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Overwhelmed by camp options this year? Don’t despair! Help is here!

Lara — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 21:30:05 +0000

New York Family and the American Camp Association have joined forces to offer us FREE Camp Fairs all around town this weekend and next. If you are thinking of sending your 3 to 15 year old to camp this summer, I highly recommend checking out the Camp Fairs to do your research. In attendance will be over 60 camp directors of both day camps and sleepaway camps. With so many amazing options to choose from, you’ll be able to scope them all out in one place at one time. Making life easier… now this is what I’m talking about. Oh, and don’t forget to pre-register at newyorkfamilycamps.com to secure your gift bag and to be eligible for their Grand Raffle for a family vacation.

Dates and locations:

Upper East Side
Saturday, Jan 22
St. Jean Baptiste High School
173 East 75th St

Upper West Side
Sunday, Jan 23
Congregation Rodeph Sholom
7 West 83rd St.

Downtown
Saturday, Jan 29
Friends Seminary School
222 East 16th St.

Park Slope
Sunday, Jan 30
** VENUE CHANGE ** The Grand Prospect Hall
263 Prospect Avenue (between 5th and 6th Avenues)

For more information, visit newyorkfamilycamps.com

2010 World Science Festival Street Fair

Lara — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:41:41 +0000

This Sunday, our family attended the 2010 World Science Festival Street Fair and what a great event it was! Free to the public, the fair filled Washington Square Park with family friendly science fun. We were handed a map of the events in the park as well as a schedule of performances for the day – there were over 100! Performances and events ranged from exhibits by various zoos, to math games and labs with science experiments, to book signings and theatrical performances all based on science. The fair was great for kids of all ages and really emphasized how FUN science can be! Our 22 month old was a little too young to participate in many of the games and experiments but LOVED meeting Sid the Science Kid (he’s still talking about how he gave him a high five!) and his purple octahedron ballon made just for him. I have to say we enjoyed it as much as he did. My husband even participated in some of the math games.

Lunch afterwards at kid friendly hit, The Peanut Butter Co., didn’t hurt either. We got our fix of Elvis Sandwiches and I got to share my first milkshake with my son. A perfect NYC day.