Thanksgiving Day: What's Open and Things to do in New York City with Kids

Whether you're trying to figure out how to entertain the kids all day while they're waiting for the turkey to get out of the oven or you need something to do to get out of the house and burn off some of those calories after your dinner, there's still plenty to do on Thanksgiving Day. Here are my top suggestions for things to do with the kids on T Day. I'll be posting activities for the rest of Thanksgiving weekend this afternoon.

Movie theaters are open on Thanksgiving Day and my husband's family tradition is to go see a movie after dinner.

My family likes to go ice skating (the Central and Prospect Park rinks open for the season on Thanksgiving Day)

We also like to walk off our dinner seeing the department store holiday windows.

Another great tradition is to go see the Holiday Train displays.

You can still get tickets to some great Holiday Shows for Thanksgiving Day like Wintuk (save 30% off kids tickets with code KIDS25) and The Big Apple Circus.

The Central Park Zoo will be open from 10am-4:30pm.

FAO will have their daily story time on Thanksgiving day at 11am, 1pm and 3pm.

If you want to go to the parade or see the balloons get inflated, make sure to check our Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade viewer's guide.

If you need a place to eat in the Rock Center area and need a place to eat, check out our recommendations for family-friendly eats.