Comments on: Family travel in New York: the 50 state series

By: Susan

Susan — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:48:17 +0000

Wonderful tips for travelling with children, state by state. I think it’s key for visual literacy to take children to art museums, and offer two tips for making this most engaging and fun:

1. Download this Famous Painting ebook which lists some of the world’s most famous paintings located in museums throughout the U.S. (and Europe, it you’re so lucky). You can sort the list by city and art museum to create an itinerary for major art museums. Here’s the link:
http://www.themasterpiececards.com/famous-paintings-ebook/

2. I used to kickoff every art museum visit by — gulp — hitting the gift store first, letting our boys choose three works of art they were drawn to. Then we’d head off for a treasure hunt – by the time the treasures were found, they’d seen tons of works of art, and we’d had just enough time at that art museum.

I found I wanted to learn about paintings before we were onsite, which inspired me to create a set of art history flashcards of influential, famous paintings in major art museums. Now, we can read about the paintings before we go — when we see them at the art museum, they truly feel like old friends! If you’re interested, check out http://www.TheMasterpieceCards.com.

By: Chelle

Chelle — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 08:20:26 +0000

When I’m traveling to New York City I book my hotels at http://www.quikbook.com/. Their super flexible cancellation policies come in handy if my family’s plans change.

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By: Allen Nyhuis

Allen Nyhuis — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:21:20 +0000

Lots of great zoo and aquarium choices for families there in New York! Take advantage of them!

Allen Nyhuis, Coauthor: America’s Best Zoos

By: Deb Ng

Deb Ng — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:29:29 +0000

Our most favorite family vacation ever… (my son’s phrase) was our trip to Lake George. However, we didn’t stay at Lake George. We stayed about 10 miles away in a little town – the name I don’t remember – and we stayed in a house overlooking the Hudson River. Perfection.

Lake George has something for everyone in the family – though my son (then 5) really only wanted to stay at the lake.

By: Sheila

Sheila — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:29:06 +0000

Thanks very much, Meg!

By: meg colombo

meg colombo — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:26:39 +0000

A free family activity I forgot to mention ~ playing in a big pile of fall leaves. I have a Flickr set of Fall Foliage photos shot in the Finger Lakes last year. Here is the link to view the photos if you like:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/visitfingerlakes/sets/72157622184674791/

Enjoy the Fall in the Finger Lakes Region of NY.