Join us for Park Pals, an early childhood family program for children ages 0–6 and their caregivers designed to inspire curiosity, exploration, and connection with nature at Floyd Bennett Field! 

Spring has sprung at Jamaica Bay! In this session, we’ll become seasonal detectives, searching for the many signs of spring in the park, from budding trees and blooming flowers to buzzing pollinators and returning birds.

Our time together will include hands-on activities that celebrate the season of growth, such as making colorful leaf prints and flower crafts, listening to a springtime story, and exploring sensory play inspired by the sights and sounds of the season. Then we’ll take a guided walk to the shoreline and nearby fields, where we’ll look for early wildflowers, listen for bird calls, and see what other signs of spring we can discover.

JBRPC Park Pals Programs are generously supported by the New York Community Trust, Office of the New York State Attorney General for the New York Pollinator Conservation Fund, and NYC Ferry, operated by Hornblower. Public funding is provided by NY Senator Roxanne Persaud, Assemblymembers Stacey Pheffer-Amato and Jaime R. Williams, NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, Majority Whip Selvena Brooks-Powers, and Council Members Joann Ariola and Mercedes Narcisse.