Visiting Staten Island Children's Museum

We visited Staten Island Children's Museum at 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301

Visiting Bronx Zoo

We visited the Bronx Zoo at 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronz New York 10460 frequently since we are members. We usually go around Halloween time for Boo at the Zoo. We also visits during the summer because my daughter likes the camel ride and the shows.

Visiting Bushkill Falls

We  have been to Bushkill Falls twice already and it really lovely. There are several activities for the whole family, from hiking, paddle boating, mining gems for little ones, etc.

Visiting Legoland Discovery Center Weschester

We went to Legoland Discovery Center Weschester last year because of a discounted tickets shared by a long time friend we met through Queens Library program when my daughter was still two years old.

Apple Picking at Hanks Pumpkintown

Hanks Pumpkintown in 240 Montauk Highway, Watermill, NY 11976 was a good place to pick apples.

Visiting Children's Museum in Connecticut

We went to Stepping Stones Museum for Children in Norwalk, Connecticut on Mother's Day 2015.

The Holiday Train Show

I learned about the Holiday Train Show in The New York Botanical Garden from one of my Facebook friend's post and we thought of checking it out. We went on the last day on January 19, 2015 and it was so awesome! The artist Paul Busse and his team really did an amazing job of recreating New York City's landmarks out of bark and other parts of plants. I didn't reserve a time beforehand so we have to wait a bit before we can go in the Haupt Conservatory to see the Holiday Train Show.

 

We use the time to visit the Mertz Library which we learned is one of the and the largest, botanical libraries in the world, and to take the tram tour  My husband and I had to tell my daughter to imagine the flowers since the tour audio describe blooming flowers and flowering trees and yet all we can see are trees with no leaves, grass and rocks, typical of a winter landscape.

Last year, my daughter had a field trip in the  Everett Children's Adventure Garden so she gave her Daddy a tour of the Garden, sprinkle water on some plants inside the mini green house found in the garden, entertain us with her impromptu puppet show and play in the toy train found in the garden.

Visiting the Cradle of Aviation Museum

I can't believe we didn't know about Cradle of Aviation Museum in Charles Lindbergh Blvd.
Garden City, NY earlier. It's in the museum row in Garden, City, NY just a few building away from Long Island Children's Museum which we visited a number of times.

Watching Sea Monters in the Dome Theater is awesome! In some scenes we experienced the same feeling that we had during Soarin, a flight stimulator in Epcot. We went to the museum early so we had the Dome Theater to ourselves. We felt special, it's like chartering a whole theater for a great watching experience!

The Deep Sea: The Ride in the X-Ride Theater is not so bad either! The screen is not as big as the Dome Theater, but the motion of our ride compensate for it.

There are different models of planes and even a flight stimulator. My daughter crash the plane without even taking off the first time but the second time she tried it, she was able to do it. My husband kind of help with the pedal though since she too short to reach them with her feet.

The Junior Jet Club, an interactive play area for children up to six years of age is my daughter's favorite spot in the whole museum though. She built rockets using soft blocks, pretend to pilot a space shuttle cockpit, climb into space stations among other things. We will definitely come back again to this museum.