THURSDAY THIRTEEN!?

If you live in, around or are planning to visit NYC, here’s a list of 13 places you can take your kids this summer, which are either reasonably priced or completely FREE!
Thanks to Marina who commented on last week’s Thursday 13, for the idea, even though my list isn’t really what she asked for, hehe.

1. Bronx Zoo - Wednesdays they only ask for a donation, in other words… it could be free
2. New York Botanical Gardens - be sure to visit the Children’s Adventure Garden and check out their calendar for family friendly events
   
3. Sony Wonder Technology Lab - FREE! LOTS of hands-on stuff your kids (AND YOU!) will love
4. Museum of Natural History - kids always LOVE the dinosaurs
5. Kayaking on the Hudson River - FREE at 3 locations in Manhattan - they offer free classes, too
6. Indoor Ice Skating at Chelsea Piers - FREE until August 26, from 12pm-3:50pm
7. Children’s Museum of Manhattan - Right now they have the Gods, Myths and Mortals:Discover Ancient Greece exhibition
8. New York Aquarium
9. Astroland - You’ll have to make the trip this summer, because after this season, this relic of an amusement park will be closing down
10. Central Park Zoo
11. Alley Pond Environmental Center - over 600 acres of woods, meadow and marshlands that you can hike though. They also have a little zoo and aquarium… (all in the middle of Queens)
12. Wave Hill - Public Garden and Cultural Center in the Riverdale section of the Bronx - You can participate in classes where you can create art projects with your little ones, as well as other classes like Tai Chi Chuan on the weekends.
13. Pelham Bay Park and the Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum - Take a tour through this historic mansion, then take a stroll through with your family along one of the trails in Pelham Bay Park, the city’s largest, which is also the home of Orchard Beach. If you don’t know the Bronx, you’ll be surprised to learn that this beautiful 2,700 acre park is located in this borough.

If you have a Thursday 13 up, leave me a message and I’ll visit!

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