Tag: ‘ad hoc mom’

    Book Signing and Toy Making in Greenpoint

    by Tonya on 7/22/10 | 0 Comment(s)

    Join Brooklyn author Heather Swain for a toy making demonstration and book signing. Her new book:  Make This Toy: 101 Clever Creations from Everyday Items will debut on July 24th, 3:00 pm, at WORD Bookstore (http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/) in Greenpoint. Simply take the G line to the Greenpoint Avenue stop.  You and your family will learn how [...]

    Kids Clothing Swap with book signing and playspace this weekend

    by Paula on 3/25/10 | 0 Comment(s)

    Nothing says spring like a refill on my Nasonex prescription and an overwhelming desire to GET ORGANIZED.  If your apartment is bursting at the seams with clothes and toys your kids have outgrown, swap them out for stuff you need at Nairobi’s Knapsack this Saturday.  Gently used infant and children’s clothing sizes 0 to 8 [...]

    Dear Senator….Give Us Paid Maternity Leave

    by Karen on 3/23/10 | 2 Comment(s)

    Ad Hoc Mom sent out an email tonight suggesting that we all band together to demand the right to paid maternity. AHM is right, we have strong voices: let’s make them heard. Tonya, one of the three founders of AHM, wrote this letter: Dear All, Regardless of political or religious beliefs, I think it is [...]

    Two new Brooklyn parenting sites

    by Karen on 2/04/10 | 0 Comment(s)

    As you know, Brooklyn is blog capital of the world and there’s a good reason for that. Some of the best writers and designers live here and they have a lot of witty stuff to say. There are also a lot of babies in Brooklyn and so it seems the intersection of writing and parenting [...]