Free and Fun Things To Do This Weekend With CT Kids: Chinese Acrobats, Snow White and Lego Trains 11/12-11/13/11

This weekend is the start of a few new exhibits and fun shows. The Lego Train Exhibition and Visions of Gingerbread Display, both at Stamford Museum and Nature Center, look terrific. The Global Energy Musical at Stepping Stones Museum presents scientific issues on energy and conservation in a whimsical way.  Snow White and the Seven Dwarf's will be playing in Bridgeport at the Downtown Cabaret Children's Theater. Chinese Acrobats will be performing at Fairfield University. Kids can design their very own paper action figures during Timothy Belavia's: How Do You Know A Hero? Workshop. For those American Girl and fashion lovers out there, you won't want to miss the American Girl Fashion Show being held at CoCo Keys in Waterbury. And Santa and the Care Bears will make a visit to the Westfield Trumbull Mall!

Whew! That's a lot of fun stuff to do this weekend. And it's not all. Check out the following list of events for this weekend. Veteran's Day is on Friday and your town may be having it's own service and parade. Stay in touch via Facebook and Twitter. Our Facebook friends can join in on a give-away this week that ends on Saturday for a care package from Barbara's Puffins Cereals.

Wondering about what to do on Thanksgiving? We did a post on fun ideas in Fairfield County this week. We also covered some Fairfield County Art and History Museums. Are you prepared in case of an emergency? Check out our Infant and Child CPR course post. For those in Litchfield County don't miss out on this fun event that your creative child can participate in: A Celebration of Young Photographers being hosted by ASAP.

Free and Fun Things to Do this Weekend for NYC Kids: Chocolate Show, Children's History Museum, Veterans Day Nov 11-13

Friday is Veterans Day so most of us are looking at a three-day weekend! (My son's school is even closed on Monday.) Luckily there's plenty of family fun to be had on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

There is a slew of special events at various museums. The Jewish Museum is hosting an Ezra Jack Keats Family Day in conjunction with its exhibit celebrating the iconic children's book author and illustrator. The New York Historical Society is reopening after a lengthy renovation with a brand-new attraction for families: the DiMenna Children's History Museum. The Children's Museum of Manhattan unveils a new permanent exhibit Eat Sleep Play. The New York Transit Museum is offering special programming along with its new ElectriCity installation. And there's a brand-new museum opening on Veterans Day at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

If none of those strike your fancy, there's also the delicious Chocolate Show, BAM Rose Cinemas' Puppets on Film festival (which includes a screening of The Muppet Movie) or a Little Orchestra Society classical concert.

And that's just a few of the great things going on this weekend. Read on for all of our picks and remember, you can find additional options in our Event Calendar.

Notable News: HPV Vaccine for Boys, Renovations for Central Park Playgrounds, Sculptures on Broadway

Has it been two weeks already? Apparently so, and we're back with our biweekly news roundup.

Before you head to the polls for Election Day (or to the playground since public school students have the day off), check out our take on a number of interesting stories, including the suggestion that boys get the HPV vaccine as well as girls (because it's nice to share), a possible space museum in Midtown West and some awesome public art.

A Celebration of Young Photographers at Arethusa Farms: ASAP

If you live in Litchfield County, your children may have attended a workshop sponsored by ASAP, The After School Arts Program based in Washington, CT. ASAP was created 13 years ago as a way to engage Region 12 children in artistic and cultural activities that otherwise would not be available to them. What started as eight workshops has turned into over one hundred as well as a summer camp program, field trips, concerts and classes for preschoolers and adults.

ASAP's programming is extensive, covering all ages and including workshops such as beatboxing, hip hop dancing, making ecobooks and creating a musical from your favorite book. Anyone can attend one of the numerous workshops and the after school programming is open to all Region 12 area students.

A new event this year, A Celebration of Young Photographers, invites students to submit a photograph reflecting their interpretation on this year’s theme: Perspectives on Home. Joanne Torti, Executive Director, sees this as a true community event--one that is open to all children, grades 3-12, across the region. One that allows them to explore their creative side and be recognized for it. It's also a fun way to usher in the holidays.

Fun Things To Do With Kids During Fall Break in New Jersey November 9-11

Well, our kids’ teachers (a.k.a., our saviors) are off to the NJEA Convention for a couple of days this week, leaving us with bored children at home. Sure, they could watch TV for 72 straight hours or force you to do glue-y and paint-y crafts, but we’d like to give you a few more options. Try a camp or see a play or head out to the grand opening of an indoor amusement park. But whatever you do, savor the moments—you know, because we only have about ninety more school days off coming up.

Moms' Night Out with Mommy Poppins and Scribble Press

As you may know, we are featuring the Upper West Side on Mommy Poppins this month, writing about fun things to do, cool toy stores and places to eat, stay and play.

As part of our Upper West Side focus, we're hosting a Moms' Night Out with one of our favorite family spots in the neighborhood, Scribble Press, and it's a wonderful chance to take care of your holiday card and gift making.

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