Tag: ‘family’
Where you find some Brooklynites on the weekends
by Holly on 6/13/11 | 3 Comment(s)
Ever wonder where everyone goes when Brooklyn empties out on the summer weekends? I can tell you where they are. Nestled inside the mountainous Catskills region of New York lies a small town called Lake Huntington. It’s near the town of Bethel and is about five miles from the Delaware River, not far from the [...]
Travel tips for the holidays- from the Twin Coach
by Karen on 5/23/11 | 1 Comment(s)
For most of us, traveling over the holidays to see family means a lot of planning, packing and preparing (the 3 P’s). It’s not a lot of fun and seems to require as much of our time as the actual vacation itself. If you think traveling with one or two kids is hard, consider doing [...]
Two grand openings with oodles of free fun
by Karen on 4/05/11 | 1 Comment(s)
Grand openings usually mean festive and free activities accompanied with food- which means loads of people. I usually avoid them like the plague but there are two grand openings this weekend which are on my list of must-dos. Both celebrations are for well-known Brooklyn businesses who have found new spaces that will let them expand [...]
What to do on Christmas Day in NYC and Brooklyn
by Karen on 12/22/10 | 1 Comment(s)
You may be looking for something to do on Christmas, whether you celebrate or not. We have some fun ideas for you from a “movie and a chinese dinner” (aka Jewish Christmas) as reader Dara calls it, to catching a theater production. BAM Cinema has some fabulous movies playing- I’m dying to go see Black [...]
A Child Grows Event Picks: Nov. 13 and 14th
by Karen on 11/12/10 | 0 Comment(s)
My big event pick is this Saturday, November 13th for the best kids’ event in Brooklyn this weekend! Kids Club Thirteen will be hosting great activities and giving out PBS Kids swag to complement the Children’s Book Fair and live performance by The Electric Company at the Brooklyn Museum. *****Don’t forget to check our Music [...]
Family Fun Weekend: what to do in Mystic, CT
by Carolyn on 10/05/10 | 0 Comment(s)
One of my favorite things about living in Brooklyn is how many great weekend trips one can take from here! A family can have the full range of experiences – from mountains to beach and rural to urban – all within less than a four hour drive. Recently, we packed up our family of four [...]
Track your family with new GPS devices
by joy on 10/03/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Who hasn’t searched up and down rows of cars in frustration at the airport or gotten lost walking around a new town? Well, there are some great little GPS devices that may save you from some serious headaches, especially important when you’re traveling with kids. The IDC Ecco Personal Pocket GPS Locator and Bushnell Backtrack Point-5 [...]
Event Picks for Sept. 18, 19 weekend and next week
by Karen on 9/17/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Fall is the best! The weather is lovely (save for last night!), the festivals are sweet, street fairs continue to thrive and theater productions start up again. There is so much to do and see- we have a big “Event Picks” list today! Don’t forget to check our Music Listings for the weekend which include [...]
Daytripping to a real farm with amazing restaurants
by Paula on 9/01/10 | 1 Comment(s)
My family and I recently spent a long weekend upstate in Katonah, which provided a perfect opportunity to pay a visit to Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills, New York. I could say that it was their commitment to healthy and sustainable food systems that attracted me, or maybe their children’s [...]
Veeps: in Williamsburg
by Karen on 5/13/10 | 0 Comment(s)
This is our newest weekly photo feature called “Veeps” (as in “Vice Presidents” or “VIPS”), that features a Brooklyn parent. Photographer Sarah Sloboda captures our Veeps every week for us. How did we come up with such a title? You, as a parent, are a”VIP”- to both your kids and to us at the blog. [...]
