center 2351 Veteran’s Road West 718-967-1976 10am • Free • Ages 1-3 Baby Space!

St. George Library 5 Central Avenue 718-442-8560 10:30am • Free • Ages 0-1 Toddler Time South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 10:30am • Free • Ages 1.5-3 Family Storytime & Craft Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 11am • Free • Ages 3-5 Tot’s Time Plus SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 11am • $5 w/ admission • Ages 2-4 Tuesday Storytime Barnes & Noble 2245 Richmond Avenue 718-982-6983 11am • Free • All ages All Join In! Stapleton Library 132 Canal Street 718-727-0427 11am • Free • Ages 2-4 Family Playtime Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 11:30am • Free • Ages 3-5 Baby Space!

Stapleton Library 132 Canal Street 718-727-0427 11:45am • Free • Ages 0-1.5 Turn & Learn Snug Harbor Cultural Center 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-425-3504 1pm • Free • All ages

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Afternoon Storytime & Craft Port Richmond Library 75 Bennett Street 718-442-0158 3pm • Free • Ages 3-12 Homework Help New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 3:30pm • Free • Grades PreK-8 Tween Tuesdays New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 3:30pm • Free • Ages 9-12 Read Aloud and Craft South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 3:30pm • Free • Ages 3-12 Preschool Time & Phun with Phonetics New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 4pm • Free • Ages 2.5-5 eHour with eBooks South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road

718-816-5834 5:30pm • Free • Adults

4pm • Free • Ages 13+ Picture Book Time New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 4pm • Free • Ages 3+

Shakti Yoga Historic Richmond Town 441 Clarke Ave 718-351-1611 6:15pm • Free w/ admission • Adults

LiteracyINC: Story Hour Stapleton Library 132 Canal Street 212-620-5462 4pm • Free • All ages

NYRR Open Run Silver Lake Park Silver Lake Park Road and Forest Avenue 855-569-6977 7pm • Free • All ages

Wednesday, February 28

Clay Day SI Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace 718-273-2060 1:30pm • Free w/admission • Ages 2-10 Children Coloring Time South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 3pm • Free • Ages 3-12 Teen Time South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834

Shakti Yoga Historic Richmond Town 441 Clarke Ave 718-351-1611 6:15pm • Free w/ admission • Adults The Pipes Are Calling St. Alban’s Episcopal Church 76 Saint Albans Place richmondcountypipesanddrums.com 7:30pm • Free • All ages

Friday, March 2

Lego Free Play New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane 718-351-2977 5pm • Free • Ages 4+

Chess Club South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 3pm • Free • All ages

English Country Dancing Historic Richmond Town 441 Clarke Ave 718-351-1611 7pm • $5 • All ages

Game Day South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 3pm • Free • All ages

Thursday, March 1

Homework Help South Beach Library 21-25 Robin Road 718-816-5834 4pm • Free • Grades PreK-8

No Shush Shabbat Service Temple Israel 315 Forest Ave 718-727-2231 6pm • Free • 4-12

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Award-winning columnist and author Carolyn Jabs, M.A. helps parents understand issues our kids are facing in the digital world.

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No parent plans to raise an unkind, much less a cruel, child. In fact, most of us put considerable effort into polishing our children’s manners and teaching them to respect other people. Unfortunately, many of those lessons are being undercut online. Our culture, as a whole, is going through a rude and disrespectful era, a problem that seems to be amplified in and by online communication. Recent research by the Pew Internet and American Life Project reported that one in four adults have experienced online harassment and 66% have witnessed it. The numbers are even higher for young people.

The Pew Study also pointed out that there’s widespread disagreement about what kinds of speech are unacceptable and what kinds of responses are appropriate. Some argue that in a free society, people have to be able to say whatever is on their minds, no matter how vile, and other people should just “shake it off.” Plenty of others feel that the culture itself is being degraded when citizens mock, deride and attack each other. They favor more involvement by service providers and even law enforcement. Many people oscillate, defending strong language when it’s used in defense of ideas that matter to them and criticizing it when it’s used by opponents.

Civility in the culture isn’t likely to be restored unless individuals commit themselves to respectful communication regardless of the venue. Parents can play a part by helping kids think through what they experience and do online. Sometimes that may mean encouraging kids to protect themselves by disengaging from conversations and even communities in which abusive language is the norm. Other times parents may want to support children who want to take a stand on behalf of peers who are being mistreated.

(Iwitnessbullying.org and kindness.org provide specific ideas and kid-friendly materials that can be deployed in the battle against online harassment in all its many forms.)

Before they can engage in that kind of advocacy, kids need to be grounded in the fundamentals. These principles may seem a little old-fashioned, but they aren’t obsolete. They survive because they are the basis for healthy, respectful relationships at home, in school and eventually in the workplace and the larger community.

• No slurs of any kind—ever. Make it clear through your rules and your own habits that you have zero tolerance for words that denigrate people because

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of their race, sex, ethnicity, disability or sexual orientation.

• The pain of others isn’t funny. Steer kids away from television shows, movies and online videos that ask them to override their natural feelings of compassion and laugh at someone else’s misfortune.

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• Think twice about insults. Everyone seems to use them as a way of being clever. Some parents even tease their kids with put-downs. The question we all have to consider is why it’s amusing to undermine another person’s self-esteem. Online, especially, it may be time to revive the old-fashioned rule: If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.

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• Don’t press send. A time-honored way of venting is to write a nasty letter—and then tear it up. Suggest that when your child is upset with someone online, he or she write out all their hostile feelings and then press delete instead of send. That way, he or she releases the emotion without hurting anyone else.

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Perhaps the most helpful thing parents can do is help children visualize the person on the other end of online communication.

Imagine saying the same thing face to face. What feelings would the other person have? What expressions would be on his or her face?

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Now, ask your child to turn the conversation around. What if another person said to you what you were thinking about writing in a text or posting on Snapchat? How would you feel? What would you want to do?

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Christian Academy............. 49

Supreme Chocolatier.............. 18

Party Time Entertainment.... 37

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Suzanne’s Fashion Corner..... 25

Clubhouse............................. 27

Pool Doctor.............................. 12

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Cutest Cookies........................ 19

Rab’s Country Lanes............... 15

Tots R Us.................................. 18

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Savings Bank...........................2 Richmond University

Woodbridge Community Center............ 25

Medical Center.......................5

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Entertainment Center........ 34

Fastrackids............................... 39

SI Academy........................ 23, 46

YMCA of New York......... 11, 43

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