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Will it be hot chocolate or delicious tea? Take your kids and enjoy soothing drinks and pleasant ambiance at these five tea-rrific spots and six hot chocolate heavens in the city. 

 

To give a young child a taste of ballet,

there's nothing better than New York Theatre Ballet, a professional company specializing in one-hour children's ballets, both classic and original. We got the inside scoop on this great local institution, which also has dance classes for kids.
New York Family Events 
The 2013 Camp Fair Series is here! On Saturday, February 2 at Gramercy Arts High School, 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. Don't forget to register!
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Weekend Planner

It's Grand Central's 100th birthday! All day long, you can celebrate with live performances, ticket giveaways, yummy treats, and more. Huzzah! (Friday)

 

Kick off baby's weekend at the Brooklyn 

Children's Museum with a story and crafts session for little ones 18 months to 2 and 1/2 years. How cozy. (Friday)

 

A truly unique event: Canstruction, the 

awe-inspiring design contest for building giant structures with canned food for a charity food drive. Don't miss it! (Friday-Sunday)

 

Learn everything you need to know about babies and pregnancy at Citibabes and Mama Glow's Prenatal 101, featuring a panel of doctors, advocates, and other wellness experts. Get educated. (Saturday)

  

Artopia means super cool art projects like chromatography and balloon creating, baked treats, and students performances at The Anderson School in the UWS. Be creative! (Saturday)

 

Get a first glimpse of "LEGO Legends of Chima" at the Scholastic Store, which is screening the first two episodes of the lifelike animation on IMAX. Magical. (Saturday)

  

Ring in the Lunar New Year early at the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) with a lion dance, dance & martial arts performances, and simple Mandarin lessons for even the youngest of kids. Hip hip hooray! (Saturday)  

 

More New Year festivities: arts workshops, puppet shows, another lion dance, and even a parade at the Children's Museum of the Arts. So many ways to celebrate! (Saturday & Sunday)

 

BAMkids Film Festival is back with over 75 films from children, with everything from feature films to shorts. Get the cinematic scoop here. (Saturday & Sunday)

 

If you like action sports or physics, check out the new Tony Hawk / Rad Science exhibit at the New York Hall of Science, which uses science to explore daredevil skateboard tricks. Nerdy is the new cool. (Saturday & Sunday)

 

Introduce ages 6+ to international music at 92Y's Family Music concert, where the cello and piano make magic for a manageable 60 minutes. Just right. (Sunday)

 

Embrace your inner gumshoe with a Harriet the Spy reading and discussion group with three brilliant sleuthy authors at Symphony Space. Stealth mode: on! (Sunday)

 

For the musical buff, lyricist Johnny Mercer is reinventing famed tunes like "Moon River" for young audiences at Kaufman Music Center. Be ready to sing along, too! (Sunday)

 

Can't get enough Broadway? Sing along with 20-plus Broadway stars to fave numbers to shows like "The Sound Of Music" and "West Side Story" at John Jay College in Midtown West. Classic! (Sunday)


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