Four Day Weekend
This past weekend was a four day weekend. Now that the big kids are in school, weekends and holidays are a lot more exciting. We have them home the whole day and have time to go on longer outings and explore our city. We did not waste this weekend. We checked out Prospect Park in Brooklyn, attempt to go to every playground in Central Park, and visit the Bronx Zoo. Still recharging from all that over here. Prospect Park has been on my list first because there is a zoo there. Second, I listened to a podcast about it a few months ago ( Part 1 and 2 here ). Learning about the history of the park sent it straight up to the top of my NYC list. It is a HUGE park, especially since we have no idea where anything is in it. The plan was to visit the Zucker Natural Exploration Area . It's a natural play area where they have used trees to create a play space for kids. It was like playing in my parents back yard. We spent a lot longer than I anticipated there. Next stop was the Pro