Date: April, 2010
Free Music in the Grove at Fort Greene Park
by Betsy on 4/06/10 | 1 Comment(s)
Free summer music programming in Brooklyn? Yes please! Starting in June, and ending in mid-August the Fort Greene Park Conservancy is sponsoring a series of eight free hour long kid friendly concerts called Music in the Grove. The concerts will be on Wednesday mornings at 10am and the headlining act is the fabulous AudraRox. They [...]
Spotted: Easter Egg Hunting
by Karen on 4/05/10 | 0 Comment(s)
This is the third installment of “Spotted!”, a weekly photo digest that features kids’ and parents’ style in one neighborhood of Brooklyn. Editorial comments are mainly the photographer’s, Justine Cooper, though I stuck my 2 cents in a bit. These photos were shot at a weekday Easter egg hunt organized by some local nannies in [...]
Free Spring Trial Classes
by Karen on 4/05/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Spring classes are starting and this is a great time to sample classes to see what you might like to enroll in for the semester. Free trial classes start this week and run through the end of April. If you know of any additional ones- please add them to the comments section at the bottom. [...]
Barney’s Co-Op is coming to Brooklyn
by Karen on 4/03/10 | 2 Comment(s)
Cobble Hill/Downtown Brooklyn is getting a new high-end retail resident. Barneys Co-Op announced this week that they will be moving in at 194 Atlantic Ave, near Urban Outfitters and just a skip-hop from Trader Joe’s. If you don’t know what Barney’s Co-Op is, it’s a little less expensive than the regular Barney’s. And, I mean [...]
Two Greenmarkets are back!
by Karen on 4/02/10 | 0 Comment(s)
The Brooklyn Borough Hall Greenmarket returned on Thursday, April 1st. This year, they will be accepting EBT/Food Stamps from May – December. Three days a week you can buy from the fresh picked fruits and vegetables, beautiful plants and flowers, grass-fed meat, grass-fed dairy products, including the best goat cheese you’ll ever eat, just caught [...]
Make some money, save some money with consignment sale
by Karen on 4/02/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Only 5 days left to register to consign and get your items logged for Be Green Kids’ first consignment event in Brooklyn. The event will take place at Brooklyn Artists Gym, April 15- 18th. New and gently used items are resold from parent-to-parent. You can be both a buyer and/or consign with them and take [...]
Event Picks for April 3rd weekend and next week
by Karen on 4/02/10 | 0 Comment(s)
What to do this weekend? Well, there are the numerous egg hunts (see our post here for all of them), the famous Easter Day Parade and don’t forget to enjoy cherry blossom season in this beautiful weather…… Highlights:
Listing for Kids Music this Weekend: April 3rd and 4th
by Charles on 4/02/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Here’s some listings for music happening around the city this weekend!
The war of the $10 yoga class in Ft. Greene
by Karen on 4/02/10 | 0 Comment(s)
We first reported about $10 yoga classes at the Toren for the month of April, and now it’s Lucky Lotus Studio’s turn to offer the same. Clinton Hill Blog reported how to get in on the deal. Details: Local Yoga’s $10 class at the Toren is for your FIRST yoga class (their press release mistakenly [...]
A public art park to open and Atlantic Yards stalled?
by Karen on 4/02/10 | 2 Comment(s)
Just as I was getting more depressed over the Atlantic Yard development, it turns out there may be hope as reported by McBrookyn. A rare SNAIL (that just happens to be New York’s most endangered native animal) has been found at the Atlantic Yard site along with 6 other rare, endangered or threatened plant and [...]
Opening Day: Little League Parade
by Karen on 4/02/10 | 0 Comment(s)
On Saturday, April 10 Little Leaguers from all over Brooklyn march through Park Slope and Prospect Park to kick off the 2010 baseball and softball season. The parade begins at Seventh Avenue and 2nd Street and ends with an event at the Prospect Park Bandshell.(Directions to this location ) Start time: 10:00 am and End [...]
Bauer hockey sticks recalled….post-season
by Karen on 4/02/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Hockey season is almost over so it’s disappointing that this recall wasn’t made pre-hockey season. On April 1st, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with Bauer, announced a voluntary recall of Bauer youth and junior hockey sticks, shafts and blades. The recall involves about 67,000 items in the U.S. and [...]
Maternity Dresses for $15 and Nursing Dresses for under $100
by Karen on 4/01/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Mom Finds has selected the Top 5 maternity dresses for spring that are all $15. Yes, $15. She also has a list of Top 10 Nursing Dresses under $100. This one is one of my favorites on the Nursing Dresses List.
I Love You No Matter What
by Karen on 4/01/10 | 6 Comment(s)
The other night I left Birch and Willow for 2 hours with a new babysitter. When I returned the babysitter told me that Birch had hit Willow three times. Three times! I was surprised to hear this. Yes, he used to take swipes at Willow, but he hadn’t done that in a month. We walked [...]
