10 New Year's Resolution-Fulfilling Activities To Do On New Year's Day 2010

Living in New York City, often we feel like we're not really taking advantage of all the great stuff the city offers. If one of your New Year's resolutions is to start doing more, why not jump start it with one of these great cultural activity ideas right on New Year's Day. We posed 5 New Year's Resolutions to ourselves and then came up with 10 activities to fulfill them at places that are open on New Year's Day in NYC.

Resolution: Take the kids to see real art
There are three particularly family friendly shows going on, making this one a cinch. See Kandinski at the Guggenheim, take the kids to Georgia O'Keefe at the Whitney, or explore the world of Tim Burton at the MoMA. Click on each respective link to read our full review of the shows for kids.

Resolution: Go to a museum you've never been to before
On New Year's Day you can catch free screenings of short films from Pixar at The Museum of Moving Image . Plus they have animation workshops for kids, making this an outing worth the trip to Queens.

If the New York Hall of Science is still on your to-do list, it's time to check it off. New Year's Day is an especially great time to visit this fun-filled science center because you'll catch the giant snow globe plus lots of other fun activities as part of the Crystal Winter exhibit  before it gets packed away for another year.

Resolution: Experience some quirky only-in-NY fun
For an odd-ball experience you're sure to remember for years to come, head out to Coney Island with the kids to watch the Polar Bears in their annual New Year's Day dip at 1PM. The Polar Bear Club is a group of people who choose to go swimming in the ocean in freezing conditions. This year they are raising money for Camp Sunshine, a camp for children with life-threatening illnesses. Anyone who donates gets free breakfast and all-day admission to the Aquarium, making the trip out there even more worthwhile.

Resolution: See the rest of the Museum of Natural History
Don't get beyond the dinosaurs much? The Museum of Natural History has some great exhibits like the live Frogs and Butterflies and although the name doesn't sound that inspiring I've heard that the Silk Road exhibit is actually very interactive and interesting for kids.

Resolution: Do some of those tourist activities every New Yorker should do once
If your kids haven't been to the Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty or Ellis Island, why wait? Start the year off with these iconic activities and make it a New Years to remember.

Need more ideas? It's your last chance to do this year's favorite holiday activities like the train shows, light displays, holiday windows and more.