Your Awesome New York Kids Weekend: October 15-17

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Your Awesome New York Kids Weekend: October 15-17

Have another awesome New York Kids weekend with our list of things to do! Learn about the world of fashion at the Christian Dior exhibit, take the family to a fall festival or grab some of the popular fall products at Trader Joe’s.

Are you looking for more fun activities to do this fall? Check out the Ultimate NYC Fall Bucket List for Families 2021!

Make A Fall Craft

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Celebrate the fall season in the comfort of your own home! There are many crafts that your little ones can try out or create with the family. Keep it simple and make some paper crafts or challenge yourself and make a craft that you can use as a fun fall decoration. Making fall crafts is the perfect way to keep the kids entertained while you relax at home.

Go Pumpkin Picking

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The fall season is in full swing and what better activity to do during the month of October than picking pumpkins with the family! Take a trip to any of the farms located near NYC to pick out the perfect pumpkin for each family member. Some of the farms also put on events and activities throughout the season that your kids will love to take part in as well.

The 11th Annual Taste Of The Seaport

The Seaport at Pier 17 | Details

The Taste of The Seaport event will make for a day of food, fun, and fundraising! This food festival will be showcasing 30 of the best restaurants in Lower Manhattan along with a wide variety of local vendors, artisans, entertainers, and family friendly activities. To top it all off, this festival will be raising money for enrichment programs at Public School 397 (The Spruce Street School) and Public School 343 (The Peck Slip School)!

Explore the Christian Dior Exhibit

Brooklyn Museum | Details

Christian Dior is known for being one of the most prolific designers in the fashion industry, and now you are able to see some of his beautiful creations in person! Along with the 200 garments that are on display, visitors will also be able to see photographs, sketches, archival videos and accessories. This exhibit will run until February 20,2022 and tickets can be purchased on their website.

Shop at Trader Joe’s

Citywide | Details

Trader Joe’s shoppers have waited all year for their fall products to be released and now they are finally here! You will find some fan favorites that have come back in stock, as well as new items that you haven’t seen anywhere else!

Attend A Fall Festival

Around NYC | Details 

With fall now in full swing, many families are trying to find ways to get out and celebrate. Well what better way to spend your weekend than by going to a fall festival! Enjoy some great food and an even better atmosphere that the whole family will love.

Walk Through a Haunted House or Spooky Trail

Citywide | Details 

For all of the families that are looking to be scared this Halloween, make sure to check out these scary haunted houses and spooky walks. There are many options in both NYC and Long Island that are sure to make this Halloween a little more spooky!

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HudsonWay Immersion School

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{">A pioneer in language immersion since 2005. After school language classes provide a fun and effective way for preschool and elementary children to learn Mandarin or Spanish language skills through project based learning and fun, engaging themes.</span></p>

Once Upon A Mattress

<p>Bring your kids.</p> <p>Bring your parents.</p> <p>Bring your favorite pajamas!</p> <p>Once Upon a Mattress is back on Broadway, and it’s “pure let’s-be-kids entertainment” (New Yorker) fit for ages 7 to 107!</p> <p>Two-time Tony® winner Sutton Foster stars as Princess Winnifred the Woebegone, alongside royalty of stage and screen Michael Urie and Queen of Comedy Ana Gasteyer. Adapted for a new generation by Amy Sherman-Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), this uproarious retelling of The Princess and the Pea introduces the unapologetically eccentric Winnifred to an uptight kingdom, where she charms, delights, and dances her way to the top… of a stack of mattresses.</p> <p>So give the babysitter the night off and your kids a night on the town – you'll all live happily ever laughter!</p> <p>Get tickets at <a href="https://onceuponamattressnyc.com/">https://onceuponamattressnyc.com/</a></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>