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!! ๐ถ๐ป๐ฆ๐ป๐ง๐ป๐ฉ๐ป 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!!! ๐๐ฝ๐
1. NYC Hot Spots With Cool Treats 4 Kids ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฉ๐
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!
http://sprintingwiththeshaps.com/2016/03/07/nyc-hot-spots-with-cool-treats-4-kids-2/
2. ๐๐๐ time at COOL MESS ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ด๐
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 โฆ
3. Wowed at the Wax Museum ๐ฝ๐๐ฝ
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 โฆ
http://sprintingwiththeshaps.com/2016/03/16/wowed-at-the-wax-museum-%f0%9f%97%bd%f0%9f%92%83%f0%9f%8f%bd/
4. Who’s ready to wait in line at Black Tap??? My Official Review!๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐ถ
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 โฆ
http://sprintingwiththeshaps.com/2016/03/18/whos-ready-to-wait-in-line-at-black-tap%f0%9f%8d%a6%f0%9f%8d%94%f0%9f%95%91%f0%9f%95%98%f0%9f%95%97%f0%9f%9a%b6/
5. Rainy Day Fun in the City ๐๐ง๐ฝ๐โ๏ธ…some NEW cool spots! ๐๐
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 ๐โand have some family Bonding in the city โฆ
http://sprintingwiththeshaps.com/2016/04/05/rainy-day-fun-in-the-city-%f0%9f%8c%82%f0%9f%8c%a7%f0%9f%97%bd%f0%9f%93%9a%e2%9c%96%ef%b8%8f-some-new-cool-spots-%f0%9f%86%95%f0%9f%86%92/
6. Fantastically Unique Spa Retreat in Downtown NYC- Transport Yourself to Ancient Roman/Greek Times! ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ๐
As you know I’m always on the hunt for a new fun find ๐๐๐and the new hotspot to go to is in NYC called Aire Ancient Baths.
Whether it’s a girls day outโฆ
http://sprintingwiththeshaps.com/2016/06/03/fantastically-unique-spa-retreat-in-downtown-nyc-transport-yourself-to-ancient-romangreek-times-%f0%9f%99%8c%f0%9f%8f%bd%f0%9f%8f%8a%f0%9f%8f%bd%f0%9f%8f%9f/
7. 92 Things to do in NY This Summer With or Without Kids!!! ๐๐๐๐๐
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 โฆ
http://sprintingwiththeshaps.com/2016/06/14/92-things-to-do-in-ny-this-summer-with-or-without-kids-%f0%9f%8c%9e%f0%9f%8c%9e%f0%9f%8c%9e%f0%9f%8e%89%f0%9f%8e%8a/
8. What to do When A Beloved American Girl Doll is Viciously Murdered…๐ฉ๐ป๐ช๐ฉ
When I was 12 years old or so I remember receiving the first catalogue in the mail introducing the American Doll girls. ๐๐ง๐ฝ๐ฐAt the time it was โฆ
http://sprintingwiththeshaps.com/2016/06/16/what-to-do-when-a-beloved-american-girl-doll-is-viciously-murdered-%f0%9f%91%a9%f0%9f%8f%bb%f0%9f%94%aa%f0%9f%8f%a9/
9. Max Brenners in NYC- A Chocolate Meal from Start to Finish!!! ๐ซ๐ซ๐ซ๐ซ๐ซ๐ฝ
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 โฆ
http://sprintingwiththeshaps.com/2016/06/18/max-brenners-in-nyc-a-chocolate-meal-from-start-to-finish-%f0%9f%8d%ab%f0%9f%8d%ab%f0%9f%8d%ab%f0%9f%8d%ab%f0%9f%8d%ab%f0%9f%97%bd/
10. Bucketlist Check- MACY’s NYC Fireworks on the East River for the 4th of July!!!๐ฝ๐๐๐บ๐ธ
I have always wanted to check out the fireworks in Manhattan with my kids for the 4th of July. ๐ฝ๐ But somehow 10 years later and the time has just โฆ
http://sprintingwiththeshaps.com/2016/07/06/bucketlist-check-macys-nyc-fireworks-on-the-east-river-for-the-4th-of-july%f0%9f%97%bd%f0%9f%8e%86%f0%9f%8e%87%f0%9f%87%ba%f0%9f%87%b8/
11. Snowdays Shaved Cream Co. and Seaglass Carousel ๐ฆ๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฝ
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 โฆ
http://sprintingwiththeshaps.com/2016/07/09/snowdays-shaved-cream-co-and-seaglass-carousel-%f0%9f%8d%a6%f0%9f%8e%a0%f0%9f%90%a0%f0%9f%90%ac%f0%9f%90%9f%f0%9f%97%bd/
12. The Beast Boat Ride- FUNNEST 45 Minutes in NYC on a Hot Summer Day! ๐๐ฝ๐ค๐จ
Every year I make sure the summer doesn’t end without a boat ride on the Beast. ๐๐ค๐จ๐ฝ
I’ve been dying to take Shane on the boat and this year โฆ
http://sprintingwiththeshaps.com/2016/07/11/the-beast-boat-ride-funnest-45-minutes-in-nyc-on-a-hot-summer-day-%f0%9f%8c%9e%f0%9f%97%bd%f0%9f%9a%a4%f0%9f%92%a8/
13. Victoria Gardens ๐ก And Momofuku Milk Bar๐ฆ๐ช- Did you know there’s an Amusement Park in Central Park During the Summer??? ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ก๐ขโฒ๏ธ
Every year in the Wollman Rink at Central Park they open a small amusement park for the summer season. ๐ ๐ข๐ก
It’s cute and easy and so doable in โฆ
http://sprintingwiththeshaps.com/2016/07/18/victoria-gardens-%f0%9f%8e%a1-and-momofuku-milk-bar%f0%9f%8d%a6%f0%9f%8d%aa-did-you-know-theres-an-amusement-park-in-central-park-during-the-summer-%f0%9f%97%bd%f0%9f%8c%9e%f0%9f%8e%a0/
14. No Summer is Complete Without a Trip to Queen’s Landmark Corona Icesโ๏ธ๐ง๐ฝโ
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! ๐๐ง๐
We โฆ
http://sprintingwiththeshaps.com/2016/09/18/no-summer-is-complete-without-a-trip-to-queens-landmark-corona-ices%e2%98%80%ef%b8%8f%f0%9f%8d%a7%f0%9f%97%bd%e2%9c%85/
15. Fun Fall Day in NYC that Your Tweens Will Love!!! ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฑ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฝ (Or even your little ones ๐ง๐ป๐ฆ๐ป)
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 โฆ
http://sprintingwiththeshaps.com/2016/10/05/fun-fall-day-in-nyc-that-your-tweens-will-love-%f0%9f%91%ad%f0%9f%91%ad%f0%9f%8d%ad%f0%9f%8d%ab%f0%9f%93%b1%f0%9f%96%a5%f0%9f%9b%a4%f0%9f%97%bd-or-even-your-little-ones-%f0%9f%91%a7%f0%9f%8f%bb/
16. Fall Fun Day with the Kiddies in NYC- Part 2 (fun for all ages) ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฝโฒ๏ธ๐
So like I mentioned in my previous post (Fun Fall Day in NYC that Your Tweens Will Love!!! ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฑ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฝ) the first half of our day was made up ofโฆ
http://sprintingwiththeshaps.com/2016/10/07/fall-fun-day-with-the-kiddies-in-nyc-part-2-fun-for-all-ages-%f0%9f%91%ad%f0%9f%91%ac%f0%9f%9a%b2%f0%9f%97%bd%e2%9b%b2%ef%b8%8f%f0%9f%8f%9e/
17. Winter Wonderland Holiday Light Spectacular- Doesn’t Matter What Religion You are Your Kids will be Mesmerized ๐๐๐๐ก๐ก๐ธ๐๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ ๐ผ
If there’s one night you have available this December and you are will to make the drive to Brooklyn ๐๐ฝto Dyker Heights your kids will be treated โฆ
http://sprintingwiththeshaps.com/2016/12/06/winter-wonderland-holiday-light-spectacular-doesnt-matter-what-religion-you-are-your-kids-will-be-mesmerized-%f0%9f%8e%84%f0%9f%8e%84%f0%9f%8e%89%f0%9f%92%a1%f0%9f%92%a1%f0%9f%93%b8%f0%9f%8f%98/
19. “Most Wonderful Time of the Year”๐ถ- Fun Holiday Things To Do in NYC๐๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ
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 โฆ
http://sprintingwiththeshaps.com/2016/12/11/most-wonderful-time-of-the-year%f0%9f%8e%b6-fun-holiday-things-to-do-in-nyc%f0%9f%8e%84%f0%9f%8e%85%f0%9f%8f%bc%f0%9f%97%bd/
20. Eggstra Cool New Milkshakes at New Territories in NYC ๐ฝ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ Served with a Side of Art History at the Met ๐๐ผ ๐ฉ๐ฝ๐ฉโโค๏ธโ๐ฉ
Sprinkles got me like heeeeeeeyyy noooow!
Check out this pretty lil thang from New Territories in NYC! ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐ฅ
As soon as this rainbow beauty โฆ
http://sprintingwiththeshaps.com/2017/02/26/eggstra-cool-new-milkshakes-at-new-territories-in-nyc-%f0%9f%97%bd%f0%9f%a5%9a%f0%9f%8d%a6%f0%9f%8d%ad-served-with-a-side-of-art-history-at-the-met-%f0%9f%8f%9b%f0%9f%96%bc-%f0%9f%91%a9%f0%9f%8f%bd/
21. It’s True There’s a Crazy Milkshake Place in Queens Called Truburger ๐๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฅ
Half way in between Long Island ๐ฃand Manhattan๐ฝ you can get your crazy milkshake fill at Truburger, in Ozone Park! ๐
We loaded up the Sprinter โฆ
http://sprintingwiththeshaps.com/2017/03/05/its-true-theres-a-crazy-milkshake-place-in-queens-called-truburger-%f0%9f%8d%94%f0%9f%8d%9f%f0%9f%8d%a6%f0%9f%8d%ad%f0%9f%a5%9b/
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 ๐๐ญ๐ฌโค๏ธ๐๐๐
Last Memorial Day when we went to Disney World ๐ญ๐ฐ I had a midlife mom crisis when I realized my girls were growing up and not little girls anymore.โฆ
http://sprintingwiththeshaps.com/2016/06/10/unbummer-summer-bucket-list-sprinting-with-the-shaps-complete-list-of-fun-things-to-do-with-your-kids-this-summer-%f0%9f%8c%9e%f0%9f%91%ad%f0%9f%91%ac%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f%f0%9f%8e%8a%f0%9f%8f%96/
I HOPE YOU ENJOY AND MAKE AMAZING MEMORIES WITH YOUR FAMILIES! ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ Let me know if any of these really stand out for your families and if you loved them as much as I did! โฅ๏ธ๐๐ฝ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ