Tag: ‘Events’
A Child Grows Event Picks
by Karen on 1/21/09 | 0 Comment(s)
Did you know that Care Bears on Fire, one of the hot teen bands from Brooklyn is performing with Rachel Trachtenberg this weekend? That promises to be a hot pairing! If you aren’t into that, how about celebrating the Chinese New Year with buying some beautiful peach blossoms or making some dragons or rolling rice [...]
Obama Inauguration and MLK Day Events
by Karen on 1/15/09 | 0 Comment(s)
What an incredible, memorable couple of days we have coming up. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is on Monday, January 19th and that takes on great significance as we inaugurate our first African-American president on Tuesday, January 20th. This is an amazing opportunity to engage our children in the inauguration. Here are some events to [...]
Inauguration Day Family Party!
by Karen on 1/10/09 | 0 Comment(s)
OBAMATHON! Inauguration Day party for families! NY City Explorers is bringing DC to Brooklyn! Come to NY City Explorers on Inauguration Day to enjoy Obama-themed crafts, fun play, and video coverage of Inauguration Day in DC. There will be activities for children of all ages and trivia contests for the adults. $10 per family for [...]
A Child Grows Event Picks
by Karen on 1/07/09 | 0 Comment(s)
SOHO: MIDWIFE’S NEW BOOK Thursday, January 8: 7 pm If you saw the Ricki Lake produced film, “The Business of Being Born”, then you know who Cara Muhlhahn is. She was the certified nurse-midwife featured in the documentary. Now, she has written a book: “Labor of Love: A Midwife’s Memoir,” (Kaplan Publishing). Muhlhahn will be [...]
A Child Grows Event Picks
by Karen on 12/24/08 | 0 Comment(s)
PARK SLOPE: PUPPET SHOWS Various dates Favorite puppet place in Brooklyn, Puppetworks, has hand-carved marionettes and plays based on children’s literature and fairytales. Now playing in Brooklyn is both Jack and the Beanstock and The Nutcracker Sweets. The Nutcracker is runing on Dec. 27, 28 and Jan. 3 and 4. All showtimes are at 12:30 [...]
A Child Grows Event Picks…..
by Karen on 12/19/08 | 0 Comment(s)
have been postponed until later today or tonight. I am whooped from my other job * not blogging, and since that’s how I make a living, I have to bow to that! Stay tuned!
A Child Grows Event Picks Additions
by Karen on 12/11/08 | 0 Comment(s)
MANHATTAN: AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY OPENS ITS FIRST ICE RINK Various Hours OH MY GOSH- I can’t wait to go- it sounds spectacular. Sign me up (not this weekend though when it will be overly crowded- but in the coming weeks) The Museum’s new Polar Rink, made from synthetic ice, is located on the [...]
A Child Grows Event Picks
by Karen on 12/10/08 | 0 Comment(s)
PROSPECT HEIGHTS: FREE ART DEMO CLASSES Thursday, December 11th: 10:30-11am Saturday, December 13th: 3-3:45pm Personally, I have been interested in trying one of Private Picassos for awhile. I saw one of them going on at Still Hip in Clinton Hill and the kids were having so much fun, I asked what the class was. Plus, [...]
Winner for Baby Loves Disco
by Karen on 12/05/08 | 2 Comment(s)
Amy B won the 4 tix to Baby Loves Disco. You lucky girl! Have a blast Amy- and thank you all for your submissions. I love hearing what classes you all liked for your children. If you want to read what classes people like best, click here and then scroll down to the comments.
Baby Loves Disco Giveaway- 4 free tix
by Karen on 12/03/08 | 8 Comment(s)
Are you up for some dancing this Saturday? If so, dust off those Halloween disco costumes, break out your blue wig and Elvis sunglasses and dance for a cause- The Brooklyn Children’s Museum with Baby Loves Disco. They throw an awesome dance party and they are offering 4 tickets to a lucky winner. How do [...]
A Child Grows Event Picks
by Karen on 12/02/08 | 0 Comment(s)
The amount of events is dizzying. WHEW! Tomorrow I will post the winner of The Vaccine Book by Dr. Sears. I just got totally overwhelmed with posting all these events! PROSPECT HEIGHTS; 3 MIDWIVES/EDUCATORS TO TALK Thursday, December 4th: 6:30pm – 8:30pm I am picking this event because I met Sabrina Hellman at a Birth [...]
Taking a Break…..
by Karen on 11/26/08 | 0 Comment(s)
Dear Readers, I hope you will take a much needed break with me. I’ll be back on Monday with great events for the week and weekend (of which there are a ton- hope you aren’t going away for the weekend!), a book review of Dr. Sears’ “The Vaccination Book” and the winner for submitting their [...]
A Child Grows Event Picks
by Karen on 11/19/08 | 0 Comment(s)
PARK SLOPE: PREGNANT NEW YORKER Wednesday, November 19th: 7 PM If you are expecting, this is one great event. There is a conference called The Pregnant New Yorker with lots of different speakers on how to have an easy, healthy pregnancy hosted by Janet Markovitz of Maternal Massage and More. Learn the latest craze in [...]
Discount Tix for Radio City
by Karen on 11/08/08 | 0 Comment(s)
Okay, so I caved today and bought tickets to Radio City’s Christmas Spectacular. My mother-in-law is coming to town, and she loves these kinds of happy, touristy events, so I bought tickets for us. I admit, I am excited to see it too. I got a discount code from one of their promoters for all [...]
A Child Grows Event Picks Additions
by Karen on 11/07/08 | 0 Comment(s)
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS: PLYMOUTH FAIR Saturday, November 8, 2008, at 10:00 AM-4 PM (rain or shine) Papa Tree, Birch and I went to this Plymouth Church Yankee Fair last year. Oh, did Birch love riding one of the two HUGE horses, petting some rabbits and lambs, running wild in the open gym and watching the balloon [...]
A Child Grows Events
by Karen on 11/05/08 | 1 Comment(s)
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS & PROSPECT HEIGHTS: SPECIAL NEEDS WORKSHOPS Wednesday, November 5 and Wednesday, November 12 I have never heard Gary speak, but have heard him recommended. He has a valuable database of Resources for Children with Special Needs (http://www.resourcesnyc.org/ and http://www.resourcesnycdatabase.org/). He has some free training sessions he is offering this fall and winter. The [...]
Workshop for New and Expectant Moms
by Karen on 11/02/08 | 1 Comment(s)
PARK SLOPE: NEW/EXPECTANT MOMS BEST RESOURCES Monday, Nov. 3: 12-2 pm This is a workshop that I love to do. I go through what I think are the best resources in Brooklyn based on my experiences, those of my friends and the word on the “street” so to speak. This is when I get to [...]
A Child Grows Event Picks
by Karen on 11/02/08 | 1 Comment(s)
Daylight savings time ends at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 2. Don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour before you go to bed on Saturday night….and, yes, there is life after Halloween in Brooklyn. Scroll down to get non-Halloween events. ROCKAWAY BEACH: EGYPTIAN MAZE Thursday, October 30- November 1: 6-9 pm Rockaway Artists [...]
Halloween Events 2008
by Karen on 10/22/08 | 3 Comment(s)
HERE IS OUR LISTING OF HALLOWEEN EVENTS. KEEP CHECKING IT AS IT WILL BE UPDATED AS NEW EVENTS COME IN! BRONX: BRONX ZOO’S BOO AT THE ZOO October 18–19 & 25–26: 11-4 pm They have the weekends packed with activities, including magic shows, spooky stories, costume parades, and musical hayrides. Visit with bats, cats, and [...]
Halloween Events
by Karen on 10/13/08 | 0 Comment(s)
HERE IS OUR LISTING OF HALLOWEEN EVENTS. KEEP CHECKING IT AS IT WILL BE UPDATED AS NEW EVENTS COME IN! BRONX: BRONX ZOO’S BOO AT THE ZOO October 18–19 & 25–26: 11-4 pm They have the weekends packed with activities, including magic shows, spooky stories, costume parades, and musical hayrides. Visit with bats, cats, and [...]
Date Night Pick of the Week
by Karen on 10/09/08 | 0 Comment(s)
So for date night this week, I picked BrooklynBased’s awesome event that they are throwing. Here is the event as they sized it up. For more information go to their blog. The Big Brooklyn Pig Roast Let’s be honest — you’re either coming to the pig roast, or planning on it but haven’t bought tickets [...]
A Child Grows Event Picks
by Karen on 10/08/08 | 0 Comment(s)
This place, The Yard, is a little dear to my heart because it was at their event that Birch made me a macaroni necklace. The Yard seems to put on fun events that feel down and gritty (in a good way) and just a plain blast. They are having their 2nd Annual Gowanus Harvest Festival [...]
