Tag: ‘Toys and Games’
Cool Map Games for Kids
by Karen on 3/03/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Are you searching for a fun way to teach geography to your kid…and maybe brush up on it yourself? Here are a few that I really like: Rethinking Schools’ Map Game This map game is easy to follow. Just drag a country’s name to its proper place. I admit I made quite a few mistakes- [...]
Misconceptions About Child Safety
by Karen on 1/23/09 | 3 Comment(s)
Most of you have heard about Baby Bodyguards by now. First, they came and did an excellent “spec” on babyproofing our place, then they wrote a popular post on our blog about window guards for NYC, now they have been raved about on Park Slope Parents. They are getting lots of mainstream press besides. When [...]
Some of my favorite “green” things……
by Karen on 10/28/08 | 1 Comment(s)
I have always wondered about pacifiers. Birch is addicted to his “bobo”. When I think of how many hours Birch sucks on his (11 hours a night), I worry about the latex and type of plastic he is sucking on. This pacifier, sold at El Goo, is made out of pure caoutchouc (rubber), which [...]
TONY Kids Best of Picks
by Karen on 12/03/07 | 0 Comment(s)
Time Out New York Kids just finished counting votes for The Parents Awards…..I think sometimes these kinds of awards are similar to “American Idol” and the results are due to networking and friends, and other times the “best” really does win. Here are my picks of the winners- some I chose because they are Brooklyn [...]
