| Many people forget that New York is a town | | | | participation that gets your children |
| full of families and plan their vacations | | | | involved in the dramatic process. If you have |
| without providing much thought to the | | | | the time you should also check out TADA! |
| entertainment possibilities that abound for | | | | Youth Theater in order to show your children |
| children in New York City. It only makes | | | | that even children have talents that need to |
| sense that with so many families living in | | | | be explored and can make a difference not |
| this city that there would be very many | | | | only in their own lives but also in the lives |
| family oriented things to do and sights to | | | | of others. |
| see. | | | | |
| | | | In addition to the great activities mentioned |
| For instance, there are 5 zoos in New York | | | | above, there are several children's museums |
| City; some of them better known than others. | | | | located in New York in addition to other |
| The five zoos are Central Park Zoo, Prospect | | | | museums that offer exhibitions that may be of |
| Park Zoo, Queens Zoo, Bronx Zoo, and Staten | | | | interest to your children. The following |
| Island Zoo. Each zoo has something slightly | | | | museums are well worth checking out even if |
| different to offer than the others and if you | | | | you decide to seek entertainment elsewhere: |
| have a true animal lover in your family there | | | | Brooklyn Children's Museum, Staten Island |
| really is no harm in stopping by all of them. | | | | Children's Museum, Children's Museum of |
| Also if you purchase the New York Pass you | | | | Manhattan, FDNY Fire Zone, Museum of Comic |
| will find that most of the zoos mentioned | | | | and Cartoon Art, New York Hall of Science, |
| above offer free admission to card holder. | | | | Sony Wonder Technology Lab, Queens Country |
| | | | Farm Museum, and Ripley's Believe it or Not! |
| For the child who loves drama, New York City | | | | Times Square. There are many more museums in |
| offers many theatrical productions that might | | | | the city that may provide plenty of family |
| suit him or her just fine. The first is | | | | entertainment and education but these are |
| geared towards girls and is American Girl | | | | some of the most kid-friendly museums in the |
| Place. You can enjoy dining, shopping, and | | | | city. |
| theatre while spending a day with your | | | | |
| special little girl. This is a great bonding | | | | Shopping is a fun and often educational |
| experience for mothers and daughters. The | | | | process that often gets overlooked or even |
| Manhattan Children's Theatre produces several | | | | ignored when it comes to children. However, |
| high quality shows for children and families | | | | it would be remiss to mention great family |
| throughout the year at quite reasonable | | | | things to do in New York without mentioning |
| prices (season tickets are also available for | | | | some of the wonderful children's retailers |
| those who live nearby). | | | | that abound in this city. Books of Wonder is |
| | | | aptly named as it brings back those books |
| The New Victory Theater offers a different | | | | that held such wonder for us as children and |
| type of theater experience for families to | | | | gives us the chance to share those books with |
| enjoy. The Paper Bag Players are a must see | | | | our children. They have old and rare books as |
| experience. They offer a different type of | | | | well as many excellent current book |
| theatre for children that encourages audience | | | | selections. |