Visiting museums with kids is the perfect way to pair education with entertainment. With over 50 museums to choose from in New York, finding a kid-friendly expert who can highlight the best exhibits for different age groups is key. Natasha Schlesinger is that person. She runs art education classes just for kids in New York at ArtXplorers, as well as ArtMuse, providing museum and gallery tours for all ages.

Here’s Natasha’s round up of the best museum exhibits for kids in New York City this fall:

I had the opportunity for a quick trip to New York City for the 1st annual Family Travel Conference recently, a gathering of select family travel writers. Plus, it was the perfect trip to bring just my daughter, creating some mother-daughter getaway time, always a special treat. Family fun in New York City is easy and as kids get older, the attractions become even more interesting to kids as they are so varied.

My 13-year-old daughter has always loved New York, particularly the fashion, theatre, arts, and food — all the best New York City has to offer!

There’s nothing like fall in Manhattan. It’s a cultural extravaganza – new Broadway shows, prominent art exhibitions premiering in the greatest city in the world, festivals of all kinds up and down the streets and bursts of fall foliage all over the city.

The options are endless, and if you’re visiting, with kids, it’s not easy to narrow them down. Here are ten options from a native’s perspective that are sure to satisfy any parent or child:

If you’re headed to New York City this summer with your child-in-tow and want to take in some quality theater, we’ve got you covered.

Billy Elliot

Set against the backdrop of a coal miners’ strike that took place in Northern England in the mid-1980s during Margaret Thatcher’s reign, Billy Elliot is about a motherless young boy who wants to give up …

I’m not a big fan of mingling with camera-clicking tourists in the shadow of the blazing Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, but traditionally I like to get a quiet look at it before it’s gussied up and lit, which was my plan on the Monday after Thanksgiving.

But had I not been approaching the Rockefeller Plaza tree area from Sixth Avenue—rather than heading there directly from 5th Avenue, which thousands of visitors do every day—I would have missed entirely …

Growing up on the East Coast, I was lucky enough to go on more than one field trip to the Statue of Liberty. But I hadn’t made taking my kids a priority. On trips back East to visit family, we’d done Philadelphia and all its landmarks, but we never ventured into New York.

The Statue of Liberty didn’t seem like enough of a draw. There was too much you couldn’t do.

When visiting a city like New York, deciding what to do can be overwhelming. With almost 500 square miles of city, the Big Apple is intimidating, and it can be easy to stick to the tried and true favorite kid-friendly activities, such as the Statue of Liberty, the Children’s Museum and Zoo, etc.

Granted, those places must experienced—but NYC offers a plethora of kid-friendly activities in addition to these usual suspects.

New York City is what made me fall in love with the East Coast. I still remember my first visit to the city as a young girl from San Diego. Everything seemed so foreign and exciting! The theatre, Little Italy, the skyscrapers, the NY accent, the sophisticated shops of 5th Avenue, and the unique smells. It was all seared in my memory forever.

As parents, my husband and I love to bring our children to the city.

October is my favorite month of year in New York City. It’s still warm enough to enjoy outdoor activities with the kids and the trees in Central Park are always spectacular. This year, there are a few special events happening around the city that are great for kids.

The American Museum of Natural History has a new show at the Planetarium through December 31st called Journey to the Stars.

One of our favorite family activities is picking fruit! It is fun for any age and we all enjoy the rewards of our work. As strawberry and blueberry picking comes to an end, we look forward to the apple and pumpkin picking in fall. Silverman’s Farm in Easton, Connecticut is one of our old haunts. They have tractor rides, apple picking, and an animal farm. We let each of our children hold their own basket and fill it with as many apples as they can find. Silvermans also has a pumpkin patch, so it’s a perfect spot for pre-Halloween fun!