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6 Things To Do With Your Kids In New York City's Neighborhoods This Weekend

 There's something for kids (and dads) of all ages this weekend!
6 Things To Do With Your Kids In New York City's Neighborhoods This Weekend
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Saturday, May 21
Boot Camp for Dads
Where? 92Y, Lexington Avenue at 92nd St, Upper East Side
When? 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
How Much? $65
Presented by NYC Dads Group, New Boot Camp for Dads connects new dads and soon-to-be-dads to connect with veteran dads for a discussion of what it's like to become a father and what new dads need to know about swaddling, burping, changing and comforting an infant.

TREE / BOOM / UMTHI
Where? BAM Fisher Hillman Studio, 321 Ashland Pl., Fort Greene
When? 10:30 a.m.
How Much? $12 — Call BAM Ticket Services at 718-636-4100 to purchase tickets.
Multilingual South African physical theater company Magnet Theatre perform inventive work using pictures, music, and movement to tell the story of a human relationship with a tree, and the changing of the seasons. 

Spring Fling Bash
Where? Highbridge Recreation Center in Highbridge Park, 2301 Amsterdam Ave., Washington Heights
When? 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
How Much? Free
Celebrate the season with the Spring Fling Bash. Lots of free family and kids activities including family kickball, kite making, a rock climbing wall, tug-of-war and sack races.

Sunday, May 22
New York On Location: Street Fair and Celebration
Where? Kaufman Astoria Studios backlot (36 Street, between 34 and 35 Ave), Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Ave.), Astoria
When? From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
How Much? Entrance is free with admission to the Museum of the Moving Image
New York on Location is a street fair celebrating film production in New York. Explore inside over 20 working movie trailers and trucks and speak with those behind-the-scenes movie professionals about what it's like to be on set.

NYPD vs. FDNY: Fun City Bowl
Where? MCU Park, 1904 Surf Ave. (at W. 17th St.), Coney Island
When? From 2 p.m.
How Much? $20
New York City's police officers and firefighters face off at Coney Island's MCU Park. Every ticket holder will also get discounts to Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park, Luna Park and the New York Aquarium, in addition to a free box seat at a Brooklyn Cyclones game this season.

Fleece Fun
Where? Lefferts Historic House in Prospect Park, Prospect-Lefferts Gardens
When? 2p.m. to 4 p.m.
How Much? Free
Brush the wool with carding paddles and learn how to spin yarn using a drop spindle. You can even make a felt ball to take home with you as you discover how wool was once used on a Flatbush farm.