Your Awesome New York Kids Weekend: July 1-3

Your Awesome New York Kids Weekend: July 1-3

Get ready for the upcoming holiday weekend! Visit an amusement park with the family, tale a dip in one of the many NYC public pools or bring the kids to Grand Central Terminal x New York Transit Museum’s Building The Bronx.

Looking for more fun activities to do this summer? Check out Summer Bucket List: 57 Family-Friendly Things to Do in the City and Beyond

Visit A Water Playground or Sprinkler Park

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The summer heat is already starting in NYC and parents are trying to find ways to keep the kiddos cool! Luckily there are awesome water playgrounds and sprinkler parks that you can find scattered around the city. 

Sign Up for A Summer Sport

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Keep your kids active all summer long! There are many programs being offered throughout the next couple of months that are not fun for kids to be a part of, but also a way to stay healthy and make new friends as well!

Visit An Amusement Park

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When people think of summer, more times than not they also think of visiting an amusement park. Whether you are looking to get some delicious carnival food or spend some time on the rides, spending the day at an amusement park is always a go-to activity during the summer.

Take the Kids to A NYC Public Pool

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The NYC public pools will finally be open this week! Take advantage of having these pools in your neighborhoods and spend the day either sitting by the pool and soaking up the sun or playing water games and swimming around with your friends and family.

America The Beautiful: Independence Day Concert Of Classical Vocal Music

Queens Public Library- Forest Hills | Details

Spend the 4th of July weekend celebrating with the family. At this program, guests will be able to sing along to some classic songs from the American Songbook!

Grand Central Terminal x New York Transit Museum’s Building The Bronx 

New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex & Store | Details 

Learn more about ​​The Bronx and how the borough’s transit history has evolved! This exhibit is on display at Grand Central Terminal and will show how transit went from horses to railroads to the arrival of the subway and so much more that has been incorporated over the last 350 years. The New York Transit Museum will also be showcasing photographs and objects from its extensive collections so guests can celebrate the cultural diversity of The Bronx.

Plan A Beach Trip

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The weather is finally warm enough to head to the beach and New Yorkers are itching to spend some time under the sun! New York state beaches open for the season starting Memorial Day weekend and continue to be open throughout the summer for families to enjoy. Looking for a new beach to try this summer? Check out our picks of the best family-friendly beaches scattered around the city.

Mickey & Friends x CAMP: An Extra Big Adventure

110 5th Avenue, Chelsea | Details

For all of the Disney fans, there is a fun experience coming to New York! Starting May 28th, guests can head over to CAMP to climb, zip, slide, bounce, dance, and work together to save the day of this Disney adventure. This experience is both interactive and larger than life, making it the perfect activity to do with the kids this weekend. Tickets start at $24 on weekdays and $38 on weekends  and advanced registration is required.

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Yuletide Factory

<p>Fill your hearts with circus cheer—the merry daredevils of Cirque Mechanics (Zephyr, 2023) are back with an industrial-strength spectacular for you and your kin. Sparkling with holiday spirit, the ever energetic ensemble of acrobats transforms a drab assembly plant into a holly jolly Yuletide Factory! From the wonder of the German wheel to festive flips from the trampoline wall, they dash and dance through a pageant of powerhouse stunts with grins and goodwill. It’s high-flying fun, comfort and joy for the whole family!</p>

Manhattan Mandarin

<p>Manhattan Mandarin runs the Mandarin after-school programs at over 40 schools</p> <p>nationwide, including St. Bernard's, Chapin, Allen-Stevenson, and Buckley. Whether</p> <p>in schools, students' homes, in the office, online, or on our beloved China trips, our</p> <p>teachers and tutors have helped hundreds of students of all ages master the Mandarin</p> <p>language on their own unique paths to fluency. Our philosophy has always been to</p> <p>make private lessons and classes perfectly tailored for each individual student. We</p> <p>look forward to working with you.</p> <p>- Jamie Keyte, Founder</p>

Adventuring Portal

<p><a name="m_-1473885667065203258__Hlk72147528"></a>Adventuring Portal runs Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) games for kids.   We have created a safe online space for tweens and teens to learn and play D&D.</p> <p>Our D&D Summer Camp session are a one-week experience.  Monday – Friday.  Each day will be 3 hours of gaming (with 2 breaks build in).  15 total gaming hours for $180.  If you have played with us before, you are entitled to 10% off.   </p> <p>Need your kids, nieces or nephews, grand kids or neighbor’s kids to be occupied for a bit so you can get work done & take care of your to-do list? Maybe your tween or teen is still a bit isolated and craves connection with their peers? Whether your teen/tween has played D&D before or is brand-new to the experience, this safe space brings players together to have fun and solve problems as a team in ways few other online opportunities do.</p> <p>All our games focus on experiential learning.   Our players leave knowing all the basic game play as well as experiencing: teamwork, bravery, compassion, generosity, negotiation, improvisation, gamer etiquette, strategy, critical thinking, problem solving, cartography and probability - all through online D&D adventuring!</p> <p>We are an inclusive organization and welcome gamers who are LGBTQIA+ and those on any spectrum. </p> <p>All girls’ groups available. </p> <p>I am a parent, a certified elementary school and middle school math teacher and last summer in the midst of the mess started Adventuring Portal, an online Dungeons & Dragons business for kids. There are so many benefits to playing D&D and I hope you will consider us as a great way for your child to safely socialize, grow as people and have a great time.</p>