What are you doing with your kids during vacation ?

amother

Mon, Aug 24 2020, 5:38 pm

Need ideas in Boro Park. My kids are all off. No more day camp and school not starting for another week and a half I don't know how to keep them entertained. Last year I took them almost every day to a museum but they are all closed due to covid-19.
I was going to take them to the 18th Ave park today but it's boiling out.
What is everyone doing?going?
How do you keep your kids occupied?
I don't understand why they need so much vacation in the first place but that's a whole other story. Especially since I am paying a fortune for tuition and for day camp

amother

Saddlebrown

Mon, Aug 24 2020, 5:43 pm

Exploring the city (safely). We’ve been to Governors Island, Inwood Park, City Island, Roosevelt Island and the tram, all the zoos, ferry to Far Rockaway, Central Park, Montauk (not the city, but fun trip).

amother

Babyblue

Mon, Aug 24 2020, 6:07 pm

Went to bubbys house for a few days, helps kill time.
Bought iron beads and some new play dough toys.
Hoping to bake challah one day together.

amother

Natural

Mon, Aug 24 2020, 6:10 pm

Yesterday was first day of no day camp and we went to a local playground.
Today we baked challah and went swimming.
Tomorrow iy"H we will go school supplies shopping and get together with friends or cousins.
Wednesday hopefully I can take them to an indoor climbing place and in the evening visit my in-laws.
Thursday we clean and cook for Shabbos, and then some kind of outing I didn't decide yet.

amother

Amethyst

Mon, Aug 24 2020, 11:16 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

My brother is a manager of a school in bp. He said people don't realize the work that goes into changing over the building from school to daycamp and then back again for the new school year.
That's one reason for the break. Since I heard that I try not to complain .
That being said I have mostly boys that basically just have a weekend off till they start again .

dankbar

Tue, Aug 25 2020, 12:33 am

We did swimming, crafts, scooters, sidewalk chalk, games, neighbors, coloring, comic books, kvetching, fighting, eating....

Any heimish place is open.

Kids room-wmsbg
Full of action-wmsbg
Cocoon-bp
Kindline museum-bp
Hobby house-monsey
Turtle boo-monsey
Family fun farm-catskills
Ruach Hachaim park-monroe

Outdoor
Domino park
Bklyn bridge park
Prospect park

amother

Bisque

Tue, Aug 25 2020, 8:24 am

dankbar wrote:

Can you give more info on Kindline Museum and Cocoon? Live in BP and never heard of them. Smile

dankbar

Tue, Aug 25 2020, 8:49 am

Kindline museum is a new pop up museum related to the yiddish kindline subscriptions.
7183024000.
Comics-talking wax museum of characters from magazine.
Aquarium
Slideshows

My kids are fans of the magazine & their daycamp took them there

dankbar

Tue, Aug 25 2020, 9:02 am

Cocoon I'm not sure exactly I think my dgtr went with daycamp last year. I've heard people going there since BP jungle gym closed.

The two places in Wmsbg sprang up since any form of amusement in general public closed down due to Corona, and many kids stayed without camp or daycamp options this summer.
They both have jumping balloons. Kids room also has zipline & swimming pools of 2, 3, & 4 ft.
Full of action also has sandbox, games, jumping shoes

jewishmom6

Tue, Aug 25 2020, 9:06 am

amother [ Ruby ] wrote:

Yes I need ideas too
gov island is great we do it every summer

would my 3 & 4 yr old enjoy gov island? any parks there?
worth the drive from Lakewood?

dankbar

Tue, Aug 25 2020, 9:21 am

jewishmom6 wrote:

would my 3 & 4 yr old enjoy gov island? any parks there?
worth the drive from Lakewood?

Full of interesting parks/playgrounds you can only get there by Ferry. Yes your kids will enjoy it.
They also have family bikes. Some small farms/gardens. Houses/shops.
It's only open From Spring to Fall.

Ferries go out from Bklyn Bridge Park or Shaefers Dock in Wmsbg. The Shaeffers boat also makes a stop at Bklyn bridge park. Schaefer's waterside is also in same vicinity as Domino Park.

sky

Tue, Aug 25 2020, 9:37 am

jewishmom6 wrote:

would my 3 & 4 yr old enjoy gov island? any parks there?
worth the drive from Lakewood?

iTs long tiring trip from Lakewood but a really nice day.
We take the Staten Island ferry to the governors island ferry. The ferries take time and you have to wait for them. It could be because of covid have to reserve in advance. We do it as a full day major trip.
No real parks but a ‘construction’ site park. Mountains to climb. Hammocks. Paths to walk on.

pause

Tue, Aug 25 2020, 9:44 am

sky wrote:

We were just there.
Due to covid, reservations must be made for governors island ferry. The construction site park was closed although the wooden log playground was open. The historical forts (which usually have tours available) were also closed. My kids enjoyed the slides immensely; we spent almost an hour there. I suggest taking along fun stuff to play in the field like a ball, frisbee, etc. and a picnic meal.

SYA

Tue, Aug 25 2020, 2:25 pm

dankbar wrote:

Anyone have phone numbers, address and pricing for the places in Williamsburg?

ra_mom

Wed, Aug 26 2020, 7:28 pm

dankbar wrote:

Is cocoon too juvenile for an 8 year old?