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New York Philharmonic Young People's Concert
- Price band: 1/4
Today's presentation introduces mini maestros to famous compositions from the Baroque period, including "Winter" from Vivaldi's Four Seasons, selections from Purcell's Fairy Queen and Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5. Little ones will make some music of their own in the preshow music fair (12:45pm), testing out different instruments and taking
- Avery Fisher Hall (at Lincoln Center) 132 W 65th St, at Broadway
- Sat May 25
"Touch Tunnel"
- Price band: 1/4
A new version of the museum's labyrinthine Touch Tunnel is back due to popular demand. Now visitors can once again crawl through the pitch-black maze, finding their way using only their sense of touch. (No need to worry: Infrared cameras allow museum staff to see and talk to little ones if they get stuck.) Kids are bound to appreciate their
- Liberty Science Center 222 Jersey City Blvd, between Philip and Wilson Sts
- Sun May 26 - Tue Dec 31
"Junior Officers Discovery Zone"
- Price band: 1/4
This permanent interactive exhibition allows kids to get their mitts all over NYPD-inspired activities and paraphernalia. Preschoolers can mix and match city sounds (like wailing sirens and the distinctive trot of police-horse hooves) while older children can learn how to decipher radio codes. And of course, no tyke will want to miss climbing into
- New York City Police Museum 100 Old Slip, between South and Water Sts, 10005
- Sun May 26 - Tue Dec 31
"Bugs and Other Insects"
- Price band: 1/4
By traveling through a human-sized anthill and transporting larvae, kids get practice at being bugs (we’re not sure when that will come in handy, though).
- Staten Island Children's Museum 1000 Richmond Terr, at Snug Harbor Rd
- Sun May 26 - Sun Sep 1
- Staten Island Children's Museum 1000 Richmond Terr, at Snug Harbor Rd
- Sun May 26 - Sun Sep 1
Rocket Park Mini Golf
- Price band: 1/4
- Critics choice
Beneath the shadow of two retired NASA rockets, kids can tee off at this real outdoor course that mimics the path of a complete space flight. As they play the nine holes, little ones must take careful aim to avoid gravity wells, wormholes, warped space and asteroids; they'll also learn about the laws of motion that move spaceships through the air.
- New York Hall of Science 47-01 111th St, at 47th Ave, 11368
- Sun May 26 - Sun Dec 29
Science Playground
- Price band: 1/4
Tots learn about technology as they slide and seesaw, climb a giant spiderweb, romp in sand pits and wind their way around big trees. Ages 1 to 6.
- New York Hall of Science 47-01 111th St, at 47th Ave, 11368
- Sun May 26 - Tue Dec 31
"House About It"
- Price band: 1/4
Youngsters can explore a two-story child-sized home and learn how to tile its bathroom, shingle its roof, lay pipes and fix wires. The exhibit also addresses construction on a broader scale, challenging children to configure Staten Island's buildings in new ways and to compare the borough's housing with that in other nations.
- Staten Island Children's Museum 1000 Richmond Terr, at Snug Harbor Rd
- Sun May 26 - Sun Sep 1
"Totally Tots"
- Price band: 1/4
This play space for kids five and under includes a water station with levees, pumps and streams; a dune-like sand zone strewn with mounds of varying heights for kids of different ages; a small theater with costumes; and a baby hub, where the 18 months-and-under set can play with soft sculptures and squishy barriers. Ages 1 to 5.
- Brooklyn Children’s Museum 145 Brooklyn Ave, at St. Marks Ave
- Sun May 26 - Tue Dec 31
"World Brooklyn"
- Price band: 1/4
The museum's star permanent exhibit consists of a maze of kid-sized shops, each containing a fun activity. The boutiques—a Chinese stationery store, a Mexican bakery and a West African import store, to name a few—are modeled after real Brooklyn businesses. The miniaturized community also houses an international grocery store equipped with conveyer
- Brooklyn Children’s Museum 145 Brooklyn Ave, at St. Marks Ave
- Sun May 26 - Tue Dec 31
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