Family-Friendly Vacation: The North Fork
For a budget-friendly sampling of retro family fun, rent a station wagon and check out some delightfully nostalgic activities.
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- A Better Play Station
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Yes, we live in a Super Mario world, but kids still get joy from the tactile. A smattering of sparkly, sticky, and creatively bendable art supplies.
Family FlicksMore movies
Bolt
In this animated Disney comedy, super-dog TV star Bolt (John Travolta) finds himself on a cross-country journey to get back to his owner.
The Central Park Zoo escapees encounter their own kind in the wild.
High School Musical 3: Senior YearThe Wildcat buddies sing about their pending separation.
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Revenge of the Black Nerd-
Finally, an end to the myth that being bookish means you’re “acting white.”
READING LIST
The Retired Kid
By Jon Agee
The Dangerous Alphabet
By Neil Gaiman
Flight Explorer
By Kazu Kibuishi
playdate
With his new “comic,” Jack and the Box, Art Spiegelman doesn’t dumb down for kids.
By Alexandra Zissu
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11/28 Third Annual Crystal Winter at New York Hall of Science
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- Third Annual Crystal Winter
- New York Hall of Science
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Climb inside the giant Crystal Winter snow globe and get your picture taken, take a motion-simulator ride across Arctic glaciers, and take part in plenty of crystally crafts. More »
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11/29 Pulp Project Workshop at Wave Hill
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- Pulp Project Workshop
- Wave Hill
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Families learn the basics of papermaking by recycling paper, fibers, and even dried leaves and other natural materials into new, colorful versions. More »
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11/30 The Very Hungry Caterpillar at Walt Whitman Theatre at Brooklyn
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- The Very Hungry Caterpillar
- Walt Whitman Theatre at Brooklyn
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Beyond the caterpillar, the Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia uses black light and puppets to bring life to Carle’s Little Cloud (a shape-shifter) as well as his Mixed-Up Chameleon (a color-changer). More »
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12/1 A Pink Christmas Screening
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- A Pink Christmas Screening
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This 1978 gem is an adaptation of an early-twentieth-century O. Henry story. More »
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community
- Winter's Eve
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Businesses throw open their doors to dole out hot chocolate, offer special discounts, and host performances. More »
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Peace in the city.
Keep learning.
Necessary Tropics.
Taste new flavors.
Where to?
