Here's the NYC Public School Calendar for 2022-2023

This week's picks for NYC parents from Mommy Poppins. [LATEST]( | [CALENDAR]( Kick off a new school year with our [NYC Classes and Enrichment Guide]( where you'll find the best of NYC's after-school classes for kids! RECENT ARTICLES [Here's the NYC Public School Calendar for 2022-2023]( [NYC school kids head back to school on Thursday, September 8, 2022, according to the newly released NYC public school calendar. Photo by Al De Ingeniis] If you've got a child in public school, you live by the public school calendar, and at long last the education department has released the NYC public school calendar for 2022-2023. Many [local NYC preschools]( follow the public school schedule, too. The New York City Department of Education's calendar for the 2022-2023 school year is below, and you'll want to bookmark it now for reference—and to help with planning [family vacations]( and [school break camp coverage](. Once again, there will be no snow days. Plan on logging your kiddos on for a day of remote learning whenever buildings are closed for snow or other emergencies. These are all of the dates you can count on your kiddos being out of school during the 2022-2023 school year. [Read more.]( [Pittsfield, MA with Kids: 35 Things To Do in The Berkshires Town]( [Walk The Melville Trail or enjoy the view from the famous author's study on a visit to the Herman Melville's Arrowhead Estate in Pittsfield.] Located in the heart of The Berkshires, find the town of Pittsfield, Massachusetts. With its walkable main street draped with red, white, and blue buntings and bespeckled with the work of local artists, it's a charming mix of old and new, befitting a region that's experienced a re-birth as a regional travel destination thanks to the pandemic. Its location is convenient for visitors from major metropolitan areas in Boston and New York City, and it manages to balance a certain small-town allure with arts, culture, recreation, and a burgeoning foodie scene to lure a variety of visitors. Whether you're heading for a hike in the hills outside of town or craving top-notch theater without big-city prices, Pittsfield has something for you. Read on for 35 things to do in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, with kids, and find more fun things to do nearby on our list of [the best things to do in The Berkshires with kids](. Be sure to bookmark our [New England Family Travel Guide]( for more regional travel destinations. [Read more.]( [10 Simple and Fun Light Experiments for Toddlers and Preschoolers]( [Who needs a disco ball when you've got a flashlight and magnetic tiles? Photo by author Liz Baill @creativishmom] We've all made hand shadows with flashlights when the power goes out unexpectedly, but have you tried lowering the lights on purpose for playtime? Light experiments are a magical form of sensory exploration with well-documented developmental benefits for kids, while happening to be deceptively simple for even the laziest parent (like me). Setting up a dark environment and incorporating flashlights into your play unlocks a whole new way of looking at the world, mesmerizes tumultuous toddlers, and brings open-ended process play into your home with minimal effort. Light experiments can even work wonders on children who fear the dark. So cut the lights and grab your flashlights (check for batteries first, because dead flashlights are a bummer) and try out these 10 easy light and shadow experiments for toddlers and preschoolers. For more preschool and toddler science ideas, check out our list of [science experiments for toddlers]( and more science fun for kids of all ages in our [Guide to Science Experiments for Kids](. [Read more.]( [Find the best things to do in NYC this September.]( [Fall trips, apple picking, and more seasonal fun!]( [Apple Picking near NYC]( [30 Fall Day Trips from NYC]( [Best NYC Science Spots]( [Where To Go Whale Watching]( Copyright © 2022 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]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Instagram]( [Facebook]( [Pinterest]( [YouTube](