Another idea – I have found that for kids who have not been to NYC before, or only a couple of times, a ride on the subway is a big thrill, especially if you take them over an elevated section where they can look out.
Ark, don’t tell me that!!!
I’ve never taken kids there.
I like the Transit Museume, but then again, I’m a dud.
Maybe, I’ll just take them to the playground for an hour. come back home, order pizza, make hot choco and do crafts.
I have to go buy children’s scissors now….arrggh.
When I was a kid, every neighborhood in Brooklyn had two or three hobby shops that had a slot-car track. My favorite was Sal’s Thunderbird hobby shop on the corner of Kings Highway and West 9th Street. It was like a neighborhood hangout.
I had a friend who was really into slot car racing,to the point that he wound up as one of the finalists in Sal’s annual championship. He knew the track so well that he was aware that there was one spot after a curve where the cars would derail if they were going too fast. I was his assistant, and he told me to stand by that spot and put the car right back in the slot if it derailed. Sure enough it derailed during the race, and I was there!!! My friend won the championship!
OMFG, do I have to do everything around here?
Surg Go City Kids New York. Gives you almost everything you can do, age ranges and prices.
http://gocitykids.parentsconnect.com/calendar/new-york-ny-usa/2010-1-30
oooooh, the Sony Lab thing. I’ve never taken these kids there, as they wre too young the last time we went.
And it’s FREE!!!!
ET;
Another idea – I have found that for kids who have not been to NYC before, or only a couple of times, a ride on the subway is a big thrill, especially if you take them over an elevated section where they can look out.
Ark, don’t tell me that!!!
I’ve never taken kids there.
I like the Transit Museume, but then again, I’m a dud.
Maybe, I’ll just take them to the playground for an hour. come back home, order pizza, make hot choco and do crafts.
I have to go buy children’s scissors now….arrggh.
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CGar, if you’d like to join us at the Transit Museum, I’ll pay the $3 kid admission for you.
oOOOOoooo
*rob*
“Kids I’ve taken to Transit Museum thought it was a dud.”
Arkady, I took my 52-year-old brother last August — without his kids — and he loved it!
“Just walk around.”
ET = Times Square Street Walker
Not necessary, ET, but thanks. I just walk right under the turnstile. Same as you.
When I was a kid, every neighborhood in Brooklyn had two or three hobby shops that had a slot-car track. My favorite was Sal’s Thunderbird hobby shop on the corner of Kings Highway and West 9th Street. It was like a neighborhood hangout.
I had a friend who was really into slot car racing,to the point that he wound up as one of the finalists in Sal’s annual championship. He knew the track so well that he was aware that there was one spot after a curve where the cars would derail if they were going too fast. I was his assistant, and he told me to stand by that spot and put the car right back in the slot if it derailed. Sure enough it derailed during the race, and I was there!!! My friend won the championship!