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The Madison Square Park Conservancy will host Spring Kids Fest again this year in Madison Square Park on May 18th from 10:30am-1:30pm. Its a FREE event featuring live music, story time, Karma Kids Yoga, arts and crafts, face painting, and more for kids and their parents. Confirmed music this year includes Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, Rolie Polie Guacamole, and Songs for Seeds.

Plus we hear Pixar will be there promoting their new movie Monster’s University.

We will post the schedule (rain or shine!) when we get it closer to the date. Until then here is featured ‘kid-hop’ music by Secret Agent 23 Skidoo

According to the Commercial Observer, French children’s clothing line Jacadi will be opening up a store at 911 Broadway in the Flatiron between 20th and 21st Street.They are wisely getting in as more and more residential buildings go up in the Flatiron and Madison Square Park area, and more people in these buildings have young [...]

Today (Saturday, February 2nd) the Madison Square Park Conservancy and MoMath will be hosting BUCKYBALL Family Art Workshop. The event runs from 11am-2pm near the Buckeyball art structure on the southwest side of Madison Square Park and will feature activities mixing art and math and kids and families. The workshop takes place rain or shine.

More info at www.madisonsquarepark.org/things-to-do/calendar/family-art-workshop-2.

The Museum of Mathematics (MoMath) will open its doors to the general public for the first time on Saturday, December 15th. It’s located on the north side of Madison Square Park at 11 East 26th Street (between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue) and is the only math museum in the United States. The MoMath makes [...]

One of the greatest toy companies ever, LEGO, will be setting up a flagship store in New York City at 200 5th Avenue right across from Madison Square Park, reports the NY Post. They just signed a deal for 7,703 square feet in the retail space currently held by Fidelity (next to Marimekko and Eataly). What an awesome addition to the neighborhood (fittingly in what was once called the Toy Building) from one of the most timeless and creative toys in existence. Word is they will open in January 2014. Kids get ready!

And now that they will be in the neighborhood, maybe they can make a Flatiron Building LEGO set, just like they have the LEGO Empire State Building.

The first public tree lighting in the United States reportedly took place in Madison Square Park in 1912, and this year’s lighting marks the 100th anniversary of the tradition. It will take place from 3:30-5:30pm on Tuesday, December 4th and is hosted by the Madison Square Park Conservancy. The tree will then remain up through the holiday season.

There will be songs from The New York Life Singers and Audra Rox, as well as treats from Hill Country Barbecue Market, as well as holiday crafting. It’s all free to attend.

For more info see www.madisonsquarepark.org/things-to-do/calendar/mad-sq-holiday-celebration.