Abra-Cadabra! The magic of the season is upon us!

For many children, the holiday season is the most beloved time of the year, filled with the magic of classic claymation movies, baking with Grandma, visits from friends and colorful sparkly decorations.
At New York City Explorers, there is nothing we love more than seeing your little Explorers' faces light up with smiles and wonder. It is a natural fit, then, for our Winter calendar to overflow with events planned with capturing the magic of the season in mind. Take a look at the full selection of NY City Explorers' December events, and then visit our website to reserve your tot's spot at the Winter celebration of your choosing!
December 10th & 17th, 6pm-10pm, 186 Underhill Ave: Dinner and a Movie Date Night:Want an evening of fun for your children while you enjoy a night on the town? Send them to the movies and dinner with New York City Explorers. They will enjoy a fun and healthy dinner with a group of their peers and see a cool movie in our comfortable space while you enjoy a night out in Brooklyn. You can drop off your child with a sleeping bag and then have a great dinner at one of our partnering restaurants in walking distance. What could be better?
From our Underhill location, you are doors away from Cheryl's Global Soul and famous Tom's Restaurant. You could also choose to walk down Vanderbilt or Flatbush Avenue for a great mix of other dining options. $40/child
December 11th, 3pm-5pm, 186 Underhill Ave: Summer Adventure Camp Holiday Reunion Party: Don't wait until next summer to see old friends!
Join Adventure Camp Counselors Edwin and Keyanna along with your fellow NYCE Summer Adventure Campers for some Holiday fun, NYCE style!
Munch on some festive treats, decorate a homemade apple-cinnamon holiday ornament, enjoy seasonal storytime and tunes, and leave with a gift sure to spread year-end cheer! RSVP by December 4th to guarantee your Explorer's spot! $10 per family
December 18th, 10am-Noon, 186 Underhill Ave: Breakfast with Santa: Join us for a continental breakfast, holiday music, and a special gift for all attending Explorers! Bring your smiles and a camera to snap of photo of your little Explorer with the jolly guy in the red suit! $10 per family. Reserve your family's spot by no later than December 11th.
December 31st, 6pm-2am, 186 Underhill Ave: New Year's Eve Drop-off Babysitting: $75 per Child, $25 per each additional sibling
Enjoy an adults' night out while your little ones ring in the New Year at NY City Explorers' 186 Underhill Avenue playspace!
Bring a blanket or sleeping bag along with your little Explorer in his/her pajamas and let our fantastic Bag of Tricks Babysitters do the rest. Price includes 8 hours of sitting, a pizza and juice dinner, a New Year's Eve Glittering Ball and New Year's Resolution Craft, a winter-themed song circle and story-time before your tot will settle a sleeping bag, the lights will dim, and the group will enjoy a viewing of the very kid-friendly "Despicable Me"! Pick up anytime until 2:00am.

Edwin takes Poland!

A Holiday visit to his in-laws will send Edwin through the skies to Poland late this week, leaving Brittany's Butterfiles and Katiya's Caterpillars at Explorers Academy Preschool with Creative Director Amy Yurcan as space manager during Edwin's absence. First thing on Amy's to-do list for the kids? Class photos to add a personal touch to our upcoming EAP Holiday Party!
Cutie-pie Jakob, who happily shares his mom and dad with a new baby sister at home, was happy to enjoy some one-on-one time with resident "big brother" Edwin as they prepped breakfast together, buttering bagels and stirring oatmeal for all of the early arrivals. We know Edwin can't be replaced, but while he's away, for Julian, Edwin's honorary little bro' with whom he has a standing Friday afternoon sitting date, a playdate with Bag of Tricks Baby Sitter Alvino Johnson will be the next best thing. If you see the two battling it out with light sabers in the park, be sure to stop and say, "Howdy!"
The Holiday season also means a Holiday from some of our preschoolers' regularly scheduled Lango Mandarin classes. While the Explorers agree that their hardworking Mandarin teachers deserve a hard-earned vacay, they were also sad to hear that they would have to see several weeks pass without learning a new Mandarin vocab word. Thanks to our outstanding Mandarin-speaking teacher's aide Ka-Yiu, they won't have to! Ka-Yiu has agreed to join the other teacher's aides, Spanish-speaking Yamileth and French-speaking Franceline, in enriching the children's language curriculum with her own weekly language exposure enrichment class! The tots' reaction? They love learning from the adored teacher's aide so much that adorable Caterpillar Niko interrupted class more than once yesterday to bombard Ka-Yiu with kisses and hugs! Kudos to Ka-Yiu for stepping up, and kudos to NY City Explorers' Co-Owners Kisha and Keyanna for maintaining such a diverse and talented workforce!