Brooklyn Blog Talk

    by Karen on 6/10/11 | 0 Comment(s)

    “Gossip Girl”, “The Departed”, “I am Legend”: Brooklyn Film Locations are star attractions on Tour (Daily News) Be Careful where you eat your donuts (Bed-Stuy Blog) Free wifi coming to Bk Parks (Brokelyn) Brooklyn Film Festival at Brooklyn Heights Cinema this weekend (Brooklyn Heights Blog) Five people shot on boardwalk in Brighton Beach (NY Times) [...]

    Craft Blog Talk for Father’s Day

    by Karen on 6/09/11 | 0 Comment(s)

    Funky Luggage Tags (Family Fun) Thumb Bunny Card (Family Fun) Family Marble Magnets (Kaboose) Dad Rocks Paperweight (Kaboose) Sun Print Card (Martha Stewart)

    Brooklyn Blog Talk

    by Karen on 6/03/11 | 0 Comment(s)

    CB8 Committee OKs Whole Foods Build (Brownstoner) NYC Playground Rant (BococaLand) So Successful, A New Ice Cream Shop Closes After 4 Days (City Room, NY Times) Eat Play Shop: Red Hook (Brooklyn Based) Ice Cream Social (Brooklyn Based) Dumbo Brooklyn First to Offer Free Wireless Access (DumboNYC)

    Parenting Blog Talk

    by Karen on 5/31/11 | 1 Comment(s)

    Best Beach and Sport Sunscreens (Environmental Working Group) Instructions for taking care of our four children (the Mama Bird Diaries) Am I the only wife who hates telling my husband what to do? (Married my sugar daddy) Parents Talk: How old is old enough for social media (NPR) 10 ways to introduce the new baby [...]

    Brooklyn Blog Talk

    by Karen on 5/20/11 | 0 Comment(s)

    Arrest made in playground blaze (Carroll Gardens Patch) Immerse Yourself in Atlantic Ave This Weekend (or- FREE BEER) BococaLand Celebrate Brooklyn! 2011 Lineup (Brooklyn Exposed) Summer Programs for Kids In Dumbo (DumboNYC) Summer Art for Kids (South Brooklyn Post) Smokers to Bloomy: Butt Out of our puffing (Brooklyn Paper)

    Home Blog Talk

    by Karen on 5/18/11 | 0 Comment(s)

    Weekly Menu, May 15-21 (Shiny Brite) Flower Arranging Sensory Bin (Chasing Cheerios) Elegant Granny Style: The Granny Stripe Blanket (the Purl Bee) 50 fabulous mobiles to make, buy or hang in the sky (ohdeedoh) 10 classic movies for kid (lilsugar)

    Parenting Blog Talk

    by Karen on 5/05/11 | 0 Comment(s)

    Intruder in the House (Mommy Shorts) Dr. B Turns off the Lights: How to Get Your Child Over A Fear of the Dark (Mommy Shorts) Wheezing Infants Linked to Mother’s BPA Exposure (Parentdish) He spends, she saves, they fight (The Juggle) Q and A: Ending a Marriage (Ask Moxie)

    Brooklyn Blog Talk

    by Karen on 4/29/11 | 0 Comment(s)

    Five Forgotten Brooklyn Neighborhoods for Foodies (Brooklyn Exposed) A sampler platter of 20 sample sales this weekend (Brokelyn) Weekend Subway Diversions (Brooklyn Heights Blog) Grace Church School Carnival This Saturday (Brooklyn Heights Blog) Jane’s Carousel Prepping for New Home (DumboNYC) And how’s it going at the Whole Foods site? (Brownstoner)

    Easter Craft Blog Talk

    by Karen on 4/19/11 | 0 Comment(s)

    Easter Cotton Swab Lamb Name Place (Children’s Custom Art) How To: Natural Egg Dyes (Carftzine) How to: Glittering Egg Tree (Craftzine) Easter Egg Matching Game (Tip Junkie) 5 Egg-cellent Easter Egg Projects (Casasugar) Bunny Ears for Kids (Kaboose) Easter Crafts – Some of our Favorites! (Meet Me at Mikes)

    Home Blog Talk

    by Karen on 4/19/11 | 2 Comment(s)

    A N0-Sew Fabric Window Shade (Ohdeedoh) We love Inchimals (Chasing Cheerios) How to: Make a Recycled Orange Juice Carton Sailboat (Inhabitots New for Spring & Summer:Target, DwellStudio & More (Ohdeedoh) The Teething Cookie Program (Weelicious) A Big Kid Desk For Under $100? Totally (Cool Mom Tech)

    Brooklyn Blog Talk

    by Karen on 4/12/11 | 0 Comment(s)

    Charter School Lotteries: Why Am I Here? (Insideschools.org) Shush Up Your Fines: Library Amnesty All Month (Brokelyn) Cold, Hard Facts for Brooklyn Bridge Park (BoCoCaLand) Brooklyn’s Six Best Pizzerias (Brooklyn Exposed) Mixed Reaction to Black’s Brief Tenure (City Room- NY Times) Want Safer Access to Pier 6 and the Park? Sign Lander’s Petition (Cobble Hill [...]

    Home Blog Talk

    by Karen on 4/05/11 | 3 Comment(s)

    How to Make Your Own Play Money (Ohdeedoh) How to: Simple Skirts (Craftzine) Design Your Own Eco-friendly Shower Curtain (Kaboodle) Top 10 Children’s Poetry Collections (eensies) Attack of the Snack Duty (One Hungry Mama) The Bugaboo Donkey is here! But you Bugaboo Cameleon Fans Have Some Good News Too (Cool Mom Picks)

    Brooklyn Blog Talk

    by Karen on 3/29/11 | 0 Comment(s)

    In Packed Districts, Waiting List Grows (NY Times) Indictment in $100,000 Theft From PTA (NY Times) Dr. Bazan on the Dangers on 3D (All About 5th) Eat, Play, Shop: Greenpoint (Brooklyn Based) Brooklyn Bridge Park Receives Solar Powered Charging Station to Power Electric Vehicles (Brooklyn Bridge Park) Tasting Brooklyn is only 1 week away! (Brooklyn [...]

    I’m gonna be on TV!

    by Karen on 3/28/11 | 2 Comment(s)

    Whoopee…. the blog and our Brooklyn Baby Expo are going to be on TV tonight- let me know how we do since I don’t have cable.  If you were my mom, you might write me to tell me if: My hair was combed I sat up straight I was articulate and didn’t say “uh” and [...]

    Parenting Blog Talk

    by Karen on 3/28/11 | 1 Comment(s)

    Brooklyn Parents in a race against time as both are diagnosed with advanced cancer within a week (Daily News) Baby Names That Will Make Your Child An “A” Student (Parentdish) The Value of Knowing Your Family’s Health History (Babies Online) Q and Your A: Choosing Kindergarten (Ask Moxie) How did I end up in a [...]

    Brooklyn Blog Talk

    by Karen on 3/21/11 | 0 Comment(s)

    The 25 Most Fined Supermarkets in New York (Gothamist) Renewed Anger Over Atlantic Yards (Brownstoner) This Saturday: Free E-Recycling Event! (All About 5th) Dine-in Brooklyn Starts Today (BococaLand) Half Off Plants at Liberty Sunset’s Going Out of Business Sale (Brokelyn)

    Parenting Blog Talk

    by Karen on 3/09/11 | 0 Comment(s)

    So Your Gift Got Lost in the Mail? What now? (Momfinds) What you really need to know about motherhood (LilSugar) 7 ways to get your child excited about reading (inhabitots) 25 more iphone and ipod touch apps for kids (parenting) Are you only as happy as your spouse? (The Juggle) Starting to set limits (Parentalk)

    Parenting Blog Talk

    by Karen on 2/15/11 | 0 Comment(s)

    IRS: A Break for Nursing Moms (The Wall Street Journal) 5 Easy Steps to a clutter-free nursery (The Bump) Sadness while breastfeeding? You’re not alone (Inhabitots) On Teaching Responsibility (The Pioneer Woman) Video Baby Monitors recalled after two infant deaths (Babies Online)

    Brooklyn Blog Talk

    by Karen on 2/11/11 | 0 Comment(s)

    Delay of State Money for Merger may force a hospital in Brooklyn to close (NY Times) Valentine’s Weekend Has Arrived (All About Fifth) Borough Taxis:What do you think? (Bed-Stuy Blog) Valentine’s in BOCOCA (BococaLand) Gowanus Playground getting some love! (Brownstoner) Dumbo Kids Winter Music Concert Series (DUMBOnyc) Subway Sleuths After-school program for kids on the [...]

    Parenting Blog Talk

    by Karen on 1/28/11 | 1 Comment(s)

    10 things to do next time it snows (eensies) Mom, you’re one tough art critic (New York Times) The magic of 1,2,3 (Soho Parenting) 10 white foods for picky eaters (parenting) Activities and dorting them out (Ask Moxie) What do babies do all day? (the Mama Bird diaries)

    Brooklyn Blog Talk

    by Karen on 1/19/11 | 1 Comment(s)

    H & M breaks ground on Fulton Mall (Brownstoner) Apple Taps Atlantic Yards for store locale (BoCoCaLand) 10 Best Brooklyn Brunch Spots (Brokelyn) Do the turnaround: F-Train closures start today (OTBKB) Inside Indoor Play: A Brooklyn Play Space Tour (Park Slope Parents)

    Brooklyn Blog Talk

    by Karen on 1/04/11 | 0 Comment(s)

    MTA to F and G Train Riders: Fugettaboutit! (WNYC) Ricky’s Opens Permanent Park Slope Digs (Brownstoner) Upper 90 Soccer Up and Kicking (Brownstoner) Recent Changes along Fifth (All About Fifth) Floating Pool May Park Permanently at BBP (BococaLand) Parking: Guess What? (Brooklyn Heights Blog) Teen Summer Programs Part II (The Local) Big Movies for Little [...]

    Brooklyn Blog Talk

    by Karen on 12/15/10 | 0 Comment(s)

    Holiday Music Coming to Fifth (All About Fifth) PS Armory Winter Special: no $85 signup fee (Brokelyn) Teachers and Nannies Share Their Best Gifts (Brooklyn Based) Get your Carolin’ On, Wednesday in Brooklyn Heights (Brooklyn Heights Blog) Never mind the babies, here’s Park Slope (Brooklyn the Borough) Williamsburg Goes Big Screen (Brownstoner) National Geographic to [...]

    Brooklyn Blog Talk

    by Karen on 12/09/10 | 1 Comment(s)

    Tip with Confidence: The PSP Holiday Tips Survey (Park Slope Parents) 12 days of Christmas on Lewis Ave (Bed-Stuy Blog) Great program for Kids of Special Needs (BoCoCaLand) Whole Foods vs. Food Coop (Brownstoner) You are invited to the Annual Transit Garden Tree Lighting (Pardon Me for Asking)

    Home Blog Talk

    by Karen on 12/07/10 | 0 Comment(s)

    Holiday Gift Guide (One Hungry Mama) Easiest Christmas Craft Ever (Ohdeedoh) Kids Crafts:Play Scene Diorama (Craftzine) Party Crafts (Wee Wonderfuls) 7 cool tech toys for kids? We’ve got you covered (CoolMomTech) Kid Christmas Crafts (Zakka Life) Photo Gift and Card Deals for This week (Baby Cheapskate)