Family-Friendly Vacation: The North Fork
For a budget-friendly sampling of retro family fun, rent a station wagon and check out some delightfully nostalgic activities.
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- The Joy of Going in Circles
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With two new venues opening this winter, New York has more options than ever. Ten rinks assessed.
By Frankie Thomas and Kat Ward
Reasons to Love New YorkMore
The Avant-Garde Is Our Playpen-
Toddlers who might have been watching Nickelodeon can instead be mesmerized by huge images of rotting apples.
Family FlicksMore movies
Bedtime Stories
When a hotel employee realizes that the stories he tells his niece and nephew are coming true, he begins living out his dreams through his tales.
A couple adopts a puppy who turns out to be much more trouble than they expected.
The Tale of DespereauxA mouse, deemed “un-mouse-like” for befriending a princess, is banished from his community.
READING LIST
The Retired Kid
By Jon Agee
The Dangerous Alphabet
By Neil Gaiman
Flight Explorer
By Kazu Kibuishi
Best of New York More
There aren't any stroller pileups or short-tempered staffers at these off-circuit hangouts.
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12/7 Macy's Santaland at Macy's
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- Macy's Santaland
- Macy's
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See the man at Macy’s Santaland, an �enchanted forest� set up on the Herald Square store’s eighth floor. More »
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12/7 Slava’s Snowshow at Helen Hayes Theatre
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- Slava’s Snowshow
- Helen Hayes Theatre
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Slava’s flurry-filled, bizarrely cool 'Snowshow' returns for a limited holiday engagement. More »
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kids
- The Klezmer Nutcracker
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A golden dreidel is a disguised enchanted princess in this show that weaves folklore, fantasy, and holiday humor. More »
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12/6 Wild Winterland at Bronx Zoo
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- Wild Winterland
- Bronx Zoo
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The Bronx Zoo's annual holiday celebration has gone eco. More »
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