Daily 03/28/10 - 04/11/10 

Macy's, Broadway and 34th Street, NY, NY, 212.494.4495

http://www.macys.com, Ages: All Ages, Time: During store hours; Closed Easter Sun: Free

Spring Is In The Air, the 2010 Macy's Flower Show, fills the entire Main Floor, as well as the world-famous windows, with 10 different garden environments and over 30,000 varieties of exotic trees, flowering plants, and brilliant color. 20-minute guided complimentary tours are available every half hour between 11am and 4pm at the Macy's 35th and Broadway door.

 

Daily except Wed 03/14/10 - 08/01/10

The Jewish Museum,1109 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY,212.423.3337,

Ages: All Ages, Time: 10:30am-12:30pm, Cost: Free with paid admission

America's favorite monkey, the irrepressible Curious George, is always in trouble! In a great turn of fate, he helped his creators get out of life-threatening danger. Nearly 80 original drawings for Margret and H. A. Rey's children's books and documentation related to their escape from Nazis.

 

Sun 04/04/10 - 04/25/10

Museum at Eldridge Street, 12 Eldridge Street, NY, NY, 212.219.0302

http://www.eldridgestreet.org, Ages: 5-10, Time: 1pm, Cost: $15 per family

Families can discover why so many immigrants came to America by embarking on a fun-filled family scavenger hunt throughout the 1887 Eldridge Street Synagogue, which is filled with clues that lead to a special Passover Freedom party - complete with holiday food, music, and art making.

 

Opening April 9, 2010
Cirque du Soleil OVOat Randall's Island Park. www.cirquedusoleil.com

OVO is a headlong rush into a colourful ecosystem teeming with life, where insects work, eat, crawl, flutter, play, fight and look for love in a non-stop riot of energy and movement. The insects' home is a world of biodiversity and beauty filled with noisy action and moments of quiet emotion.

 

Sunday, 04/18/10 

Children's Galleries for Jewish Culture, 515 West 20th Street Suite 4E, NY, NY, 212.924.4500, http://www.cgjc.org, Ages: 5-12, Time: 2pm-5pm, Cost: Free with paid admission

Families can explore some of the ethnic crafts brought to America by immigrants, experiment with origami, learn the craft of paper cutting, and create African and Mexican dolls to celebrate Immigrant Heritage Week.

 

Sunday, 04/25/10

Riverside Park, Riverside Drive Between 62nd and 153rd Streets, NYC, 212.870.3070

http://www.riversideparkfund.org, Ages: All Ages, Time: 10am-4pm, Cost: Free admission

Hippo Playground's 27th annual springtime fair helps raise funds for the beloved Riverside Park destination with kid favorites such as pony rides, a petting zoo, a jumping castle, face painting, a maze, games, prizes, and more. Enter on 91st Street and Riverside Drive.