For 18 months I’ve been building my collection of unique, interesting, fun, delicious, memorable, and amazing outtings in Manhattan and the surrounding 4 boroughs with my 4 kids. Since I have a span of ages from 2-11 years old there’s something for everyone in here!! 👶🏻👦🏻👧🏻👩🏻 I’ve compiled my anthology with a beginning blurb of each of my 21 blog posts so far from winter 2016 through spring 2017: ENJOY, DO, TAKE PICS and SHARE!!! 👏🏽🎉
1. NYC Hot Spots With Cool Treats 4 Kids 🍭🍦🍰🍪🍩🎂

In honor of the Sprinting With The Shaps 2 month anniversary I decided to update the post that started all the fun! So here are 3 new Hot Spots With Cool Treats 4 Kids that you can check out!
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2. 🆒🆒🆒 time at COOL MESS 🍦🍦🍦🍔🍴🍟

After compiling my exhaustive list about NYC Hot Spots for Cool Treats 4 Kids post, we voted as a family that for our first half of day of school in …

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3. Wowed at the Wax Museum 🗽💃🏽

Today we had another half day so we headed out with my youngest daughter Dylan’s friends to NYC for a day with the 2nd graders…we got lucky and …
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4. Who’s ready to wait in line at Black Tap??? My Official Review!🍦🍔🕑🕘🕗🚶

Here is my official review on Black Tap, which by the way it is NOW opened for Lunch at 12 noon at the Meatpacking location! Back in November, I ran …
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5. Rainy Day Fun in the City 🌂🌧🗽📚✖️…some NEW cool spots! 🆕🆒

Since we had my sister’s baby shower on Sunday we had some out of town family still with us, so I decided that I would let the kids play hooky 📚❌and have some family Bonding in the city …
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6. Fantastically Unique Spa Retreat in Downtown NYC- Transport Yourself to Ancient Roman/Greek Times! 🙌🏽🏊🏽🏟

As you know I’m always on the hunt for a new fun find 🔎🔎🔎and the new hotspot to go to is in NYC called Aire Ancient Baths.
Whether it’s a girls day out…
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7. 92 Things to do in NY This Summer With or Without Kids!!! 🌞🌞🌞🎉🎊

The best time of year to be in NEW YORK is the summer! Back in February, my 1st blog post was NYC HOT SPOTS WITH COOL TREATS 4 KIDS and today on the …
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8. What to do When A Beloved American Girl Doll is Viciously Murdered…👩🏻🔪🏩

When I was 12 years old or so I remember receiving the first catalogue in the mail introducing the American Doll girls. 🆕👧🏽📰At the time it was …
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9. Max Brenners in NYC- A Chocolate Meal from Start to Finish!!! 🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🗽

I like to try to get some 1 on 1 time with each of my 4 kids so this week Dylan and I set off for NYC. With limited time we chose 2 destinations for …
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10. Bucketlist Check- MACY’s NYC Fireworks on the East River for the 4th of July!!!🗽🎆🎇🇺🇸

I have always wanted to check out the fireworks in Manhattan with my kids for the 4th of July. 🗽🎆 But somehow 10 years later and the time has just …
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11. Snowdays Shaved Cream Co. and Seaglass Carousel 🍦🎠🐠🐬🐟🗽

In the summer I always like to make a few trips into the city with the kids. New on the list for this summer was Snowdays Shaved Ice Cream and the …
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12. The Beast Boat Ride- FUNNEST 45 Minutes in NYC on a Hot Summer Day! 🌞🗽🚤💨

Every year I make sure the summer doesn’t end without a boat ride on the Beast. 🌞🚤💨🗽

I’ve been dying to take Shane on the boat and this year …
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13. Victoria Gardens 🎡 And Momofuku Milk Bar🍦🍪- Did you know there’s an Amusement Park in Central Park During the Summer??? 🗽🌞🎠🎡🎢⛲️

Every year in the Wollman Rink at Central Park they open a small amusement park for the summer season. 🎠🎢🎡
It’s cute and easy and so doable in …
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14. No Summer is Complete Without a Trip to Queen’s Landmark Corona Ices☀️🍧🗽✅

Every summer we gather a bunch of our friends hop in our Sprinter and take a night time trip to Corona Ices to the Lemon Ice King! 🍋🍧👑
We …
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15. Fun Fall Day in NYC that Your Tweens Will Love!!! 👭👭🍭🍫📱🖥🛤🗽 (Or even your little ones 👧🏻👦🏻)

The word of the day was ARTSY for all the artsy pics the kids had fun taking as we made our way around the Meatpacking District. We hopped into the …
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16. Fall Fun Day with the Kiddies in NYC- Part 2 (fun for all ages) 👭👬🚲🗽⛲️🏞

So like I mentioned in my previous post (Fun Fall Day in NYC that Your Tweens Will Love!!! 👭👭🍭🍫📱🖥🛤🗽) the first half of our day was made up of…
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17. Winter Wonderland Holiday Light Spectacular- Doesn’t Matter What Religion You are Your Kids will be Mesmerized 🎄🎄🎉💡💡📸🏘🏰🎇🎆 🎅🏼

If there’s one night you have available this December and you are will to make the drive to Brooklyn 🚗🗽to Dyker Heights your kids will be treated …
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19. “Most Wonderful Time of the Year”🎶- Fun Holiday Things To Do in NYC🎄🎅🏼🗽

The Fiddles and Shaps decided to play hooky for some Xmas time fun in the city and we were rewarded with a beautiful sunny 55 degree day! Ever since …
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20. Eggstra Cool New Milkshakes at New Territories in NYC 🗽🥚🍦🍭 Served with a Side of Art History at the Met 🏛🖼 👩🏽👩‍❤️‍👩

Sprinkles got me like heeeeeeeyyy noooow!
Check out this pretty lil thang from New Territories in NYC! 🦄🌈🍦🥛
As soon as this rainbow beauty …
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21. It’s True There’s a Crazy Milkshake Place in Queens Called Truburger 🍔🍟🍦🍭🥛

Half way in between Long Island 🛣and Manhattan🗽 you can get your crazy milkshake fill at Truburger, in Ozone Park! 🎉
We loaded up the Sprinter …
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LAST BUT NOT LEAST…I’ve compiled a YUUUUGE SUMMER BUCKETLIST of ideas and activities to do with your kids to bring about loads of family bonding!!!
UNBUMMER SUMMER BUCKET LIST- Sprinting With the Shaps Complete List of Fun Things to Do With Your Kids This Summer 🌞👭👬❤️🎊🏖📝

Last Memorial Day when we went to Disney World 🐭🏰 I had a midlife mom crisis when I realized my girls were growing up and not little girls anymore.…
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I HOPE YOU ENJOY AND MAKE AMAZING MEMORIES WITH YOUR FAMILIES! 👍🏽🙌🏽 Let me know if any of these really stand out for your families and if you loved them as much as I did! ♥️👏🏽🎉💑👭👬