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Developing Core Strength in a City That Hinders It
One way your kid can develop core strength is at this awesome obstacle course/ rock climbing/ skateboarding Ninja Class. Photo: Everyday Athlete Living in New York City means there’s no shortage of...
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A Date Night That’s Also Fun for the Kids
Storytime is just one of the activities kids can look forward to at a Project Playdate Pajama Party. A dance party, open play, arts and crafts, dinner and a movie round out the night. Photo: Chika Ibe...
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Andrea Lynn’s Undiscovered (and Kid-Friendly) Jackson Heights
If you yearn to be an Angelina Jolie globetrotting mom like I do, but can’t deal with immunization shots or expired passports, it’s time to book your family’s round trip ticket to Queens using Andrea...
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Jack and the Beanstalk is Better with Strings Attached: 8 Places to Introduce...
My 5-year-old-son has set up an area of his room (the windowsill and the curtain) which he calls his “play theater,” where he spends hours acting out fairy tales and stories with his stuffed animals....
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An Art Show for Kids, Designed to Bring Out Their Inner Matisse
Your child may already be familiar with artist Sean Quallis, who illustrated the children’s books “Giant Steps to Change the World” by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis-Lee, and “Little Cloud and Lady Wind” by...
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Last Chance To See Kehinde Wiley’s Conversation-Starting Show
Use this colorful exhibit to start a conversation with your kids about race and representation before it ends on May 24th. Photo: Jonathan Dorado, courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum If you are planning a...
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Summer With Satchmo at the Louis Armstrong House Museum
The Louis Armstrong House Museum is a time capsule in Queens where you can see how the singer, nicknamed Satchmo, lived his life. Photo: Antonio De Pietro My 5-year-old son’s class is performing the...
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Day Trip: Wave Hill, NYC’s Country Estate
Can’t afford to rent a villa in Italy for a family vacation this summer? Wave Hill in the Bronx is the next best thing. Photo: Wave Hill New York City has so many unique experiences, but I never...
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Finding Space at the Whitney with Kids
Don’t worry! The new Whitney Museum is spacious enough to handle the High Line crowds. Photo: Photograph © Nic Lehoux My fear of viewing art in between heads and limbs, and being shoulder to shoulder...
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10 tech toys for every age
Holiday wish lists are already coming together for kids, and although Santa or Hanukkah Harry may not be able to find an “Invisibility Cloak” or a “flying bike” in their workshops, they could provide...
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A rock star, healer and DJ who knows how to get the kid party started
Debbie Attias has taken her popular adult class, Dancorcism, and scaled it down for the youngest dancers. This weekly family dance party gives you a chance to rock out with your children. Have you ever...
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How FoodKick, Panda Plates and SIXy Kids get family meals on the table
It seems like every other story we read these days is about how very hard it is to get dinner on the table every night (along with why it’s so very important to eat together around said table). A...
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Learning to breathe through the panic of NYC school admissions
My ten-year-old tore open the envelope, a slightly unhinged smile of anticipation on his face, and pulled out the sheet of paper inside. I held my breath. The paper rattled slightly in his hands....
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Make a splash in Prospect Park
Optimal ages: 2 and up Good for mixed groups: Yes Bathroom access: excellent Food: Lots of options Price point: basically free if you bring a picnic My son is just 16 month old; his attention span for...
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9 things you have to do with the kids before summer ends
The summer heat is still blistering, but the Labor Day countdown is officially on. There’s still time to create a lasting summer memory of going down the longest slide in NYC, retreat from the heat in...
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Your kids’ culture calendar (and parents’ playbook) for September
A visit to CW Pencil Enterprise will remind you how fun school supply shopping should be. Photo: Meredith Craig de Pietro It’s suddenly September. What are you going to do now that school is back in...
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“TORUK: The First Flight” has no plot, and that’s a good thing
If you are wondering why someone would resurrect the 2009 film, Avatar, by James Cameron as a live show, please remember that the cast is painted blue, have tails, and live on another planet. Cirque du...
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Your October kids calendar: 12 things to do this month besides trick or treating
A fire-breathing robot from last year’s World Maker Faire at the Queens Hall of Science. It returns this weekend, Oct. 1-2. Photo: Velleman Store Halloween takes center stage this month, but there’s...
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Your February Kids Calendar: 10 ways to feel the love this month
February is historically the month of love. So, even if there are government acts to stand against, executive orders to roar about, racists to take down, and protests to march your weary legs in, make...
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How to have “the talk” with your kids…about money
This book dispenses common sense money advice (like “don’t raid their piggy banks!”) for parents to pass along to their kids. Photo: Simon & Schuster Last year when I was complaining about the cost...
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