Date: January, 2011
This week: NY Kids Club has free trial classes
by Karen on 1/31/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Starting today, NY Kids Club has an entire week of free trial classes at all their locations, including Brooklyn Heights. If you haven’t seen their facility, you should take this opportunity to check it out. It’s huge and well maintained with lots of equipment. There is a stroller-friendly elevator at the entrance and I liked [...]
“A love child betwen Etsy and Craiglist?”
by Karen on 1/28/11 | 1 Comment(s)
We all love the Brooklyn Flea for its amalgamation of vintage items and new designer items and neighborhood feel. Well, imagine something like this online. That’s krrb- an online venue for local and in-person commerce. Think of Krrb (pronounced ‘curb’) as a virtual market where you can find items from people’s sewing baskets, attics, or [...]
Parenting Blog Talk
by Karen on 1/28/11 | 1 Comment(s)
10 things to do next time it snows (eensies) Mom, you’re one tough art critic (New York Times) The magic of 1,2,3 (Soho Parenting) 10 white foods for picky eaters (parenting) Activities and dorting them out (Ask Moxie) What do babies do all day? (the Mama Bird diaries)
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: January 28,29,30
by Charles on 1/28/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Friday January 28th 11:00 am: Weekly Sing-along with Lloyd Miller Lloyd’s energy, humor, and wonderful music always entertains and educates children and adults at his weekly sing-along. Details: Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave (at Havemeyer St) Cost: $3 3:30 pm: Sing Stories with Lou Gallo Kids sing along with classic children’s stories in this music [...]
Madison Rose is now taking used kids clothing
by Karen on 1/27/11 | 1 Comment(s)
Madison Rose Maternity is the go-to place in Brooklyn for maternity resale: the clothes are in great condition and the displays are beautiful. You feel like you are walking into a carefully edited boutique of a stylish friend’s clothes and niceties, not a resale shop. Now, Madison Rose is joining the increasing number of kids’ [...]
Teaching kids tolerance
by Karen on 1/27/11 | 1 Comment(s)
Difference by Alice Kaltman We can teach kids what we believe is right, but we can’t always protect them from what’s wrong. That’s a sobering and scary fact especially these days. While our entire nation is reconsidering the power of intolerance in the wake of recent horrific events in Tuscon, I think how this is [...]
Looking for a camp this summer? Meet the directors face to face!
by Karen on 1/27/11 | 2 Comment(s)
If you think looking for the right school is hard, try looking for the right camp. Why is it so much harder? For one, there are a ton of options (day, sleepaway, dance, art, yoga, sports, field trip, park-based, acting…) and for two, it’s harder to get to know what a camp is really like. [...]
Reader Review: Urgent Care Center in Brooklyn Open 24/7
by Karen on 1/26/11 | 10 Comment(s)
I developed what I believed to be the flu on Friday night. I tried to rest (didn’t happen with my 4 year old and 8 month old) but kept getting worse. By Sunday morning I had had it and went off to the urgent care center at the old Victory Memorial Hospital in Bay Ridge [...]
In from the cold: new playgroups
by Karen on 1/25/11 | 0 Comment(s)
French Storytime Playgroup A mom is starting a French story-time group for her son (who’s not even crawling yet, but who already likes hisFrench picture books) and wants other parents to join her. Though the group needs a native French speaker to do the reading, the mom can provide the books at her apartment (at [...]
Free event: get tips for organizing and getting in shape
by Karen on 1/25/11 | 0 Comment(s)
There is no doubt that I am going to this event. My big goal this year is to get fit- and that means not only dropping my baby pounds (well, my 2 year old now- eek!) but actually exercising. And my other goal is to get balance in my life and stay on top [...]
Lacrosse open house and registration beginning
by Karen on 1/25/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Lacrosse is a big deal in our house and while my children are still too young to start playing with the Brooklyn Crescents…your children may be just the right age! My friend wrote me yesterday to say that “both (her) boys have done this program last spring and fall and it was great.” The Brooklyn [...]
Calling all wonder women and batmans
by Karen on 1/25/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Do you have a superhero nut? Try out this new class that lets boys and girls shake out their super hero moves. Kids will jump (small buildings), leap, web-sling, run and dance while imagining they are their favorite superheroes. Super Girls, Batmans, Spidermans and Wonder Women are all encouraged to come to the free demo [...]
Caribou Baby opening in Greenpoint
by Karen on 1/20/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Wiliamsburg and Greenpoint are getting a lot of new facilities for parents lately- could it be that the area might take over as the new Park Slope (in terms of amenities for families)? A welcome addition to the new play spaces and gyms will be a store and event space called Caribou Baby. Though it [...]
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: January 21,22,23
by Charles on 1/20/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Friday January 21th 11:00 am: Weekly Sing-along with Lloyd Miller Lloyd’s energy, humor, and wonderful music always entertains and educates children and adults at his weekly sing-along. Details: Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave (at Havemeyer St) Cost: $3 7:00 pm: The Alex Levin Trio’s Friday Night Jazz Shows At this weekly jazz jam, children under [...]
Reader Review: Klub 4 Kidz
by Karen on 1/20/11 | 4 Comment(s)
Karate Boy and I were very excited when we heard that a brand new indoor play space opened in Williamsburg, Brooklyn this December. Klub 4 Kidz is the newest addition to the burgeoning play spaces in Williamsburg. It boasts a giant play structure, climbing wall and spaces that can host both classes and birthday parties. [...]
Spring baseball/softball is registering
by Karen on 1/19/11 | 3 Comment(s)
We will have a lot more info to come on registering for baseball and softball as spring approaches. Here’s to the second one of the season! (The first one we wrote about is in Fort Greene and is here.) Also, here is our list of Little League an T-ball leagues in Brooklyn from last year. [...]
Demos and Trial Classes: baby signing and drama
by Karen on 1/19/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Living in Brooklyn, we are so lucky to have numerous classes available to our kids – ranging from music, dance to movement and even Capoeira! But along with all of these exciting classes may sometimes feel as if we have too many choices – making it difficult to decide where exactly our children should go. [...]
Brooklyn Blog Talk
by Karen on 1/19/11 | 1 Comment(s)
H & M breaks ground on Fulton Mall (Brownstoner) Apple Taps Atlantic Yards for store locale (BoCoCaLand) 10 Best Brooklyn Brunch Spots (Brokelyn) Do the turnaround: F-Train closures start today (OTBKB) Inside Indoor Play: A Brooklyn Play Space Tour (Park Slope Parents)
Moms Groups debut- working moms, toddler and new moms
by Karen on 1/19/11 | 0 Comment(s)
If you’re a mom in Brooklyn, chances are that you know about BabyBites Brooklyn and their seminars, lunches and workshops. People often think of the events as being only for new moms, but that’s not the case -they have potty training seminars, holiday parties…and now they are doing facilitated moms groups for 2nd time moms, [...]
List of top Brooklyn elementary schools published
by Karen on 1/19/11 | 18 Comment(s)
The School Boards is a fairly new forum that’s becoming a popular site for Brooklyn and Manhattan parents interested in school information. It’s a forum, created by a mom and dad, where parents can exchange info about schools, ask questions and learn from one another’s experiences. I find myself visiting it often and am thrilled [...]
Reader Review: Imagine Swimming
by Karen on 1/19/11 | 3 Comment(s)
I love, love, love Imagine Swimming. I believe that learning to swim is essential. What other sport could potentially save your life? I’m also a qualified swimming teacher so I have high standards. We tried the classes at YMCA. They might be good when you can swim independently, and although they are extremely well priced, [...]
My favorite $10 gadget for kids
by Tuey on 1/17/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Raise your hand if you have had one of these problems with your child: A. Your child won’t get in the stroller B. Your child won’t hold your hand while crossing the street C. Your child wanders away from you while walking If you answer “none” than either you don’t have a walking child yet [...]
New classes for children with disabilities: to become a center in fall 2011
by Karen on 1/17/11 | 1 Comment(s)
Often I get emails that remind me of how special it is to be a part of the Brooklyn parenting community. We are in an urban environment and yet, it feels like a village with how people here invest in our community. Yesterday, I got an email from an acquaintance, whom someday I hope to [...]
Do you have a builder, techie or artist? This festival is for them!
by Karen on 1/17/11 | 0 Comment(s)
This weekend my son got a taste of what it’s like to be an engineer- well, a really cool one who gets to build rocket balloons, mini catapults and tables out of newspaper. PBS’ Design Squad Nation (a series debuting locally on WNET on Sunday, Feb. 6th), was on hand at the New York Hall [...]
Possible school changes have parents worried
by Karen on 1/16/11 | 0 Comment(s)
On Thursday, the New York Times wrote about changes that the DOE is intending to make. They reported that, “Community Roots Charter School in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, for example, one of the city’s most popular charter schools, has received permission to expand to a middle school. Its proposed location, according to the document, is P.S. [...]
