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New York Family Magazine
Holiday Planner

*The holidays are in full swing in NYC! Our family guide includes everything you need to know about celebrating the season in our city:

  • Delicious gingerbread workshops
  • Creative "Nutcracker" adaptations
  • Best spots to meet (and eat with) Santa
  • Great Hanukkah celebrations 
  • Bustling holiday markets
  • Spectacular trees & window displays 
  • Gift guides for kids and grown-ups 
Don't miss out on all the festive fun!
Contests & Giveaways

*A fantastic Flywheel giveaway for parents! Two lucky New York Family readers will win 5-class packages at the popular exercise spot for adults. Spinning is one of our favorite ways to de-stress during the holidays. You should try it! To enter to win, click here.

 

In case you missed it, we also have an amazing Orbit giveaway for its 3-piece travel system (worth $940)!

Weekend Planner

Deck the halls with...pistachio shells? The Annual Wreath Interpretations Exhibit at The Arsenal is all about non-traditional materials. (Friday)

 

Mummenschanz, a mime show of another kind, is back at the NYU Skirball Center for illuminated adventures. Surreal! (Friday-Sunday)

 

The Nutcracker gets a New York twist (think 5th Ave shoppers and Rockefeller angels) with Manhattan Youth Ballet's "The Knickerbocker Suites." This week only! (Friday-Sunday)

 

Celebrate Hello Kitty's upcoming book release with Betsey Johnson at Openhouse Gallery's three-day festival. Get the feline scoop here. (Friday-Sunday)

 

The Holiday Train Show at the New York Botanical Garden is as popular as ever with yummy Gingerbread Adventures and more! (Friday-Sunday) And for the train fanatic, New-York Historical Society's Historic Trains and Toys Weekend brings treasure hunts, story time, and more to the locomotive fore. (Saturday-Sunday)

 

You can't go wrong with ogres, monsters, and a fly-swatting ninja in Axis Theatre's "Seven in One Blow." Even better: proceeds go to charity. (Friday-Sunday)

 

Citibabes' Winter Wonderland Party is back and better than ever with crafts, a photo booth, a book fair, shows, and treats. Party on! (Saturday)

 

The JCC in Manhattan will be hoppin' with Moey's Music Party for Shabbat, presenting classic Hanukkah hits alongside Moey's party tunes. And don't forget the giveaway. (Saturday)

 

Crafts, West African dance moves, and Latin American sing-alongs--what's not to love at El Museo del Barrio's Super Holiday! Fest? (Saturday)

 

Get up close and personal with pumas, coyotes, red pandas, and more Queens and Prospect Park Zoos' Presents to the Animals breakfast. For more critterly fun, The Art Farm in the City hosts weekend feedings year-round, too! (Saturday-Sunday)

 

The brand new Museum of Mathematics is opening its doors this weekend with interactive games and activities. Ready for fun learning? (Saturday-Sunday)

 

The littlest of musicians can rock it out at the interactive, hour-long songs for seeds Winter Concert on the UWS. More details right here. (Sunday)

 

Get your groove on with Suzi Shelton, The Gumdrops, and Mil's Trills for a kindie rockin' time. Show of those moves! (Sunday)

 

One Ring Zero, the Brooklyn "quirk rock" band, celebrates Hanukkah with klezmer, theremin, and brass tunes, plus dreidel spinning and cookie decorating. All at 14th Street Y. (Sunday) 

Bonus Tips

Calling all interfaith families: How do you combine different celebrations of all faiths? 92Y helps families find a balance at its "The December Dilemma" talk this coming Monday.

 

Namaste! Yogi Beans and ivivva athletica are celebrating wellness in a Healthy Kids Holiday Extravaganza, also on Monday, with a day of yoga, arts & crafts, dance, food, and shopping.


December 14-16, 2012
74 St Magic
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