IDEAL AGE: 3+

Dance your Feelings with American Ballet Theatre

Try a virtual ballet class with American Ballet Theatre, listen to a story, and scribble dance your feelings.

Helping children understand and label strong emotions helps them learn to manage their feelings and actions.

IDEAL AGE: 2+

Jump like a Chipmunk with Laurie Berkner

Laurie Berkner meets a very special chipmunk while stopping for gas. A jumping song with an environmental twist!

Acting out a song encourages children to actively engage with the lyrics, which builds listening skills. Using different action words requires cognitive flexibility—an important school and life skill!

IDEAL AGE: 2+

A Taste of West African Culture

Join a CMOM sing-a-long to learn the Yoruba language of West Africa and enjoy West African dances from CMOM’s Let's Dance! partner FERABA - African Rhythm Tap.

Learning about cultures and traditions helps children develop a sense of identity and knowledge of the world around them.

IDEAL AGE: 3+

Jam Band Sing-a-long with The Pop Ups

Create your own instruments to play along with The Pop Ups during Lincoln Center’s Concerts For Kids!

Playing instruments helps your child develop physical coordination and experience their environment using their senses! Making instruments out of everyday objects is a creative way to recycle while reducing our environmental footprint.

IDEAL AGE: 5+

Dance and Community with Camille A. Brown Dancers

Join CMOM partner Camille A. Brown & Dancers from the exhibition Let’s Dance! to learn about Social Dances.

Social dance is about community, connection, and cultural traditions. By creating and practicing movement, children better understand the universal language of dance.

IDEAL AGE: 3+

Mudras: A Dance Language from India

Learn a dance sign language from India called mudras, meaning “gestures”, with CMOM partner The Culture Tree and storyteller Akruti Babaria.

Through dance and movement children develop an awareness and understanding of other cultures and of the world outside themselves.

IDEAL AGE: 3+

Indian Classical Music with Falu

CMOM partner Lincoln Center presents Concerts for Kids featuring Falu! Falu shares different ragas—melodies found in Indian classical music played at different times of the day. Be inspired by her evening raga to create your own sleep mobile!

Sleep is as important to children’s health as nutrition and physical activity. Sleep helps boost our immune system to help fight sickness and increase the brain’s ability to focus, learn, and think clearly.

IDEAL AGE: All

Sing and Dance with Flor Bromley

Move, dance, and sing along with CMOM partner Flor Bromley!

Moving and grooving wakes up our bodies and gets children ready to learn new things — like new words in English or Spanish. Talking to your child in the language you are most comfortable using helps set the foundation for future learning in any language!

IDEAL AGE: All

Dance Charades with Elisa Monte Dance Company

Design a game of dance charades inspired by the video CMOM partner Elisa Monte Dance Company.

This activity supports key social skills like cooperating and co-planning, and exercises important brain skills like interpreting, analyzing, and creating movement.