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10 Stores That Offer Free and Low-Cost Classes for Westchester Kids

Submitted by Susan Miele on Fri, 01/17/2020 - 12:30pm

Home Depot stores offer kids' workshops on the first Saturday of the month. Photo courtesy of Home Depot

Keeping kids educated and entertained can cost a pretty penny, so we've rounded up FREE and low-cost classes offered by local stores—including STEM programs, crafting, cooking, and more. We’re big fans of the $0 price tag, but we’ve also included a few that allow for one-time visits up to about $30. 

Many stores have various locations, so be sure to check with these to confirm local schedules, offerings, and rates.

Looking for more? We’ve previously rounded up 60 FREE Places to Play, which include stores, nature centers, play spaces, and other venues. Of course, libraries are also a great resource, and many offer one-time and recurring classes in coding, yoga, knitting, and more. Most importantly, keep tabs on our Event Calendar, where we curate the best local events with a heavy emphasis on FREE and inexpensive.

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Things To Do in Westchester this Weekend: Balto, Baseball Card Show, Open Boat

Submitted by Susan Miele on Wed, 01/08/2020 - 12:55pm

Catch a showing of Balto at the Jacob Burns Film Center on Saturday. Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures

There are tons of great events for Westchester and Hudson Valley families happening on this January weekend. We've identified happenings that focus on an assortment of topics like sports, animals, history, film, and even American Girl dolls.

For starters, browse the collectibles at the return of the three-day Baseball Card Show. Show your kids how food was made before the advent of the microwave (shocking!) when they learn how to make Bread and Butter in old-school style. In a similar vein, get a glimpse of a servant's life in a 79-room historic mansion à la "Downton Abbey" at A Life in Service Service Tour. More indoor fun can be had creating fashion for an American Girl doll. And if your kids are prone to steering the conversation toward the subject of poop, Scat! gives the topic acceptability, as animal leave-behinds are explored through a naturalist's eye. 

There's more! Check out our hot-off-the-press roundup of 50 winter activities for kids (some of which should be booked early) and our Event Calendar to plan your entire weekend—and beyond!

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50 Fun Things To Do with Westchester Kids this Winter

Submitted by Susan Miele on Fri, 01/03/2020 - 11:51am

Rosie Revere, Iggy Peck, and Ada Twist will be at the Emelin Theatre in Mamaroneck on Saturday, January 18. Photo by Jeremy Daniel Photography

The holidays may be over, but winter will be with us as long as the groundhog dictates. We know how hard it is to keep the kids occupied this time of year, so we’ve gathered a slew of indoor and outdoor winter activities in and around Westchester that can get you and your kids out of the house this season.

Whether you're looking to stay local or you're itching to explore beyond our borders, we have ideas that should suit every level of motivation. You can embrace the cold at a winter festival or while maple sugaring; try a winter sport like snow tubing or skiing; or get some indoor action at a trampoline park or play space. Celebrate one of more than 10 winter holidays, from Three Kings Day through St. Patrick’s Day, or snag seats to one of a dozen performances.

And that's just the beginning—we’ve got 50 great ideas below to motivate you to bundle up and leave the house. Many of these are FREE! Snowed in? Bookmark our snow-day resource to avoid pulling your hair out.

There’s still a lot more where that came from! Consult our Event Calendar and sign up for our newsletters to stay in the loop. We’ll keep you busy all winter long!

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Things To Do in Westchester this Weekend: Newsies, Three Kings Day, Winter Wonderland

Submitted by Susan Miele on Tue, 12/31/2019 - 11:10am

Disney's Newsies starts its seven-day run at the White Plains Performing Arts Center this weekend. Photo by Jack Davey

If you feel the need to chill out after the rush of the holiday hullaballoo, now is a great time for turning down the excitement a notch—but there’s still no shortage of fun things to do this weekend for Westchester and Hudson Valley families.

As winter settles in, we’re especially fond of FREE and low-cost programs, as an antidote December’s typical expensiveness. Rounding out the holiday season is the FREE Three Kings Day Celebration featuring multicultural performance and cuisine, while the historic Candlelight Tour takes us back to a simpler time, when holiday traditions were less hectic. Another throwback is the presentation of two Charlie Chaplin silent films, presented on the big screen with the live piano accompaniment that was the norm back in its day. Or thoroughly unplug at Family Forest Time.

Read on for all this and more, then head to our Event Calendar and our newly published January GoList to plan ahead!

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January GoList: Best Things to Do in Westchester With Kids

Submitted by Susan Miele on Fri, 12/27/2019 - 8:00am

With the holidays over and the cold weather setting in, January may seem like a good time to hibernate—but not so for Westchester and Hudson Valley families! Our January GoList provides plenty of reasons for getting out and taking advantage of the compelling programs in our area. And, after the high cost of the holidays, you'll be glad to know that many of our picks are FREE!

The Best of the New York International Children's Film Festival returns for an encore screening, with a dozen short flicks hailing from around the world, and the circus comes to town when the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus brings its feats and daring to the local arena. For outdoor fun that embraces the season, bundle up for the Hudson Valley Rail Trail WinterFest, and if your kids are practically obsessed with poop, try Scat! Lest we forget the key holiday of the month, teach your kids about civic duty by finding a cause to lend a hand to on the annual MLK Day of Service. 

These are just a sample of the highlights we’ve identified for you—there are also shows, nature excursions, and more—so read on for more and consult our ever-growing Event Calendar for daily picks. Don’t worry: There’ll still be plenty of time to sit home by the fire in your jammies!

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Things To Do in Westchester this Weekend: Christmas Carol, Nutcracker, Holiday Crafting

Submitted by Susan Miele on Wed, 12/11/2019 - 2:00pm

Nestle into the historic Old Dutch Church this weekend for Charles Dickens’ "A Christmas Carol.” Photo courtesy of Historic Hudson Valley

The holidays are closing in, and Westchester and Hudson Valley families are scrambling to soak up all the fun! This weekend, the festivities are ratcheted up, so put on your jingle bells, light those lights, and don’t miss these highlights!

The big holiday events happening throughout December are still in full gear, and with a short holiday season this year and the tendency for some to sell out, we encourage you to reserve tickets now. Adding to the various iterations this month of the Tchaikovsky classic, this weekend marks the return of The Westchester Ballet Company’s The Nutcracker. Other noteworthy holiday performances include the Christmas Handbell Concert and Canadian Brass' "Christmas Time Is Here." 

A couple of programs combine nature and crafting, including Decorate a Tree for Wildlife and Holiday Decorations from Nature, both annual traditions.

That's just the tip of the holiday iceberg—find lots more festive fun in our Event Calendar. Read on for our top picks, and also consult our Holiday Fun Guide. Enjoy it all!

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Westchester Mompreneurs Open D.I.Y. Slime Shop in Larchmont

Submitted by Susan Miele on Fri, 12/06/2019 - 11:57am

It's a kid's dream come true: a space solely dedicated to making slime!

Do your kids love to make slime? Do you not love having your kids make slime in your house? Enter D.I.Y. Slime, the newly opened Westchester storefront whose purpose is to provide slime-making fun that doesn’t ruin your table.

Say no more, right? But there is more. D.I.Y. Slime, located on East Avenue in Larchmont, takes slime-making to a higher level: This is high-end, fancy-pants slime! We paid a visit and got the lowdown on offerings, hours, mix-ins, and more.

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Things To Do in Westchester this Weekend: Sinterklaas Festival, Laurie Berkner, Holiday Train Show

Submitted by Susan Miele on Wed, 12/04/2019 - 10:00am

Head to Rhinebeck for Sinterklaas Festival Day on Saturday. Photo courtesy of the Sinterklaas Festival

With Thanksgiving so late this year, the holiday fun that would otherwise have been spread across two weekends is now jam-packed in the weekend ahead! There are Santa sightings, breakfasts with Santa, craft fairs, tree and menorah lightings, and a host of other seasonal attractions throughout Westchester and the Hudson Valley. How to optimize each weekend this month requires some strategy.

Many of the recurring holiday events we've previously listed are now supplemented with a fresh batch of festive fanfare, including the large-scale Sinterklaas Festival Day, Holiday on Huguenot Street (which takes place Friday, as well), and a Dutch celebration of St. Nicholas Day—all of which are FREE. Several holiday performances are scheduled, including Laurie Berkner's holiday concert and an interpretation of The Nutcracker performed by marionettes. 

If you were hoping to catch the stage production of Peter Pan, both performances are sold-out.

Read on for all our top picks—then be sure to consult our Event Calendar for the full panoply of options (and there are many!), including alternatives to holiday-themed activities. Don’t forget to check out our Holiday Fun Guide to plan the remaining days of the season and our December GoList for our top picks for the month. 

Be sure to sign up for our newsletters to stay up to date on all kinds of fun!

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