Tag: ‘new york’
Where to See Santa in NYC
by Serena on 11/21/11 | 5 Comment(s)
Can you believe the holiday season is upon us? We can’t either but the decor has been popping up in store windows and the appearances of Santa Claus are starting in a few days. We updated our annual classic list of spots like ABC Carpet & Home and Macy’s but added some new spots like [...]
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 [...]
Easter Egg Hunts in Brooklyn and NYC 2011
by Karen on 4/18/11 | 6 Comment(s)
There is nothing more fun than watching a bunch of kids let loose to run after colorful eggs. Whether the eggs are filled with jelly beans, stickers or something else, each one found is a sweet treasure. We bought inexpensive Easter baskets for $2.99 each at Duane Reade. All the drug stores carry them at [...]
A severed finger and now my list of recommendations
by Karen on 4/05/11 | 4 Comment(s)
Last summer, we were playing soccer with some friends at a local park when a 6 year-old bike rider, when faced with crashing into a bench versus my son, chose my son. I didn’t see or hear the crash. I was halfway across the soccer field feeding our infant daughter when I heard someone yelling [...]
Cooking and Science smashups for fun
by Karen on 3/07/11 | 0 Comment(s)
These family-friendly workshops are cooking and science smashups: reverse-engineer your food and personal care products. You get to be detective, chemist and cook as you decode and remake Johnson & Johnson® Baby Lotion and Breyers® Ice Cream. TCK’s “Devotion to Lotion” Workshop Rachel Winard, creator and chef of Soapwalla Kitchen, turns Johnson and Johnson® Baby [...]
Where to See Santa in New York City and Brooklyn 2010
by Serena on 11/30/10 | 11 Comment(s)
We are thrilled to be a part of Manhattan Users Guide’s “NYC Bloggers Do the Holidays”! At the end of this post you’ll find a list of all the other fabulous dedicated New York blogs participating. Santa Claus, Old Saint Nick, Father Christmas – whatever you call him it is obvious that this jolly old [...]
A bit of controversy: a new high school for Brooklyn- but where?
by Karen on 11/26/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Joyce Szuflita, our School Expert, always has the scoop on what’s going on with schools. This week she broke the news on her blog here about a new Millenium II High School for Brooklyn. She is sharing it with us. *Note: The DOE is denying that the new Millenium II HS will be in John [...]
5 hidden gems for family dining in Manhattan
by Karen on 11/09/10 | 1 Comment(s)
MiniMunchers is a new site that has a database of kid friendly restaurants and a rating systems that tells you the best of the bunch (those get 4 crayons!). When I last checked, one of my favorite family-friendly places did get a 4 crayon review, Cowgirl in the west village. The review about my old [...]
Top of the Shop: Mini Max Toys and Cuts
by Tuey on 10/25/10 | 0 Comment(s)
This is the sixth installment of our new feature called “Top of the Shop”. It’s a biweekly look at a shop in Brooklyn and its 2 top selling items and then our favorite 2 top items. I hope that you see some new shops to visit or old shops that you might have forgotten about. [...]
Calling All Gleeks ages 8-18 years!
by Karen on 10/12/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Do you have a kid who is interested in performing or least curious about what it takes? There is an opportunity for them to try out for a position in TADA!’s Resident Youth Ensemble Program to learn how to do it all: sing, act and dance! On Wednesday, October 13th & 15th (4:00 – 6:00), [...]
Stroller Strides- new classes added, including 5K training!
by Karen on 9/22/10 | 2 Comment(s)
My biggest regret after having our babies was not doing a mommy boot camp- get your booty in shape type of class. When I saw the moms who were doing it, I was envious; actually downright green. They had triceps and biceps to die for and they got them while hanging out with their babies, [...]
Fests this weekend: the biggest and the small
by Karen on 9/22/10 | 1 Comment(s)
My head is spinning with all the festivals this weekend, and when you see the fabulous list of fests we have, yours will be too! I have my list of where I am going- and it seems my husband has his and the kids have their own. Luckily, some of them overlap! We are all [...]
Looking for a cheap way to furnish your place? Brooklyn mom has the solution
by Jill on 7/26/10 | 2 Comment(s)
Conceived by a Brooklyn mom in 2007, Film Biz Recycling (FBR) was started as a means to combat the waste prevalent in the NY film industry. The Long Island City–based not-for-profit redirects props, dressing and building materials left over at the end of many local movie, tv show or commercial shoots. Instead of ending up [...]
A shaded adventure in Central Park
by Carolyn on 7/22/10 | 0 Comment(s)
As a stay-at-home mom to two preschoolers, I both dread and anticipate summer. I always thought part of the fun having kids was having companions in exploring all the great things New York has to offer. At ages four and two, my kids are finally at an age where they both are really starting to [...]
Tomorrow is the Brooklyn presale day for Yo Gabba Gabba
by Karen on 6/01/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Yo Gabba Gabba Live! There’s a Party in My City with hip-hop legend, Biz Markie, will be coming to Radio City Music Hall on October 2-3, 2010 with five shows. Show dates and times are: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2010 –2PM & 5PM SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2010 – 11AM, 2PM & 5PM And you all, dear [...]
Teach your child to ride a bike
by Karen on 4/26/10 | 1 Comment(s)
I bet that most of us can remember learning how to ride a bike- and all those tumbles that got us there. Even though we remember learning, it’s the teaching of it now that preoccupies most of us. How do you teach your child to ride a bike and where can you do it safely? [...]
School Scoop: G & T notifications and School News
by Karen on 4/20/10 | 2 Comment(s)
Joyce Szuflita, our School Expert on the blog wrote in to tell us about some big school scoop. The G & T notification information is HOT off the presses (so to speak). This is from the Office of Enrollment about G & T notification: G & T letters were mailed last Friday and parents can [...]
Top 21 Baby Stores in America for 2010
by Karen on 3/11/10 | 1 Comment(s)
It’s a bit disappointing that only 2 New York stores made the “Top 21 Baby Stores” by Baby Bargains this year. Second city Chicago has 2 stores on the list and the much smaller city of Boston has 2 also. So, here are a few more NY stores that could be on that list: (They [...]
New Cloth Diaper Service in New York
by Karen on 6/01/09 | 1 Comment(s)
Have you heard? There is a new cloth diaper service in New York. Brooklyn mom, Sarah Edwards, has started Diaperkind with the goal of making cloth diapering easy. Easy? She swears it can be. She knows firsthand what it means to cloth diaper. After being disappointed with the diaper services available, she self-laundered for her [...]
