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Category: Play & Learn

City Holiday Coloring Pages

5 holiday coloring pages featuring iconic city scenes: the world’s largest menorah in Brooklyn, lights on Regent Street in London, ice skaters at Central Park, a Christmas market, and the Rockefeller tree! Download, color, and share.

The Great Living Room City

Have you heard the news? Living room cities are growing at an astonishing rate! We’ve collected our favorite toys to build them well, and there’s always trusty cardboard for building roads and bridges.

Best Virtual Party Games For The Whole Family

Holidays looking a little different this year? Need a way to connect with your people from afar? We’ve found the best virtual party games that everyone in the family will enjoy.

🎧 Do Wild Animals Live In Cities?

Zoologist Liza Lehrer joins us in Episode 1 of Questions from A City Kid podcast to talk about wild animals living in cities. Listen in wherever you get your podcasts!

🎧 Introducing Questions From A City Kid Podcast

Are you a kid? Do you have a lot of questions about the world? Our new podcast is for kids like you!

Join The Neighborhood Play Challenge

Make time and space for play without even leaving the block with these practical tips from Marijn, an urban planner and mother living in the Netherlands. Play can happen everywhere!

SWC Summer Camp!

Camp is cancelled but no sweat! We’ve got you covered with this activity guide that encourages your kids to dig into the history of your neighborhood and offers self-guided projects. It’s 35 pages of printable fun for just $7! Download and chill.

87 Things To Do This Summer

This summer will be different, but it doesn’t mean we have to skimp on fun. We gathered a ton of ideas for getting the most out of Summer 2020, even if you have to stay distant from your friends. ☀️

We Love Slow Streets!

Cities everywhere are closing streets to through car traffic to make room for pedestrians and bikes as we continue to practice physical distancing. It’s a great opportunity for urban families!

A Bookseller’s Reading Habits During A Global Pandemic

Brittany is a bookseller and mother who lives in Chinatown, NYC. She wrote this piece for us about reading habits during quarantine—turns out it’s not quite as straightforward as reading during healthier times, but still offers a chance for escape and new perspectives. And isn’t that what we’re all looking for?

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