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Best Sensory-Friendly Indoor Activities in NYC for Special Needs Kids

Things to Do with Kids

6 Best Sensory-Friendly Indoor Activities in NYC for Special Needs Kids

By Soe Kabbabe

Best Indoor Things to Do in NYC This Winter Family-Friendly Activities

Culture & Attractions

15 Best Indoor Things to Do in NYC This Winter: Family-Friendly Activities

By Naosha Gregg and Soe Kabbabe

A young boy wearing a safety harness and helmet, climbing up a brightly colored wall at a rock climbing gym

Things to Do with Kids

6 Rock Climbing Gyms in NYC That Are Great for Kids

By Danielle Ramos

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Things to Do with Kids

2026 New York Family Ultimate Camp Fairs Are a Great Place to Start

By New York Family

Hands lacing up roller skates to enjoy the Best Rinks to Go Roller Skating on Long Island

Best Rinks to Go Roller Skating on Long Island

By Danielle Ramos

Children and adults enjoy an interactive dinosaur exhibit with balloons, animatronic dinos, and educational displays.

10 Winter Break Activities for Kids on Long Island

By Shara Levine

7 circus performers taking part in various acts.

Things to Do with Kids

28 Fun Events to Keep Your Kids Busy This Winter Break in NYC

By Shara Levine

Three kings illustration in front of a NYC skyline

Culture & Attractions

10 Three Kings Day Events Around New York City 2026

By Shara Levine

A perfectly built snowman next to its twn snowman in a Brooklyn park

Things to Do with Kids

How to Build the Perfect Snowman in NYC

By Danielle Ramos

4 laughing children lying on a rug reaching their hands up as confetti falls on them

Family-Friendly New Year’s Events in Westchester for 2026

By Shara Levine

Brightly lit fireworks displaying 2026 for list of Where to Watch New Year’s Eve Fireworks in NYC With Kids

Free & Cheap Activities

Where to Watch New Year’s Eve Fireworks in NYC With Kids

By Danielle Ramos

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12 Family-Friendly New Year’s Events on Long Island for 2026

By Shara Levine

What Is Kwanzaa? Everything You Need to Know About the Forgotten Holiday

Things to Do with Kids

What Is Kwanzaa? Everything You Need to Know About the Seemingly Forgotten Holiday

By Náosha Gregg

Three children holding silver balloons for the New Year 2026

Things to Do with Kids

28 Family-Friendly New Year’s Events in NYC for 2026

By Shara Levine

A young child leaning upside down in a circular object, part of the new Space Glide experience at the New York Hall of Science

Queens

Meet Space Glide: A No-Ice, No-Blades Skating Alternative at the New York Hall of Science

By Danielle Ramos

Fun portrait of happy loving family. Pretty young mother reading a winter book to her daughters at home.

15 Great Books for Kids to Curl Up With This Winter

By Danielle Ramos and Kilani Sierra

Family sitting on the couch watching a Christmas movie

15 Family-Friendly Christmas Movies to Stream This Year

By Danielle Ramos

Little girl in a car with her head out the rear window looking up at christmas lights; Drive-Thru Displays

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Spectacular Christmas Light Drive-Thru Displays in the New York Area

By Náosha Gregg & Shara Levine

Child smiling sitting while snow tubing out in the snow in Westchester

Best Snow Tubing Spots Around Westchester

By Danielle Ramos

4 ballet dancers in white costumes dancing on stage while a male ballet dancer leaps over them.

Culture & Attractions

Must-See Nutcracker Shows in Manhattan, Long Island, and Westchester 2025

By Shara Levine