Please Touch Museum

Value of Play at Please Touch Museum

At Please Touch Museum, we encourage children to play and grow through the myriad of experiences we offer. We know that play provides the foundation for basic life skills such as building relationships, cooperation, negotiation and compromise as well as providing opportunities for children to find out who they are and what they enjoy doing. Play offers an emotional outlet, develops the imagination and creativity, and cultivates problem-solving skills.

With young children playing daily at Please Touch Museum, we see that it is a process-driven way of creating, exploring and investigating the surrounding environment with adults, other children or by themselves. Play is a fun and imaginative way to become familiar with the world we live in.

Please Touch Museum

Memorial Hall, Fairmount Park

4231 Avenue of the Republic

(formerly North Concourse Drive)

Philadelphia, PA 19131

(215) 581-3181

Nickelodeon Presents Storytime Live!

Nickelodeon Presents Storytime Live!

March 31, 2010 — April 04, 2010 at Radio City Music Hall

From the Website...Come play along with your favorite preschool pals LIVE on stage as Nickelodeon presents their newest, biggest, most exciting live show ever.

Leap into Fairytale Land with "Dora the Explorer," journey through Purewood Forest with "The Backyardigans," hop into Wonderland with "Wonder Pets!," and monkey around on The Monkey King Adventure with "Ni Hao, Kai-lan."

Travel for Kids

Travel for Kids
Fun things to do with kids...
Country List

From the website...

Trip Planner
Planning trips with kids is easier than you might think – do a little research, find the itinerary and budget that works for your family, and everything will fall into place.
Travel Tips
Practical tips for family vacations: "Traveling with stuffed animals," don't leave home without them, "Get those tickets to ride," family discounts on trains in Europe, "Tips for traveling with preschoolers," encourages parents with young kids to take long trips, "Baby's first flight," insider secrets for flying with infants, "Packing for your trip" and more...

City Ice Pavilion

City Ice Pavilion
47-32 32nd Place
Long Island City, NY 11101
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From the website...Welcome to the City Ice Pavilion. New York's most convenient ice rink and the perfect place to play, learn and have lots of fun! We offer public skating, ice hockey, figure skating, skating lessons and even have a summer camp.

Public Skating Schedule:
Monday: 1:30pm-3:20pm
Tuesday: 1:30pm-3:20pm
Wednesday: 1:30pm-3:20pm
Thursday: 1:30pm-3:50pm
Friday: 1:30pm-2:50pm & 5:30pm-8:20pm
Saturday: 12:00pm-3:50pm & 7:00pm-9:50pm
Sunday: 12:00pm-2:20pm

NY Ranger Fan Appreciation Skate:
Sunday: 12:00pm-2:20pm
(during General Skating session)

Sony Wonder Technology Lab

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Children's Screening


The Sony Wonder Technology Lab (SWTL) is a FREE four-story, interactive technology and entertainment museum for all ages. Located in mid-town Manhattan, SWTL inspires creativity in a high-quality, engaging and family friendly learning environment.

550 Madison Ave. at 56th St
New York, New York
General Info Line: (212) 833-8100

Reserved Admission Tickets:
Due to the popularity of Sony Wonder Technology Lab, reservations are highly recommended for all visitors. Reservations guarantee admission and can only be booked a minimum of seven days and up to three months prior to your desired visitation day. We do not accept same day reservations. Tickets are valid for the date and time indicated. Reservations can be booked by speaking with a Visitor Services Representative on our General Information Line.

Reservation Hours: Tuesday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. EST

Same Day Admission Tickets:
Visitors without reservations may obtain same day tickets for Sony Wonder Technology Lab, but please NOTE that there are only a certain number of tickets set aside for walk-up visitors each day. These tickets are distributed on a first come, first serve basis beginning at 10 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 12 p.m. on Sunday. As a result, walk-up visitors are encouraged to come early, as tickets go quickly. Tickets are valid for the specific time indicated.

Coalition for Quality Children's Media

From the website...The Coalition for Quality Children's Media is a national, nonprofit organization founded in 1991 whose mission is to teach children critical viewing skills and to increase the visibility and availability of quality children's media. families nationwide. The Coalition is a voluntary collaboration comprising more than 10,000 media professionals, lobbyists, policymakers, child advocates, educators, parents and families nationwide.

Our goals are..
A. To teach children to become critical media users;
B. To help adults recognize the importance of teaching critical viewing skills to children;
C. To help children identify and be aware of outstanding media programming;
D. To develop programs for children with special needs such as low-income, hospitalized or at-risk children.

Long Island Children's Museum

Long Island Children's Museum

11 Davis Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530

Open Tuesday-Sunday from 10am-5pm. Closed Monday.

General Admission: $10

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Planning Your Trip

Bricks & Sticks
Investigate, build and shape our three-dimensional world using a variety of building blocks and interactive software.

Bubbles
Blur the boundary between play and experimentation as you step inside a giant bubble, blow bubbles within bubbles and make a giant bubble honeycomb.

Changes & Challenges
Enter a house, school or outdoor environment, and experience how people with differing abilities adapt to daily challenges.

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