Giveaway: Shark Boat Tour of the New York City Waterfalls!

My plans for the summer are to learn from my friend Carolyn by following her credo - to save and collect as much time, energy, money, and wisdom as possible, in order to spend these lavishly on my family, friends, and community.

My summer plans include the baby bjorn sling carrier, juice boxes, the magic mommy bag (i.e a large enough purse that doubles as a baby bag with pull ups, baby diapers, and wipes,etc, oh and blankies) and my two wonderful yet highly energetic 3 year old and 3 month old, navigating our way (on public transportation no less) to discover the city through their little eyes and all over again for me with two additional bundles that don't require the bloomingdales brown bag logo on the outside. I sometimes miss my bachelorette days of spending money on the lovely sale priced summer steals @ bloomys. Now its the sale racks at children's place and gymboree!

My summer plans include taking the free ferry to Governors Island on a Friday for Free Bike Fridays. Every Friday this summer, they have bikes you can borrow for free- even little kids bikes- to bike around their amazing historic district and see the Statue of Liberty up close. The bikes (and 4 seater surreys) are available for rent on Saturdays and Sundays, but on Fridays they're free! Here's the website with info on how to get there, etc : www.govisland.com

My summer plans include
Go camping just for 4 days, enjoy July 4th. fireworks, go some free concerts around the city and spend time with my kids just doing nothing ( their favorite passtime ) .

My Summer plans include doing a lot of city "touristy" things with my 10 year old. We are going on a double decker bus, going to the empire state building, and hanging out in central park. We also are going on little day trips to the beach and do some whitewater rafting

My summer plans with my three kids at home include going to the beach (a lot), seeing lots of free movies, seeing the sights in Manhattan, and anything else I can find to do that is cheap and convenient. I just hope it does not rain too much this summer.

My son and I will revel in some quiet "huggable" time after his full camp days; spend a week of calmness on Cape Cod, digging for razor clams out in the bay when the tide is at its lowest in the early morning; discuss the merits of first grade and how to overcome rites of passage anxiety during the new school year; thoughtfully consider whether a small dog should be added to our household; enjoy my wedding to a lovely man, whom my son adores (although he insists that at the ceremony, when he is summoned to read something warm and fuzzy, he will announce that Peter and I should split up instead of unite); and enjoy the many free summer events in NYC...and, of course, spend time at the Red Hook Pool.

How great to see the waterfalls up close. My kids will love it and so will we!

Planning to visit Yankee & Shea Stadiums in their final seasons. Would also like to see Bob Dylan and his band at the Prospect Park Bandshell. Hope to get some pickles on LES and ride the Cyclone at Coney Island. The Magic exhibit at the Hall of Science looks cool too.

I will definitely be going on the shark boat with my five year old, we also are having a lot of visitors, so it 's a great idea for them too. We also need to hit the giant water slide in manhattan!

We will be taking a cruise, and also a lot of small weekend trips. I'm going to look into the Shark Boat for when my mother is in town.

My summer plans include doing activities in NYC. I plan on taking ideas from the Life List for NYC Kids. We have done already 20 of them. In particular we may try kayaking on the hudson, Bronx zoo, movies under the stars and check out the Brookly Ice Cream Factory.

Summer. . . .let's see: beaches, bike rides on Park Ave in August, cool museums, ice cream in the park, zoo school, visiting relatives and fun, fun, fun.

I hope to take my 3 yo and 7mo to as many of the fabulous summer activities you've shared with us on your site..and no summer would be complete without a trip to the beach with my boys. Thank yoU!

I am due with my second boy in September so I am hoping for a nice relaxing summer of movies and water parks. Anything to take stay cool in the August heat.

My summer plans include leaving the NYC area :-( so it would be great to win a boat tour of the Waterfalls as part of our farewell tour!!

My summer plans include spending as much time as possible outside with my little one, enjoying all of the playgrounds and parks that NYC has to offer!

My summer plans include a trip on LIRR to Jones Beach.

My summer plans include taking the kids to see Manhattan. Living in NY, it's a must to see the Statue of Liberty. We also want to go to Montauk and Splish Splash!!

I want my kids to do the things we normally do not have time for - or have to rush home from to get ready for the following school day - we are hitting the beach, visiting grandparents, and attending the some of the classic NYC camps - (Central Park Zoo camp, AMNH camp, tennis camp). What fun it would be to see the waterfalls up close!

I have a four year old going to school for the first time in sept. i will spend my summer preparing him for his first school experience, and I will also be using this web site to do thing that are free because of the price of gas. I will not be going far from home this summer.

Summer is flying - gas costs are soaring - anxiety is heightened - what could cure it but a speedy sail around 100 feet tall waterfalls! Maybe as all that water rushes down, so will the temperatures, tempers, tantrums...

As always, you're one of my favorite sites!

Great credo! Thanks for sharing!

With the ecomony in a slump and with the rising cost it is not affortable for my family of five to vacation this summer. Instead we will spend the summer here in NYC and now that I discovered MOMMY POPPINS, I plan to use this site daily to plan free and affortable activities for my family to enjoy this summer. Many of the activities, I had no knowlegde of prior to entering this site, NYC has something for everyone and thanks to MP my family vacation will be spent through out the City.

My summer plans include hopping on the Long Island Railroad with my 2 year-old son for a day at Long Beach. It's such a quick trip from Penn Station and there's plenty of sand & surf for everyone -- especially on weekdays.

This summer will be filled with so much joy while the family spends quailty time together doing things things right within our home town...the Big Apple...you got it!!!! New York! New York! For now, we have so many thngs to do. We have decidedd to make our own 100 things to do during the summer time. So I will pack our bags for my wonderful three year old daughter and my wonderful 11 month old son. I am sure that with everything that we will be doing this summer, my son will be so eagered to learned to walk and will do it so quickly! There is so much to appreciate in this lovely state, we are going to make sure that we enjoy nature and everything New York has to offer us...even if this means camping out right in our backyard! I hope everyone has an enjoyable summer and a safe one too! God bless.

This summer My son and I will be volunteering our time at our local community center for our third year. It is also a great way to spend time with our community families. I usually surf the Mommy Poppins, Go City Kids, River to River,and NYC Parks and Recreation websites to see what free fun and educational activities are happening in the city. We can always find something fun to do. We join our local library reading clubs which gives out cool prizes. We are looking forward to visiting the new improved Sony Wonder Technology lab in July. We will also be spending time at our local pools to keep cool. We hope everyone has a great summer too.

My daughter and I hope to take advantage of all that NYC has to offer. Going to all the Madison Square Kids morning concerts, afternoon classical concerts in Bryant Park, and hopefully to visit the waterfalls~

My summer plan is to go camping July 4th weekend with my husband, two kids, family and close friends. Take my 2 year old and 5 month infant to appreciate NY art such the waterfall by artist Olafur Eliasson. We will also travel to Florida as a birthday/anniversary gift. I live in upstate NY therefore I will take advantage of all the free reading times for toddlers at the public libraries. I will treat my children to every museum and concert offered for free so my kids can learn to appreciate music and art. I will spend majority of my summer teaching my children to read, play piano, play sports, and learn the bible.

My summer plans with my 4 kids and their grandmother and auntie include all the museums in new york, riding the staten island ferry, great adventure camping in central park, and the zoo and so much more.

My summer plans are to take out my son and enjoy my first summer as a mommy. I know he won't remember anything just yet, but just seeing the smile on his face and making him happy will make it all worth it. He'll be having fun now when it matters.

like many i will be staying close to home this summer, althought we live in new york we have never exerienced some of the things most people die to come and see in NY. So my kids and I will explore all NY has to offer.

Sadly, we don't have any plans. I didn't apply to summer camps in time. I will be treating this city like I'm a tourist every day.

Looking forward to taking day trips to historical and interesting places not far from New York. Grand Central day trips, bus trips. Going to beaches and enjoying all that the City has to offer all summer long.

My summer plans include lots of breakfast picnics at Rockefeller Park, catching the Hudson River fireworks from Wagner Park, making my camp averse 4 and 7 year old go to at least one week of camp somewhere, drumming on Friday nights with all three kids at Wagner, catching the sunset every night at the Marina in Battery Park, letting the kids play in the rain during a warm summer storm, taking the ferry to Red Hook and hopefully hitting a beach or a heavily wooded area for a weekend escape.

My summer plans are to stay in Manhattan for 3 full days (from upsate) and I definitely want to take in the waterfalls! I also want to visit the parks and take in a show if something looks good on the TKS board. Street shopping and sightseeing are also a must! I LOVE NEW YORK!

My summer plans include getting the kids to experience more of Manhattan, including more of the different neighborhoods and then spending a week at the beach in August.

Our summer plans revolve around our 10 year old grandaughter who will be visiting from London.We will be spending a few days in NYC to show her where her family came from.I love the MP site...it's been a long time since we had little ones to entertain and things have certainly improved since our children were small and living in N.Y.The waterfalls are a definite must!

My summer plans include visiting the waterfalls in N.Y.C and just taking in all the sights and sounds that New York City has to offer. Being a native New Yorker myself I think sometimes we don't really appreciate the beauty and the culture that we have in this great city. We sometimes focus on the negative aspects, but this summer I plan on exploring all the positive that has made New York the greatest city in the world!!!!

My summer plans include visiting the waterfalls in N.Y.C and just taking in all the sights and sounds that New York City has to offer. Being a native New Yorker myself I think sometimes we don't really appreciate the beauty and the culture that we have in this great city. We sometimes focus on the negative aspects, but this summer I plan on exploring all the positive that has made New York the greatest city in the world!!!!