To Do Monday: Toy Story

Laura L. Griffin — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 08:30:27 -0400

The little one is back from summer camp, and now he’s demanding presents, attention, food ... how brief the respite was! Hand him off to the babysitter for one more precious day and stroll around MoMA’s exhibit Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900–2000, gazing upon the modern objects you once fetishized in fancy toy stores, when children were a mere abstract design concept of your own. Enjoy the institution’s ample air conditioning and peek at a Skippy-Racer scooter from 1933, Bauhaus nursery furniture, Lego building blocks, a Slinky and a selection of original pieces from the set of Pee-Wee’s Playhouse. After a couple of hours, you’ll remember why you’ve already starting socking away money for little Junior’s Whiffenpoofs tux rentals (Class of 2031!).

Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53rd Street, open 10:30am-5:30pm today; information can be found at moma.org.

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To Do Monday: Toy Story