The New-York Historical Society’s DiMenna Children’s History Museum’s bi-weekly Little New-Yorkers program features a reading of a New York-themed book, followed by a craft project for ages 3-5. 170 Central Park West, nyhistory.org
The recently re-opened Cooper Hewitt Design Center’s Target Design Kids Toddler Program: Design Tales incorporates design vocabulary, storytelling focused on design-based books, and hands-on activities. 111 Central Park North, cooperhewitt.org
Bring the whole family along for Family Fridays at the Museum of Mathematics for a variety of mathematical activities for all ages, and be sure to check out the groundbreaking new robotics exhibit. 11 East 26th Street, momath.org
The New York Transit Museum offers a variety of programming for budding young engineers. Activities include an NYC subway car operation simulation (age 10 and up) and family STEM programs for all ages. Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn,web.mta.info/mta/museum
The New York Times has called the East Village’s Merchant’s House Museum “Manhattan’s most haunted house.” Take a guided tour and learn how a wealthy merchant family lived in 19th-century New York, and keep an eye out for signs of the supernatural. 29 East 4th Street, merchantshouse.com
For a museum off the beaten path, the Gowanus Morbid Anatomy Museum displays memorial artworks, medical moulages, wax embryological models, natural history specimens, and a variety of artworks and artifacts from around the world. 424 Third Ave. (at 7th Street), Brooklyn, morbidanatomymuseum.org
Even more winter fun:
For our 2015 guide to sledding, click here.
For our 2015 guide to ice skating, click here.
For our 2015 guide to tea and hot chocolate, click here.
For our 2015 guide to winter carnivals, click here.
For our 2015 guide to indoor games, click here.
For our 2015 guide to crafts and creative workshops, click here.
