We hope they’re wrong,
but if the weather forecasters are right, NYC will see sporadic,
end-of-summer showers throughout the rest of the month, and definitely for the beginning of this week! To
keep your family happy and dry, here’s a big (but succinct) list of indoor destinations to consider, including a kid-friendly high-tech paradise, the coolest family café in the city, a
great new crafts store, a weaving wonder, a very big glass house, and on and
on. And if it doesn’t rain but it’s
really humid and disgusting out and you’re looking for a good air-conditioned
adventure, the list still works.
Rainy Day Manhattan
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By Eric Messinger
By Eric Messinger
keep your family happy and dry, here’s a big (but succinct) list of indoor destinations to consider, including a kid-friendly high-tech paradise, the coolest family café in the city, a
great new crafts store, a weaving wonder, a very big glass house, and on and
on. And if it doesn’t rain but it’s
really humid and disgusting out and you’re looking for a good air-conditioned
adventure, the list still works.
Sony Wonder
Technology Lab—a free technology and entertainment haven for kids.
(wondertechlab.sony.com)
—A well-stocked arcade with the requisite
ridiculous prizes. (daveandbusters.com)
Let’s Dress Up—An unbelievable array of dress-up
clothes for kids. (212-879-0956)
Ripley’s Believe It
Or Not—What’s odd turns out to be
quite fun and educational. (ripleysnewyork.com)
Children’s
mainstay exhibits like Dora and Diego. (cmom.org)
New
York
Library—Check the listings for branch events (always
free), or make a pilgrimage to the big kids center at the main library. (nypl.org)
Time
Samsung, you’re more than covered. Plus, lunch at Whole Foods. (shopsatcolumbuscircle.com)
Fantasma Magic—A magical magic store. (fantasmamagic.com)
LEGO Store—Build anything. (lego.com)
Moomah—The coolest craftiest family café in the NYC.
(moomah.com)
Michaels—The city’s
great new crafts store. (Michaels.com)
Books of Wonder—And there are cupcakes of wonder there, too. (booksofwonder.com)
Loop
showing kids how to work a loom. (loopoftheloom.com)
International
(icp.org)
MAD
Design)—Their
workshops for kids are all the rage. (madmuseum.org)
World
some glass house they got there, and there’s often fun stuff going. (artsworldfinancialcenter.com)
Train To The Plane—AirTrain
JFK links the Howard Beach 
and
the Sutphin Boulevard subway
stations, and LIRR’s Jamaica Station directly to JFK. E
Then enjoy watching the planes.
(mta.info)
The
Park
workshops throughout the year. (centralpark.org)
Scholastic Store—That’s one playhouse of a bookstore
with lots of scheduled activities with crafts and characters. (scholastic.com)
ArtKids—Runs great age-appropriate museums
visits. (artmuseny.com)
Morris-Jumel
home has lots of free arts workshops and other programming connected to its
mission to honor history. (morrisjumel.org)
And don’t forget that many children’s activity and
enrichment centers offer drop-in sessions, especially in summer; and you also
can drop in to movies, theater, live music, and . . . bowling! (as in Bowlmor ( bowlmor.com); Lucky Strike (bowlluckystrike.com);
Chelsea Piers (chelsea
piers.com); Harlem Lanes (harlemlanes.com) and Brookyn Bowl (brooklynbowl.com).
