The Ultimate Guide to Midwinter Break in NYC for 2023

The Ultimate Guide to Midwinter Break NYC 2023

Sure, it’s great that the kids get a midwinter break from school this month. But it’s not much of a break for parents who have to figure out what to do all week long with them! It might be the middle of the winter, but luckily for us, we don’t live in the middle of nowhere. There’s so much to do! Plan your whole week with the Ultimate Guide Midwinter Break below!

Midwinter Break Things to Do in…

NYC and Nearby

Westchester

Staten Island

Get Away for a Day – or Two!

Try something different, like Snow Tubing

Get in your swimsuit and head to an Indoor Water Park

Make some wintertime memories at a Family-Friendly Ski Resort

Get started on your spring wardrobe at a Shopping or Outlet Mall

Burn Off Some Energy

Challenge the kids to a round of Laser Tag

Go Ice Skating before the weather warms up

Step up the gaming at an Arcade for Kids

Play all day at an Indoor Play Space

Bounce your cares away at a Trampoline Park

Learn Something New

Keep the educational juices flowing with a trip to a Kid-Friendly Museum

Stop by the Local Library for a new book or to participate in a free program

Editors Picks’ Trips

Check out the NYBG Orchid Show, now in its 20th year!

Explore video games, interactive design and human connection at the Never Alone exhibit at MoMA

See the Black History Exhibit at Paley Museum

Experience the MAGENTAVERSE at ARTECHOUSE

Chill out at the Governors Island Ice Sculpting Show

Celebrate Black History Month at the Jackie Robinson Museum

Put on your dancing shoes and check out the Museum of Broadway

As always, check out our Family Calendar every day for fun, kid-friendly things to do!

Broadway Dance Center Children and Teens

With more than 35 years of experience, Broadway Dance Center Children &amp; Teens provides young movers ages 3-18 with exceptional training. BDC delivers the finest all-around dance experience for students by offering a wide variety of styles and levels, performance opportunities, and the highest caliber dance instruction that only New York City and BDC Children &amp; Teens can provide. This studio is so much more than a training course for young dancers; it is a diverse, family-friendly community for budding creatives. It has an exemplary faculty who follow the vision to not only develop a dancer&rsquo;s love and ability in dance, but to do so in a nurturing and supportive way.

BAMkids

BAMkids presents adventurous art and ideas for young audiences, igniting the imaginations of creative kids ages 3&mdash;11 with a fun and engaging lineup of workshops, movie matinees, and live performances from around the world. BAM Education connects learning with creativity, engaging imagination by encouraging self-expression through programs for students, teachers, and audiences of all ages. Explore the programs on their website to learn more about their opportunities for creative online engagement!

Instituto Cervantes

Children and teenagers learn to understand and express themselves in Spanish, while improving their communication skills through a dynamic immersion program taught by NATIVE TEACHERS that combines CLASSES, ARTISTIC WORKSHOPS and FUN ACTIVITIES! All of our high-qualified teachers are native Spanish speakers who adapt the structure of the class to the needs and levels of each group while conducting the classes entirely in Spanish. We offer both Spanish Summer Camps and Regular Courses for children along the year to foster language learning and multicultural understanding.