Here's the sunshine!

A generous dose of beautiful weather energized Brooklynites last week, making up for some of the time change-induced exhaustion that seemed to have taken a toll on Sunday and Monday. As kids piled out of the apartments they had been nestled into all winter long and streamed into the city's playgrounds, it was also time for all of our Explorers to head into some fresh air.
The 2: Cool for School Crew arrived on Wednesday morning in plenty of time to embark on the morning's trip. Even Tommy arrived bright and early, if only to gobble some of Blue Marble's delicious chocolate chip banana bread, which he had been promised by his father in exchange for heading out the door with a quickness. Amy, with the help of Yamileth and Anderson's chaperon, Lisa, lightly bundled the tots and led them out the door for a walk to the Brooklyn Museum. Since Amaya, Thelonius, Tommy, Anderson and Jackson arrived with their teachers before the doors were even unlocked, they had plenty of time to explore the exhibits before snack time, including Egyptian jewelry, African funeral rites costumes and a display of children's artwork in the education wing.
While the 2s were ensconced in the ancient world, Gayla, with the help of Bag if Tricks Babysiter Melissa Bayer as a chaperon, treated the cutie pies at Explorer's Club to a more modern morning at the Transit Museum. The museum, which was closed for renovations over the winter, has finally reopened in time for the warm weather that brings crowds of little ones with it. Their fellow New Yorkers from Upstate may enjoy monster truck rallies and hay rides, but the city slicker tots in Explorer's Club can't get enough of the underground transit system!
The boys and girls in each of our enrichment programs love going on neighborhood trips, but soon they won't have to go far from home base to get a taste of the outdoors: our backyard at 186 Underhill Ave will be spruced up for the season and open to all of our visiting Explorers any day now, so check our website at www.nycityexplorers.com for details, grab a Stevia-sweetened iced tea from Blue Marble and head out to the ( safely fenced-in) great outdoors. A tree does grow in Brooklyn after all!