Contributing Writers: Kat Harrison
From our family
to yours, we have a lot to be thankful for this week! Here are our favorite
ways to explore the city with the fam as New York (and beyond) swings into the holiday season. —
Monday, November 21
Origami Holiday Tree Lighting at American Museum of Natural
History
Central Park West at 79th Street
Catch the lighting of the AMNH’s infamous origami tree
(a sure mark that the holiday season is upon us!), on display until January 2. Cool fact of the day: Volunteers
began folding for the tree in July.
Tuesday, November 22
Gustafer
Yellowgold at NYPL
Battery
City
Branch
175 North End Avenue
3:30pm
Kids
(ages 3-12) will love this unique program combining Gustafer Yellowgold’s
animated illustrations with catchy tunes.
An
Evening With Hugo Cabret At The
Museum of the Moving Image
36-01 35 Avenue
6pm
What
could be better than a book signing with The
Invention of Hugo Cabret’s author Brian Selznick, a chat with screenwriter John
Logan and an exclusive advanced screening of Martin Scorsese’s on-screen
masterpiece? This magical event is best for ages 12 and up.
Wednesday, November 23
Healthy Tots Dem
Bones Collage at CMOM
212 West 83rd Street
10am & 1pm
In
anticipation of the biggest foodie day of the year (sweatpants, get ready!), kids
will learn about the foods that make their bodies strong and create a collage
accordingly.
Macy’s
Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon Blow-Up
3-10pm
Catch
this year’s cool creations mid-flight as they get ready for their Turkey Day
debut. Fun takes place on 77th and 81st Street between Central Park
West and Columbus Avenue.
Thursday,
November 24 (HAPPY THANKSGIVING!)
Kids Turkey
Trot at the Long Island City YMCA
8am
Before you enter into a food coma, let little ones 4 and under get active in a
100 meter dash. Kids 5-8 can master the 400 meters while youngins 9-12 can go
for the gold in a 1k.
Friday, November 25
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical
At The Skirball
Center
566 LaGuardia Place
2pm
For three days only, catch this uber-fun musical based on Mo Willem’s beloved Knuffle Bunny.
28th Annual South Street Seaport Christmas Tree
Lighting
12 Fulton Street
6pm
Get
pictures with Santa, delight in the Big Apple Chorus and groove with the Soul
Tigers Marching Band in this downtown holiday staple.
Saturday, November 26
The Reluctant
Dragon at Puppetworks
338
Sixth
Avenue, Brooklyn
12:30pm & 2:30pm
Don’t
miss this amazing marionette performance about a misunderstood little girl and
an intelligent (but kind of creepy) creature teaming up in this charming
classic.
Sunday, November 27
“A Christmas
Carol” At Literally Alive Children’s Theatre
The
Players Theatre, 115 MacDougal Street
11am
The holiday season is officially upon us! The musical adaptation of Dickens’
timeless story opens at Literally Alive today. Catch this Sunday matinee with
your out-of-town guests.
Thanksgiving Weekend Family Stories at New-York Historical Society
170
Central Park West
1:30pm
Memorialize
your family story via recording, tour the newly opened Dimenna Children’s
Museum and then share your tales with the rest of the group.
