Another message from Heather White of the Brooklyn Heights Playground Committee: The BHPC will be organizing a weekly clean-up of Harry Chapin Playground every Thursday night this summer (weather permitting). The first clean-up will be next Thursday June 30th starting at 5 PM.
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Summer Programs for Kids at Pierrepont Playground
This in from Heather White of the Brooklyn Heights Playground Committee: We will be continuing our very popular Summer Arts Program again this year. The program runs for seven weeks starting Tuesday July 5th and is conducted by the Micro Museum of Cobble Hill. The programs are funded by individual contributions to the Playground Committee, […]
Chapin Playground Spring Cleaning Sunday
The Brooklyn Heights Playground Committee asks for volunteers to help with spring cleaning of the Harry Chapin Playground, on Columbia Heights north of Cranberry Street, this Sunday, May 15th, starting at 10:30 a.m. Please bring clean-up equipment of your choice, such as brooms, shovels, and dustpans. Among the tasks to be accomplished are refilling the […]
Update on the Spring Egg Hunt
(Not to be confused with the Easter Egg Hunt.) This in from the Brooklyn Heights Playground Committee concerning the Spring Egg Hunt to be held at Pierrepont Playground on Saturday, April 23, starting at 10:00 a.m.: We are looking forward to the egg hunt next week-end! We have a huge number of candy and toy-filled […]
Easter Egg Hunt? You Asked, You Got
When we posted notice of the Brooklyn Heights Playground Committee’s Spring Egg Hunt on April 23 at Pierrepont Playground, several of you, of various religious or non-religious views, commented to the effect that it ought to be called an Easter Egg Hunt, since that’s what you call a thing where kids go looking for brightly […]
Spring Egg Hunt at Pierrepont Playground April 23
The Brooklyn Heights Playground Committee will hold its annual Spring Egg Hunt at Pierrepont Playground on Saturday, April 23rd, starting at 10:00 a.m. In case of rain, it will be held on Sunday, April 24. More details follow the jump.
BHPC Seeks Help for Chapin Playground Cleanup
The Brooklyn Heights Playground Committee is planning a clean-up event for the Harry Chapin Playground, on Columbia Heights north of Cranberry Street, this Thursday evening, May 27, beginning at 6:00. Parents of children who enjoy playing there are invited to “BYOB&B” (bring your own beverage and broom) and help “[r]efill the sandbox, sweep the playground […]
Brooklyn Heights People: David Wieder BH Playground Committee President
In a society where children often have more highly developed social lives than their parents, it’s still surprising to discover that playgrounds have “committees.” But as this relative newcomer to the borough is learning, in Brooklyn nearly everything is backed by a powerful yet friendly organization of motivated but not overbearing citizens. Why should playgrounds, […]
Spring Egg Hunt Draws Big Crowd
Parents and kids lined up for the Pierrepont Playground Spring Egg Hunt, sponsored by the Brooklyn Heights Playground Committee, this morning.
Kids’ Halloween Parade Saturday
Brooklyn Heights Playground Committee will hold their annual Kids’ Halloween Parade this Saturday, starting at 10:00 a.m. at Pierrepont Playground, Pierrepont Street and Columbia Heights. More details are available at the BH Playgrounds website. For a full list of Halloween fun, check out Cobble Hill Blog.
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