We’re getting into the holiday spirit early this year by highlighting a few annual holiday events for the impatient ones in your brood. Visit Whoville and the Grinch at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan, take a stroll down Gingerbread Lane at The New York Hall of Science, or ride the rails of The Holiday Train Show at The New York Botanical Garden. Fa-la-la-la-la!
Through Tuesday, December 31
The Grinch’s Holiday Workshop
The Children’s Museum of Manhattan
10am-5pm
There’s plenty to do in the Grinch’s Holiday Workshop this season. All ages can listen to How the Grinch Stole Christmas and other Dr. Seuss classics, “sock skate” on the museum’s indoor rink, create crafts like rhyming hats, tree ornaments, and Grinch masks, and much more. Free with museum admission.
Tuesday, November 12-Sunday, November 17
Disney On Ice: Let’s Celebrate!
Barclays Center
Various times
Mickey and Minnie Mouse are celebrating in style with all of their Disney friends at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn! During this Disney On Ice show, your family’s favorite Disney characters will skate through a variety of holiday parties such as Alice and the Mad Hatter’s Very Merry Unbirthday Party, a Valentine’s Day Ball thrown by the Disney princesses, and a villainous Halloween spectacle with Disney villains galore. Tickets start at $34.
Begins Friday, November 15
Feet Don’t Fail Me Now
The New Victory Theater
Various times
Minnesota’s Rhythmic Circus is bringing its new show, “Feet Don’t Fail Me Now,” to The New Victory Theater this Friday. The dance troupe will be joined by a human beat box and a seven-piece brass band that’ll be turning up the volume and getting kids ages 6 and up tapping along to the beat during this hour-long dance-a-thon. Tickets start at $14. Runs Fridays through Sundays until December 1.
Begins Saturday, November 16
The Holiday Train Show
New York Botanical Garden
Various times
All aboard the Holiday Train Show at the New York Botanical Garden! An annual holiday favorite, the Train Show features more than 140 model NYC landmarks (Yankee Stadium, Radio City Music Hall, and more) made out of tree bark, twigs, pine cones, and other natural materials. More than a dozen electric trains will zoom around a nearly quarter-mile of track, making this train show one of the biggest and best in the city. In the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, kids can explore activity train stops, a craft studio where they can make their own trains and passengers (open weekends only) and participate in an “All Aboard with Thomas and Friends” sing-along and performance (beginning January 1). Plus, just this Saturday, hit up the garden for a holiday tree lighting and carols by the Westchester Chordsmen at 4pm. Free with an All-Garden Pass; through January 12.
Begins Sunday, November 17
Gingerbread Lane
New York Hall of Science
Various times
Once you visit Gingerbread Lane at the New York Hall of Science, you’ll never want to leave. Chef Jon Lovitch has created a model town made entirely of gingerbread, royal icing, and candy! This 300 square-foot village is a Guinness Book of World Records contender for “largest gingerbread exhibit” and features 152 houses, a subway system, cable cars, and more. Check the hall’s website for gingerbread-making workshop dates. Free with Hall admission; through January 12. .
