We have covered a variety of fun options for all your party planning needs whether your child wants a Princess party, museum or art themed party. Be sure to browse through our Connecticut Kids’ Birthday Party Guide for some great ideas. Here is a list of even more great choices in Central Connecticut if you still haven’t found what you’re looking for. Art, basketball, gym party, carousel and tennis themes all included!

Ring in 2016 with a variety of family-friendly New Year's Eve celebrations. There's also live theater--and don't forget to enjoy the last bit of holiday fun in Bayville. Looking for more to keep the kids occupied this week? Check out our Holiday Guide.

For even more activities, check out our Long Island Events Calendar, which is updated daily. You can also get the best events of the week sent directly to your inbox each week if you sign up for our newsletter.

With Christmas now behind us, many Westchester families can use a breather! But New Year’s is coming, and school is out all week, so we’re making sure you have plenty of options from which to choose to keep the fun going. Because many of us have already spent a small fortune on the holidays, we’re emphasizing FREE activities to go easy on your wallet.

Entertainment abounds with programs such as the two Mr. Bungles workshops, where kids learn how to perform magic tricks and make balloon figures. More fun instruction can be had at Pop Culture POP Art, where comic books and canvas are two of the materials used to create art in the style of the 1960s movement. As for New Year’s, it would be hard to top the excitement at Ring in the New Year at Noon, which simulates Times Square (minus the madness) with a countdown and balloon drop at the respectable hour of 12pm, plus family activities and more.

Read on for more, and be sure to check out our Event Calendar for an ever-expanding list of fun and enriching options for kids. Sign up for our FREE weekly newsletter to get top picks delivered straight to your inbox!

The countdown is on! It's the last week of 2015 and the kids in NYC are school-free through New Year's Day, so we've rounded up some great family events and other kid-friendly happenings to help you enter 2016 on a high note, including our favorite new attractions that opened over the last year like the new Whitney Museum and the incredible SeaGlass Carousel.

Other highlights for the week of December 28-January 1 include watching the annual Polar Bear Plunge in Coney Island, taking in one of city's three New Year's Eve firework displays, enjoying a lovely puppet production, visiting the Staten Island Children's Museum for FREE and participating in hands-on maker workshops at the New York Hall of Science.

As always, you can find more family activities in our Event Calendar and Holiday Fun Guide. Best wishes for 2016!

It's hard to believe that we'll be ringing in the New Year this week! Now that the presents are unwrapped and the novelty of new toys is wearing off it's the perfect time to get out and play! This week there are some fun family workshops in West Hartford and Norwalk as well as a Star Wars party in Stamford. Ring in the New Year with the family at First Night Hartford. For more fun things to do, check out our frequently updated Event Calendar and Holiday Guide for all sorts of fun.  Happy New Year!

Winter break is finally here. Children are home from school. Moms and dads have taken days off from work. Now, everyone can sit back to savor time with family and friends. However, if the idea of winter break makes you wonder, "How am I going to occupy the children until school starts again?" do not worry! Our events calendar is your holiday wish come true.

Go see show such as Wizard of Oz at Gratz College Theatre or Cinderella at Ambler Theater. Check out Kwanzaa celebrations at the Please Touch Museum and the African American Museum in Philadelphia. Or burn off some of those Christmas cookies at special events held at BounceU in Horsham. 

No matter how you spend Christmas and the weekend ahead, enjoy this time with family and friends. For the latest fun, stay connect to Mommy Poppins through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.

Christmas weekend is here and even if nobody told Mother Nature, so is winter. Check out the Holiday Train Display in Garden City, be entertained by a puppet show in Sag Harbor or enjoy WinterFest in Cold Spring Harbor. If you need more to do, visit our Holiday Guide.

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