WIN A WEEK-LONG SKI TRIP to one of the best family resorts in America! The wonderful Smugglers' Notch in Vermont is offering an exclusive giveaway to New York Family readers to win a fabulous 5 day/5 night stay at Smugglers' Notch, including mountainside lodging, lift tickets and lessons! To enter, simply leave a comment on our Facebook Page telling us why you'd like to win. Then, send us an email and put "Smugglers' Notch" in the subject line. Be sure to include your contact info and address. Deadline to enter is Friday, December 16 at 5pm.    

With the Smithsonian Room Planetarium & Projector by NSI International Inc., your child can discover outer space from the comfort of his room. Budding astronauts and scientists can sleep beneath the stars as 24 images of planets, galaxies and nebulae illuminate their bedrooms. Luckily for families, we're giving three away! To enter, send us an email with the subject line "Planetarium." Deadline to enter is Friday, December 9.

The next stop on the New York Family Camp Fair tour is this Sunday! From 12-3pm on December 11 at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School (33 Central Park West), families can start to find the right day camp or sleep-away camp for their children. RSVP now at newyorkfamilycamps.com.

Have a mime of a good time at the PETER PANtomime Holiday Workshop Performance, presented by an all-kid cast at the Manhattan Movement & Arts Center. (Friday-Saturday)

Santa is setting up shop at the World Financial Center's Winter Garden. Take your picture with Old St. Nick, and meet his friendly reindeer and spirited elves. (Friday-Sunday)  

Too much Charlie Brown? Please. The Pig Brooch Theatre Co. will put on its version of A Charlie Brown Christmas, accompanied by a live jazz trio, at the Brooklyn Lyceum. (Friday-Sunday)

Waltz into a Winter Wonderland at Citibabes SoHo's annual holiday soiree. Decorate pinecones, take goofy pics in the Bellamy Blue Photography photo booth and bring items for the holiday food drive. (Friday)

Renowned fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi will lend his voice to a dramatic reading of Peter & The Wolf at the Guggenheim. The afternoon will combine the visual and performing arts with stunning balloon sculptures and music by the Julliard Ensemble. (Saturday-Sunday)

An airborne potato pancake is the star the Flea Theater's show The Flying Latke, adapted from a children's book. Watch as the Silverstein family has an out-of-this-world experience as their food fight during the first night of Chanukah sends a latke flying out the window, which summons a UFO. (Saturday-Sunday)

Time to get nutcrackin' - there are three performances of the holiday classic this weekend. The 16th Annual Yorkville Nutcracker (Friday-Sunday), presented by Dances Patrelle at the Kaye Playhouse, is set in 1895 and incorporates NYC's landmarks into the plot. For an Art Nouveau spin on the classic, the New York Theatre Ballet presents Keith Michael's version (Saturday-Sunday) at Florence Gould Hall. And to travel way back in time, the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts' presentation of  The Colonial Nutcracker (Sunday) takes place in wintry Yorktown during the Revolutionary War.

Prepare to be dazzled at the Ice Theatre's Holiday Ice Show and Christmas Tree Lighting at Riverbank State Park. The ice-dancing group will perform a festive collection of routines to popular Christmas carols, followed by the breathtaking lighting of the tree. (Saturday)

Learn about trains, balloons and buses at the MoMA's  Family Films: Transportation Tales short film series. (Saturday)

The Little Waltzers & the Waltz-Astoria present  The Deedle Deedle Dees CD Release Show at the Minos Cretan Society. This teaching band sings about American history, the natural world and social action. (Saturday)

Celebrate the last full moon of autumn at the Alley Pond Environmental Center's Full Moon Gazing night. See the celestial body glow through the New York City lights as you observe the moon through a 10" telescope. (Saturday)

Play hide & seek as you decode the symbolism in Marsden Hartley's paintings at the Brooklyn Museum's HIDE/SEEK Family-Artist Encounter. Appropriate for kiddos 7 and older with an adult. (Saturday)

Kids can uncover the elements of interactive installations, like the camera obscura, and discover art on their own terms with a scavenger hunt put on at 10 Downing Street in the West Village. Sip hot cocoa after! (Saturday)

If You Really Love Polar Bears, a 45-minute interactive play at the New York Hall of Science, uses puppetry, music and Patchy's obsession with polar bears to teach a valuable lesson about climate change and conservation. (Sunday)

Calling all tuba players and enthusiasts. The 38th Anniversary of TubaChristmas is here and spreading holiday cheer. The musicians will gather on the ice rink at Rockefeller Center to play some favorite Christmas tunes. (Sunday)

Santa gets stuck atop the NYC Fire Museum, and he needs help! Watch the Annual Santa Rescue, followed by hot chocolate and photo opps with Santa once he's safely inside. (Sunday)

Work up a sweat at Children's Museum of Manhattan's Ask The Experts: Grassroots Fitness Project. Fitness gurus Heather Gunn and Will Rivera lead kids in a total-body conditioning program by using hurdles, hula hoops and balance beams to develop essential body movements. (Sunday)

A mom, dad and daughter family band is serving up slices of fun (and pizza) at the Laughing Pizza Live in Concert event on the Upper East Side. (Sunday)

Rock out with David Weinstone at 92Y Tribeca. The ex-punk rocker teaches the popular Music for Aardvarks classes and really knows how to get youngsters on their feet through music. (Sunday)

Get ready for Hanukkah by building your own menorah, decorating a dreidel and making candles at the 92nd Street Y's  Hanukkah Festival. (Sunday)

Suzi Shelton is back with her Third Annual Rockin' Holiday Party in Park Slope. Don't miss special guest Kira Willey and delicious treats by beloved BK diner, Dizzie's. (Sunday)

With less than four weeks left to the year, we've put together a guide to our favorite holiday markets to help parents nab that perfect present. To help keep the frenzy to a minimum, we've compiled some spectacular holiday markets and pop-up shops, with call-outs of our favorite finds. From Etsy crafts for kids at Columbus Circle and the mini city of shops at Bryant Park, to a South Slope's Holiday Craft Fair's custom buys and Pet Socialite's Soho pop-up for pups--get ready, get set, shop!    

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