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22 Charity Walks in the NYC Area That Raise Money for Good Causes
Teach your kids compassion and the value of volunteerism. There are many annual fundraising walks in...
22 Role Models for Girls That Will Empower Your Kids
Here are 22 role models for girls that any kid can look to for inspiration and motivation. ...
Where to Volunteer with Kids in the New York Area
Give back to your community with your entire family in the New York area by volunteering with your k...
Lakeside at Prospect Park Reopens to the Public
Lakeside at Prospect Park officially reopens to the public on Saturday, Aug. 1 with modified hours f...
Mathnasium Launches Tutoring Plus Program
Mathnasium of Astoria, a math-only learning center, will offer a math tutoring program geared toward...
Free Lunchtime Entertainment and Picnic Space at Grand Central
Grand Central Terminal will host its second annual Life's A Picnic in Grand Central this month. It f...
Prospect Heights Children’s Studio and Store Now Open
Tykes in the Heights, a children's store and activity center, recently opened in Prospect Heights. T...
Queens Soccer School Kicks Off New Classes
Soccer Friends USA, a year-round soccer school, is adding three new soccer programs in Queens: a boy...
Ice Arena Offers Mid-Level Figure Skating Program
World Ice Arena, which offers ice-skating lessons to children in Queens, is now offering Future Cham...
Kings Bay Y Appoints New Director of Early Childhood Education
Kings Bay Y at North Williamsburg recently appointed Ilana Friedman, M.Ed., as the new director of e...
Meet the Winner and Finalists of Our 2015 Cover Contest
Presenting the winner of our 2015 cover contest, plus a peek behind the scenes at our photo shoot wi...
Pley Offers Lego Rental Service and Unique Lego Sets
Dubbed the "Netflix for Legos," Pley is a subscription service that lets you rent unlimited Legos ea...
Sky Zone Bethel Launches Birthday Party Giveaway
Your child can win a birthday party from Sky Zone Bethel, one of the best trampoline parks in Connec...
Purchase College Expands Adult Continuing Education Program
Purchase College is expanding its adult continuing education program this fall with the addition of ...
Standardized Test Questions: How Would You Do?
The New York State Department of Education has released sample questions from the standardized tests...
Best-Selling Author Offers Writing Classes in Nyack
Award-winning and best-selling author Peter Danish founded Danish Writing Academy in Nyack, where he...
Coupé Theatre Studio Moves to New Location
Coupé Theatre Studio, a performing arts and dance studio in Rockland County, is moving to a new, lar...
Fro-Yo Shop Adds Kids’ Play Area
Swirl N Joy, a build-your-own frozen yogurt dessert bar in Tuckahoe, recently opened an outdoor kids...
Indoor Play Space Opens in the Bronx
Billy Beez, an indoor play space with a location in West Nyack, recently opened a location at the Ba...
How Friendships Change When You Become a Dad
So you think your relationships won’t change after having kids? Think again. Here's how your relatio...
Is Your Kid Lego Obsessed? No Worries!
While the little bricks hurt when you step on them barefoot, the are a beneficial toy for your kids ...
LittleBits' First Pop-Up Store Opens in SoHo
LittleBits, an electronics company that aims to “democratize hardware,” opened its first pop-up shop...
That Inspirational Poem Going Viral? It's by a Brooklyn Teen
'Worst Day Ever?'--a poem being shared on social media by millions--came from the mind of a 17-year-...
New York State Law Benefits Those Who Require ABA
A New York state law now requires insurances to cover up to 680 hours of applied behavior analysis f...
Harlem Globetrotters Player Sweet J Attempts 150-Foot Trick Shot in this Video
Harlem Globetrotters basketball player Sweet J Ekworomadu recently visited Morey's Piers in Wildwood...
Sesame Amigos!
Just when you think Sesame Street can't get any better...Sesame Street & Univision are launching Ses...
New York Ranks 4th in States with Best Disability Services
New York State ranks fourth in the nation for states that have the best services for individuals wit...
Riverhead Bowling Alley Offers After-School Student Discount
The All Star, a bowling alley in Riverhead, will offer an after-school discount for area students wi...
The Fashion Class Explores New Trends This Fall
The Fashion Class, a program that teaches kids to design and sew their own clothing, is offering two...
Whitestone Lanes Adds Minions Bowling League for Kids
Whitestone Lanes, a Queens bowling alley, offers bowling leagues for kids. This fall, the Flushing b...
New York Wheel: A Massive New Attraction Coming to Staten Island
The New York Wheel, on the Staten Island shoreline, will be the largest of its kind in the world, cr...
Ask the Expert: How Do I Create a Positive Relationship with My Nanny?
The nanny-parent relationship is different from other working relationships. Learn how, in a few eas...
5 Reasons We Love Coney Island
Coney Island offers families an amazing array of activities, from the thrill of its amusement parks ...
A Chance to Dance: NYC Ballet Creates Workshop for Kids with Special Needs
One local mom's email inspired the New York City Ballet to create special dance workshops for kids w...
HLVS Expands Preschool for Children on the Spectrum
Hagedorn Little Village School, a Seaford school that offers educational and therapeutic services fo...
SeaGlass Carousel Opening Date Announced
You can take a ride with the 30 luminescent fish that make up the new SeaGlass Carousel at The Batte...
Sensory Garden Opens at Planting Fields
Planting Fields Arboretum State Park in Oyster Bay has opened a new Sensory Garden, the first of its...
Art-Focused Preschool to Open in Bayside
Little Atelier of Young Children is an art-focused preschool that follows the Reggio Emilia learning...
Orthodontic Practice Opens in Park Slope
Fresh Orthodontics is a newly opened orthodontic practice in Park Slope. The Brooklyn orthodontist a...
Science and Engineering Program Offered at FasTracKids and JEI
FasTracKids and JEI Learning Center, located in Rego Park, will offer a new science and engineering ...
Sweet Memories of FAO Schwarz
The flagship FAO Schwarz toy store is shutting down for good. Visits there were always about the exp...
The High Bridge, New York City’s Newest Park
The High Bridge, a pedestrian bridge connecting Washington Heights to the Bronx, reopens as a park, ...
BounceU Opens Nanuet Location
BounceU, an inflatable play space with locations nationwide, recently opened a location in Nanuet. B...
Summer Ballet and Fitness Classes Offered to Children
Peter Cirolia, who danced alongside New York City ballet, owns Ballet Muscle, a studio that offers b...
Kangs Martial Arts Offers Class for Preschoolers
Kangs Martial Arts, a martial arts studio in Scarsdale, now offers a taekwondo class catered to pres...
Over the Moon Music and More Expands Location and Classes
Over the Moon Music and More, which offers Music Together®, is expanding its Scarsdale location and ...
All Star Studio Offers MSG Half-Time Performance Clinic
All Star Studios, a performing arts and dance studio in Forest Hills, is hosting two summer dance cl...
10 Tips & Tools for Organizing Your Family Life
Deciding that you're going to organize your family life is one hurdle to get over. So here are 10 ti...
How to De-Clutter Your Home
Relish in the opportunity to show off your clean and clutter-free home with these six tips for organ...
Kids’ Gym Offers Movie-Making Summer Camp
M.A.T.S.S. Kids' Gym, which offers a variety of physical and educational classes for kids on Long Is...
Greenlawn Art Studio Offers Summer Camps
Picasso Kidz, an art studio in Greenlawn, now offers a summer art program for ages 4-12, and summer ...
Bellmore Chiropractor Offers Free Scoliosis Screenings
When scheduling back-to-school doctors' appointments for your children, don't forget to schedule a s...
Free Summer Sports Programs for NYC Kids Offered by City Parks Foundation
Throughout the summer, City Parks Foundation is offering free summer sports programs for kids in New...
Summer Camp Offers Nature- and Technology-Driven Programs
Maritime Explorium, which offers nautical-themed, science-based exhibits and activities year-round, ...
Northport Dance School Adds Tween and Preschool Programs
Posey School of Dance, located in Northport, now offers a dance intensive class for tweens and a dan...
2015 Cover Contest Finalists Announced
NYMetroParents is proud to announce the 8 finalists in the 2015 Kids Cover Contest, who are set to b...
New York First State to Give All Pregnant Women Access to Health Care
New York State has designated pregnancy as a "qualifying life event," creating a special health insu...
MoMA to Host Children's Summer Film Festival
The Museum of Modern Art will host a new museum program for kids in NYC that features movies for chi...
Music School Offers Choir for Kids and Mini Camp
New York Music & Arts, a music school in Forest Hills and Great Neck for kids, is now offering a chi...
NYC Program Exposes Kids to Italian Language and Culture
Collina Italiana, which teaches Italian language and culture to children and adults in NYC, is now o...
First Shot Launches Evening Summer Basketball Program
First Shot Basketball School, a program that offers after-school basketball lessons for kids in Quee...
Circus Performers Hit NYC Streets This Summer
Circus comes to New York City as part of City Parks Foundation’s SummerStage Kids International Cont...
NYC Students Debut Citywide Art Exhibit on Bullying, Racism, Discrimination
New York City students across all five boroughs today debuted the largest art exhibition in the hist...
Child Psychologist Offers Executive Coaching Sessions
Jennifer Hope, Ph.D., a child psychologist based in Brooklyn, now offers executive coaching services...
Estate Planning Firm Caters To Parents with Young Kids
City Parents Legal Planning, a law firm in Manhattan, caters its services to parents who are looking...
Ivy Day School Opens Third Location in Forest Hills
Ivy Day School, a network of preschools in Queens, plans to open its Forest Hills location in July. ...
Bergen Instructor Offers Yoga Parties
Soul Practice Yoga, owned and operated by Sally Rodriguez Hamm, certified yoga instructor, now offer...
Tenafly Pediatrics Launches Online Booking Appointment Program
Tenafly Pediatrics, a doctors' office network in Bergen County, NJ, now offers patients the ability ...
Star Kidz to Offer Classes at JCC of Harrison
Star Kidz, an after-school performing arts school in Westchester County, will offer its theater, sin...
Dave & Buster’s Opens Pelham Manor Location
Dave & Buster's recently opened a new location in Pelham Manor. The family arcade features a restaur...
Bowlmor Long Island Adds Family-Friendly Arcade
Bowlmor Long Island, located in Melville, opened a new arcade last month to add to its family fun at...
Tibetan Care Places Nannies, Doulas, and Home Companions
Tibetan Care recently began offering its nanny, doula, and home companion placement services to fami...
Mike Risko Music in Westchester Named a Top 100 Music Store
Mike Risko Music in Ossining has been named one of the world’s Top 100 musical instrument and produc...
Children's Museum of Manhattan Opens Pop-Up Play Space Focused on Early Childhood Learning
The Children’s Museum of Manhattan will run Frolic!, a new interactive rock ‘n’ roll-themed pop-up p...
Rudolf Steiner School Hosts Music and Sustainability Camps
Rudolf Steiner School, a K-12 Waldorf school in Manhattan, is hosting two new summer camps this year...
Advantage Camps Expands Tennis Camp Programs
Advantage Camps is expanding its summer camps to include tennis, as well as arts and crafts, other s...
Valley Stream OT Practice Uses Rock Climbing to Improve Handwriting
Occupational Therapy for Productive Living, an OT practice in Valley Stream, now offers a handwritin...
Youth Gym Offers Program for Those with ASD
Evolution Youth Fitness, a children's gym in Port Jefferson Station, began a fitness program for chi...
Five Winners of 2nd Annual NYC Library Awards Announced
New Yorkers submitted more than 13,000 nominations, including every single branch in New York City’s...
Project Playdate Launches a Different Kind of Summer Camp for NYC Kids
Project Playdate's new SummerPlay program for kids ages 3-10 organizes group playdates to art, cultu...
Three Local Schools Earn Top 10 Finishes at National Chess Competition
Students from Success Academy charter schools in Cobble Hill, Williamsburg, and Harlem earned three ...
Adventurer’s Park Adds Go-Karts to Family Entertainment Center
Adventurer's Park, a family amusement park in Brooklyn, recently added go-karts to its activities. ...
Queens College Summer Camp Adds Programs for Young Campers
Queens College Summer Camp, a day camp in Queens, is extending its theater and athletic programs to ...
GoHealth Opens Urgent Care Centers Across Queens and Long Island
GoHealth has partnered with North Shore-LIJ to open urgent care centers across Queens and Long Islan...
Kids' Party Planners Publish Fairy Tale Books
The Brookland Fairies, a children's birthday party planning company based in Manhattan, will release...
Ear, Nose, and Throat Clinics open in Westport and New Canaan
Andrew Parker, M.D., ear, nose, and throat specialist, opened two new locations of his practice Park...
Kids Cover Contest Now Open for Entries!
The 2015 NYMetroParents Kids Photo Contest is accepting entries through June 13. Eight local kid fin...
Math-Only Learning Center Opens in Greenwich and Trumbull
Mathnasium, a math-only learning center that aims to help students catch up, get ahead, and stay ahe...
Operation ResCUTE “Paws” it Forward
Operation ResCUTE helps local animal shelters in aiding their adoption efforts, so every animal can ...
iFLY Indoor Skydiving Breaks Ground at Ridge Hill
A new family-friendly sports attraction, iFLY Indoor Skydiving, broke ground at Ridge Hill in Yonker...
Call for Volunteers: Help Clean Up City Parks
Help clean up NYC parks this summer during the It's My Park campaign, which will teach 50,000 New Yo...
Free Tickets Available at 10:30 Today for Observatory at One World Trade Center
Free tickets are available to be reserved beginning today, Thursday, May 14, at 10:30 a.m. ET for th...
Dwight-Englewood Fifth-Graders Present Original Opera
The Dwight-Englewood School fifth-graders presented an original opera titled "Inside Out" on April 3...
Jewish Preschool of the Nyacks Receives Child Care License
The Jewish Preschool of the Nyacks recently obtained its child care license allowing the school to o...
The Gaga Center Opens in Scarsdale
The popular camp sport Gaga has come to Westchester County with the opening of The Gaga Center in Sc...
Make Your Own Chocolate Pizza, Edible Jewelry, and Candy Bars
Chocolate Works, which has a network of candy stores across the New York metro area, recently opened...
Children's Museum of the Arts Offers Free Admission for Children with Special Needs
The Children's Museum of the Arts is launching a 2-year Art for All initiative with the aim of makin...
Long Island Aquarium Rescues California Sea Lion Pup
Last year, The Long Island Aquarium rescued a sea lion pup that was found on a California beach. Tha...
Kids Earn Free Ride Credits at Luna Park for Good Grades
Kids can earn free rides at Luna Park this June. As part of its end-of-school-year celebration, Luna...
High-End Brand Consignment Store Opens in Greenwich
The Haute Spot, a high-end consignment store, recently opened in Greenwich. The store offers brands ...
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