This Week: Free Summer Sports Programs for NYC Kids, Mother's Day in NYC, New Giveaways, Mini Golf Courses

5/9/13 - By Raven Snook

Mother's Day is the big subject on all of our sites this week. In NYC, we've got Mother's Day brunch suggestions and fun family activities on Sunday and even a few ideas about how to celebrate the holiday without the kids. Since my mother and my mother-in-law live in the city and we always end up at their respective homes, I often forget that Mother's Day is about me, too. This year I'm going to make sure I enjoy myself—and I hope all you moms out there do the same!

We launched two great giveaways this week on the NYC site. First up, we're giving away 100 tickets to the massive New York Baby Show on Saturday, May 18-Sunday May 19 in Midtown West. Right now the odds are pretty good to win! And if you're planning on visiting Long Island's East End this summer, you'll want to check out our brand-new Hamptons and North Fork Family Guide and sign up for our soon-to-launch newsletter. If you subscribe to our Hamptons and North Fork newsletter before Tuesday, May 21, you'll automatically be entered to win one of a host of awesome local prizes, including gift certificates to Dockers Waterside and Studio Art, and tennis lessons at Sportime Quogue.

Here's what else we covered on our NYC site this week:

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Spring will be over before you know it so we updated our list of free summer outdoor sports programs for kids including no-cost swimming, tennis, golf, kayaking and more.

Another post we updated for the season? Our roundup of mini golf courses in NYC. There are currently 12 places for putt-putt golf in the five boroughs.

Take a look at CuRious Candy, the stunning new Upper East Side sweet shop opened by clothing designer Cynthia Rowley. It will wow your taste buds and your eyes.

There's a brand-new indoor romping spot in Long Island City, Queens: Sensory City, a play gym for children of all abilities. And yes, there's open playtime!

Our neighborhood focus this month is Crown Heights, Brooklyn and we kicked off our coverage with our list of the top 25 things to do in the area with kids.

Staten Island's Freshkills Park is one step closer to being completed now that Owl Hollow Fields—a state-of-the-art soccer facility with stadium seating and lighting—has opened..

In honor of our brand-new Hamptons and North Fork Family Guide, we're giving away a bunch of local prizes. To enter, just sign up for our soon-to-launch Hamptons and North Fork newsletter by May 21.

Best bets for Mother's Day weekend include the Grand Centennial Parade of Trains, the Mother’s Day Garden Party in the New York Botanical Garden and the adults-only Listen to Your Mother reading series, one of our picks for ways to celebrate Mother's Day without the kids!