Ice Skating
LeFrak Center at Lakeside
Where: Prospect Park; choose between the open-air rink and the covered rink.
How much: From $16.75 + $11.38/skate rental
Industry City
Where: Sunset Park
How much: $15/person + $10/skate rental
Court Street Ice Rink
Where: Carroll Gardens
How much: $35/child
Ice Rink at the Seaport
Where: South Street Seaport
How much: Free + $20–$35/skate rental
Vale Rink
Where: Williamsburg
How much: $20/adult; $12/child <12
Governors Island Winter Village
Where: Governors Island
How much: From $14.54
SciSkate at NYSCI
Where: Corona, Queens
How much: $10/adult or child
Rockefeller Center
Where: Midtown Manhattan
How much: $21/adult; $11/child <5
Bryant Park
Where: Midtown Manhattan
How much: Free + $15/skate rental
Wollman Rink
Where: Central Park
How much: $35/adult; $10/child <12
Abe Stark Rink
Where: Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk
How much: $10 + $5 skate rental
Skate FREE from December 27th - December 30th, 10:00am - 12:00pm! See below for details.
Outdoor walks
Fort Greene Park
Trip through the Lullwater at Prospect Park
Terrace Bridge in Prospect Park
Brooklyn Bridge Park (visit the new Emily Warren Roebling Plaza)
Sunset in Green-Wood Cemetery (the gates close at 5pm in the winter months so be out by 5pm!)
Green-Wood at sunset
Get out of town and go for a hike! PSP has member-recommended family-friendly day hikes.
Take in some culture
Check out Culture Pass, a program for cardholding patrons 13 and older of Brooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library and Queens Public Library. Using their library card, New Yorkers can reserve a pass and get free admission to dozens of NYC cultural institutions, including museums, historical societies, heritage centers, public gardens and more. Save money and discover more about NYC!
Snowed in?
We've got 22 top tips for snow days in Brooklyn, including:
-Bring extra gloves/mittens for when the first pair gets wet
-Plastic snowball makers are awesome
-The plastic chalk container makes a perfectly sized snow brick
-Fill squirt bottles with water and food coloring and spray it on the snow
-There nothing like a nice warm bath after a session in the snow!
Prefer to stay cozy at home?
Check out these At-Home Activities from our inventive members. Highlights include:
-Pillow maze/cushion gym: Arrange all of the cushions and pillows you have on the floor for a tumbling extravaganza.
-Sneaky Chip: Hide about 5–10 poker chips around the room (in okay-to-explore places) and have them look for them.
-Hold a fancy Tea Party: Don't forget to cut the crusts off the sandwiches!
-Home Olympics: Make up your own Olympic events and "judge" them.
-Bathtub paints: The bonus is that when you rinse the artwork off, you've cleaned your bathtub.
