Best NYC Spring Festivals, Fairs & Carnivals April 2014
New York City's spring outdoor festival season kicks off this April with 12 fun and mostly FREE fairs, fests and carnivals. We already spotlighted five of our big annual favorites in our April Go List:...
View ArticleBest NYC Kids’ Theater Shows Spring 2014: 14 Family Shows at Non-Broadway...
Our spring culture coverage continues with a look at the most promising family shows opening this season. While Disney's brand-new Broadway spectacle Aladdin may be getting all the press, there are...
View ArticleTheater for Babies: 5 NYC Shows Aimed at Very Young Audiences
It's no surprise that NYC kids have a reputation for being sophisticated. After all, we culture-loving parents have been dragging them to museums and movies since before they could walk and talk....
View ArticleLightscapes: Gawk at Giant Illuminated Flowers, Fairies & Insects in Historic...
Every fall, we rave about Historic Hudson Valley's amazing Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze, which transforms the stately grounds of Van Cortlandt Manor into an immersive, glow-in-the-dark, Halloween-themed...
View ArticleFree Ice Cream & Chocolate Art Exhibits in NYC, A Sugar Baby & a Documentary...
Yes, sugar is delicious, but its complicated history hasn't always been so sweet. Interestingly, there are three fresh attractions that all deal with this issue in one way or another, plus a new...
View ArticleSave Big on Walking with Dinosaurs - The Arena Spectacular at Barclays Center...
Here they come again! The amazing, life-size dinosaurs that took Manhattan by storm in 2009 and 2010 return for a limited engagement at Brooklyn's Barclays Center this July. Inspired by the BBC's...
View ArticleGeek Out: 5 Fun Ways NYC Kids Can Tap Into Their Inner Comic Book Superhero
I admit it: My nine-year-old enjoys a lot of stuff that I just can't get into: Minecraft, Rainbow Loom, ballet—I'm the dutiful supportive mom of course, but oh, how my mind wanders (the same way hers...
View ArticleWalking with Dinosaurs: See a Life-Size T.rex & Other Extinct Creatures Up...
When Walking with Dinosaurs first roared into NYC in 2009, there was nothing else like it around. But since then, animatronic dinosaur attractions have been popping up everywhere, from the Bronx Zoo's...
View ArticleThe Lightning Thief Musical: A Free & Funny Family Show (Even if You Don't...
Seeing Theatreworks USA's annualFREEshow at the Lucille Lortel Theatre is as much of a rite of summer for me and my kid as hitting the beach, the pool and the playground. But I was a little worried...
View ArticleMarvel Universe Live! Superheroes, Stunts & Explosions Oh My
My husband shows off his Green Lantern ring the way a newly engaged woman displays her engagement band. So it was no surprise that he was as excited about seeing Marvel Universe Live! as our...
View ArticlePotions & Planting Party at Gallow Green: A Magical Experience for Kids &...
My daughter turned nine (!?) this summer and has already been out of the princess phase for a few years (at least in public). While there are lots of wonderful things for us to experience together in...
View ArticleBest 5 Off-Broadway Shows for NYC Kids
As someone who's been taking her nine-year-old daughter to theater since before she could string together a coherent sentence, a lot of parents ask me which family shows are worth their time and money....
View ArticleMorningside Lights: Collaborate on Amazing Illuminated Sculptures at This...
If you read the site regularly, you probably already know about Morningside Lights, an awesome weeklong series of no-cost collaborative art sessions that climax in an illuminated lantern procession in...
View ArticleNew Victory Theater 2014-15 Season Highlights: The Best Family Shows for NYC...
For years, I've had a serious addiction that I've now passed on to my daughter: We both can't get enough of live theater (hey, there are worse things to inherit). Thankfully, we live in NYC, where...
View ArticleBest NYC Kids' Theater Shows for Fall 2014: 15 Fun Family Productions
Our fall culture preview continues with a roundup of promising children's shows bowing on NYC stages over the next few months, and not a one is on Broadway, which means you don't need to dip into your...
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