what are some favorite thing for a 7 year old in Central Park?

Zoo, merry-go-round, rowing on the lake, biking.

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ice skating
zoo
horse and carriage rides (yes, there are "ethical" issues for some, but kids like the ride)

And nearby, if the 7 year old is female and has read the book(s):
http://www.theplazany.com/eloise/

Statue of Balto.
Alice in Wonderland Statue
Many small playgrounds.

The kid can acquire some research skill by looking up Central Park for his/her self: http://www.centralpark.com/guide/activities.html
You too.

The remote control boats are really fun.
http://www.centralpark.com/guide/att...ory-water.html
The Museum of Natural History is just west of the park at 79th.

The Frick Collection is near the park. It is in a mansion that will make a seven-year-old girl feel like a fairy princess.

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If making your daughter feel like a fairy princess is important to you.

Oops, The Frick Collection does not want to give thrills to seven-year-old girls. Ten is the minimum age for admission.

Years ago when I took a young girl to the Patio of the Castle of Velez Blanco in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, she got pretty swept away with a fantasy about life in a royal court.

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Belvedere Castle.

The boat pond

Maybe a paddle boat

Thanks, I will look at this websites.
Southam, my granddaughter will not be able to help plan because it a surprise for her.

If making your daughter feel like a fairy princess is important to you.

You can't make anybody feel like a fairy princess. It has to come from the child's imagination.

"An adult is a child gone wrong."--Ashley Montagu

HTtY

area around the Bethesda fountain has boats for rent if the weather is nice