{"id":15353,"date":"2010-09-13T09:43:48","date_gmt":"2010-09-13T13:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=15353"},"modified":"2025-09-02T02:56:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T06:56:37","slug":"new-haven-kids-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/15353\/new-haven-kids-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Kids Activities in New Haven, CT"},"content":{"rendered":"

You have finally gotten used to lugging your tyke\u2019s stroller down the subway stairs, maneuvering his or her giant backpack through mid-town traffic at rush hour. Now it\u2019s time to give your self a break from the big city.<\/p>\n

In the first of our four kids activity guides that support a kinder, gentler pace, perfect for family travels, New Haven offers weekend fun for everyone\u2014free museums, a kid-friendly Fiesta Latina party, a new cozy, modern hotel\u2014 with a rhythm that will be just right for the pint-sized members of your crew.
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\nWhy It\u2019s a Fun Family Field Trip <\/strong>
\nYale University\u2019s deeply endowed pockets have blessed this city with a wealth of museums. The big draw for families is The Peabody Museum of Natural History<\/a>. Dinosaur fans will be smiling big when they enter the Great Hall of Dinosaurs, home to the museum\u2019s collection of dinosaur skeletons and to a huge mural of, you guessed it, dinosaurs. The Discovery Room houses a colony of leaf-cutter ants that you can view going about their busy days through clear plastic tubes. Colorful Poison dart frogs are attention getting. Fiesta Latina<\/a>\u00a0takes place every October when Latin American cultures are celebrated with music, dance, crafts and storytelling for kids of all ages. Admission is $13 for adults, $6 for kids 3-18.<\/p>\n

The Yale Center for British Art greets visiting families with an interactive Family Gallery Activity pack that should keep the kids engaged. Yale University Art Gallery<\/a> presents the 2nd Sunday Family program: Stories and Art on the second Sunday of each month at 1pm. Gallery staff members read folktales from around the globe and relate them to various works of art in the collection. Drawing materials are provided. These museums are free of charge.<\/p>\n

For a family night out, head to the theater<\/a> for an off off Broadway production in town.<\/p>\n

Where to Snuggle<\/strong>
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What to Eat<\/strong>
\nAs New Yorker\u2019s are often weaned from the bottle straight to pizza, New Haven\u2019s plethora of pizzerias should mean even fussy eaters will find a pie to satisfy. Choose Sally\u2019s Apizza or Frank Pepe, or try them both. Claire\u2019s Corner Copia<\/a> is an organic (and gluten-free) food haven and the place to go for inspired vegetarian cuisine, a great breakfast and Claire\u2019s famous Lithuanian Coffee Cake, often served by the charming owner herself. See our Gourmet Getaway Guide to New Haven<\/a> for more ideas.<\/p>\n

How to get there:<\/strong> Metro North New Haven line to New Haven in 90 minutes. Consult offMetro\u2019s Public Transportation Guide to New Haven<\/a> for travel alternatives.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You have finally gotten used to lugging your tyke\u2019s stroller down the subway stairs, maneuvering his or her giant backpack through mid-town traffic at rush hour. Now it\u2019s time to give your self a break from the big city. In the first of our four kids activity guides that support a kinder, gentler pace, perfect […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":58318,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[324,743,316],"tags":[40,1617,503,254,391,36,497,498,93],"class_list":{"0":"post-15353","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-connecticut-destination","8":"category-megabus-getaways","9":"category-weekend-getaways","10":"tag-art","11":"tag-events","12":"tag-family-fall-getaways","13":"tag-free","14":"tag-history","15":"tag-metro-north","16":"tag-museums","17":"tag-new-hotel","18":"tag-pizza"},"acf":[],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":58318,"thumbnail_uri":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Child-by-ashton-bingham-113943-e1503963493586-350x197.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15353\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}