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[quote=Anonymous]We started taking our daughter on an annual weekend trip to NYC around 7 years old (and have continued the tradition into middle school) and here are things she loved when she was younger:

Hotel: Stay in Midtown—near Rockefeller Center, Bryant Park, or Times Square.

Museums: The Met, MoA, Whitney—at least one of those will have an exhibit or activities that are of interest to them.

Central Park: Take a carriage ride down to the boathouse and do the rowboats, followed by lunch, brunch or dinner at the boathouse restaurant. They will appreciate this experience because of all the cultural references in tv shows and movies.

Statue of Liberty: Do the Circle Line boat tour.
Saves time and you get great close up photos without the lines, and a nice boat ride. Very good for the 7-year old in particular.

Afternoon tea: The Plaza is great for younger kids because they have the Eloise book theme.
Serendipity is great for a more casual experience.

Broadway: Wicked, Lion King, Harry Potter are all good starting points for Broadway.

Forego the subway (unless you’re a native/former NYC resident) and take taxis or Uber, and just build in time for traffic if traveling at peak hours. So much easier with younger kids.

Sarabeths is great for family brunch. Lots of locations around the city.

There are lots of fun nail salons that take kid customers, and that can be a very fun activity with girls.

FAO Schwartz is good. They have a section of the store where you can “adopt” a babydoll and it’s quite a production (almost worth the $$).

Times Square is worth seeing, but it can get stressful and overwhelming for kids later into the evening.

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