Submitted by Dore Duhaime on
Free New Jersey indoor play spots–which range from malls and toy stores to libraries and bookstores–help banish winter boredom...at least for a little while. So grab a coffee, a friend, and schedule your next play date at one of these indoor gems.
For even more family fun, don't miss our guide to great indoor play spaces on Long Island with fees for winter drop-in hours.
Submitted by Tom Stefanchik on
The best things in life are free, especially with kids. With that in mind, we’ve rounded up dozens of the best free things to do with kids throughout Westchester.
From outdoor adventures and museum access to STEM fun and seasonal excursions, and from Somers down to Mount Vernon, there are plenty of activities to please every interest. Be sure to bookmark this for year-round reference—your family will never be bored (or broke) again!
Keep tabs on our Westchester and Hudson Valley Family Activity Calendar, which is always loaded with free (and low-cost) activities for all ages, and check out our Local Guide to Free Fun Things To Do.
Submitted by Jody Mercier on
When it comes to free things to do in NYC, we're here to remind you that while raising kids in NYC can cost a pretty penny, it doesn't always have to. From free times to visit NYC's top museums and cultural institutions to restaurants where kids eat for free and stores where they can play for free, it's not too hard to find free things to do in NYC—you just need to know where to look. We do, and we're sharing our secrets with you in this list of 100 free things to do in NYC with kids.
Be sure to bookmark our Free Guide with all free things to do in NYC with kids and our Family Activity Calendar for more all-seasons entertainment on the cheap.
Submitted by Siobhan Adcock on
Here are 16 Chicago restaurants where grown-ups can have a great meal and kids can eat for FREE.
Submitted by Maureen Rayburn on
Not only does the Philly area have loads of options for fun family adventures, it's also a haven for food freebies and discounts for kids. Whether you're visiting the city or the suburbs, you will find chain restaurants and local spots that offer a break on the bill for kiddos.
Want to plan an itinerary for the day or weekend? Check out our events calendar or look at our list of 100 free things to do in Philly with kids! And if it's a special day, look for these birthday freebies. Don't forget to confirm these deals with the restaurants before you head out.
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These Houston restaurants serve kiddie meals for free.
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These birthday freebies for kids are free food, gifts, or special treats offered by restaurants, stores, and brands to celebrate a child’s birthday.
Birthday freebies for kids are a huge help: the sticker price for kids' birthday celebrations can be huge! So every little birthday freebie for kids is a gift to parents, too! Here, we've rounded up 62 places that offer up free stuff on your birthday.
Read on to discover how to score Starbucks birthday freebies, free burgers and ice cream, calls from favorite characters (like Paw Patrol or SpongeBob), discounts on clothes, surprise gifts, and even more birthday freebies for kids.
For more birthday freebies near you, check out your city's Guide to Free Things To Do with Kids; and when you're ready to plan that party, be sure to check out our Birthday Party Ideas Guide for Unique Goody Bag and Party Favor Ideas, 100 Kids' Birthday Party Themes, and more.
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If the end of the holiday season has you feeling blue, Luminosa's dazzling after-dark display recently opened at the Queens Botanical Garden proves you can squeeze out a little more seasonal cheer—and stunning lights displays—even after Three Kings Day.
A dazzling light show, Luminosa debuted in late December, and it continues illuminating our far too-dark, too-early nights at the Queens Botanical Garden through Sunday, March 23. Luminosa is a mesmerizing, immersive, outdoor, IRL experience. Without even a smidge of screentime, kids find themselves in a vivid, video game-like world (while parents perhaps flash back to pre-kid clubbing days).
Visitors follow a winding, mile-long path, taking in more than 40 larger-than-life, lamp-lit scenes featuring glowing animals, gleaming Ionic columns, knights in literal shining armor, massive mushrooms, and luminous otherworldly flowers—it is set in a botanical garden, after all. Little ones won’t be the only ones drooling at the 120 tons of steel, 150,000 feet of silk, and more than 1 million LED lights coming together to create this electric wonderland.
