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January through March, take advantage of great deals featuring discounted tickets to Broadway and Off-Broadway performances for all ages. Just be sure to act soon-with so many great bargains, these stellar performances could sell out quickly! 

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*FINAL CALL: Here's your chance to win tickets to "Elmo's Super Heroes!" playing at The Theater at Madison Square Garden from February 7-18: We have ten family five-packs to give away! This musical teaches lessons about healthy habits through classic songs. To enter to win tickets, click here. Deadline is Friday!

New York Family Events 
The 2013 Camp Fair Series kicks off this weekend! On Saturday, January 26
at St. Jean Baptiste High School on the Upper East Side, parents and children get the chance to meet both local and out-of-city day camp representatives and get a head start on planning a wonderful, enriching summer. And on Sunday, January 27, families can attend the camp fair at Congregation Rodeph Sholom on the Upper West Side. Don't forget to register!
Weekend Planner
Celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year at the American Museum of Natural History with Vietnamese folk painting, Chinese culinary traditions, Mohawk Nation songs, and more. Cheers! (Friday & Saturday) 
 
Who needs Florida when you've got Disney on Ice right at the Barclays Center? Say hello to Mickey, Minnie, Peter Pan, and other favorites right here. (Friday-Sunday)
 
The Thunderbird American Indian Concert and Pow-Wow means stories, music, and, yes, dances of ten tribes in the East Village. Get cultured! (Friday-Sunday)
 
Calling all gamers: A new exhibit at the Museum of the Moving Image looks at the first 50 years of gaming history--and lets you try your hand at games from the 1960s to the present. Wow! (Friday-Sunday)

Make the best of the weather at Winter Jam NYC, which brings skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and even a Doggie Snow Zone to Central Park. Experience the magic. 
(Saturday)
 
The Carnival of the Elephants comes to the Bard Graduate Center with a chance for kids to create circus puppets and learn about the big, intelligent animals from a zoo expert. Rrrrouw! (Saturday)
 
Get ready for Valentine's Day with Mista Cookie Jar & The Chocolate Chips, who will be blending the best of hip hop with wholesome songs of love at Symphony Space. Awww. (Saturday)

It's opening weekend for the 10-Foot Cops exhibit at the Children's Museum of Manhattan, where original police artifacts, an NYPD horse stable replica, and horseshoe decorating await. Arresting! (Saturday & Sunday)

Love science? Head over to the Beam Center's Brooklyn Inventgenuity Festival for sound manipulation, animation exploring, and playing with electricity. Cool. (Saturday & Sunday)

The Japan Society is also celebrating the new year with a festival of lion dancing, calligraphy, kite making, and other hands-on fun. Get creative! (Sunday)

A kindie band with Grateful Dead influences? You heard that right. Ben Rudnick and Friends, playing at 92YTribeca, is truly for all ages. Ready to jam? (Sunday)

Go green at The Museum at Eldridge Street's A Tu B'Shvat Arbor Day Celebration, where families enjoy a seder, recycled art projects, and, for the adults, beer tastings. Get the scoop here. (Sunday) 

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