Melody Makers

As the weather warms up with summer just around the corner, family-friendly concerts are a fun way to celebrate the season. Kids (and parents!) love silly lyrics and happy harmonies. These performers keep everyone amused and entertained with the best beats, tunes that groove, and musical merriment. If you’re looking for springtime fun, this is music to your ears.

New York Philharmonic presents “Pixar in Concert”

From Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Wall-E, UP, and others—all ages will enjoy the New York Philharmonic as they present favorite musical selections from memorable movie moments. $40-$125. For adults and children ages 5 and up. May 1 (7:30pm), May 2 (8:00pm), May 3 (8:00pm). Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, Columbus Avenue at 65th Street. nyphil.org

Randy Kaplan

Singer/songwriter Randy Kaplan entertains families with fun songs and lyrics like “Don’t Fill Up On Chips”. Join Randy as he performs his new album Jam On Rye. $11-$18. May 4 (2pm). The Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Avenue at 92^nd Street. (212) 423-3200. randykaplan.com

The Suzi Shelton Band

Join Suzi Shelton and her band to celebrate the release of their new album Smile in My Heart. The Gumdrops backup singers and other special guests will perform too. Before the show, get a sneak peak at their new music videos. $5-$15. Families with kids ages 1-10. May 4 (11am). The Bell House, 149 Seventh Street, Brooklyn. (718) 643-6510. suzishelton.com

Kid Rockers featuring “Tennis” and “Lolawolf”

Jammin’ fun show features two artists: Indie-pop husband and wife duo “Tennis”, and NYC trio “Lolawolf” (led by Zoe Kravitz, daughter of Lenny Kravitz!). $28. May 10 (11:30am). NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, 566 LaGuardia Place. (212) 992-8484. kidrockers.com

Frolic! Presents Rock, Rave ‘n Roll

Mother’s Day party for the whole family. Dance the afternoon away on the light-up dance floor. Show features “Little Rock-its” by Frolic and “DJ Unicornicopia” from the Baby DJ School! And special guest Tim from “The Sunny Side Up Show” on Sprout TV. $15-$20. May 11 (4pm). Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn. (718) 963-3369. brooklynbowl.com

Laurie Berkner

Laurie Berkner is best known for family favorites like “We Are The Dinosaurs” and many other catchy kids tunes. Join Laurie and special guest Susie Lampert as they celebrate the release of Laurie Berkner Lullabies on the “rock ’til you drop” tour. $39. May 17 (1pm). The Concert Hall, 2 West 64^th Street. laurieberkner.com

Shine & the Moonbeams

Lead singer Shawana Kemp delivers heartfelt, all-ages R&B songs. The soulful songs have lyrics that kids can understand and relate to– like standing up to bullies, rushed school-day mornings, and being true to yourself. Free. May 17 (2pm). Weeksville Heritage Center, 158 Buffalo Avenue, Brooklyn. (718) 756-5250. carnegiehall.org

Dirty Sock Funtime Band

Its their first show of the summer, so bring a blanket, a picnic, and rock out with the Dirty Socks under the evening sky. Free. All ages. June 12 (6pm). Washington Market Park at Greenwich and Duane Streets in Tribeca. dirtysockfuntimeband.com

Rolie Polie Guacamole

Kids love to jam to the beat, get up on their feet, and sing along with this energetic rock ‘n roll duo. Free. June 20 (3:30pm). Brooklyn Public Library (Ryder Branch), 5902 23rd Avenue, Brooklyn. (718) 331-2962. roliepolieguacamole.com

Joanie Leeds & the Nightlights

Come celebrate with Joanie Leeds & the Nightlights at their Good Egg CD release concert. Bring a picnic blanket and enjoy a summer morning of musical fun. Free. June 24 (10:30-11:30am). Madison Square Park, Madison Avenue at 23^rd Street. joanieleeds.com

Brooklyn Robot Foundry - Virtual Classes

Brooklyn Robot Foundry offers super fun online robot-building classes for children 2-13 years old!&nbsp;&nbsp;Each week, students are introduced to new engineering concepts and components while building that day&rsquo;s robot in their own &ldquo;workshop&rdquo;.&nbsp;&nbsp;All classes maintain a very low student-to-teacher ratio, allowing for plenty of individualized instruction and socializing. The supplies are shipped in advance and classes are led by amazing instructors, taking all the pressure off parents.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Foundry&rsquo;s main focus however, is that kids have fun, get creative, and enjoy being part of this STEAM-loving community!&nbsp;

Super Soccer Stars

Soccer Stars is New York&rsquo;s most popular youth educational soccer program! With 24 years of experience under our cleats, we have positively impacted over one million kids in our local community by putting the FUN in FUNdamentals in our weekly classes and camps. At Soccer Stars, we use the soccer ball as a vehicle to help children not only improve their soccer skills, but develop self-confidence and physical literacy, improve gross motor skills, build teamwork, and hone socialization skills. Our highly trained coaches and early childhood experts lead an age-specific curriculum with a low kid-to-coach ratio so every child gets individual attention and can grow at their own pace. Kids ages 1-12+ can join our seasonal programs, including Parent &amp; Me, FUNdamentals, Development Training, and Travel Soccer. Join us at one of over 80 locations in neighborhoods across across Westchester County, Connecticut and New York, available 7 days-a-week: Connecticut: <ul> <li>Cos Cob</li> <li>Greenwich</li> <li>Port Chester</li> </ul> &nbsp; Westchester: <ul> <li>Briarcliff</li> <li>Eastchester</li> <li>Mt. Kisco</li> <li>New Rochelle</li> <li>Ridgefield</li> <li>Scarsdale</li> <li>White Plains</li> </ul> &nbsp; New York City: <ul> <li>Bronx</li> <li>Inwood</li> <li>Upper West Side</li> <li>Upper East Side</li> </ul> &nbsp; Can&rsquo;t find a class or location that fits your schedule? Soccer Stars also offers private classes for small groups or individual training. Let our coaches come to you with a completely customizable program, anytime, anywhere. Birthday parties are also available!&nbsp;

The Language Workshop For Children

After offering both group and private lessons for many years and analyzing the results over&nbsp;time, The&nbsp;Language Workshop for&nbsp;Children, founded&nbsp;in1973, has decided&nbsp;to emphasize private remote lessons at shorter intervals.&nbsp;Our skilled educators&nbsp;will&nbsp;focus their attention exclusively on the&nbsp;unique needs, learning style, and interests of your child.&nbsp;This allows a&nbsp;bond&nbsp;to develop&nbsp;between teacher and student, which&nbsp;has been&nbsp;shown to&nbsp;drastically improve retention.&nbsp; OUR METHOD&nbsp; Developed by the pioneers of language education for children, our programs bring decades of&nbsp;experience to your living room with individualized, active language classes. Each lesson is based on proven methods and materials perfected to capture your&nbsp;child&rsquo;s attention during the ages when he/she absorbs information the fastest. &nbsp;&nbsp; While other online language classes rely on videos for passive learning, we deliver interactive, and engaging lessons with native-fluent teachers. In addition, all our teachers are certified in the Thibaut&nbsp;Technique which has been featured&nbsp;in the New York&nbsp;Times, the&nbsp;Wall Street Journal, and many other well-respected&nbsp;publications.&nbsp;&nbsp; Our short one-on-one lessons give kids the chance to focus, hear pronunciation clearly, and practice speaking in their target language.  THE PROCESS&nbsp; First, students have a short meeting with our Director&nbsp;Francois&nbsp;Thibaut, in&nbsp;English, with&nbsp;their parent(s)&nbsp;present.&nbsp;Mr. Thibaut&nbsp;will determine&nbsp;the best course of study, including&nbsp;class length and&nbsp;frequency, the&nbsp;right&nbsp;teacher, lesson&nbsp;format and materials (or action games for younger students.) Then the learning&nbsp;begins!&nbsp;Mr. Thibaut will continually check in on your child&rsquo;s learning to assure they are getting the most&nbsp;of&nbsp;their&nbsp;classes.&nbsp; OTHER OFFERINGS&nbsp; We can also help your child prepare for: the French subject tests for SAT, AP &amp; CLEP, the European DELF/DALF, the Canadian TEF and other standardized testing, college entry exams, studying or traveling abroad,&nbsp;cultural changes when moving abroad,&nbsp;and much more!&nbsp; &nbsp;