Weekend Events: Kings County Fair, Spring Festivals, Frolic Rock ‘n’ Roll Carnival, and Much More!
by Alicia on 5/16/13 | 0 Comment(s)
The weather will be gorgeous this weekend and the events will be glorious, so get ready to plan a fantastic three days! The Kings County Fair at Aviator Sports kicked off on Thursday and will be going strong all weekend long so pick your favorite ride and have some fun! The Fleece Festival at Prospect [...]
2013 Summer Concert for Kids Tomorrow – Downtown!
by Nicole on 5/15/13 | 0 Comment(s)
The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership is doing some exciting things this summer! Tomorrow, Thursday May 16th they are having a concert for kids from 10-11am. Come to Albee Square in Downtown Brooklyn (Fulton St and Bond St) for Moey’s Music Party – Join Moey and her “Princess Revolution” with musical kid-powered takes on classic tales. The Albee Square Farmers [...]
Get Out of the House!
by Nicole on 5/14/13 | 0 Comment(s)
Getting both of my children out of the house is one battle I never thought I would have to fight. It is harder than it looks when one child just decides he is not ready to go anywhere. Elana Gartner has some great ideas on how to motivate the little rascals to get a move on! [...]
Review and Ticket Giveaway: Hatched
by Nicole on 5/13/13 | 1 Comment(s)
My children (ages 2 and almost 4) saw Hatched by the Treehouse Shakers this weekend at the Ailey Studio Theater and they loved it! The animals came to life before their eyes and they have been talking about which animals were there ever since. It is a wonderful production for the very young crowd – [...]
Weekday events May 13th-May16th for Brooklyn & Manhattan
by Deirdre on 5/12/13 | 0 Comment(s)
Hi everyone! Hope everyone is enjoying their Mother’s Day! Hopefully you have your feet up while you are reading this and planning your week out. At least the weather was better today! Now we are fully in Spring more places are open now for longer hours & more to do outside! Has anyone been to [...]
Exhibition of Artwork by NYC Public School Students at the Guggenheim Museum
by Nicole on 5/11/13 | 0 Comment(s)
In its 42nd year, Learning Through Art (LTA), the pioneering arts education program of the Guggenheim Museum, presents A Year with Children 2013, an exhibition organized by the Sackler Center for Arts Education at the Guggenheim Museum and on view at the museum from May 3 to June 19, 2013. This annual exhibition showcases select artworks by students in grades [...]
Weekend Events: Parade of Trains, WINK, Mother’s Day Activities, and Loads More!
by Alicia on 5/09/13 | 0 Comment(s)
Happy Mother’s Day Weekend! Bring on the family fun! This weekend, gather the entire clan and head to Grand Central Terminal for Parade of Trains. There will be a great ensemble of historic trains and cars, and the kids will love “Kid Junction.” This is the final weekend for Spellbound Theatre’s Wink at BAX, so [...]
Mets on Mother’s Day – Meet the Wiggles
by Nicole on 5/08/13 | 1 Comment(s)
You can spend Mother’s Day with the Mets. On Sunday, May 12, the Mets take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at 1:10p.m and the Wiggles are coming to Citi Field and will be performing pre-game! Private Meet-&-Greet with The Wiggles from 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. or 1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. in the Mets Cafe For $65 per person, package includes: [...]
Giveaway: Stokke MyCarrier Entry With Brooklyn Baby Expo Ticket Purchase
by Nicole on 5/06/13 | 7 Comment(s)
The Brooklyn Baby Expo is happening June 2nd. Buy your tickets this week and you are entered to win a Stokke MyCarrier ($250 retail value)! And VIP ticket holders get a Joovy BebaSling Lite ($99 retail value) with their ticket! If you have already purchased your tickets, you can still enter to win the Stokke MyCarrier! Here’s how: [...]
Weekday events May 6th-May 9th in Brooklyn & Manhattan
by Deirdre on 5/05/13 | 0 Comment(s)
Hi everyone! Last week the weather was pretty awesome! Wish everyday could be like last week! This week seems to be the week of drama! We have Treehouse Shakers production of Hatched playing in Brooklyn & Manhattan and the off-broadway showing of Tickets, Please. We also have Rocking Chair Music at Caribou Baby and has [...]
Weekend Events: Touch-A-Truck Festival, Cinco de Mayo Celebrations, Spring Festivals, and Much More!
by Alicia on 5/02/13 | 1 Comment(s)
Happy Cinco de Mayo weekend, Brooklyn! It’s looking like the month of May is kicking off with super cool events. First up, we’re calling all truck lovers — the Touch-A-Truck Festival at PS 295 is taking place on Saturday, and, if it’s anything like last year, it’ll be a blast. Trust me on this. There [...]
Theater: Wink at BAX Ticket Giveaway
by Nicole on 4/30/13 | 8 Comment(s)
Spellbound Theatre‘s production of Wink: an imaginative journey for the very young is coming to BAX in Park Slope! And we are excited to giveaway a family 4-pack of tickets to a date of your choice (May 4, 5, 11, and 12) to one lucky reader! To enter to win tickets: You get 1 entry for [...]
Queens Zoo Hosts Annual Sheep Shearing Event – May 4th & 5th 2013
by Nicole on 4/29/13 | 0 Comment(s)
The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Queens Zoo is hosting its annual sheep shearing event on Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5 from 11 a.m to 4 p.m. The weekend will feature live wool-processing demos, arts-and-crafts, and the zoo’s flock of sheep. The highlight of the event will be seeing the sheep-shearing process in action. Visitors [...]
Weekday events for April 29th-May 2nd in Brooklyn & Manhattan
by Deirdre on 4/28/13 | 0 Comment(s)
Hi everyone! Do you have Spring fever? Wishing you could do everything outside? I sure wish I was outside right now! May is arriving in a few days! Very exciting since that means days are getting longer and warmer and we are getting to spend more and more time outdoors! Swing Valley in Brooklyn Bridge [...]
Weekend Events: FAB Fridays, 5th Avenue Family Festival, Sakura Matsuri, TriBeCa Film Festival, and Much More!
by Alicia on 4/25/13 | 0 Comment(s)
The cultural events, festivals, and street fairs is what makes me love Spring. And weekends! This weekend is no different because they are full and plenty. FAB Fridays is back with a children’s concert featuring Jon Samson. The 2013 Sakura Matsuri will be taking place at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and it’s a great way [...]
Brooklyn Botanic Garden: Sakura Matsuri Festival April 27 & 28
by Nicole on 4/25/13 | 0 Comment(s)
The wonderful Sakura Matsuri Festival, celebrating traditional and contemporary Japanese culture, is happening this weekend at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Saturday April 27th and Sunday April 28th from 10am to 6pm. Buy your tickets in advance to skip the line (children under 12 are free!). The Garden’s two day festival “features over 60 performances, demonstrations, [...]
5th Avenue Family Festival – April 27th Park Slope – 11am-3pm – A Child Grows Will Be There!
by Nicole on 4/24/13 | 0 Comment(s)
The 5th Avenue Family Festival is taking place this Saturday April 27th from 11am-3pm in Park Slope! And A Child Grows will be there! Stop by for a tattoo! See you there! This Saturday, April 27th, join the gang from Park Slope’s Puppetry Arts at 4th Street near Fifth Avenue for a full day of family fun: [...]
Brooklyn Baby Expo Tickets Now Available!
by Nicole on 4/24/13 | 0 Comment(s)
Tickets are now available for the 2013 Brooklyn Baby Expo! Enter code BBE2013 for a discount (valid until May 1st)! Join us for A Child Grows in Brooklyn 2nd Annual Brooklyn Baby Expo on Sunday, June 2nd at the International School of Brooklyn in Carroll Gardens! Brooklyn’s premier family event is returning for new and [...]
Tribeca Family Festival Street Fair – Sat April 27th – Free!
by Nicole on 4/23/13 | 0 Comment(s)
The Tribeca Family Festival’s annual Street Fair is on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., on Greenwich Street from Chambers Street to Hubert Street, and at venues throughout the Tribeca neighborhood. The fair, a Tribeca Film Festival favorite, is free and open to the public, and promises to be a day of family [...]
Small Kid Big City: Capturing Your Child’s Moments and Ticket Giveaway to April 24th Photo Workshop
by Nicole on 4/22/13 | 1 Comment(s)
Each week Alethea Cheng Fitzpatrick of Photosanity will be sharing a photo that showcases Brooklyn/NYC life to inspire you with places to visit simply to explore the city and have fun with your kids, but that are also great photo locations. She will also include a photo tip of the week. In addition, we are giving [...]
Weekday Activities April 22nd-25th in Brooklyn & Manhattan
by Deirdre on 4/21/13 | 0 Comment(s)
Hi everyone! Last week was a very intense week with all the news from Boston & West, Texas and here is to hoping we have a much better week all over the world this week! Monday April 22nd is Earth Day! We have Earth Day events going on Monday at Vanderbilt Hall Grand Central, Zero [...]
Make Small Changes in Your Everyday Tasks and 18 Earth Friendly Things Kids Can Do This Earth Day
by Nicole on 4/21/13 | 0 Comment(s)
With all the wonderful Earth Day celebrations this weekend, I am sharing Kate Harrison, CEO of the Green Life Guides and GreenBridgeGuide.com tips for kick-starting a green lifestyle throughout the year and 18 Earth-friendly things kids can do to celebrate Earth Day every day! You can easily conserve resources in your everyday life just by [...]
Weekend Events: Earth Day Celebrations, UniverSoul Circus, Prospect Park Fair, and Much More!
by Alicia on 4/18/13 | 0 Comment(s)
Spring is in the air and this season’s events are coming on full force. This weekend you can enjoy a slew of Earth Day activities that are sure to get you fired up to reduce, reuse, recycle… and take care of our Mother Earth! They range in locations from the Brooklyn Bridge Park to Grand [...]
Family Day at Citi Field on April 28th plus Mets Ticket Giveaway! GIVEAWAY CLOSED
by Nicole on 4/16/13 | 20 Comment(s)
The Mets are holding their Moms & Families Day at Citi Field on April 28th! And we are excited to giveaway a family four pack of tickets to one of our lucky readers! The game is on Sunday April 28th vs the Phillies at 1:10pm. And if you don’t win, the Mets are extending their special [...]
Water Safety and Getting Kids into Swim Lessons Early
by Nicole on 4/16/13 | 0 Comment(s)
I started swimming lessons with my daughter when she was less than a year old. She never really took to it fully…I think the water was too cold and the room was loud. So, we didn’t sign up for another lesson until she was close to three. Lenny Krayzelburg, founder of the Lenny Krayzelburg Swim Academy, [...]
