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It's walking tour season in NYC! From a free High Line sunset tour to a crosstown pizza walk to a luxury chocolate experience, there are many great family-friendly ways to discover the city by foot--and they're not just for tourists!    

The Blackboard Awards 
If you haven't already done so, please take five minutes to nominate a great teacher for the Blackboard Awards For Teachers, which celebrates excellence in local education. As a parent, you are essential to helping us identify deserving educators around the city. Please visit blackboardawards.com and let us know about a wonderful teacher.    
 
Coming up on Wednesday, May 1, the annual Mommybites Summit--otherwise known as The Ultimate Moms' Night Out--is one of our favorite events for its mix of learning, socializing, and shopping. You can enjoy wine and delicious food, mingle with other moms, win incredible prizes, check out parenting products and services, and take home fabulous goody bags! Click here for your New York Family discount code. 

The Mamas Network and New York Hall of Science present the Second Annual Mamas Expo on Sunday, May 5 from 10am until 5pm. Open to parents and families with children ages 0-6, the expo provides access to some of the best local services, specialists, and products in the city, especially in Queens. Here's what's happening. 
Contests & Giveaways
A splashy day trip for NYC families, Sahara Sam's Oasis Indoor & Outdoor Water Park in nearby New Jersey offers amazing aquatic attractions for all ages. The cool water playground is open all year long and we have five family 4-packs of tickets to give away! To enter, click here. Deadline is May 10.

We're giving away a BOB MOTION stroller and BOB B-SAFE by Britax car seat with Mommybites! The MOTION stroller is compact and lightweight, and accommodates up to 65 pounds. The matching BOB B-Safe infant car seat features premium, innovative protection technologies for up to 30 pounds. To enter, click here. Deadline is May 13.
Weekend Planner
Tap into the artsy side of math with the 
Museum of Math's crocheting workshop, in which hyperbolas are applied to patterns and curves. Nifty! (Friday)

 

Disney's "Fantasia" comes to life at Lincoln Center, where Little Orchestra Society pairs live music with scenes from the 1940 and 2000 animated films. Enchanting. (Friday & Saturday)

Body Worlds returns to NYC, this time with a new exhibition focused on how city life affects health and wellness, now open at Discovery Times Square. Jump in! 
(Friday-Sunday)

Take pogo-sticking lessons, dive into a handball clinic, participate in a soapbox derby, and more at NYC Park's annual Street Games festival in Thomas Jefferson Memorial Park. Get moving! 
(Saturday)

The Tribeca Film Festival is hosting two big and free events just for families this weekend: the Family Festival Street Fair and Tribeca/ESPN Sports Day. Get the big scoop right here
(Saturday)

Get active for a cause at the Bronx Zoo's Family Fun Run, benefiting elephant preservation this year. Zoo admission, face painting, sea lion feeding, and other fun is free with registration. Hop to it! (Saturday) 

Don't miss the last children's concert of Symphony Space's 2012-2013 season, featuring the quirky indie pop duet known as The Underbirds! Ready to rock? (Saturday)  
Head over to the Citibabes Spring Carnival for face painting, arts and crafts, balloon artistry, a bouncy castle, and live music, all for $20 a family. What a steal. (Saturday) 
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Brooklyn Botanical Garden's Sakura Matsuri Festival means two days of Japanese folk dancing, puzzles, samurai sword fighting, tea ceremonies and more cultural fun. What's not to love? (Saturday & Sunday)

An Upper East Side block is transforming into "Kid Row" for a spring fest with mini-manis, haircuts, art projects, shopping sales, and entertainment. Bonus: Have your children bring their old sneakers so they can "dunk their kicks" for pediatric cancer research. Block party it up! (Sunday)

Get in touch with nature at the Queens Botanical Garden's Arbor Fest, full of face painting, petting zoo animals, bird walks, compost workshops, and more. Go green! (Sunday)

Henna workshops, storytelling, dancing, and music performances introduce kids to the Islamic and Near East splendors of The Met Museum, at its Sense of Springtime Festival. Psst--it's free! (Sunday)

The Morgan's circus-themed Spring Family Fair features an out-of-the-ordinary troupe that lets the animals tame the humans--plus related crafts, clowning workshops, and costume fun.
Wow! (Sunday)

April 26-28, 2013
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