This Week: Affordable February Break Camps, DIY Winter Olympics Party, Best February Kids' Events in the Tri-State Area
This post contains no references to snow, sleet, slush or ice. That's our promise to you on yet another freezing winter's day! Instead, we'll warm you up (figuratively speaking) by linking to the hottest family events this February in NYC, Westchester, New Jersey, Long Island, Connecticut and beyond.
The February midwinter break is coming up quick for NYC public school students, so we rounded up 10 inexpensive camps in case you're in need of child care. Got the week off? Our NYC Day Trip Guide features lots of wonderful local getaways for families and our Winter Guide is chock-full of seasonal activities, from ice-skating, sledding, skiing and snow tubing (sorry—we broke our promise and mentioned snow), plus cool kids' culture like the best theater shows and museum exhibits.
Another great thing to do over midwinter recess? Try some of our fun and easy WeeWork projects. In fact, it just might win you tickets to Baby Loves Disco. Every week from now through April 11, we're giving away a family four-pack to this family dance party. All you need to do is share a photo of a completed WeeWork project on social media. Get all the details on our giveaway page.
Here's what else we covered on the NYC site this week:
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Our special needs blogger, Michaela, rounded up adaptive winter sports programs for children of all abilities.
In honor of The Lego Movie, which opens on Friday, we highlighted Lego fun in NYC beyond your living room.
Some of the enriching programs in our list of February break camps cost as little as $50 per day.
Our biweekly news post includes the scoop on a new robot building studio in Tribeca, the annual Doodle 4 Google competition and a sing-along version of Frozen.
Want to get the whole family psyched for the Games in Sochi? We've got fun ideas for how to throw a kids' Winter Olympics party.
Our neighborhood of the month is Flushing, Queens, and we kicked off our coverage with the top 25 things to do with kids in the area, including cheer on the Lunar New Year parade, which takes place this Saturday.
There's a cool new indoor place for tweens to play: Modern Pinball, an arcade featuring more than 30 different pinball machines in Kips Bay.
Celebrate Darwin Day by learning about evolution at kid-friendly spots around the city.
This week's WeeWork posts include how to craft a Chinese New Year drum and easy homemade valentines.
Bets bets for the weekend include the Lunar New Year Parade in Queens, a new graffiti exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York and a going away party for Fantasia the python at the Brooklyn Children's Museum.
