Special Needs Dance Classes for NYC Kids
A few weeks ago I wrote about special needs music classes for kids in the five boroughs. Today I'm spotlighting dance programs for children with special needs in NYC. Just as organizations like...
View ArticleNYC Festivals and Street Fairs for Families July and August 2013
So far this summer, we've posted about free outdoor movie screenings, free kids' concert series and free things to do every day with kids through the end of August. Now we're rounding up our favorite...
View ArticleBest NYC Kids' Parties: 10 Great Parks & Playgrounds for Children's Birthday...
There are lots of ways to splurge on kids' birthday parties in NYC. But just because you can spend thousands of dollars celebrating your child's big day doesn't mean you have to. During warm months,...
View ArticleBest Places to Take Pictures with Santa in NYC
When it comes to Santa, my children have been around the block once or twice. They've sat on the laps of just about every Kris Kringle in town, making googly-eyes and whispering sweet nothings into...
View ArticleWhat's Open on Christmas Day in NYC 2012: 12 Things to Do with Kids After...
The gifts have been ripped open, the insane plastic packaging dismantled and the batteries installed. Dinner won't be ready for hours and the kids are totally stir crazy. What else can you do on...
View ArticleThree Kings Day Parade and Celebrations for NYC Kids 2013
Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa may be over, but Three Kings Day is coming up this Sunday, January 6. Also know as Epiphany, Three Kings Day is the last official day of the Christmas season, or the...
View Article8 Spots for Young NYC Inventors: Places Where Kids Can Create Robots,...
Children are natural inventors. They're always creating, building and tinkering, and coming up with inventive ways to solve life's problems. Take my oldest son, who after watching me scramble for his...
View ArticleMartin Luther King Day with NYC Kids: Celebrations and Volunteer...
Monday, January 21 is Martin Luther King Day, a day off from school (and hopefully work) when families can explore the legacy and lessons of the iconic civil rights leader. In New York City, there are...
View ArticleBest NYC Kids' Concerts for Winter 2013: Rockin' Live Music Shows
Earlier this week, we shared our favorite NYC spots where kids can run around (or skate or swim or bike) indoors when it's too cold to play outside. But sometimes the best way for the entire family to...
View Article12 Spring Festivals, Fairs and Carnivals for NYC Families April 2013
Along with the mild weather comes a fresh crop of outdoor festivals, street fairs and carnivals, big annual favorites like two of our April Go List picks, the Tribeca Family Festival Street Fair and...
View ArticleSpecial Needs Dance Classes for NYC Kids
A few weeks ago I wrote about special needs music classes for kids in the five boroughs. Today I'm spotlighting dance programs for children with special needs in NYC. Just as organizations like...
View ArticleNYC Festivals and Street Fairs for Families July and August 2013
So far this summer, we've posted about free outdoor movie screenings, free kids' concert series and free things to do every day with kids through the end of August. Now we're rounding up our favorite...
View ArticleBest NYC Kids' Parties: 10 Great Parks & Playgrounds for Children's Birthday...
There are lots of ways to splurge on kids' birthday parties in NYC. But just because you can spend thousands of dollars celebrating your child's big day doesn't mean you have to. During warm months,...
View ArticleKids' Gifts That Give Back: NYC Stores and Websites That Donate Proceeds to...
Have you ever looked at a kid's birthday party haul and wondered what kind of message it sends? All those shiny new toys and clothes and books stuffed into a clear garbage bag with a ribbon on top so...
View ArticleFall Harvest Festivals, Pumpkin Patches, Corn Mazes and Hayrides Right Here...
Last week we told you about a bunch of fabulous fall festivals like the New York Hall of Science's Maker Faire and the Medieval Festival in Fort Tryon Park. Today we're focusing specifically on harvest...
View Article5 Great Places to See Fall Leaves in NYC
Signs of fall's arrival are all around us as the leaves in New York City's parks and along tree-lined streets start to turn. This is the time of year when many families plan a day tripupstate or to New...
View ArticleBest Halloween Celebrations for NYC Kids: Top 12 Halloween Events for Families
It's scary how many ways there are for families to celebrate Halloween in New York City. From family-friendly haunted houses to FREE Halloween festivals and fairs to kids' costume parades to...
View ArticleDay of the Dead for NYC Kids: Mexican Culture Comes Alive with Día de los...
Even though the big night is still more than two weeks away, you're probably busy figuring out which Halloween events and activities you'll have time to hit this month as October 31 draws near. But how...
View ArticleOutdoor Ice-Skating Rinks in NYC Including Four Brand-new Rinks
Big news for New York City ice-skaters of all ages: There's not one, not two, not three, but four brand-new outdoor ice-skating rinks (three in Brooklyn and one at the South Street Seaport), plus a new...
View ArticleOffbeat Holiday Events and Multicultural Celebrations for NYC Kids 2013
The holiday season is a great time to expose our kids to what it means when we say, "It takes all kinds." From a traditional Mexican celebration to boombox Christmas caroling, you know you're in New...
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