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Kid Birding in Fort Tryon Park

For Tryon Park is home to 20 bird species year-round and 60+ throughout the year. Families can discover the diversity of species and the jobs of bird watching with Avian…

Posted byCindyAugust 12, 2026September 9, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:Excursions, FREE, Manhattan, new-york, NYC parks

Kid Birding in Fort Tryon Park

For Tryon Park is home to 20 bird species year-round and 60+ throughout the year. Families can discover the diversity of species and the jobs of bird watching with Avian…

Posted byCindyAugust 12, 2026September 9, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:Excursions, FREE, Manhattan, new-york, NYC parks

Meet the chickens who summer in the city

It’s time to meet the chickens. Hennifer, D.H. (Donut Hole) and Fluffer-Butt have arrived from for their summer sojourn from a farm in Upstate New York at the volunteer-run M’Finda…

Posted byCindyJuly 16, 2026September 9, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:Farm, Farm-Animals, FREE, Lower East Side, Manhattan, new-york

Meet the chickens who summer in the city

It’s time to meet the chickens. Hennifer, D.H. (Donut Hole) and Fluffer-Butt have arrived from for their summer sojourn from a farm in Upstate New York at the volunteer-run M’Finda…

Posted byCindyJuly 16, 2026September 9, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:Farm, Farm-Animals, FREE, Lower East Side, Manhattan, new-york

New Plays for Young Audiences

Three new plays debut at the Provincetown Playhouse in June. The FREE staged readings expose kids and teens to new works in development. …

Posted byCindyMay 22, 2026September 9, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:FREE, Manhattan, new-york, youththeater

New Plays for Young Audiences

Three new plays debut at the Provincetown Playhouse in June. The FREE staged readings expose kids and teens to new works in development. …

Posted byCindyMay 22, 2026September 9, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:FREE, Manhattan, new-york, youththeater

The 81st Street Studio at The Met

81st Street Studio

There’s a lot of rules adults sometimes have trouble following on the upper floors of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Downstairs it’s a different story. The 81st Street Studio, which occupiesContinue…

Posted byCindyJuly 22, 2025September 8, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:art, education, FREE, Manhattan, science

The 81st Street Studio at The Met

81st Street Studio

There’s a lot of rules adults sometimes have trouble following on the upper floors of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Downstairs it’s a different story. The 81st Street Studio, which occupiesContinue…

Posted byCindyJuly 22, 2025September 8, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:art, education, FREE, Manhattan, science

Getting Kids Excited About STEM

STEM Fair

It was a very fortunate turn of events for New York City families when three Stuyvesant High School students teamed up to share their passion for STEM with the greaterContinue…

Posted byCindyMay 13, 2025September 8, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:Brooklyn, education, FREE, science, STEM, Stuyvesant High School

Getting Kids Excited About STEM

STEM Fair

It was a very fortunate turn of events for New York City families when three Stuyvesant High School students teamed up to share their passion for STEM with the greaterContinue…

Posted byCindyMay 13, 2025September 8, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:Brooklyn, education, FREE, science, STEM, Stuyvesant High School

Kids in Charge at The Yard

The Yard on Governors Island

Most junkyards say, “Keep Out.” The Yard, the adventure playground on Governors Island (which happens to look a lot like a junkyard), screams come right in. Kids of every age willContinue…

Posted byCindyApril 3, 2025September 8, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:Excursions, FREE, Manhattan, NYC parks

Kids in Charge at The Yard

The Yard on Governors Island

Most junkyards say, “Keep Out.” The Yard, the adventure playground on Governors Island (which happens to look a lot like a junkyard), screams come right in. Kids of every age willContinue…

Posted byCindyApril 3, 2025September 8, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:Excursions, FREE, Manhattan, NYC parks

Little Red Lighthouse

If you ever wanted to visit the famous lighthouse on the banks of the Hudson River under the George Washington Bridge, there a few times of the year you canContinue…

Posted byCindyMarch 19, 2025September 8, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:Excursions, FREE, Manhattan, NYC parks

Little Red Lighthouse

If you ever wanted to visit the famous lighthouse on the banks of the Hudson River under the George Washington Bridge, there a few times of the year you canContinue…

Posted byCindyMarch 19, 2025September 8, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:Excursions, FREE, Manhattan, NYC parks

Pier 26: Hudson River Park

From the March 20, 2024 edition. There’s a new place to play and learn about the habitat of the Hudson River. The long awaited Science Playground at Pier 26 opened earlier this yearContinue…

Posted byCindyMarch 19, 2025September 8, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:FREE, Hudson River Park, Manhattan

Pier 26: Hudson River Park

From the March 20, 2024 edition. There’s a new place to play and learn about the habitat of the Hudson River. The long awaited Science Playground at Pier 26 opened earlier this yearContinue…

Posted byCindyMarch 19, 2025September 8, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:FREE, Hudson River Park, Manhattan

Home for Retired Playground Animals

Next time you visit the New York Hall of Science, Queens Museum or Queens Theatre, be sure to stop by the “Home for Retired Playground Animals” in Flushing Meadows CoronaContinue…

Posted byCindyMarch 19, 2025Posted inUncategorizedTags:FREE, NYC parks, Queens

Home for Retired Playground Animals

Next time you visit the New York Hall of Science, Queens Museum or Queens Theatre, be sure to stop by the “Home for Retired Playground Animals” in Flushing Meadows CoronaContinue…

Posted byCindyMarch 19, 2025Posted inUncategorizedTags:FREE, NYC parks, Queens

Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling

Dwight D. Eisenhower was in the White House when the Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling Center began a summer storytelling series for children by the famous statue in Central Park. They’veContinue…

Posted byCindyMarch 19, 2025September 8, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:Central Park, FREE, Manhattan, NYC parks

Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling

Dwight D. Eisenhower was in the White House when the Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling Center began a summer storytelling series for children by the famous statue in Central Park. They’veContinue…

Posted byCindyMarch 19, 2025September 8, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:Central Park, FREE, Manhattan, NYC parks

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