Fire Island Lighthouse - 11:30 AM Pick
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Hofstra University - 10:00 AM Pick
Railroad Museum of Long Island - 11:30 AM Pick
Town of Babylon History Museum - 12:00 PM Pick
Children's Museum of the East End - 11:00 AM
Eisenhower Park - 4:30 PM
IHOP Restaurants - 2:00 AM
Children's Museum of the East End - 11:00 AM
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Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium - 11:00 AM
Long Island Children's Museum - 11:30 AM
Children's Museum of the East End - 11:00 AM
Barnes & Noble - 10:00 AM
Town of Babylon History Museum - 12:00 PM Pick
Old Bethpage Village Restoration - 5:00 PM Pick
Children's Museum of the East End - 9:45 AM
Christmas House Long Island
Broadway Commons
Paris and Pups Holiday Paw-ty at the Paley
Paley Museum
Fishes & Wishes: New Year's Eve Celebration at the Long Island Aquarium
Long Island Aquarium
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Linkin' Blogs: Bad Baby Names, Brooklyn Openings, Art Walks and More
Links to the best of everything kid and parenting related in the NYC media for the last week.
Bad Baby Names
Will having an unusual name make your baby do poorly in school, be unpopular or even possibly become a criminal or a delinquent? A new book Bad Baby Names investigates??”NY Times
Coney Island Amusements Now Open
The Brooklyn Paper reports that Coney Island amusement parks opened this weekend, almost a month early. It's possible this will be the last year of Coney Island as we know it, so take advantage of the early opening to get in some extra trips out there.
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A fourth-generation Brooklynite, Anna started Mommy Poppins in 2007 to help families find the best things to do with kids in NYC, with a particular emphasis on sharing activities that are free, affordable, and enriching. The site, used by millions of families, has grown to become the ultimate resource for parents in the major US cities, plus travel guides for 100s of destinations.
Anna is a believer in the magic of summer camps, traveling with kids, and that you can raise kids on a budget and still have a rich life full of amazing memories. Anna's first Mommy Poppins book, The Young Traveler's Journal and Activity Book, published in 2025 and co-written with her daughter, Amelia Eigerman, brings that ethos to life, in addition to this website.
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