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.
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A young boy's stuffed bear comes to life.
Hannah Montana: The MovieMiley Stewart takes a trip to gain some perspective.
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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.
READING LIST
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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4/23 Tribeca Drive-In at World Financial Center
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- Tribeca Drive-In
- World Financial Center
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At an outdoor Tribeca Film Festival screening of 1990’s "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," there’s pizza, martial-arts demos, and (no joke) an attempt to set the world record for people dressed as ninja turtles. More »
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4/25 Day of Puppetry Celebration at The New York Public Library
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- Day of Puppetry Celebration
- The New York Public Library
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This eleventh annual afternoon of live puppet theater is presented by the Puppetry Guild of Greater New York. More »
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4/25 Mythical Creatures Hunt at The Morgan Library and Museum
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- Mythical Creatures Hunt
- The Morgan Library and Museum
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Join a museum educator on a search for griffins, centaurs, and other creatures. More »
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- Central Park Earth Day
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Celebrate the planet with flower-planting, live music, organic snacks, and more. More »
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4/26 Kite Flight: Paper Play at Socrates Sculpture Park
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- Kite Flight: Paper Play
- Socrates Sculpture Park
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Build and decorate a kite made out of recycled paper, then take it for its maiden flight in the park. More »
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