All Weekend:

Harlem Week 2010 Summer in the City & Harlem Day– Harlem
Get up to 135th Street for a weekends worth of family fun uptown.  Summer in the City Saturday is a big children’s festival with live music, dance, arts and crafts, films, sports and seminars on healthy eating.  Plus on hand will be over 50 of the nation’s best Black colleges and universities at the National Historic Black Colleges Fair.  Sunday is Harlem Day and when you can see the cool Upper Manhattan Auto Show along with live music, a tribute to Lena Horne and a children’s fashion show just in time for Back to School.  FREE

Back to Beach Celebration – Staten Island
Hit the beach for two days of back to back, live, family friendly concerts including some just for kids. Saturday is capped off with nighttime fireworks.  FREE

Eco Flowers for Kids-TriBeCa
A special one weekend only interactive theater performance starring a real life flower farmer who teaches children about sustainable farming practices and the joy and beauty of the flowers it produces. What's more each participant will create their own bouquet of flowers to take home.  Tickets are $20

Saturday August 14, 2010

Crime Lab – Midtown East
Kids can analyze clues and search for the perp with the science educators from Mad Science. FREE

Word for Word Kids: Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge – Midtown West
Magic School Bus fanatics can meet the wacky science teacher Ms. Frizzle and hear the brand new book on Climate Change. FREE

Tech in the Plaza: Secrets of the Cell Phone – Midtown East
Kids 8 and older can take apart a cell phone to learn how each little techno gizmo inside works. FREE

Seaside Summer Saturday – Financial District
Climb aboard the historic sailing ship, Peking, and hoist a sail, tie a knot and find out what is living in the Living Harbor Wet Lab through hands on sea life activities. FREE with museum admission. (Reservations are encouraged and can be made by calling (212) 748-8786)

Sunday, August 15, 2010

78th Street PlayStreet “Bike Bonanza”—Jackson Heights
The lucky people that live in Jackson Heights have a dedicated car free street all summer long and Sunday is a great day for biking there.  Bike New York will be giving free cycling lessons and Recycle a Bicycle will be hosting a bike swap where kids can trade in their outgrown bikes for a bigger one.  Plus, if your child doesn’t have a bike to swap just let them stick around till the end of the day when they will be giving the left over ones away free. Score!  FREE

Astoria WaterWalk – Astoria
Another car free area to enjoy in Queens, the Astoria Waterfront is wrapping up their 3rd Sunday this summer where the neighborhood can come together and not worry about the traffic ruining their fun. This weekend is all about live music, plus there will be fun stuff especially for kids – nature walks, wishing fishes, arts and crafts and games.  FREE

Ferragosto Celebration – Staten Island
Celebrate Virgin Mary’s Ascension into Heaven Italian style.  Ferragosto is celebrated with a big party where there is bocce, the Tarentella, wine tasting, face painting, live music and of course food. FREE

Outside NYC:

If you do feel the urge to flee, there are plenty of things to see and do in the outlying areas:  local amusement parks, horseback riding stables, seaside towns on Long Island and adventures for junior thrill seekers in New Jersey.

Going to the Garden State, how about checking out the PAL Fishing Derby in Montclair? Kids aged 6 to 12 can bring a pole (or rent one) and compete for prizes for largest fish, first fish and more.  FREE

If you are heading out to Long Island, skip the ocean and head to Sunken Meadow State Park on the picturesque Long Island Sound (great for kids – no waves!) instead. Bring your picnic blanket and enjoy the special afternoon show for kids featuring a silent, vaudeville style clown.  Parking is $10 per car and show is free.

 

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