A Child Grows Event Picks
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PARK SLOPE: COLLEGE ADMISSIONS AND 529 PROGRAMS
Wednesday, January 28, 2009: 7:30pm
Deena Maerowitz is going to speak on The College Admissions Process. I hear she is excellent and our own expert school consultant at A Child Grows, Joyce Szuflita, recommends this talk. Deena is going to talk about: what goes on inside the admissions office, how to make the best decisions about high school courses and extra-curricular activities and more…..Test taking and application preparation. And, have you thought about a 529 program? Upromise will go over that as well. They will do a 15 minute talk about that, so if you just want to hear about that aspect, you can come by and leave early. The seminar will be at Congregation Beth Elohim, 274 Garfield Place @ 8th Avenue, Social Hall. Parents of NY Teens is putting the seminar on.
* to see both school consultants listings, check out our resource page here.
PARK SLOPE: SEXY MOMS SERIES
Wednesday, January 28, 2009: 7 – 9:30 pm
New Space teams up again with Babeland to co-sponsor the Sexy Moms Series. This month it is: “Sex During and After Pregnancy.” Erica Lyon of Realbirth will discuss how the body and desire changes as women experience pregnancy, what to expect and how to handle it, taboos and truths, and how to enjoy your body as it goes through this change. The event will be at Babeland Bergen (if you haven’t been- you must go in- it’s pretty, friendly and naughty fun!) at 462 Bergen Street. 212-867-9646
VARIOUS LOCATIONS: PUBLIC SCHOOL 101
Our expert, Joyce Szuflita of NYC School Help is giving a talk called “Public School 101: Intro to the NYC School System, Registering for PreK and Kindergarten” at several locations around Brooklyn at the end of the month. Joyce brings a big picture perspective to a seemingly crazy system. I know you won’t be disappointed- she is a great resource. For more detailed info, and to RSVP to Joyce, go to www.mysidewalkchalk.blogspot.com space is limited. $25 for a single and $40 for a couple. To see some of the articles that Joyce has published on our blog, go here.
WEST VILLAGE: THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS
Saturday, January 31: 11 am- 3 pm
WHAT? Yes, They Might Be Giants have a Grammy- nominated children’s CD out: Here Come the 123′s. This should be rockin’ good fun- and it is at the Baby Disco venue in the city, so you know it is time-tested for tykes. It is a costly $25 per person or $85 for a 4-pack. Non-walking kids are free. (Le) Poisson Rouge – 158 Bleecker Street, NYC, www.lepoissonrouge.com, 212.505.FISH
PARK SLOPE: DANCE A STORY FREE CLASS
Saturday, January 31: 2 pm and 2:30 pm
This class is a trial one for the semester class- might be worth trying out- it is a new offering for the neighborhood. The class is called Dance-A-Story and it is designed for kids aged 2-5 years. Basically, the kids learn storytelling combined with movement. You have to register in advance to brooklynlyceum@gmail.com or call 718-857-4816. Brooklyn Lyceum is at 227 4th Ave.
UPPER WEST SIDE: SPECIAL NEEDS CAMP FAIR
Saturday, January 31: 11 am- 3 pm
Parents and caregivers of children and teens with disabilities can plan ahead for summer with the 24th annual free Special Camp Fair presented by Resources for Children with Special Needs (www.resourcesnyc.org). There will be representatives fromover 70 NYC day camps and sleepaway camps in the northeast. There will also be information on travel programs, remedial education programs, volunteer and job opportunities and early childhood programs. Spanish and sign language interpreters will be available.
PROSPECT-LEFFERTS: BUILDING EXHIBIT
Saturday, January 31- May 10, 2009
The Brooklyn Children’s Museum is debuting its new exhibit, “Building Brainstorm” this weekend. It is supposed to be for kids, but I think it will satisfy a lot of adults’ desires too- especially wanna be architects. Kids can plan a dog house, skyscrapter, arrange rooms and furniture (ahhh…that’s for me!) and more in the this whow. There a lot of intereactive elements to this exhibit: you can select building materials, select wood shapes, change window panels, arrange miniature furniture and more. Brooklyn Children’s Museum
145 Brooklyn Avenue (corner of St. Marks) Brooklyn, NY 11203. The museum is closed on Mon, Tues (I HATE that they open at 12 pm on the weekdays- don’t they know that half the kids nap at 12:30? I can’t understand who made this scheduling gaff! On the weekends it is open at 10 am though. PLEASE somebody at the museum- read this!)
FORT GREENE: BLUE STRAWBERRIES JAM
Sunday, February 1: 10:30 am- 12 pm
So, I missed this last time due to the children having 102 degree temps, so this week I get to go since everyone is FINALLY on the mend. Papa Tree will be playing and singing in this new duo band, “The Blue Strawberries.” Silly band name (yes!), totally grooving happy music (yes!) and watching Birch see his dad perform live (priceless!). Usually Birch isn’t awake when Daddy goes out to play (for that matter, I’m not either!). They will be at Ici Restaurant in Fort Greene from 10am- 12 pm. It is $5 admission. Come by and say “HI”! Oh, and this will be happening every 1st Sunday of the month.
GOWANUS: SUZI SHELTON
PARK SLOPE AND MANHATTAN: VALENTINES DAY BALL DISCO
Saturday, February 7: 2-5 PM and Sunday, February 15: 12-3 PM
One lucky winner (HI AMY!) won 4 tix to a disco day and wrote us to tell us she loved it and had an absolute blast! Please get tix early, as they sell out very fast. The venue in Brooklyn is at good ‘ol Southpaw (125 Fifth Ave Brooklyn, NY 11217 http://www.spsounds.com/) and in Manhattan at: (Le) Poisson Rouge – 158 Bleecker Street, NYC, www.lepoissonrouge.com, 212.505.FISH Host mom: Heather Murphy Monteith (co-founder of Baby Loves Disco) DJ: The Rub DJs Emcee: Tah
Appropriate for kids aged 6 months to 7 years. They do have a full spread of healthy snacks and juice boxes, stroller parking, a changing station and chill-out area with books and kid-friendly activities, hula hoops, rhythm instruments, swirly scarves, giveaways and services for parents and kids. Brooklyn, Southpaw, 125 Fifth Avenue, $12 per walking human, in advance / $15 at the door, on the day of event
event time: 2pm-5pm
Manhattan, Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street, $15 per walking human, in advance, $18 at the door, on the day of event
event time: 12noon – 3pm
Tickets: $15 online advance purchase, $18 at the door. Price is for each walking human. Buy tickets online at www.babylovesdisco.com.
FORT GREENE: BLUES FOR KIDS
Saturday, February 7: 2 PM
BAM is hosting the Guy Davis Trio to celebrate Black History Month: he will do storytelling, play music and invite children to explore African American history. More information is available here. This is best for children ages 4 years and up. BAM so nicely gave us a promotional code too so we can all buy tickets at $10 each. Use promo code: 10211 when buying tickets online or on phone or in person.
CARROLL GARDENS: SLEEP SEMINAR
Sunday, February 8: 3:30-5 pm
I am always curious to hear what sleep consultants recommend and their different theories. I have heard of “Dream Team Baby” who is giving this talk, they do a lot of talks in the city. I definitely plan on being there to see what tips I can pick up. I think this would be a good seminar for expectant parents too- I wish I had known a few things about the first steps in helping get your baby to sleep before we started to have problems! Baby Bites Brooklyn is putting this seminar together at one of my favorite venues : Everyday Athlete. By the way, I went to a seminar last week at Bend and Bloom Yoga Studio and thought the space was fantastic. They have prenatal and postnatal yoga too!Everyday Athlete Studio, 136 Union St (btw. Hicks and Columbia). $25 per person, $40 per couple. RSVP: Chana@babybitesbrooklyn.com
Wow what a great site, there are also forums as well to ask questions. Maybe I can get my help without even needing an email consult even though I think $35 seems reasonable. Your the best!!!!!
Oops! I gaffed.
NYCsleepdoctor.com is here in Brooklyn and she does in-home consults.
http://www.familysleep.com DOES do online sleep consults for $35 via email. Deb Pendrick is good. My friend used her. She will also do phone consults…can’t remember the price but you can check her site. Also her site is awesome for all sleep issues!
Oooh online help? I’m checking it out! Like that idea too. What a great service you do for us moms! We so appreciate it
Hi Lianna
that is super helpful- thanks so much for the seasoned advice. I want to hear Urban Nurture too – so will try to catch that one as well.
Just did a consult with NYsleepdoctor.com- so far so good, but will post after the sleep plan is done to let you all know what I think.
I have really enjoyed BabyBites, it’s a great way to get out and meet other mom’s and learn something as well. I actually went to one of the Dream Team’s seminars as well as Urban Nurture. I definately learned something some both but I felt that the Urban Nurture’s session was much more informative. The ladies from Dream Team seemed a bit “corporate” if that make sense. The information that they discussed seemed a bit obvious and stuff we read all the time, I just wasn’t impressed and actually was a little bit disappointed. The lady from Urban Nurture seemed very seasoned in the topic and answered questions very thoroughly. I did visit the Dream Teams site and apparently they are fairly new to this subject. So, given that both of them have spoken at the venues and probably will again if you had to pick which one to go to I would recommend Urban’s seminars, really impressive stuff
. Hope this is helpful.