Create a Unique, Inviting, and Educational Studio Space in Your Home!
Be the highest bidder and get a 2-hour in-home session with Amy, our Beginnings Studio Teacher Superstar.

Discover your hopes and dreams for your child's At-Home Studio Space with Amy. She will help you to design your child's creative art area, based on his or her age and interests. Amy will bring materials from Beginnings' own Materials Floor and make suggestions as to how to use the materials you already have with the new ones she brings.

Session will take place on Friday, May 10th or Friday, Oct 4th.

Laura, Lilla and Zachary will take up to six lucky kids on the ride of their lives!

This fantastic voyage will begin with a journey on East River Ferry from Pier 11 to DUMBO, then a ride Jane's Carousel and enjoying a frozen treat on the grass before taking the ferry back to Manhattan.

This playdate will take place on Friday, May 10th from dismissal to 3:00pm.

Cooking class at De Gustubus Kitchen: Sal Rizzo owner and director of De Gustubus is an incredible host of the evening. It is part show, amazing food and wine, and a way to see some of the best chefs in NYC in a front row seat. You get to pick the class you want to go to and Jane will book two seats.

Jane's favorite chocolates in a beautiful pottery bowl. Enjoy some of Jane's favorites in a beautiful bowl thrown by Jane's daughter, Suzanne. The pot was recently on display at the Walker Museum in Minneapolis, MN.

Ice Skating at Bryant Park with you and your children: Join Jane on the ice for some fun skating. Hot chocolate and breakfast to follow. Get ready to get up early the rink is the best at 8:00 AM.

8 kids will have the chance to get wonderfully messy with clay, paint and water in this fully immersive creative experience! Maddy, Abby, Tania and Aneesha will start out with a full body exploration of clay and painting in the classroom and then end with a hose-off with the sprinklers in the yard so everyone will go home squeaky clean. It will take place Friday, May 10th from 12:30-2:30pm at Beginnings.

3 lucky kids will get to go with Jeanne and Justyna to Color Me Mine in Tribeca for a pottery creation of their choice with cupcakes to follow.

This will take place Friday, Oct 4th at a mutually agreed upon time.

The Central Park Zoo has long been a favorite destination for kids of all ages. And what better way for children to take in the sights and see the animals than by going with their favorite teachers! Jessica, Diana and Daniella will escort 3 to 4 children on either June 14th or 21st, 12:30 - 3:30 with pickup at the zoo.

We asked every teacher and staff member to name a book they loved and would happily read again and again. Each teacher signed their book, so this basket is super special!

Abigail Cook: Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth by Oliver Jeffers

Alanna Pan: Amos and Boris by William Steig

Amy Miller: Corduroy by Don Freeman

Aneesha Kinard: Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Beau Edmondson: Charlie Parker Played Bee Bop by Christopher Raschka and Chris Raschka
Bethany Cole: Bronterina by James Howe

Daniella Deutsch: Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear? By Nancy White Carlstrom
Debbie Biegelson: Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cook
Denise Latella: Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox
Diana Tobon: Escargot by Dashka Slater

Jane Racoosin: Little Fur Family by Margaret Wise Brown
Jeanne Graham: Oh, All the Places You Will Go by Dr. Seuss
Jessica Winston: Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist by Jess Keating
Justyna Kittel: Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli

Isabella Rose: The Philharmonic Gets Dressed by Karla Kuskin
Kris D'Agostino: Tuesday by David Wiesner
Laura Araman: Press Here by Herve Tullet
Laura Graham: Owl Babies by Martin Waddell

LeeAnn Valvano: The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
Lilla Chabler: The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear by Audrey Wood
Lily Byerly: Burt Dow Deep-Water Man by Robert McCloskey
Madeleine Leder: One by Kathryn Otoshi
Mallory Feuer: Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Rosalva Moran: Silly Sally by Audrey Wood
Tania Molina: The Conductor by Laetitia Devernay
Zachary Schlee: The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams

The Central Park Zoo has long been a favorite destination for kids of all ages. And what better way for children to take in the sights and see the animals than by going with their favorite teachers! Debbie, Lily and Isabelle will escort up to three children to the zoo on the afternoon of Friday, May 10th.

Come spend a fun-filled day with Rosalva and Denise! These two superstars will take 2-4 children to the carousel at Chelsea Piers, followed by delicious ice cream on the grass. It's sure to be an unforgettable day.
Playdate includes ice cream and carousel ride at Chelsea Piers or Central Park for 2 hours, for 2-4 kids on a mutually agreed upon Friday in June.

Alanna and Bethany have been melting children's hearts at Beginnings for years! They are amazing, and there's no better way to experience a math museum than with these two superstars!

On May 10th, 3 kids will have the chance to visit MoMath Museum with Alanna and Bethany followed by a treat at Shake Shack.

Take a trip on the wild side and check out the Natural History Museum with Lily, Aneesha and Daniella!

These three powerhouse teachers will take 3 kids to the famed museum on a mutually-agreed upon Friday afternoon in June.

Treat your child to a birthday party she will never forget! Beginnings will open its famous blue door to your family and guests for 2 to 3 hours of fun and celebration. You will have entire use of the building and backyard playground to decorate as you wish.

Package includes:

• 2-3 hour birthday celebration at Beginnings
• Beau will jam and jive with music
• LeeAnn will help coordinate the party
• Face Painting, Glitter Tattoos & Balloons with Illuminated Faces!
• 2 hours of photography coverage, around 80 high resolution images and online gallery for viewing.

For Beginnings Families only. Saturday or Sunday only, to be coordinated with the school.

Expires: 5/30/2020

Since 2009, Illuminated Faces' team of artists have delighted guests with colorful on-the-spot creations and transformations. For corporate events, installations, and family celebrations, Illuminated Faces makes any gathering--large or small--more playful, more vibrant, and more fun. Team member Karina Sindicich will join your child's next birthday party for two hours and provide face painting, glitter tattoos and balloons.

We asked every teacher and staff member to name a book they loved from our anti-bias curriculum. You will get 25 books!

Abby: Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers

Alanna: A Chair for my Mother by Vera B. Williams

Aneesha: Bee-Bim Bop! by Linda Sue Park

Beau: We Shall Overcome by Debbie Levy

Bethany: Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress by Christine Baldacchino

Daniella: 10,000 dresses by Marcus Ewert

Debbie: The Black Book of Colors by Menena Cottin

Denise: 10 Little Fingers and 10 Little Toes by Mem Fox

Diana: The Sandwich Swap by Queen Raina

Isabelle: The Great Big Book of Families by Mary Hoffman

Jane: Most People by Michael Leannah

Jeanne: Beautiful by Stacy McAnulty

Jessica: My Name Is Sangoel by Karen Williams

Justyna: Tell me Again About the Night I Was Born by Jamie Lee Curtis

Kris: Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall

Laura A: C is for Consent by Eleanor Morrison

Laura G: This is My Hair by Todd Parr

LeeAnn: Be Kind by Pat Zeitlow Miller

Lekyta: Everybody Cooks Rice by Norah Dooley

Lilla: Whose Knees are These? by Jabari Asim

Lily: Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love

Maddy: All are Welcome Here by Alexandra Penfold

Mallory: The Peace Book by Todd Parr

Rosalva: And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson

Tania: Mama's Nightingale: A story of Immigration and Separation by Edwidge Danticat

Zachary: Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X by Ilyasah Shabazz