Jennifer Tsai, OD

The kids will love exploring the interactive exhibits and attractions at the Brooklyn Children's Museum. There are over 30,000 artifacts housed in the museum, including interesting natural science items such as minerals, fossils, and preserved creatures like mammals and birds. There's much to learn at this fascinating and engaging museum.

Be delighted by a presentation of a classic story, told by puppets at Puppetworks, Inc. The theater has featured stories like Puss in Boots, Peter and the Wolf, Little Red Riding Hood, The Jungle Book, and Hansel & Gretel, all told by puppets on a string! Take a break from movies, cartoons and live actors and let your family experience a truly unique theater attraction.

Take family fighting to a whole new level at Indoor Extreme Sports. Seize the opportunity to blast your mom, dad, brother or sister with a hailstorm of paintballs. If you're not wanting to get messy, try participating in a laser tag war!

Hang out at the Staten Island Zoo to see cool animal attractions like the Serpentarium, an exhibit that houses one of the nation's largest rattlesnake collections. There are around 858 animals that live at the zoo, including its most famous resident, Staten Island Chuck, the city's official Groundhog Day forecaster.