Animals
1. The Art Farm in NYC
3. Kensington Stables
4. White Post Farms
Activities
1. Hot Air Balloon
2. Rennaisance Faire
3. Monster Truck Show
4. Moomah
Theater
1. Merrick Theater and Center for the Arts
Museums
1. New York City Fire Museum
2. New York Hall of Science
3. Brooklyn Children’s Museum
4. Jewish Children’s Museum
5. Museum of the Moving Image
6. The Nassau County Firefighters Museum
7. Long Island Children’s Museum
8. Children's Museum of Manhattan
9. The Cradle of Aviation Museum
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Merrick Theater and Center for the Arts – 2222 Hewlett Avenue, Merrick, NY 11566. 516-868-6400. www.merricktheatreandcenterforthearts.com
Animals
The Art Farm in NYC - A Petting Zoo for young kids. The Art Farm offers programs for children to interact with live animals and connect with them through hands on experience. The original Art Farm camp located in Bridgehampton was founded in 1995. The Art Farm in the City was added on New York’s Upper East Side in 2001. The space is eco friendly and children are taught how to care for the planet, animals, create art, cook and much more. 419 E 91st St New York, NY 10128 212-410-3117.
Kensington Stables you can take your kids for a pony or a horse carriage ride. Located at 51 Caton Place, Brooklyn, NY 11218 (718) 972-4588.
White Post Farms – Animal farm, petting zoo and a personal favorite. 250 Old Country Road, Melville NY11747. www.whitepostfarms.com 631-351-9373.
Greenlight Bookstore has free story time. They are located at 686 Fulton Street, Brooklyn NY 11217. 718-246-0200.
Books of Wonder free story time. Located at 18 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011.
Barnes and Noble has a children's section that your kids would surely adore. www.bn.com.
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Museums
New York City Fire Museum 278 Spring Street between Varick and Hudson Streets. Manhattan Soho. The New York City Fire Museum houses one of the nation's most prominent collections of fire related art and artifacts from the late 18th Century to the present. Among its holdings are painted leather buckets, helmets, parade hats and belts, lanterns and tools, Volunteer-era hand pumped fire engines, horse drawn vehicles and early motorized apparatus. (212)691-1303
New York Hall of Science – Science Museum 47-01 111th Street, Queens NY 718-699-0005.www.nysci.org
Brooklyn Children’s Museum – 145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn NY 718-735-4400www.brooklynkids.org
Jewish Children’s Museum – 792 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn NY 11213 718-467-0600.www.jcm.museum
Museum of the Moving Image http://www.movingimage.us 35 Avenue at 37 Street Astoria, NY 11106. Tel. 718-777-6888. Museum of the Moving Image is the country's only museum dedicated to the art, history, technique and technology of the moving image in all its forms. Moving Image is one of a kind destination for all ages and interests.
The Nassau County Firefighters Museum – Located in Museum Row in Nassau County, One Davis Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530 516-572-4177. www.ncfiremuseum.org
Long Island Children’s Museum – Located in Museum Row in Nassau County, 11 Davis Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530 516-224-5800. www.licm.org
Children’s Museum of Manhattan – 212 West 83rd Street, New York, NY 10024. 212-721-1223.www.cmom.org
Cradle of Aviation Museum - Located in Museum Row in Nassau County, One Davis Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530 516-572-4111. www.cradleofaviation.org