💥The Pop-Up Series
💥The Pop-Up Series
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The Playground Project 🛝
The Playground Project 🛝
A FREE outdoor theater & imaginative play series designed to help kids build emotional resilience, unleash their imagination, and grow in confidence through joyful creative play.
Each session invites children to express big feelings through movement, storytelling, and dramatic play. Whether they’re stomping like dinosaurs, creating bold characters, or acting out mini-scenes, kids build essential social-emotional skills like empathy, communication, and self-regulation — all while having a blast!
Held in local Brooklyn parks, these pop-up classes are open to ALL AGES and give children a joyful break from routine — where they can be loud, silly, thoughtful, and totally themselves.
Grownups are welcome to join the fun or cheer from the sidelines.
🎟️ All classes are FREE to attend!
🧺 Bring water, a blanket/mat, and comfy clothes
👨👩👧 Caregivers must stay present
🎭 All materials and props provided
🧡 Ready to join us in the park? We'd love to have you!
🧡 Ready to join us in the park? We'd love to have you!
Past Pop-Up Events 🌟
Past Pop-Up Events 🌟
The Lab in Action 🧪
Take a peek at the pop-up adventures that kicked off The Character Lab this summer!
Each event gave families a taste of our playful, theatre-based classes—where imagination builds character.
Thank you to everyone who has joined us! We can’t wait to see you at our next event!
The curtain has closed on these, but more fun is ahead!
See below for event highlights:
🎬 Scene & Heard - AUG 30 @ DiMattina Playground
Mini-scenes and expressive games turn emotions into confident performances.
It was a productive day filled with valuable interactions. The weather was beautiful, and there was great energy at the playground. Miss Winter connected with some incredible kids and engaged in meaningful conversations about the programs they would like to see in their communities.
📚Imagination Station - AUG 16 @ St. Mary’s Playground
Big feelings and bigger imaginations come to life with story drama and character play.
This event was a magical experience filled with whimsy and delight. The children were fully engaged in games and movement activities. They enjoyed creating their own characters, building a world for their new inventions, and finally... putting on their very own productions!
Grounding Exercises
Grounding Exercises
Smell the flowers, blow out the candles!
Dress-Up Adventure
Dress-Up Adventure
Using costume pieces and props to create unique characters
Movement Break
Movement Break
We are intentional when we move our bodies
Story Building
Story Building
Roll the die to choose a conflict and a setting
Final Performance
Final Performance
Children star in their very own show
🎭 Emotion in Motion - AUG 2 @ Carroll Park!
Our debut pop-up invited little ones to explore big feelings through expressive movement, scarves, music, and dress-up. From bubble giggles to bravery capes, it was a joyful afternoon of heart-led play!
The Character Lab launch was a tremendous success! A big thank you to all the families who participated in the event, as well as those who stopped by to share in our energy at the park today. Your support is invaluable! We can't wait to bring even more fun to Carroll Gardens!
Interactive Storytime Fun
Interactive Storytime Fun
Using a magnifying glass to identify emotions in the story
Preparing for a Parade
Preparing for a Parade
Looking through props; Miss Winter waves to a baby
Emotion Puppet Play
Emotion Puppet Play
Pulling "feelings" from an emotion-swallowing dragon
Exploring Potions
Exploring Potions
Analyzing potions to inspire storytelling
“Make something. Feel something. Be yourself.”
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