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National Museum of the American Indian Opens imagiNATIONS Center

Submitted by Eti Bonn-Muller on Tue, 05/29/2018 - 11:07am

Kevin Gover, the director of The National Museum of the American Indian, and visitors play with "Make It, Shake It" an interactive engineering bridge display. AP Images/Jason DeCrow for the museum

From sunflowers and surfboards to ponchos and potatoes, the range of innovations by Native Americans is staggering. Their ingenuity is celebrated at the New York City branch of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), located in the Financial District, where the new imagiNATIONS Activity Center invites young visitors to explore the contributions of Native people through hands-on displays accompanied by kid-friendly texts in both English and Spanish.

The new center opened this May, and like the rest of the museum, is FREE to visit for all ages.

The Skyscraper Museum: Where Kids Build on Their Love for NYC

Submitted by Eti Bonn-Muller on Fri, 05/11/2018 - 10:21am

The Skyscraper Museum. Photo by Julienne Schaer for NYCgo

Nestled in an intimate gallery space in Battery Park City, amid the soaring structures that comprise Lower Manhattan, the little-known Skyscraper Museum offers insight into the ever-evolving New York cityscape. While the technical information that accompanies its exhibits is geared toward adults, even the littlest urbanites can appreciate the engaging oversize photographs, historic maps, and detailed models of buildings in their world-famous backyard and beyond.

There are also STEM-inspired lessons and workshops for NYC kids as they learn what it takes to create one of those wow-worthy skyscrapers.

The Little Red Fish Review: A Low-Key, Whimsical Puppet Show

Submitted by Eti Bonn-Muller on Thu, 04/12/2018 - 10:20am

Amid a dimly lit stage, stacks of books float through the air as the imagination of a little boy in search of his missing pet runs wild in The Little Red Fish, a new production from the New York City Children's Theater playing in NYC this April. The theater teamed up with Puppet Kitchen, the same group behind the oversize, colorful puppets in the popular Very Hungry Caterpillar Show, for Little Red Fish. Darting about the stage throughout the 30-minute show, his elusive finned friend elicits gasps from the audience whenever it punctuates the sober set with its burst of vermilion light.

Read on to see why The Little Red Fish is one of our top theater picks for NYC kids this spring.

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