Date: July, 2010
Parenting Blog Talk
by Karen on 7/02/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Best Maternity Dresses (MomFinds) The Night Light gets a soft, cuddly makeover (Cool Mom Picks) Britax B-Ready Stroller Review (Stroller Queen Reviews) I’m as big as a baguette (Baby Gadget) 10 Picture Books that Teach Important Life Lessons (Simple Mom) 6 Things I Wish I’d Known Before the “Terrible Twos” (Mom Delicious) Tech-Savvy Family Traveling [...]
Free Family Workshops at Gardens this summer
by Karen on 7/02/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Yesterday (sorry that this is late!), The Brooklyn Botanic Garden launched their summer season of Discovery Workshops—free garden-based workshops for kids in the Discovery Garden. Throughout July and August, the BBG offers fun, hands-on workshops for kids of all ages on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Drop in anytime between 1 and 3 p.m. to give [...]
Fruit + Herbs: Perfect Together!
by Stacie on 7/02/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Herbs aren’t just for spicing up your meat, grains and veggies! Combining fruit and herbs is one of my favorite ways to create unexpected flavor combinations. Bringing together sweet fruit and aromatic, sometimes even floral, herbs creates irresistibly bright tastes that pop in your mouth. Plus, fresh herbs (and some spices!) have important health benefits [...]
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: July 2,3,4
by Charles on 7/01/10 | 0 Comment(s)
This weekend it’s easy to pair fun activities with hearing some good music. Head to Governor’s Island for artist-inspired mini golf or crafts sponsored by the Children’s Museum of the Arts AND hear Roseanne Cash sing some of her country best. Battery Park State Park is a nice park with fantastic views (and that wild [...]
Veep #6: “I’m pretty sure all the leaves taste the same”
by Karen on 7/01/10 | 2 Comment(s)
Photographer Sarah Sloboda captures our Veeps every week for us. If you would like to be featured as a Veep- email us! From Sarah about the shoot: Allie and I strolled through Prospect Park on a gloriously sunny day, and she told me all about adjusting to life as a mom in Brooklyn. She said [...]
But Is it enough? Pier 6 traffic changes
by Karen on 7/01/10 | 0 Comment(s)
This came in from a reader. The letter was supposedly originally sent from the State Senator’s Office: After extensive conversations with the New York City Department of Transportation about the lack of safe crossings and traffic controls at the new Pier 6 entrance of Brooklyn Bridge Park on Atlantic Avenue, Senator Squadron received word from [...]
What to do for 4th of July weekend in NYC and Brooklyn
by Karen on 7/01/10 | 0 Comment(s)
There are plenty of reasons to stick around New York this 4th of July weekend: kids’ cruises, all the city swimming pools are open, lots of craft activities and more. If you think your child can stay up for the fireworks, you’ll have to station yourselves somewhere other than Brooklyn to watch them. Macy’s fireworks [...]
