Date: March, 2009
Easter Egg Hunts 2009
by Karen on 3/31/09 | 8 Comment(s)
****If you are looking for Easter Egg Hunts for 2010, go HERE. Below is for 2009. This year it seems that everyone is clamoring to know where oh where the Easter Egg hunts are ! I think many of you are just yearning for an extra dose of sweets and a taste of spring! Here [...]
New Parks and Playgrounds
by Karen on 3/30/09 | 2 Comment(s)
It’s time to get outside! Venture to new parks and playgrounds this spring. To find the ones most coveted and loved by our readers, check out our new page listed under Activities: Playgrounds/Parks. You can read which ones have the best sprinklers, the cleanest restrooms, best grass and which ones people say are “the best [...]
A Child Grows Event Picks
by Karen on 3/25/09 | 2 Comment(s)
March is ending and the big events of April are beginning with Easter Egg Hunts and Earth Day Activities. My big Easter Egg Hunts post will come out in the next few days, as many neighborhoods are still recruiting volunteers and nailing down particulars. (I do list the big Pierrepont Playground Spring Egg Hunt at [...]
Brooklyn Pre-K Admissions Is Harder Than Harvard
by Karen on 3/23/09 | 3 Comment(s)
Does that surprise you? It sure did surprise me. The Daily News published an article today that, 187 students applied to PS 503 in Sunset Park, and just under 5% got spots. Harvard University accepted under 8% of its applicants this year. Of course, not all Pre-K programs are this competitive. The most difficult to [...]
What Is Your Kid’s Eating Style?
by Karen on 3/20/09 | 1 Comment(s)
I think being concerned about what your child eats consumes a lot of us. My friend Rena tells me how her son will barely eat for days and then suddenly will wolf down anything in the fridge. For an eternity, Birch ate only white foods (yogurt, bread, milk). My sister’s children are grazers so they [...]
How To Prevent Scalding
by Karen on 3/19/09 | 1 Comment(s)
I loooove hot showers, especially after a long night. I didn’t think how my love of hot water might present a danger to our kids. Scalding from tap water is the second most common cause of severe burn injuries among people of all ages. I guess it’s time to babyproof one more thing……(grrrr). Baby Bodyguards [...]
A Child Grows Event Picks
by Karen on 3/18/09 | 1 Comment(s)
Apparently, Spring is coming this week! Well, at least some people are celebrating its arrival! Watch 500 butterflies flit around you at the American Museum of Natural History’s butterfly exhibit or celebrate the Spring Equinox with dancing and stories, chill out in a swimming pool, or disco the day away. There are a lot of [...]
How To Teach Letters
by Karen on 3/17/09 | 4 Comment(s)
I read this post by Brett of eensies.com a week ago when it hit my inbox. It sounded like such a simple, intelligent game I tried it out with Birch (2.5 years). He LOVED it. We did a slightly different version where we named everything we knew that begin with the first letter of his [...]
Do You Have A Parenting Blind Spot?
by Karen on 3/12/09 | 3 Comment(s)
Does your child do something that makes you overreact? How about your partner? Or your own parent? Do you know why you react that way? Soho Parenting helps one couple find a solution to their “blind spot.” Shine The Light by Jean Kunhardt and Lisa Spiegel of Soho Parenting Everyone has blind spots. They are [...]
A Child Grows Event Picks
by Karen on 3/11/09 | 0 Comment(s)
Are you looking for some fun things to do this week? Well, you are in luck. There is a lot to do! Visit a fun artisans market with theater performance, camp at the zoo, watch professional ballet demos, watch butterflies, celebrate with St. Patrick’s Day parades, get help with dealing with sleep issues, vaccination questions, [...]
Tips On Getting Out The Door
by Karen on 3/10/09 | 1 Comment(s)
Last night Papa Tree called me at midnight from his music gig to find out if he had left his wallet at home. I had to check three possible locations before I found it. Though I never lose my purse (it’s the size of a diaper bag!), I do lose my keys all the time. [...]
The Terrible Twos
by Karen on 3/09/09 | 1 Comment(s)
It seems like every day Birch has at least two or three meltdowns. And I mean MELTdowns. It can happen anytime and for any reason. Yesterday, I wouldn’t let him play with my hair dryer- meltdown. Then he didn’t want to get in his car seat- meltdown (and I had a near meltdown myself at [...]
A Brooklyn Midwife
by Karen on 3/06/09 | 1 Comment(s)
Megan Davidson, a labor and postpartum doula, has been lucky enough to see a lot of births. That means she has seen many doctors and midwifes in action. As an Expert on this blog, she has written about baby wearing, cloth diapering and nursing. She is starting a short series on this blog to introduce [...]
A Child Grows Event Picks
by Karen on 3/05/09 | 0 Comment(s)
I don’t even know where to begin! In the past, March has seemed rather slow for events, but not so this year! There are events that I can’t wait to attend all month. Here are some of your options: puppet show, Lemony Snicket concert, disco for grandparents, Purim festivals, movies for kids, NYC free ballet [...]
DOE PreK Info- Hot Off The Press!
by Karen on 3/04/09 | 0 Comment(s)
Our School Expert, Joyce Szuflita of NYC School Help attended the DOE meeting last night and sent in her newsy report at midnight. Hot Off The Press- as they used to say. Now, it should be Hot Off The Keyboard! Here is her report : There is a session Wednesday March 3 at 6:30 at [...]
Do You Have Lead In Your Water?
by Karen on 3/02/09 | 5 Comment(s)
Most of you have heard about Baby Bodyguards by now. First, they came and did an excellent “spec” on babyproofing our place, then they wrote a popular post on our blog about window guards for NYC, now they have been raved about on Park Slope Parents. They are getting lots of mainstream press as well. [...]
