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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Unreal jungle gyms, hard-rocking puppet shows, and other reasons why it's great to be a city kid.
Family FlicksMore movies
A young boy's stuffed bear comes to life and becomes his closest companion — but no one else knows he exists.
Miley Stewart takes a trip to gain some perspective.
Monsters vs. AliensWhen an alien robot lands on Earth, monsters are called upon to defend the country.
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Recess!
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The annual Street Games festival will introduce the Wii generation to activities their elders excelled at: stickball, box ball, and wall ball, among others.
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The Retired Kid
By Jon AgeeThe Dangerous Alphabet
By Neil GaimanFlight Explorer
By Kazu Kibuishi
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Eighth-graders Brad and Brandon Belle both dominated junior table-tennis tournaments last month and are training to make the 2012 Olympics.
As told to Tim Murphy
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4/16 Shinbone Alley at Brooklyn Lyceum
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- Shinbone Alley
- Brooklyn Lyceum
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The animated musical tale of Archy the cockroach and Mehitabel the cat is screened as part of Brooklyn Lyceum’s KidFlicks series. More »
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4/17 Thomas & Friends Live! at The Beacon Theater
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- Thomas & Friends Live!
- The Beacon Theater
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The lovable tank engine pulls into New York with "A Circus Comes to Town," in which he learns the importance of cooperation. More »
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- Rockin’ Earth Day Fest
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Folk legend Pete Seeger performs at this all-day festival celebrating the environment. More »
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- Street Games
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Try your hand at classic games like stickball, box ball, and double Dutch, while listening to music from the sixties and seventies. More »
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- Ben Rudnick & Friends
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The upbeat singerďż˝whose songs blend country, bluegrass, rock, and moreďż˝performs from his new CD, "A Frog Named Sam." More »
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