New Year’s Eve Dining in NYC with Kids

I think once your kid hits three/four or you have your second (gasp third, fourth), you start to realize that New Year’s Eve is just another day/night. Instead of an overpriced meal (and babysitter!) why not take the kids out this year for a fun-filled and SAFE holiday celebration?
MiniMunchers has scoured the CIty and found some great restaurants that will be welcoming the little ones on the last day of 2010.

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Isabella’s (www.Isabellas.com)

359 Columbus Avenue

212-724-2100

Ring in the New Year with balloons, face painters and MORE! Mini Munchers are welcomed from 3-5pm for this UWS staple’s Family New Year’s Eve party. The children’s menu is very well priced and kids will love the holiday decorations. Reservations are recommended.

300 New York at Chelsea Piers (www.threehundred.com)

Pier 60 at 23rd Street & West Side Highway

212-835-2695

Get the New Year’s Eve celebration started early (3-6pm) with a soiree fit for the entire family. Packages include bowling with shoe rental, selection of light snacks, pizza buffet with unlimited fountain sodas, party favors and balloon drop. Reservations are required.

Moomah (www.Moomah.com)

161 Hudson Street

212-226-0345

It is worth a trip to TriBeCa as Moomah never disappoints my kids! From noon to 3pm, there will be a noise-maker building workshop, glow-in-the-dark freeze dance party and hourly countdowns to “midnight” with complimentary prosecco for parents (YEAH!)

The Palm Court at the Plaza (www.theplaza.com)

768 5th Avenue at CPS

212-546-5300

Starting at 5:30pm, your children will have an over-the-top experience fit for a king/queen. The celebration begins with dinner at The Palm Court – including a Chef’s Chocolate Factory display with giant lollipops, gumdrops, a chocolate fountain and sundae bar. Kids then will have fun in the Eloise at the Plaza shop with Eloise-themed activities for all ages, followed by a screening of Eloise cartoons and Home Alone 2. End the night back at The Palm Court for a dessert and a hot fudge sundae bar. Advance reservations are required.

Happy Munching and Happy New Year! ENJOY!

The Language Workshop For Children

After offering both group and private lessons for many years and analyzing the results over&nbsp;time, The&nbsp;Language Workshop for&nbsp;Children, founded&nbsp;in1973, has decided&nbsp;to emphasize private remote lessons at shorter intervals.&nbsp;Our skilled educators&nbsp;will&nbsp;focus their attention exclusively on the&nbsp;unique needs, learning style, and interests of your child.&nbsp;This allows a&nbsp;bond&nbsp;to develop&nbsp;between teacher and student, which&nbsp;has been&nbsp;shown to&nbsp;drastically improve retention.&nbsp; OUR METHOD&nbsp; Developed by the pioneers of language education for children, our programs bring decades of&nbsp;experience to your living room with individualized, active language classes. Each lesson is based on proven methods and materials perfected to capture your&nbsp;child&rsquo;s attention during the ages when he/she absorbs information the fastest. &nbsp;&nbsp; While other online language classes rely on videos for passive learning, we deliver interactive, and engaging lessons with native-fluent teachers. In addition, all our teachers are certified in the Thibaut&nbsp;Technique which has been featured&nbsp;in the New York&nbsp;Times, the&nbsp;Wall Street Journal, and many other well-respected&nbsp;publications.&nbsp;&nbsp; Our short one-on-one lessons give kids the chance to focus, hear pronunciation clearly, and practice speaking in their target language.  THE PROCESS&nbsp; First, students have a short meeting with our Director&nbsp;Francois&nbsp;Thibaut, in&nbsp;English, with&nbsp;their parent(s)&nbsp;present.&nbsp;Mr. Thibaut&nbsp;will determine&nbsp;the best course of study, including&nbsp;class length and&nbsp;frequency, the&nbsp;right&nbsp;teacher, lesson&nbsp;format and materials (or action games for younger students.) Then the learning&nbsp;begins!&nbsp;Mr. Thibaut will continually check in on your child&rsquo;s learning to assure they are getting the most&nbsp;of&nbsp;their&nbsp;classes.&nbsp; OTHER OFFERINGS&nbsp; We can also help your child prepare for: the French subject tests for SAT, AP &amp; CLEP, the European DELF/DALF, the Canadian TEF and other standardized testing, college entry exams, studying or traveling abroad,&nbsp;cultural changes when moving abroad,&nbsp;and much more!&nbsp; &nbsp;

Dance Workshop - Long Island

Nestled in the heart of Lynbrook Village, Dance Workshop is a community-focused studio committed to dance education in a loving and safe environment. Dance Workshop offers Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Hip-Hop, Musical Theatre and Acro for ages 2+. They also offer a Pre-Professional Company track for dancers interested in taking their technique to the next level. Trial classes may be scheduled with the studio at the start of the season. Dance with the Dance Workshop! MaryAnn Grasso founded Dance Workshop in 1979. Her daughter Nanci later joined her at the helm and in 2016 established Dance Workshop on the Upper East Side of NYC. MaryAnn and Nanci have devoted their lives to dance education, community and the development of children; raising dancers and sound human beings alike. Dance Workshop has seen thousands of dancers pass through the doors. They believe dance has the power to elevate and change lives!

Treehouse Shakers

<div>Treehouse Shakers&rsquo; Branching OUT After-School program is for ages 12-14. This awarded program is for young people who identify as LGBTQIA+, or are seeking to become better allies. Branching OUT centers on discovering and exploring one&rsquo;s story and identity through an intentionally artist-led format. During our community-based program, young people will explore and reflect on their own story to create a larger, more meaningful experience, while gaining self-empowerment and gathering with like-minded peers. Through the guidance of our awarded teaching artists, young people will create narratives that will be turned into podcasts, dances, songs or poetry.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Young people have the opportunity to learn new art forms, work with professional artists, while building a meaningful community.</div>