Purim Parties for NYC Kids: Put on Your Costumes and Make Some Noise in Honor...
You don't have to be Jewish to enjoy Purim. Often called the Jewish Halloween, Purim is a super-fun holiday when kids can do some of their favorite things, like dress up, play games, eat treats and...
View ArticleBunnicula the Musical: The Campiest Kids' Show You'll Ever See
Bunnicula seems to be one of those books people either worship or have never heard of. I admit I fall into the second group. But whether or not you're a fan of Deborah and James Howe's 1979 comic kids'...
View ArticleAll About Oz: 5 Ways to Experience the Magic of the Wizard of Oz in NYC
Disney's epic adventure Oz: The Great and Powerful hits theaters next Friday, March 8 and I don't think I've been this excited about a family movie since the relaunch of The Muppets back in 2011. My...
View ArticleCircus Season in NYC: Ringling, Cirque du Soleil, UniverSoul and Other Spring...
For the first time since 2010, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey are coming back to NYC, but a few things have changed since they last hit the Big Apple. The circus' brand-new show, Built to...
View Article3 Brooklyn Museums You've Never Heard of That Are Fun for Kids
A few years ago we wrote about five under-the-radar museums in downtown Manhattan. But there are a bunch of little known museums in Brooklyn, too, and some of them are particularly fun for kids. So on...
View ArticleCirque du Soleil's Totem: Evolution Las Vegas Style
While it's tough to write about any circus, it's especially difficult to describe the over-the-top antics of Cirque du Soleil. (Thank god for our slide show.) The Canadian troupe is famous for...
View ArticleFairy Tales are Flipped, Twisted and Blown Up in The Stinky Cheese Man
Does anyone do fairy tales straight anymore? I don't think so—and that's a good thing. Even Disney threw out the old helpless princess saved by the handsome price routine over a decade ago. Still, no...
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 ArticleGreat Geek Theater for Kids! Comic Books Come Alive in The Intergalactic...
When I heard The Intergalactic Nemesis described as a "live-action graphic novel," I immediately got tickets for my comic book loving son. Although I didn't know what to expect, I was sure it would be...
View ArticleWhales: Giants of the Deep - Learn About the World's Largest Mammals at the...
For as long as I can remember, my eight-year-old son has been fascinated by whales. Consequently, we've spent a lot of time exploring the displays in the American Museum of Natural History's Milstein...
View ArticleBest NYC Kids’ Theater Shows Spring 2013: 14 Family Shows at Non-Broadway...
Our spring culture coverage continues with a look at the most promising family shows opening this season. Reading the papers, you might think the only great productions for kids are on Broadway. But...
View ArticleKnightwatch Medieval Sleepover: Spend the Night at the Cathedral Church of...
Ever since the movie Night at the Museum came out, sleepovers at famous New York City spots have been popping up all over town. First the American Museum of Natural History did it (it was the star of...
View ArticleTake the Kids—10 Ways to Enjoy Gutai: Splendid Playground at the Guggenheim...
One of the things we always try to do at Mommy Poppins is to look beyond typical kid activities and share cultural happenings that aren't aimed at children but can be enriching and fun for the whole...
View ArticleTADA! Brings a Pair of Books by Ezra Jack Keats to Vibrant Life on Stage
From Fancy Nancy to the Berenstain Bears to Matilda, putting popular children's books on stage is nothing new. And yet TADA! Youth Theater's musicalization of a pair of Ezra Jack Keats stories is...
View ArticleFree Comic Book Day in NYC and Two Free Bronx Comic Cons
We love comic books and comic cons almost as much as we love freebies. Put the two together and we're giddier than Iron Man with a new gadget (or girl). This Saturday, May 4 is the annual Free Comic...
View Article5 Unique Mother's Day Brunch Ideas in NYC: More Than Just a Meal
Mother's Day always feels like so much pressure. Where will you brunch? Will the kids like it? Will you ever be able to pay off the credit card bill? With Mother's Day fast approaching on Sunday, May...
View ArticleFree Photo Fun: Get Your Face Plastered in Times Square As Part of the Inside...
Have you (or your kids) always dreamed of seeing a giant photo of your face in Times Square? Thanks to the Inside Out public art project, you don't need to become famous for that wish to come true....
View Article5 Ways for Kids to Experience Russian Culture in NYC
I was born in the former Soviet Union and grew up speaking Russian with my parents in the U.S. Once I became a mom, I wanted to pass the language and culture on to my three children. But with a dad who...
View ArticleTop 5 Off-Broadway Shows for NYC Kids
As someone who's been taking her seven-year-old daughter to theater since before she could string a coherent sentence together, a lot of parents ask me which family shows are worth their time and...
View ArticleIs Monkey: Journey to the West Good for Kids? What Parents Need to Know
There's been a lot of buzz about Monkey: Journey to the West, an over-the-top stage adaptation of a famous 16th-century Chinese novel that mixes animation, circus acts, and rock, techno and traditional...
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