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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]-See the train show at the NY Botanical Garden. Take MetroNorth out of Grand Central to the Botanical Garden stop--it's a 20 minute ride and will drop you directly across from the entrance. (Grand Central also has its own small holiday train show, which you could check out either before or after.)

-Ride an old-fashioned subway train on a "holiday nostalgia ride"
https://www.nytransitmuseum.org/holidaynostalgiarides/

-Read "Lost in the Library" (a picture book about the lion statues outside the main branch of the NYPL), and then go see Patience and Fortitude in person, visit the original Winnie the Pooh characters in their display case, and walk around the library itself (skip neighboring Bryant Park unless you truly don't mind intense crowds...)

-If you want to go ice skating, I'd go at an off time if possible and choose Wollman Rink over Rockefeller Center or Bryant Park.

-If the weather allows, play in a Central Park playground on the East side such as Ancient Playground, then grab a hot chocolate at either Butterfield Market (85th/Madison) or Glace (Madison between 90-91st) and stroll the nearby streets to look at all the decorated brownstones.

-Go to the Museum of the City of New York to see their gingerbread house competition. If the weather is mild, you can stroll through Central Park either before or after (the Conservatory Gardens are across the street from the museum).

-The crowds by Rockefeller Center can truly be overwhelming, but if you are going to brave that area, make sure to hang around long enough to catch the Saks light show across the street.[/quote]

These are good suggestions. Except for the saks show. I’m a New Yorker and when I’ve taken my kids to see the saks light and the tree at rockafeller center, I honestly feared i was going to lose them in the crowds on fifth avenue across from saks. It was mobbed.

I would take your kid to serendipity in Times Square or upper east side for a frozen hot chocolate and decadent desserts. It’s my son’s favorite place. He also loves the train shows at grand central and NYBG.

The Bronx zoo has a nighttime holiday light experience that we love going to.

Not sure if you have a boy or girl. My 4yo daughter loved the American girl store when we went recently but over the holidays the lines will be nuts.

Nice playgrounds all over the city - Central Park has many, as dose riverside park on the upper west side. The upper west side also has a children’s museum.

My son also enjoyed the lion king around 5 years old - maybe your four year old would be up for that.

Chelsea piers is another good place to burn off some energy indoors. [/quote]

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