
We already touted the USS New York as a great Veterans Day destination. But since the weather on Wednesday may turn out to be wet, today may be the perfect day to visit the brand-new battleship docked in Midtown West. With temperatures near 70, a walk down by the waterfront sounds heavenly...

Yesterday we figured Elmo would be it, but today the Count makes a cameo and the letters that spell out Google are appropriately turned into numbers. Ha-ha-ha. The Count’s long been one of our faves on the show. ...

Although your kids will probably recognize Peter Facinelli as Dr. Cullen from the blockbuster Twilight series, you may remember him from his roles in Can’t Hardly Wait, HBO’s Six Feet Under and most recently Showtime’s Nurse Jackie. The ...

We’re guessing today is it. Elmo has finally arrived as the Google doodle. Yesterday Oscar made an appearance on the search engine. Google has always impressed us with its love of tot pop culture. ...

We can’t get over how adorable the goods are at new Red Hook emporium Foxy & Winston. Owner Jane Buck, who named the store after her parents, hand-screenprints her whimsical designs—everything from a rooster to a lady bug—on baby hats, onesies, bibs, tote bags, stationery and more. On S...

Okay, so we were wrong about Elmo, but Google is still highlighting Sesame Street’s 40th anniversary, this time with dynamic duo Bert and Ernie. What’s even cooler is that Google has vamped up their “Google Doodle” with different characters in countries worldwide. Check ...

Halloween is just a memory now but that doesn’t mean your weekend has to be boring: There’s plenty going on around town, and most of it is absolutely free! Co...

The weekend after Halloween always feels a bit anticlimactic. The kids have finally come down from their sugar high, and the countdown to Thanksgiving has begun. But you don’t need a holiday to have heaps of fun—especially when the forecast predicts mild temperatures and sunny skies. We...

We’ve got iPhone apps on the brain (and in the mag) this month, and here’s another to add to our obsession. The classic kids’ magazine Highlights for Children is taking its popular feature, the Hidden Pictures Game, digital. Much...

You and your tots probably know (and love) author-illustrator Arnold Lobel’s adorable Frog and Toad series. Today Lobel’s daughter, Adrienne, honors her late father by celebrating the release of two new works, which she pieced together from stories he created for friends and family. A...

Are coloring books and finger paints too ho-hum for your quickly maturing child? Then treat him to an afternoon of truly inspired art making...

If your kids have the day off from school today. there’s plenty to keep them busy at spots around the city. After you tote ‘em to the polls (be sure to read our take on the candidates first), head to Lefferts Historic House where kids can cast their own ballots in an Election Day Celebration. [....

“Happy Birthday to you, You belong in a zoo….” Never will the words to that song ring truer than this Sunday, when the Bronx Zoo celebrates its 110th birthday. The ...













