Things To Do in NYC This Weekend with Kids: Christmas Carol, Tubas, Santa Rescue, Unsilent Night

This week's picks for NYC parents from Mommy Poppins. [Family Event Calendar]( Sponsored: Get exceptional pediatric care designed for real life with [One Medical Kids](. Sign up now and save $25 with the code NYCFRIENDS25. [Things To Do in NYC This Weekend with Kids: Christmas Carol, Tubas, Santa Rescue, Unsilent Night]( Big News: You can [party with us]( on Saturday at Kidville UWS! The Mommy Poppins team is in the house to create gift bags for The Children's Aid Society, and we'd love it if you'd join us for holiday photos, goodies, and doing good. Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol takes over NYC this weekend, with live productions [in the Village]( [on Broadway]( at the [Morris-Jumel Mansion]( and [in Harlem]( a reading at the landmark [Merchant's House Museum]( and even a [Ghosts of Christmas Past]( walking tour. (The Morgan Library's [Winter Fair]( is also deeply Dickensian). On Sunday, Christmas literature devotees can snuggle in for a [candlelight reading of Clement Moore's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas]( a century-old holiday tradition in Washington Heights, and Richard Scarry's [The Night Before the Night Before Christmas]( gets a reading at New-York Historical Society. This weekend also features a load of cool Christmas and holiday events known and loved by NYC insiders, like [Winter Wonderland at the Apollo]( and [Santa rolling up to meet kids in a police car]( in Brooklyn. On Sunday, there's nothing more unique than the[45th Annual Tuba Christmas at Rockefeller Center]( or the village-to-village [Unsilent Night parade]( except maybe [Santa's annual rescue]( from the roof of the NY Fire Museum. And it's time for the Christmas Bird Count in [Central Park]( and [Prospect Park](. Hanukkah is over a week away (December 22) but why let that slow you down? Get a head start at [A Golem from Buenos Aires]( a [Klezmer Hanukkah Party]( at Beth Elohim. the Jewish Museum's [Hanukkah Family Day]( and the 92nd St Y's [Family Chanukah Concert](. You can take a break from the holidays (if you need a breather) with a stop at [The Museum of Ice Cream]( where families can zoom down an epic 3-story slide. As always, our [December GoList]( our [Holiday Fun Guide]( and our [Event Calendar]( standing by at the ready, overstuffed with holiday fun. [Read more.]( [Now Boarding: Ice Skating Rink Opens at JFK Airport]( While New Yorkers usually dread going to the airport (thanks to the construction, traffic, and all-around charmlessness that characterize good old LGA and JFK), stepping inside the [TWA Hotel at JFK Airport]( is like taking a well-designed trip down memory lane. As you enter the hotel, you’re greeted by classic cars and flight crew dressed in retro uniforms. Just a few steps up is a sprawling white-and-red lounge reminiscent of the 1960s. Those in the lounge have the best view of all: A brand new ice skating rink sitting on the tarmac next to a retired TWA propeller plane. The newest [ice skating option in Queens]( the Runway Rink at the TWA hotel opened at the end of November, just in time for the [holiday travel]( rush. Read on for details about the new rink and tips on visiting with kids—it's a winter wonderland worth seeing if you have to be at JFK! [Read more.]( [Festivals, holiday performances, and more – our top picks for December!]( [Christmas lights, Hanukkah celebrations, and more holiday fun!]( [Fun Free December Events]( [A]( Holiday Light Displays]( [Fun Holiday Day Trips]( [Free Indoor Play Spots]( Copyright © 2019 Mommy Poppins, All rights reserved. You are getting this email because you subscribed to our newsletters on MommyPoppins.com Our mailing address is: Mommy Poppins 511 Avenue of the Americas #504New York, New York 10011 [Add us to your address book]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences](