Date: November, 2011
Free Forum For Pre-K Families
by Karen on 11/14/11 | 3 Comment(s)
The DOE (Department of Education) loves their acronyms, so if you are getting started in the admission process- let me start by saying: The OECE (Office of Early Childhood Education) is doing a series of information sessions on Pre-K (Pre-Kindergarten) and UPK (Universal Pre-Kindergarten) next month. Got that?! These sessions are intended to help parents [...]
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: November 11th, 12th, 13th
by Charles on 11/11/11 | 1 Comment(s)
Friday November 11th 10:30 am: Mil’s Trills Mil’s Trills is a series of interactive live shows that engages families with young children (ages 0-4) in original music & stories with the help of the ukulele & musical guests. For more info, go here. 4:00 pm: Funky Family Folk Fridays w/ Nikolai & NikosKids Nikolai & [...]
Weekend Events: Quidditch Cup, Puppets On Film, BLDG 92 opens and more!
by Karen on 11/11/11 | 0 Comment(s)
This weekend’s hot list includes the Harry Potter Quidditch World Cup, a free soccer clinic, The Chocolate Show, Puppets on Film and the opening of BLDG 92 in our own Brooklyn Navy Yard. There are some fabulous exhibits and theatre shows that you need to put on your calendar too: “White” at the New Victory, [...]
Brooklyn Blog Talk
by Karen on 11/10/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Occupy Brooklyn Organizes Weekend of Action (Prospect Heights Patch) Millman: Parking Permits “Not Coming Anytime Soon” (Prospect Heights Patch) The Grand Opening for Building 92 at the Navy Yard (Brownstoner) Flatbush School Attacked by Bedbugs 31 Times In A Year (Gothamist) Ribbon Cutting For School Playground in Prospect Heights (Brownstoner) Turkey Time (Brokelyn) Residents Call [...]
50% Discount On My Fav Vitamins For My Fav Readers
by Karen on 11/09/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Last year I wrote about my triumph in finding the perfect multivitamin for my children. Yes, some go on a quest to find themselves, but my 3 year quest was to find the ideal kid’s vitamin! SmartyPants gummy is an all-in-one vitamin that has BOTH the Omega-3s and 100% of recommended daily vitamins. Forget that [...]
Brooklyn Literati Read For PS8
by Karen on 11/09/11 | 5 Comment(s)
Brooklyn has so many writers that it isn’t all that surprising to find yourself watching a movie next to Jhumpa Lahiri at BAM or drinking coffee next to Jonathan Safran Foer at Sweet Melissa’s. So, why not gather some of Brooklyn’s best for an Author’s Night? Well, it takes a lot of effort and emailing. [...]
Got a Karate Kid in Brooklyn…or maybe it’s you?
by Jimmy on 11/09/11 | 5 Comment(s)
Remember the movie The Karate Kid? A boy moves from New Jersey to Los Angeles and gets bullied. His new neighborhood and the kids he has to go to school with actually make him miss New Jersey! This goes on until the gardener/handyman gives the boy some chores, which vaguely resemble karate moves. Thirty minutes [...]
Where to get used ice skates in Brooklyn
by Karen on 11/09/11 | 2 Comment(s)
Gliding on freshly zambonied ice, sipping hot chocolate at break time, spinning perfectly on point- well, now I am just dreaming. But what isn’t a dream is to find inexpensive ice skates in Brooklyn. Good Footing in Park Slope has new and used skates. (Used are mainly just available for children- as the store owner [...]
Veterans Day Observance in Carroll Park
by Karen on 11/08/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Friends of Carroll Park seem to always come up with some of the more interesting and meaningful events for the community and I was glad to hear that they, along with Court Street Merchants Association, is facilitating a Veterans Day Observance. Join them for brief comments and the laying of a wreath at the base [...]
Parents’ Forum on Gifted and Talented Elementary Schools
by Karen on 11/08/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Parents’ Alliance for Citywide Education (PACE) is a new organization founded by parent volunteers who represent each of New York City’s five Citywide G&T schools: Brooklyn School of Inquiry, NEST +m, STEM, TAG, and The Anderson School. In their quest to educate other parents about those schools, they will hold their first Parents’ Forum providing [...]
Ice Skating Lessons: Brooklyn, NYC and New Jersey
by Karen on 11/08/11 | 2 Comment(s)
Believe it or not, it’s actually ice skating season. Some ice rinks have started their fall programs already and others will being after Thanksgiving. All of them let you start up at any time. The benefit to starting skating lessons mid-season is that most of them are pro-rated so you don’t have to invest in [...]
Where to Ice Skate in NYC: our faves, raves and closings
by Karen on 11/08/11 | 4 Comment(s)
Ice skating season has just begun! Sharpen those blades and lace those boots. In New York, we have some of the most exceptionally beautiful outdoor skating rinks. However, if it’s too cold for you or your tots, there are some well-run indoor rinks too. A few tips: If you head outdoors, try and go in [...]
Daylight savings sleep tips!
by Karen on 11/04/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Daylight savings is coming up this Sunday: this is when we move our clocks back one hour and “gain” an extra hour. Even just an hour change can be a disruption in your child’s (*and yours!) sleeping. Janeen Hayward, a parent consultant at Swell Being, was kind enough to share her daylight savings sleep tips [...]
Weekend Events: Daylight Savings, Animation Workshops, Marathon!
by Karen on 11/04/11 | 2 Comment(s)
What a weekend to have Daylight Savings! Marathoners and viewers alike- don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour on Saturday night. There are a lot of ongoing exhibitions and theatre productions that we want to recommend this weekend. Though it feels like there are a lot less events this weekend, rejoice- there is [...]
Best places to watch the NYC marathon in Brooklyn
by Karen on 11/04/11 | 4 Comment(s)
Marathon is here! It’s an incredible time as we cheer on all the aspiring runners as they perform a feat that seems unimaginable to me. I’m ready to cheer each one of them on with my cow bell and loud vocals. But where are the best viewing points? The official course map maps out the [...]
Mathnasium: One Solution to “U.S. Teens Are Among Worst At Math”
by Karen on 11/04/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Here’s what I like to think: my kids will be in high school, take the SAT’s (those looovely tests), and do well enough on both the verbal and math components to have a choice selection of colleges to attend. Until recently, I didn’t realize that I may be dead wrong. Results from Education Next’s study [...]
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: November 4th, 5th, 6th
by Charles on 11/04/11 | 1 Comment(s)
Friday November 4th 4:00 pm: Funky Family Folk Fridays w/ Nikolai & NikosKids Nikolai & NikosKids present the Funky Family Folk Fridays jam session/concert series. They play NikosKids originals and true folk standards. For more info, go here. Saturday November 5th 9:30 am: Dance, Drum and Double Dutch Don’t keep the kids cooped up on [...]
A Family Weekend in Mystic, Connecticut
by Holly on 11/03/11 | 5 Comment(s)
A weekend in Mystic can be quite satisfying for every member of your family…from history to boats to pizza to whales to local artisans. During the summer, you can visits its beaches; in the fall, you have fall foliage. It just might be time to start planning a trip to Mystic. Just a 2-1/2 to [...]
Brooklyn Family Band, the Dees, Teach History With Melody
by Charles on 11/02/11 | 0 Comment(s)
The Deedle Deedle Dees (self-described as “America’s Ultimate Teaching Band”) are everything a family music band should be: incredible musicians who compose wonderful, imaginative, catchy, heartfelt songs. Their new CD, Strange Dees, Indeed, captures everything I love about the Dees. Lloyd Miller (AKA Ulysses S. Dee) marches the troops through rap, rock, Klezmer music, and [...]
Are You Paying Your Nanny Enough? (Nanny Survey Results Are Out!)
by Karen on 11/02/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Are you paying your nanny enough? According to the 2011 Park Slope Parents Nanny Survey that came out today, “nannies (in Brooklyn) are earning an average of $14.89- twice the NY minimum wage of $7.25- and are receiving an average of 11 paid days off a year”. Their findings also noted that despite the higher [...]
New Developments for Bija Kids
by Karen on 11/01/11 | 0 Comment(s)
I dropped by Bija Kids a few weeks ago to host one of our Meetups- and marveled at their new studio design with two open airy spaces that accommodate both yogis and kids. Lauren Maples, the owner of Bija Kids, mentioned that she was considering offering a drop-in playtime for the cold weather- and, she [...]
Residential Parking Permits Provide Relief?
by Karen on 11/01/11 | 0 Comment(s)
One of the only things I hate about our life in Brooklyn (and I really do mean hate)- is moving our van every 2 days. My husband is a musician so we have a van that feels like a behemoth in the Brooklyn streets. This lovely Chevy has to be reparked and reparked and reparked [...]
New La Leche League in Kensington (and other meetups listed too)
by Karen on 11/01/11 | 0 Comment(s)
A new Kensington La Leche League group is starting this Wednesday morning. This mother to mother breastfeeding support group is open to all. To find out where they are meeting, email [email protected] For other Brooklyn LLLs, I’ve listed the contact information below: (If you are looking for general breastfeeding support, visit our Marketplace listings on [...]
Childproofing Heating Pipes: How To and With What?
by Karen on 11/01/11 | 2 Comment(s)
Whether you live in Brooklyn or Portland, exposed heating pipes in older homes can give kids some nasty burns. The question is: how to do this effectively and also have it look nice? We opted for a clean-looking, minimal solution at our place: fiberglass shell pipe insulation. My husband and I went to the hardware [...]
Weekly Events: Auction for Film Biz Recycling, Knitting, After School Stories and Much More!
by Serena on 11/01/11 | 0 Comment(s)
We started the week with a bang thanks to Halloween. Although things have mellowed out a bit, there are still engaging and fun activities out there for kids of all ages. For parents, we are really excited for the live auction that will benefit Film Biz Recycling and a free adult knitting workshop at the [...]
