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Weekend Planner: Everything Families Will Love Doing This Weekend (9/29-10/1)

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  • 92Y Street Fest ’17

    92Y Street Fest ’17

     You won’t want to miss 92Y’s Street Fest, which brings family fun to 15 blocks along Lexington Avenue on the Upper East Side. Enjoy arts and crafts for all ages, watch demos by the 92Y Gymstar Gymnastics team, try the Tiny Tumblers Toddler Obstacle Course. There will also be special performances from Broadway shows such as “A Bronx Tale,” “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” “Cats,” “Miss Saigon,” “Once on this Island,” and more. Photo: 92y.org
  • 33rd Annual Medieval Festival In Fort Tryon Park

    33rd Annual Medieval Festival In Fort Tryon Park

     Travel back in time to the Middle Ages during the Medieval Festival in Fort Tryon Park. This Sunday, the park will be transformed into a medieval market town complete with processional flags and banners! Fest-goers are invited to dress up in traditional costumes and enjoy live music, magic shows, dancing, and jousting. Crafts and food will be available for purchase at festival vendor stalls. Photo: nycgovparks.org
  • 25th Annual Chile Pepper Festival At Brooklyn Botanic Garden

    25th Annual Chile Pepper Festival At Brooklyn Botanic Garden

     Spice up your Sunday with the 25th annual Chile Pepper Festival at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden! Enjoy a fiery day of live music and dance, plus all kinds of food utilizing various varieties of chili peppers. There will also be a farmer’s market and tours exploring chili pepper plantings at the Garden. Join BBG in celebration of chili peppers and the cultures that use them. Photo: bbg.org
  • Kickoff To Fall At Queens County Fall Museum

    Kickoff To Fall At Queens County Fall Museum

     Celebrate the harvest season with fresh cider, donuts, apples, locally-made pies, pumpkin patch fun, and one of the area’s best corn mazes at the Queens County Farm Museum’s Kickoff to Fall. Plus, don’t miss live music from Savannah Sky! Photo: queensfarm.org
  • Boo At The Zoo At The Bronx Zoo

    Boo At The Zoo At The Bronx Zoo

     Get into costume and come to the Bronx Zoo for Halloween festivities during its annual Boo at the Zoo celebration! Kids can chow down on candy as they make their way through the zoo while participating in activities such as magic shows, a costume parade, a hay maze, live musical performances, and more. Plus, keep an eye out for spooky jack o’ lanterns! Photo: bronxzoo.com
  • Nickelodeon Worldwide Day Of Play At Prospect Park

    Nickelodeon Worldwide Day Of Play At Prospect Park

     Visit Prospect Park for a family fun day at Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day of Play. Each year the network shuts down for three hours so that kids get a chance to play outside and have a great time. The Worldwide Day of Play encourages children of all ages to stay active and pursue healthy lifestyles. Nickelodeon has teamed up with the Boys and Girls Club of America for a slime-filled, fitness-packed celebration that will feature fun Nick-themed games including triangle tag, rock paper scissors super bowl, a slime obstacle course, Nick bowling, a slime booth, and more activities that kids will enjoy! Photo: nick.com
  • Children's Sports Festival At Thomas Jefferson Park

    Children's Sports Festival At Thomas Jefferson Park

     Let your kids run and play in the fresh air with a day of carnival-style sporting games. Children ages 3-8 are welcome to join in on a day of outdoor activity. Photo: nycgovparks.org
  • Meet Princess Peppa At Macy's Herald Square

    Meet Princess Peppa At Macy's Herald Square

     Come out to meet everyone’s favorite pig, Peppa! Meet and take pictures with Peppa and then enjoy a special reading of her new book, Princess Peppa. Don’t forget to enjoy Earth’s Best organic toddler snacks while supplies last and pick up a special Peppa Pig Gift bag with a copy of Princess Peppa when you make a purchase of $35 or more in the Kid’s Department. The first 150 people to check in will be given a time-slot to come back and meet Peppa starting a 1pm. Photo: macys.com
  • “The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show” At DR2 Theatre

    “The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show” At DR2 Theatre

     Children’s favorite insect is making his way from the page to the stage. “The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show,” the overwhelmingly successful puppet show, is back showing at DR2’s theatre. Photo: hungrycaterpillarshow.com
  • 5th Annual Brooklyn Story Voyager Touch-A-Truck Festival

    5th Annual Brooklyn Story Voyager Touch-A-Truck Festival

     The 5th annual North Brooklyn Touch-A-Truck Festival is here again! Bring the family to enjoy face painting, bouncy houses, art making, food, and trucks while helping to raise money for the fun book distribution system BK Story Voyager. Help support a great cause while having enough fun for the entire family. Photo: stnicksalliance.networkforgood.com
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PaleyLand Holiday Experience

<p>Celebrate the holidays at PaleyLand at the Paley Museum, New York's must-visit destination for a holiday adventure, just steps from Rockefeller Center!</p> <p>Our five-floor immersive holiday extravaganza, includes photos with Santa and holiday characters, crafts, giveaways, screenings of classic holiday favorites, hot chocolate, a magical train display, and more.</p> <p>Escape the cold and the crowds, and enjoy our indoor wonderland where families can play, relax, and create timeless memories together in our holiday oasis in the heart of midtown Manhattan.</p> <p>General Admission to PaleyLand is free for children under 12.</p> <p>The holiday extravaganza is open from November 20 – January 5 at the Paley Museum, 25 W 52 Street, NYC. Paley Members enjoy free access. Come to PaleyLand again and again to see all your favorite characters and screenings. After just one visit, membership pays for itself!</p> <p><span style="color: #888888;"> </span></p>

Super Soccer Stars

<p>Soccer Stars is New York’s most popular youth educational soccer program! With 24 years of experience under our cleats, we have positively impacted over one million kids in our local community by putting the FUN in FUNdamentals in our weekly classes and camps.</p> <p>At Soccer Stars, we use the soccer ball as a vehicle to help children not only improve their soccer skills, but develop self-confidence and physical literacy, improve gross motor skills, build teamwork, and hone socialization skills. Our highly trained coaches and early childhood experts lead an age-specific curriculum with a low kid-to-coach ratio so every child gets individual attention and can grow at their own pace.</p> <p>Kids ages 1-12+ can join our seasonal programs, including Parent & Me, FUNdamentals, Development Training, and Travel Soccer. Join us at one of over 80 locations in neighborhoods across across Westchester County, Connecticut and New York, available 7 days-a-week:</p> <p><strong>Connecticut:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Cos Cob</li> <li>Greenwich</li> <li>Port Chester</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Westchester:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Briarcliff</li> <li>Eastchester</li> <li>Mt. Kisco</li> <li>New Rochelle</li> <li>Ridgefield</li> <li>Scarsdale</li> <li>White Plains</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>New York City:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bronx</li> <li>Inwood</li> <li>Upper West Side</li> <li>Upper East Side</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Can’t find a class or location that fits your schedule? Soccer Stars also offers private classes for small groups or individual training. Let our coaches come to you with a completely customizable program, anytime, anywhere. Birthday parties are also available! </p>

Cucu's PlayHouse

<div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Interactive, live-streaming music and movement class in Spanish for babies, toddlers and preschoolers!<br />Join us every day from Monday through Saturday at 1:30 pm EST to sing, dance and play together while learning Spanish from your home.</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;"> </div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">This class is part of a Spanish Immersion Program where your child will be introduced to basic concepts like the animals, colors, numbers and letters. All of these through the universal language of Music. Each session is fun, interactive and engaging.<br />A selection of Children Songs in Spanish guides the class from start to finish. Activities are related to the lyrics, in order to familiarize the children with the words and their meanings. Some of the songs encourage the children to dance. Nilda uses puppets, musical instruments, and props to teach children basic vocabulary through action and interaction, rather than through translation.</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;"><br />The classes are streamed on Zoom's webinar platform. Participants (children, parents, nannies) are able to join the video from their homes and interact with us in real-time, it is a fun and engaging experience.</div>