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This Week: Skiing & Snow Tubing Near NYC, MLK Day Weekend Picks, Winter Family Day Trips
Seeing kids all bundled up for the winter puts me in a giddy mood. This morning, I spied a toddler decked out in a full-on Elmo costume to stay warm, and no, he wasn't working Times Square. It's worth pulling out your toastiest coats to enjoy all the seasonal fun winter has to offer. The three-day weekend is a great time to take a day trip to a nearby ski or snow tubing resort. Too cold for you? Our Weekend Trips Guide is filled with indoor options, and our Long Island, New Jersey and Westchester sites provide lots of destination inspiration, like outings in nearby Cold Spring, Lambertville or Old Saybrook.
Martin Luther King Day is also a National Day of Service, and all of our sites have ways families can give back to their communities. Whether you help beautify a local park, prepare care packages for the homeless, or bake treats for your favorite community organization, there are lots of ways to honor his legacy.
Here's what else we covered on the NYC site this week:
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There's still time to check out a few of our weekday event picks including the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre's brand-new puppet show and an interactive mystery at both Manhattan Lego Stores.
Teach kids the true meaning of Martin Luther King Day at all-ages celebrations, peace marches and family volunteering opportunities.
Or maybe you prefer to spend the holiday weekend skiing or snow tubing—many resorts are less than two hours from NYC.
Do you know a computer-loving girl in high school? Girls Who Code is currently accepting applications for its FREE Summer Immersion Program in NYC and we've got the scoop on how to vie for a spot.
We kicked off our winter culture coverage with a roundup of the best new museum exhibits for kids, including a few fun interactive installations.
A NYC mom of three shared six services that make her life easier, from shopping to laundry to annoying everyday tasks.
This week's WeeWork crafts included easy and fabulous glitter pinecones and marshmallow snowmen—we had a blast making these edible guys at our Symphony Space event last weekend!
Best bets for the MLK Day weekend include a concert by The Fresh Beat Band, PBS Kids' Wild Kratts live onstage and the opening weekend of the Children's Museum of Manhattan's interactive installation Hello from Japan!.
