Your Awesome New York Kids Weekend: June 3-5

Your Awesome New York Kids Weekend
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Your Awesome New York Kids Weekend: June 3-5

It’s never too early to plan another awesome weekend in NYC! Sign your kids up for a yoga class, bring the family to see the new Grand Central Terminal x New York Transit Museum exhibit Building The Bronx, or visit Queens Night Market.

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 the Mosaic Foods Market

607A Vanderbilt Ave.,Brooklyn | Details

This plant-powered pop-up is looking to make vegan and vegetarian eating easier, tastier for all New Yorkers through their new pop up shop! Usually you would have to go on Mosaic Foods website to get their food, but now guests of the pop up shop can look through their fully prepped, ready-to-heat, flash-frozen meals in person!

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 their  extensive collections so guests can celebrate the cultural diversity of The Bronx.

Sign up for A Yoga Class

Citywide | Details

Yoga is a great way to relax while also working on mindfulness, stress management and more! Whether your kids are skilled in yoga or are just starting out, there are many classes offered around the city that will give them the opportunity to disconnect for technology and build more confidence in themselves.

Go Mini Golfing

Citywide | Details

Mini golf is a fun activity to do with the whole family this spring and summer! New Yorkers can indulge in some competitive fun at the many mini golf courses that are scattered around the city. 

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.

Queens Night Market

New York Hall of Science | Details

Take the family out for a night on the town while visiting this family-friendly open-air night market! With over 100 independent vendors in attendance, families can take a look or purchase some merchandise, art, and food while also celebrating the cultural diversity and heritage of NYC and Queens. The market will also be hosting some ​​small-scale cultural performances that will help make your visit a little more fun!

Get Tickets to Stranger Things: The Experience

Duggal Greenhouse at the Brooklyn Navy Yard | Details

Calling all Stranger Things fans! You are not going to want to miss this awesome experience opening this weekend in Brooklyn. Guests will have the opportunity to bring this TV show to life by traveling through some of the most iconic places. Stranger Things: The Experience will be open through July 17th and tickets can be purchased on their website.

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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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>

Play On! Studios

<p>Play On! Studios offers theater day camps and after-school classes on the UWS that are guaranteed to give kids a summer full of acting, music, and fun they won't soon forget! Young actors will rehearse and perform in a full production, work with professional NYC actors/teaching artists, build up their skills in a nurturing, non-competitive environment and play lots of drama games!</p> <p>Creative Drama Camps are perfect for kids entering grades K-4. Campers will work each week to put on a brand-new show! Each session, they will receive a script, rehearse a production, make a set and costumes, and perform their play. Kids will also play drama games, play outside (weather permitting), and have tons of fun!</p> <p>Musical Theater Camps are aimed at kids entering grades 4-9. In Musical Theater Performance Camp, campers put on a complete musical production in a professional NYC theater! Campers will stretch their skills with drama exercises and games, vocal coaching, field trips, and building a professional set. Our incredible teaching artists and campers come together to put on a truly remarkable show!</p> <p>During the school year, classes are great for beginners or more experienced actors - sing, dance, and put on a play! Whether your child is just starting out, or ready for Broadway, we’ve got the class for them. Classes are available for grades PreK-8, after school or on Saturdays! Come play with us.</p> <p> </p>

Music Together

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{">Music Together® is for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and their parents/caregiver. The classes include songs, rhythmic rhymes and movement, and instrument play activities that are developmentally appropriate for the children and easy for parents and caregivers, regardless of their own musical ability.</span></p>