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.
the summer issueMore
- Not Just Chillaxin’
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Nineteen kids from two schools in Brooklyn tell us what they’re hoping to do this summer. Then we tell parents how to make it happen. By Sarah Bernard
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Awesome Little Parks-
Five less-crowded playgrounds. Because sometimes Central, Prospect, and Riverside don’t deliver in the seesaw department.
Family FlicksMore movies
Wall-E
A robot struggles to figure out the meaning of his existence after being left behind when the whole of humanity abandons planet Earth.
An average-Joe bear takes up martial arts to save his buddies.
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince CaspianLucy, Edmund, Susan, and Peter are back in the magical land.
READING LIST
Flight Explorer
By Kazu Kibuishi
George’s Secret Key to the Universe
By Lucy and Stephen Hawking
The Castle on Hester Street
By Linda Heller
playdate
Learn the science of stage magic at the New York Hall of Science.
By Alexandra Zissu
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6/26 State Fair Meadowlands at Giants Stadium
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State Fair Meadowlands- Giants Stadium
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Head to the Meadowlands for Jersey’s enormous annual family-friendly fair with rides, entertainment, food, games, exhibits, shopping, and hilarity. More »
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- Musical Saw Festival
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There will be displays of it as an ensemble instrument, presentations spoofing classical music with saws, and even solo performances by saw players from all over the world. More »
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7/5 Jack & the Beanstalk at Puppetworks
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- Jack & the Beanstalk
- Puppetworks
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Give the offspring a dose for their own memories by taking them to Puppetworks’s presentation of Jack and the Beanstalk. More »
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Seasonal specials.
Great gifts for Dad.
Feeling good. Looking great.
Hot Spots for Summer.
Time to Treat Mom.
