This Week: Indoor Winter Fun in NYC, Best Family Travel of 2014, Weekday Picks in NYC & Beyond, Mommy Poppins Event at Symphony Space on Saturday

1/8/15 - By Raven Snook

It's so cold, my mother calls every morning to find out if her grandchild is dressed appropriately for the weather. (She never asks what I'm wearing so I guess I'm too old to worry about.) Winter is here to stay for a while and (once this deep freeze dissipates a bit), we're looking forward to enjoying skiing, snow tubing and other seasonal sports near NYC and beyond.

Of course if you're the type who plans to spend the next few months holed up inside as much as possible, there are lots of fun things to do indoors with kids. To inspire you, we put together a list of 50 drop-in destinations including play spaces, interactive museum installations, arcades and more offbeat options. If you're still pining for warmer climes, check out our Travel site's roundup of our favorite family travel destinations of 2014 and then start planning your next vacation—midwinter school break is coming up next month!

And what are you doing this Saturday? Hopefully joining us at our special Mommy Poppins-sponsored performance of the eye-popping show Stella, Queen of the Snow at Symphony Space. Our readers enjoy an exclusive preshow activity and save 35% on tickets. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Here's what else we covered on the NYC site this week:

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We kicked off the week with our first-ever weekday event picks post. Every Sunday, we'll share our top five activities for Monday through Friday because in NYC, cool things to do with kids don't just happen on the weekend.

More winter inspiration: Have fun and stay warm with these 50 things to do indoors with kids.

The Parks Department is overhauling 35 NYC playgrounds and families can share their design ideas at Community Input Meetings.

Super-popular educator, Carmelo the Science Fellow, is opening the Brooklyn Preschool of Science in Park Slope this fall and we've got the scoop on this unique early education option.

Starting this Friday, you can buy two-for-one tickets to Broadway shows including family favorites The Lion King, Wicked and Aladdin.

Our biweekly news roundup includes details on FREE coding classes for teens, FREE one-on-one support for new parents and everything you need to know about applying to kindergarten.

It's your last chance to check out the cool 3D printed kids' art exhibit at the Children's Museum of the Arts before it closes on Sunday.

This week's WeeWork crafts include recycled holiday card bookmarks and coffee filter snowflake garlands.

Best bets for the weekend include our special Mommy Poppins-sponsored performance of Stella, Queen of the Snow at Symphony Space, the annual Icky Fest at the Brooklyn Children's Museum and MulchFest at parks throughout the five boroughs.