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Here are hundreds of great family and child oriented day trips and outings in Rockland County and nearby in Orange County, Bergen and New York area. Our editors have visited farms, amusement parks, beaches, museums and more to get you all the information you need to decide to go and find the best choice for your family.
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All Moms Need Support! says artist who draws joy from hardship
At 17, Katherine Arnoldi found herself without a job, without a home, and without much self-esteem. ...
Paper Bag Pranks: Great Costume Ideas from The Paper Bag Players
Halloween, with its license to be silly, scary, ugly, glamorous or simply outrageous, is a great opp...
Indianapolis: A Charm for Children
More than you’d imagine!...
The Cultured Canine of Avery Fisher Hall
When philanthropist and dog enthusiast Karen LeFrak decided to write a book introducing children ...
The Nature of Giving
She may be your wife, but she’s mother to your children. Herewith, wife-friendly and earth-friendly ...
Re-Living Prom!
Some well-known New Yorkers tell us why, for better or worse, prom was a night to remember. ...
'eebee' Talks to Toddlers
'eebee’s adventures', created by New Yorkers, is a new DVD series that is based on the concept “ever...
Shame & Neglect
What has become of the sanctity of the library? Am I just a blind devotee to the magic of these plac...
Happy Birthday, Jamestown!
This year marks the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, Virginia, America's first per...
Behind the Curtain
You may have been to these places, but they have special behind the scenes tours. ...
Is Your Tot Ready for Prime Time?
Could your baby’s gurgling signal the beginning of a great acting career? Would your toddler like to...
Big Brother Ed
Former mayor Ed Koch recently collaborated with his sister, Pat, on their second children’s book....
Rules of the Games for Spectator Moms
Resist the temptation to live through your child on the field! Here’s how: ...
Inventors at Play
Imagine a place where your children can learn how to assemble an interactive robot and make it move,...
Victorian Vacation at the Shore
For many, a beach vacation requires little more than soft white sand and clean water. Cape May, ...
Nature Preserves: Fresh Air, Flowers, Parks & Trails
The time is ripe for family outings in the great outdoors. A listing of botanical gardens and nature...
Bourne Identified
British choreographer and director Matthew Bourne has adapted Tim Burton’s movie, 'Edward Scissorhan...
Singing for Somers
Somers has a star in the making. Meet Kristi Nicole, 15....
Camp, to ease the suffering
Camp Sunshine, located along the shores of Sebago Lake, Maine, is a free camp for children with life...
Coconuts & Canoes: A Week in Paradise
Got a week and some visions of palm trees? The Caribbean may be closer, but Hawaii is our idea ...
Nice Ice!
Last year, Manhattan had a new free place to skate, The Pond at Bryant Park. This year, this midtow...
Finding Kid-Friendly Anime
Some anime is created specifically for children while others have more complex stories and themes ap...
Checking Out Childcare, while on vacation
Vacationing changes when a baby comes along — but most resorts offer a full complement of possibilit...
Behind the Bat
Yankee games make for great family outings, but their hour-long behind-the-scenes tour adds an ex...
The King Has Returned
The renowned 'Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs' exhibition has reached its only Northe...
Jolly Holiday
For those parents who bemoan the loss of childhood, the Broadway 'Mary Poppins' is the perfect antid...
Paradise Found
The mega Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island, Bahamas, satisfies so many needs (except those of t...
No More Hibernating!
Exercising Through the Winter Months ...
Sugarland Express
While some kids dream of becoming astronauts or ballerinas, mine fantasize about being appointed Wil...
Tiffany Tells All
Thirteen-year-old Tiffany Giardina, from Waccabuc, Westchester, just signed with 785 Records....
Friends in Sync – and On Ice
Seven-year-old identical twins Ira and Sonia Pilling, from Bayside, Queens, link arms as they each s...
Magical Sprites, now living in Queens
Most children’s programming comes from magical lands far, far away, but a new show, 'Johnny and the...
Naples for Families: A Wealth of Wonderment
What can get overlooked in the glitz of Naples, Florida, is the fact that this city on the Gulf is a...
Playing It Safe This Winter
With the snow on its way, how can I make sure my children have fun outside while still playing safel...
Save on Broadway
One argument against going to a Broadway show is the cost, but Kids’ Night on Broadway cuts that ...
A New Little Lamb
“Believe in yourself and dreams come true” is the positive message of 'Growing Up with Loukoumi', a ...
Tropical Delights
St. Thomas, St. Croix and St. John — for families....
With Mickey, on the high seas
If your child’s favorite activity at Disney World is meeting all the characters, a Disney Cruise s...
All Aboard in Danbury
If there’s a train-lover in your family, head to the Danbury Railway Museum — a well-kept secret th...
Puppet Magic
Julie Taymor has brought her skills to 'The Magic Flute', in a holiday family opera at The Metropoli...
Young Talent on View
Ten-year-old Alice Burla of Hastings-on-Hudson sits straight and confident on the piano bench, weari...
Pennsylvania Lights
Plan your visit to Longwood Gardens for after nightfall, when you can walk among the outdoor gardens...
27 years on, Kids Are Still Westco’s Best Act
Susan Katz would agree that she has seen some changes since she began her family theater company, We...
Tyler, on his own
Westchester’s own Tyler James Williams, 14, star of ‘Everybody Hates Chris’, is in a new movie, ‘Una...
Carly Simon Rocks the Cradle
Carly Simon is about to release her latest — a lullaby album. This doesn’t mean, however, that Carl...
The Next Course
Ronni Soled’s New Mothers Luncheons has merged with Laura Deutsch’s Baby Bites NYC, to cover the wat...
City Sports
City kids have a new place to play and learn a variety of team sports...
Real-Time Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins has landed on Broadway, but British Nanny Care can come to your home. ...
Music Man
What delights Wynton Marsalis? A group of 4-year-olds, jamming. ...
One-Ring Madness
Summer may be over, but you can still visit the boardwalk: the Big Apple Circus has a new show, S...
Slaves of New York
New-York Historical Society concludes its groundbreaking series on slavery in New York with New Y...
Where The Cows Come Home
New Yorkers may get our water from upstate reservoirs, but did you know that the milk that most of u...
Up on Stage (parents, too!)
For every mom or dad who sits in the wings watching their child shine in the spotlight, Kim Brede...
Songbird, inspired by motherhood
You may not know the name (yet). But Marion LoGuidice is a singer/songwriter with a loyal follow...
All Aboard — To Thomas
Get on track to Strasburg, PA., where kids can climb aboard a life-size Thomas, complete with blinki...
RHEA PERLMAN now makes kids laugh
On TV, in movies, and in person, Rhea Perlman conveys a great sense of fun. Now she is bringing her...
NURTURING GRATITUDE (Compassion & Empathy) IN KIDS
How easy it is, amidst the turkey, stuffing, and huge family gatherings, to lose sight of the “th...
Extreme Play at CMOM!
Learning through play is one of the basic tenets of the Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM), a...
The World’s a Stage—on a Brooklyn Campus
Not all kids are ready for full-length theatrical performances, but exposing kids regularly to famil...
Old-Fashioned Fun at Boscobel
Celebrate the fall season with a visit to Boscobel, where you and your family will be transported...
Pedaling the Dolomites — Family Adventures on Wheels
Careening down a steep path on a mountain bike I picture myself — or one of my kids — hurtling over ...
Thinking About Spring Break?
Not every spring break has to be a source of terror about what your child might get up to. There are...
Through the Glass Ceiling
The Top of the Rock Observation Deck, at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, re-opened in November, 2005, beckons ...
When Clowns Create
The book of Genesis gets a radical make-over in Creation: A Clown Show — a limited engagement, pl...
PlayWorks Opens at CMOM
The largest public play and learning center for early childhood in Manhattan debuts this month with ...
On the Riviera — Mayan Style
Cancun may be a choice destination for Spring Breakers, and singles, but there’s a resort area a ...
In & Out : An Art Exhibit
An exhibit titled 'Into Me/Out of Me' and encompassing artistic views of the concepts of passing int...
Baby Shower Redux
Can you stand another baby shower? Cliques of women nattering among themselves until the present...
Phil’s Genesis — Dad & Disney
When you consider that Elton John and Tim Rice began the tradition of Brits on Broadway, at least as...
Soaring Visions
Where can you take the kids to see boats bobbing on water, filled to the brim with vegetables made o...
Surrounded by Squamates
Squeamish about snakes? You may be interested to learn that you are actually afraid of squamates, a...
Climb Every Mountain
Though few children would beg to wile away an afternoon studying Tibetan painting, the new exhibit a...
Washington D.C. — A Spy's Eye View
Going to D.C. for the weekend should not be a hard sell to the kids, but a certain 14-year-old prefe...
Arctic in August
Bring the family to Central Park the weekend of August 5 and 6 for the annual "Chill Out!" celebrati...
Where The Kids Are
Once your child starts school, you are not even close to being done with making decisions. Aftersch...
CROSS THAT BRIDGE
Most of us think of the Triborough Bridge as a necessary evil, but there was a time when it was t...
A GOOD BOOK
I’ll never forget the day my oldest daughter, Hallie, learned to read. We had planned to go to t...
Pow-Wow!
The Queens County Farm Museum goes Native American again this year as it hosts the Thunderbird Ameri...
Monster House
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SUMMER OUTINGS — ON THE WATER
Despite living on an island, most NYC residents don’t think of taking to the water for leisure. But...
WELCOME NEIGHBOR
Sesame Street starts its 37th season August 14, focusing on getting preschoolers ready for a clas...
New Kids
The New York Public Library's 115th Street Library just reopened after a $4 million renovation. The ...
Summer Camp 2006: Area Camps Tackle Underage Drinking
Underage drinking in Westchester is an issue that has gained considerable attention in recent years ...
New Kids on the Block - Turning leaves
“Go outside and read” is not a usual suggestion, but New York’s first Reading Garden may inspire kid...
Smile for the Birdy!
Eighteen- and 19th-century Americans of the upper classes mimicked their British and European cou...
All Aboard The State Train
Kids who love trains are in for a special treat starting this month when multiple award-winning illu...
The best in arts & culture - Welcome Back, Mr. Morgan!
If you hadn’t heard that The Morgan Library has re-opened, you’ve probably noticed the crowds linin...
Top Billing: Big Adventure for Small Fry
One thing the big red apple needs is a big red dog. The Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM) has ob...
Outings: Down to the River!
Forty years ago, aghast at the condition of the Hudson River, singer, musician, and political activi...
Top Billing - One-Ring Wonderment
Just when you thought you’d broken the kids of all those bad habits, along comes Cirque du Soleil’s ...
Outings: Museum 101
Museum visits are a great way to have fun with your child, as long as you don’t think of them as Int...
Family Travel: Vermont for all seasons
Going to Vermont in winter is a no-brainer – lots of snow and skiing options. Summer also has its c...
Earthplace Expansion
The woods of Westport, Connecticut boast a natural paradise and wildlife refuge known as Earthplace....
Who let the dogs in!
Almost any collection of children’s books includes a few by William Wegman. ...
Mummies, gondolas, and a piazza give Providence getaway appeal
Providence is a city that specializes in throwing festivals....
Great Water Fun at Great Wolf
Weather maybe, but trends don’t usually arrive here from the Midwest. ...
Sarah. Short and Sweet
When some shows are called formulaic, that’s usually an insult. But in children’s theater, adher...
Top Billing: Chaos for Kids
Many kids like the idea of blowing things up. In the Hayden Planetarium’s new space show, Cosmic Co...
Glimpse into a Golden Era
The Dahesh Museum of Art’s current exhibit — Stories to Tell: Masterworks from the Kelly Collecti...