What You Missed: The Best Top Ten Lists from 2009 and the Decade

Happy New Year! As a parent sometimes the outside world just seems like the ambient music to the milestones of our family's life. Luckily it's never too late to catch up. I've rounded up some great Top 10 lists from 2009 and the decade to help us catch up on the important events we might have been napping through—or just bring it back up from the depths of our sleep-deprived minds. From useful links and information to historic events and some stuff that's just for fun, here's the best of the top ten lists from 2009 and the decade:

What to do with Kids on New Year's Eve on Long Island

The whole idea of New Year's Eve isn't traditionally a family Holiday. In fact, most kids fall asleep long before the clock strikes 12. Some parents look forward to a grown up night out without the kids. But, if you're like me, the idea of ringing in the New Year together as a family has become a tradition in it's own; well, either that, or you can't find a sitter. Whatever the reason, we've rounded up some great events  happening on Long Island this New Years Eve and New Years Day in case banging the pots and pans  at midnight and watching football all day isn't enough. 

Top 5 List posts from 2009

This week, to wrap up 2009, we've been posting some great lists of your favorite places and ours. already we've posted 20 favorite family friendly restaurants and 30 fun places to play indoors. We did lots of great list posts this year and since they were some of our favorite posts this year, I though as part of our year-end round up I'd share the best ones. Of course our most popular list post, 100 Things to Do With Your Kids in NYC Before They Grow Up wasn't from this year, but it was still one of the most popular of this year. Here are the rest:

30 Favorite Places to Have Fun Indoors in New York City

[UPDATED: JANUARY 7, 2013]

We recently asked readers to recommend some of their favorite places for families in New York City. This week we'll be posting some round-ups that include your favorite places and ours. We've already posted 20 favorite family-friendly restaurants and now we're sharing 30 fun spots for indoor play when the weather is too cold, hot or rainy. Make this your to-do list for the winter and you're guaranteed to keep busy and entertained, no matter how brutal the weather gets.

Got a favorite place that didn't make the list? Please add it to the comments below—we'd love to hear additional suggestions!

20 Family Friendly Restaurants in New York City

We recently asked readers to tell us some of their favorite places for families in New York City. This week, to wrap up 2009, we'll be posting some round-ups of your favorite places and ours. Today we've got 20 great restaurants all over New York City where you'll get great food for kids and grown ups and children are welcome— recommended by parents who have been there, dined that.

Annual Amazon $5 Magazine Sale

It seems like Amazon.com has this Magazine Sale at the end of every year. For certain magazines you can get an additional $3, $5 or $10 off. It's actually a great sale and a chance to get some magazine subscriptions for as little as $5 a year.

Some of the titles you can get for about $5 for the year are Family Fun, Ready Made, WIRED, and Parents.

Sale ends Decmeber 31, 2009. Click through this Amazon Magazine Sale link to snatch up yours.

Amazon is an affiliate partner of Mommy Poppins.

NJ New Year's Eve, Day & Weekend: From Swords and Waterslides to Kings and Cube Bubbles

Make a resolution to spend more time hanging out with the kids in 2010, and jump right in on New Year’s Eve. There are plenty of celebrations to ring in the New Year, even if you party at noon instead of midnight. Here’s four suggestions for kid-friendly New Year’s celebrations at any time of the day, or evening, or even weekend. After the confetti has settled, the weekend is chock-full of fun indoor and outdoor events for kids including calendar-making, bubble shows, macaroni necklaces, nature walks, and even a Three Kings Celebration to end the holiday season.

 

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