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Free Library Events for October- including Halloween Parties
by Serena on 10/10/11 | 0 Comment(s)
The Brooklyn Public Library is an incredible place to enjoy free activities and educational events, including workshops, games, concerts and special children’s activities. This October, the library is offering tons of free workshops and activities for both kids and adults like arts and craft to celebrate Halloween, Teen Time to enjoy music, games and music, [...]
Cheap Tickets to Shows Through the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts
by Serena on 10/10/11 | 4 Comment(s)
We wanted to update this post to remind you to get your tickets for these events NOW! We announced this in early September, but consider this your “official” reminder! The Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts season usually sells out immediately and they just announced the 2011-2012 School Time series. The daytime series is promising [...]
Weekly Events: A Child Grows Meetup Group, International Babywearing Week, Free Art Class and More
by Serena on 10/09/11 | 0 Comment(s)
This week, we are so happy to support International Babywearing Week – an program that brings awareness about babywearing as well as its benefits and tips on how to do so properly. To kick-off this celebration, our friends at Caribou Baby are hosting a slew of interesting events – including a Babywearing Walk and classes [...]
Weekend Events: Paint-A-Pumpkin at Moomah, Harlem Harvest Festival, Boo at the Zoo and Much More!
by Serena on 10/07/11 | 0 Comment(s)
We are gearing up for Halloween and are releasing our massive Halloween event guide in just minutes! We discovered some Halloween preview events going on this week too. To kick-off the festivities you and your kids can paint pumpkins at Moomah and create some festive arts and crafts. You can also check out one of [...]
Celebrating International Babywearing Week at Caribou Baby
by Serena on 10/07/11 | 1 Comment(s)
I am a huge fan of baby wearing and I believe it really helped preserve my sanity while keeping my children comfortable during their first years of life. I not only loved the convenience of using a cloth carrier but I cherished the peace it gave them by being close to me. I can be [...]
New Puppet Play Group Comes To Brooklyn
by Serena on 10/03/11 | 0 Comment(s)
There isn’t too much in common between Brooklyn and Sag Harbor- but this week that will change. Long Island favorite, Goat on a Boat puppet theatre has decided to export its playgroups and theatre productions to Brooklyn. After 10 successful years in Sag Harbor, where their main puppet Minky the Monkey “draws shrieks of joy” [...]
Got a Teen? These Authors Know Them Well
by Serena on 10/03/11 | 0 Comment(s)
The hottest young adult authors are coming to Brooklyn for a discussion at powerHouse Arena about their recent novels. Authors David Levithan, Jonathan Farmer, Matt Blackstone, Christopher Grant, and Gae Polisner sharetheir recent novels about shattered teenagers who try to understand their fragile world. This will definitely be an invigorating discussion – especially for parents [...]
Weekly Events: New Singalong, New Puppet Group, Discussion about ‘Mom Energy’ and More!
by Serena on 10/02/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Hooray for puppets! This week a new puppet (!) playgroup will be up and running. Held at the Clockwork Puppet Theater, this drop-in class will include music, interactive games and a puppet show with Minkie, the monkey. If you are wishing for more puppetry, check out Puppetonia & Baby Puppetonia, a show for kids with [...]
Weekend Events: Atlantic Antic, Ragamuffin Parade, Clothing Swap, Chile Pepper Festival and Much More!
by Serena on 9/29/11 | 0 Comment(s)
There is so much going on this weekend we almost don’t know where to begin! Since we have to start somewhere, let’s begin with the major events – Atlantic Antic Street Festival, Chile Pepper Fiesta and The Ragamuffin Parade are some of annual heavy hitters in Brooklyn and luckily the Parade and Antic are on [...]
Chile Pepper Fiesta at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
by Serena on 9/29/11 | 0 Comment(s)
The Chile Pepper Fiesta is a hot event for adults and kid because there is hot music, hot entertainment and hot food! Dig into yummy salsa and hot sauces, pickles and kimchee, sample and pick delicious peppers from all over the world and listen to live music all within the gorgeous backdrop of the Brooklyn [...]
The Best Museum Membership Deal in Brooklyn
by Serena on 9/29/11 | 4 Comment(s)
One of our favorite places to explore, learn and spend time with our kids in Brooklyn is at the New York Transit Museum. This glimpse into the city’s past is a fantastic place to view old buses and trains as you learn more about the city’s extensive and deep transit history. Parents and kids scramble [...]
Discount Tickets to the New Parents Expo
by Serena on 9/29/11 | 0 Comment(s)
When you become pregnant, you suddenly have this urge to buy a diaper warmer, hunt down every book about pregnancy and have long conversations with the sales people at Buy Buy Baby. The truth is the fastest way to real information you can use is from talking to parents and parenting experts in person. In [...]
Happy Jewish New Year; Resolutions and Family Fun
by Serena on 9/29/11 | 0 Comment(s)
I know I simply can’t fathom that another year is already underway… I look at my ten-year-old daughter; the red-headed tween who has somehow grown to the point where the top of her head currently reaches the small of my neck who has somehow perfected her tween scowl- to a tee- and I wonder- WHERE [...]
Halloween Eager? Check Out The Ragamuffin Parade
by Serena on 9/28/11 | 6 Comment(s)
Growing up in Bay Ridge, the Ragamuffin Parade was an incredible unique experience. I remember dressing up and loving the festivities as the crowd cheered us on as we marched down Third Avenue. This year marks the 45th anniversary of the parade that organizers tout as a “safe alternative to trick or treating” where thousands [...]
Weekly Events: Big Movies for Little Kids, Volleyball Skills Workshop, Gardening and Much More!
by Serena on 9/25/11 | 1 Comment(s)
Our Event Picks begin with Big Movies for Little Kids’ season debut of The Circus with Charlie Chaplin at Cobble Hill Cinemas. Want something a little more athletic? Kids can hone their volleyball skills at a workshop at Brooklyn Bridge Park and parents can also enjoy some recreation with Sunset Pilates on Pier 6 in [...]
Weekend Events: Party at CMA, The Bike Jumble, Carroll Park Kids Concert Series and Much More
by Serena on 9/22/11 | 1 Comment(s)
We are so excited about our top weekend picks. Nothing seems more fun than this Saturday’s The Bike Jumble where families can purchase a second-hand bike ranging from a BMX to a racer to a mountain bike as well as parts. At this event, you can also receive appraisal from Recycle-a-Bicycle technicians to determine repair [...]
Support Midwives….NY midwives depend on it
by Serena on 9/22/11 | 0 Comment(s)
For many women, midwives are an important part of the birthing process but they aren’t always supported or even understood in our health care system. To help support midwives, raise awareness and raise funds for this cause, the NYC Chapter of American College of Nurse Midwives & Choices in Childbirth is holding the 9th Annual [...]
School Crazed? Seminars promise to help with the pain
by Serena on 9/21/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Are you overwhelmed or just plain confused by the school admission process in NYC? Navigating the NYC application process is uniquely competitive and byzantine. But, help is on the way! The best way to get through the whole process is to be armed with information! This week, we found a few informative talks where you [...]
Atlantic Antic Street Fair- more kids stuff this year
by Serena on 9/21/11 | 0 Comment(s)
I can’t believe it, but the annual Atlantic Antic Street Festival is finally here- it seems late this year, doesn’t it? As one (if not the biggest and packed) festivals in NYC, this massive event spans all of Atlantic Avenue between Hicks and Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn where you will find one-of-a-kind merchandise, artwork, jewelry [...]
ExerBlast: A New Adventure Play Space and Fitness Center
by Serena on 9/21/11 | 0 Comment(s)
If you think the bubble machine at your kids’ yoga class is pretty darn cool, do we have something that will rock your world! ExerBlast, an action-packed adventure play space/family gym that recently opened up in TriBeCa, boasts everything from yoga to a light-sensored jungle-gym. Created by four parents along with fitness experts, artists, animators, [...]
Arts Festival in Dumbo: art school for the day
by Serena on 9/18/11 | 5 Comment(s)
When we were living in the city ten years ago, I ventured over to DUMBO one afternoon for the Dumbo Arts Festival and stumbled into one of the more enjoyable outdoor creative festivals in NYC. I called my husband from the festival and said, “I think we should look at moving to Brooklyn.” The Festival [...]
Even More Trial Classes and Demos
by Serena on 9/18/11 | 2 Comment(s)
This week we found even more trial classes and demos in Brooklyn! We have heard great things about Stephanie Severe’s Stroller Fitness classes in Fort Greene- and she is offering demos this week. If you are looking for a class for your kids, you can take a variety of trial classes at the New York [...]
Weekly Events: Barking Cat Open Studio, Puppetonia, Babies and Books and Much More!
by Serena on 9/18/11 | 0 Comment(s)
For the smaller Brooklynites that aren’t quite ready for school, we discovered some fun sing-alongs, story times and plays. Parents will love Babies and Books at the Central Library as a way to meet new local parents and to bond with your baby over music and reading. This week you can also check out the [...]
Free NYC Gifted & Talented Seminars This Week
by Serena on 9/18/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Think you might have a child who will qualify for a Gifted and Talented Program next year? Or, how about, you don’t? Either way, I hope you read this post because it might help you decide if it is right for your family. Take a look at these statistics reported by The New York Times: [...]
Weekend events: Maker Faire, Book Festival, Bryant Park Fall Festival, Student Film Festival and More
by Serena on 9/16/11 | 0 Comment(s)
We love this time of year. The weather is still gorgeous but not too hot and there are tons of fun activities going on for this kids. This weekend, we are really excited for the Maker Faire at the New York Hall of Science where kids can check out tons of crafts, cool science projects [...]
