Your Awesome New York Kids Weekend: April 29

Your Awesome New York Kids Weekend: April 29 – May 1

Get ready for another awesome weekend! Bring your kids roller skating at Flipper’s Roller Boogie Palace, take a family-friendly hike, or get your kids face painted by Happy Face Face Painting.

Are you looking for more fun activities to do with the family this spring? Check out NYC Spring Bucket List: The Ultimate Insiders Guide for Families

Visit A Pop-Up Shop

Citywide | Details

Pop-Up shops are a fun activity to do with the entire family and are sure to make the day feel a little more special! Whether you are looking for a pop-up where you can shop and check out new products or one where you can tour different exhibits and displays, there is a shop around NYC for everyone to enjoy.

Take A Family Hike

Around NYC | Details

Taking a hike is always a peaceful activity to do during the warmer months and also can get you away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Luckily for us New Yorkers, there are many trails located in and around NYC that are easy enough to take your little ones along, while also enjoying some beautiful nature.

Flipper’s Roller Boogie Palace

The Rink at Rockefeller Center | Details

From now until October 2022 families will be able to skate on the Rockefeller Center Rink- but maybe not how you think you might skate. Flipper’s Roller Boogie Palace will be transforming the iconic rink into a rollerskating rink and will bring families back to 1979 when the rink first opened! Make sure to grab your tickets online to boogie the night away!

Visit Smorgasburg

Multiple Locations | Details

Enjoy some delicious food when you bring the family to Smorgasburg! With locations in Jersey City, Williamsburg, World Trade Center and Prospect Park, visitors will spend the day trying out diverse foods while also enjoying the nice weather. Smorgasburg will be open every weekend from now until October 2022.

Apple Blossom Carnival

Queens County Farm Museum | Details

Celebrate the Spring season at the Apple Blossom Carnival. With so many fun activities to choose from, kids will have a blast trying out all of the fun rides and games that will be scattered across the orchard. Since this carnival is located at Queens County Farm Museum, make sure to stop and visit some of the farm animals too! This fun activity will run through May 1st and tickets can be purchased online.

Happy Face Face Painting

The Hugh, 157 East 53rd Street, Midtown East | Details

Something that kids love to get done while out at a carnival or event is to get their face painted and now they have a chance to get it done this weekend! The Hugh is hosting Happy Faces Face Painting and will give the chance for your kids to put on a new and happy face by professional face painters! This event is free and will be hosted every weekend through May 1st so make sure to bring the kiddos by!

Try a New Family-Friendly Restaurant

Citywide | Details

During the weekend, take the time to visit a new restaurant that has opened up in the city! Every family has a comfort restaurant that they like to visit, but trying out some new family-friendly restaurants can be a change of scenery that you might need and also gives you a chance to make some new memories!

Visit The Battery Playscape

Battery Park | Details

The Battery Playscape opened to the public on December 16,2021 and is now the newest and most popular site to visit! Not only is it a fun playscape that your kids can spend hours on, but it was made with an innovative contemporary design to raise awareness to the environment. The Playscape has five ecology zones that kids can play in, as well as an improv/puppet theater.

Academics West

Academics West is an accredited high-support college preparatory school designed to meet the academic and social-emotional goals of its students. Our unique model allows for each student to benefit from a customized educational experience to ensure they are acquiring the skills necessary to navigate their post-secondary lives whether they attend college or pursue another path to future success. Students can select different tracks to construct the most beneficial program to suit their needs and goals. Unlike conventional education, this innovative model enables students to prepare for an ever-changing world that requires young people to have advanced executive functioning, interpersonal and leadership skills to become independent and resilient adults. &nbsp;

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.

Speakitaly NYC

SPEAKITALY NYC offers stimulating and entertaining lessons for children 0 to 16 years through a wide combination of activities based on the communicative approach anchored in the Common European Framework of Reference: active learning (group work, role plays, etc.) and practice exercises aimed to improve listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Kids will start speaking and using Italian in a very natural way.&nbsp; Small classes capped at 6 students to make sure each one gets the needed attention and facilitate learners' progress.&nbsp; Our method is driven by a didactic method that is the result of constant updates, professional certifications and more than 10 years of experience in working with non-native speakers from different native languages and levels of knowledge. Our aim is to develop a range of Italian language skills while improving accuracy that will enable the students and participants to interact without stress or feeling rushed. We want to help those in the community really embrace not only the true culture in Italy but the Italian culture within New York City&hellip; Who doesn&rsquo;t love what Italy represents in the kitchen, in history &amp; in the arts? Speakitaly wants to support multilingual families who want to learn a new language or pass along their ancestor&rsquo;s heritage and culture. Raffaella, the founder said: "We see language awareness and intercultural sensitivity as the milestones for an inclusive society. Italian, like all other languages, is an enrichment and a growth in every way. Vi aspettiamo!"