Help the children in your life work up an appetite for turkey, stuffing, and pie by taking them out for a Thanksgiving Day adventure. Below are our top picks for fun, holiday-appropriate extravaganzas. Have a great time! By Jessica Allen.
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Thanksgiving kicks off the holiday season, which means . . . holiday shopping and presents! Start making your list for Santa by heading over to Fifth Avenue to stroll the famed holiday windows of such department stores as Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord & Taylor (a fine place to start your perambulations), Bloomingdale’s, and Bergdorf Goodman. Offset the commercialism of this stroll by soaking up some nature and espying some foliage in nearby Central Park.
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Ice Skating
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Few things feel as magical, or as seasonally appropriate, as ice skating at Rockefeller Center. The smallish rink is capped at just 150 skaters at a time, so you and yours will have plenty of elbow room once you get on the ice. (To guarantee your spot, reserve your tickets now, and consider combining your ice skating with a special breakfast or a Rockettes show.)
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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
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It’s classic, not cliched, to watch the Macy’s Parade on Thanksgiving, so why not do it in person? Yes, it’s crowded, and, yes, it might be cold, but nothing beats the thrill of seeing the pageantry close up. In addition, or even instead of, you can take your youngsters to watch the balloons being inflated on Wednesday, from 3 to 10 p.m., on the Upper West Side. Either way, your little friend won’t soon forget seeing a ginormous Big Bird floating through the air.
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NYC Pilgrim Pedal
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The full name of this event is actually NYC Pilgrim Pedal Thanksgiving Day Morning Bike Ride — for Pancakes, which gives you some insight into what you’re in for. The ride (10 to 12 miles one way, or 20 to 24 miles round trip) leisurely winds its way through Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. There’s also a stop at a diner for breakfast and conversation midway through. Kids are welcome as passengers (properly helmeted, of course), or as riders (ages 1 and up).
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Star Wars and the Power of Costume—The Exhibition
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Get pumped for the holiday season’s hottest movie by heading to Discovery Times Square. Open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on T-Day, you’ll have ample time to roam around Star Wars and the Power of Costume — The Exhibition, featuring such key clothes and accessories as Princess Leia’s bikini, C-3PO’s suit, and Darth Vader’s face mask. You can also head over to Body Worlds Pulse for a unique take on the human form, and an exhibit of props and costumes from The Hunger Games.
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