Kid Picks is our guide to what’s happening for young people and their grown-ups during the week ahead. Contributions this week come from Barbara Russo, a reporter with New York Family, with help from WNYC’s Tiffany Hanssen.
Glow-in-the-dark dinosaurs light up New Jersey’s Rockaway Town Square.
Budding paleontologists and dino-lovers of all ages can take an immersive dive into Earth’s prehistoric past with a visit to LuminoCity Festival’s Dino Safari at the Rockaway Town Square. The outdoor event claims to have “a field of approximately 50 life-sized animated dinosaurs” that bring some real dino-drama to both daytime and nighttime visitors. And it’s worth a visit after the sun goes down! That’s when many of these fearsome looking dinos show their softer sides. Some will be lit from the inside – looking like big lanterns – and others will be illuminated by projection of colored light. Other activities include a Fossil Field Sandbox, a Dino Paradise Bounce Castle and a Caterpillar Express Train, where dino fans can take a train ride through Dinosaur Dream Island. (The event is coming to Long Island’s Walt Whitman Shops in Huntington Station, July 27-Sept. 4.) Read more here.
Daily through July 9 at Rockaway Town Square (301 Mt. Hope Ave., Rockaway Township). Tickets $23-$29; free for children ages 3 and younger. Extra fees apply for certain attractions.
Tee off for some mini-golf madness in Williamsburg.
The trendy, luxury William Vale Hotel in Williamsburg isn’t just for tourists, it’s also for mini golfers! Located in a park across from the hotel entrance, Vale(mini)Golf offers families an outdoor activity that’s great for most any age and most any experience level. As a bonus, the park is very pet friendly, so golfers can feel free to bring the family pooch to join in the fun. Vale Park is open through early fall, but activities are contingent on weather. Read more here.
Wednesdays-Thursdays, 1-9 p.m.; Fridays-Sundays, noon-9 p.m. The…
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