Family Fun Weekend: Woodstock, NY (it’s only 2.5 hours away!)
by Serena on 8/11/10 | 0 Comment(s)
How does a weekend of swimming, great food, parks and shopping sound to you? If you answered, “sounds great!” then perhaps it’s time for you and your family to venture to the historic Hudson Valley town of Woodstock, NY. My family and I often make the 2.5 hour trip (by car) any chance we get. [...]
A Camp Director’s Equipment
by Carolyn on 8/08/10 | 0 Comment(s)
I take my job as mommy pretty seriously so I like to go with the Boy Scout motto of “Be Prepared!” When my kids were young, I was always overpacking the diaper bag. Now with a few years of experience under my belt, these are the things I consider essentials on our daily mommy day [...]
Visiting Jacob Riis Park in the Rockaways
by Carolyn on 8/05/10 | 1 Comment(s)
As a transplant from the middle of the country, I still find the ocean new and exciting. Luckily, my children share this awe and affection and accompany me on trips to play in the sand and splash in the water. One of my favorite beaches in New York City is Jacob Riis Park. After visits [...]
A Day Out in Ocean Grove, New Jersey
by Holly on 8/03/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Looking for a Victorian-inspired sea-side experience on the Jersey Shore? Last weekend we spent the afternoon at Ocean Grove, located at the center of the Shore next to Asbury Park. The town is unique in it’s Victorian architecture that lines the streets of town and can be admired from the boardwalk. [...]
Swimmers Ear: Not just from swimming
by Jill on 7/19/10 | 1 Comment(s)
With the temperatures in the 90s for too many days lately, everybody I know has been trying to cool off, generally in some sort of water. This might explain why so many of my friends’ kids have had swimmer’s ear this summer. So far, it has yet to visit my house, though I am ready [...]
Where you find some Brooklynites on the weekends
by Holly on 7/19/10 | 2 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 border [...]
Who Needs Las Vegas When Brooklyn’s Got Brighton Beach?
by Paula on 6/22/10 | 1 Comment(s)
It had been a long time since my husband and I had a night out. Sure, we’d had the occasional sitter and gone out to a local restaurant, but I wanted to do something different. I wanted to be reminded that New York City (and Brooklyn especially) is full of possibility – I wanted an [...]
Suit up to Save the Double “D” Pool!
by Karen on 6/17/10 | 1 Comment(s)
One of Brooklyn’s best loved swimming pools, the Douglass-Degraw pool in Gowanus, is slated to be closed this summer due to budget cuts. But, you can help save it this weekend! Put on your bathing suit (bikinis, speedos, yes!) and join Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz (who will be donning his swimming trunks) and Councilmember [...]
How to have a birthday party in the parks
by Karen on 6/16/10 | 0 Comment(s)
We’ve seen a lot of birthday parties in the parks this June…it looks like so much fun we want to have one there too. You can ‘t beat all that room, green grass and shady trees. I’ve seen everything from full bbq setups to entertainers and just the regular picnic blankets and a few balloons.
When [...]
What to do Memorial Day Weekend 2010 in NY and Brooklyn
by Karen on 5/27/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Some websites and blogs have compiled nice lists of things to do for Memorial Day Weekend this year. Here they are: Mommy Poppins (great listings for Fleet Week), NYC Kids Arts, (focuses mainly on museums and cultural events) TimeOut NY Kids (have a ton here) and I always check out gocitykids for their extensive listings.
Here [...]
Going to Disney Without Disney World
by Paula on 5/18/10 | 0 Comment(s)
After a long grueling winter in a small apartment with a two year old (vodka anyone?), my husband and I couldn’t stop fantasizing about a warm weather vacation at a sprawling resort with a massive swimming pool and constant access to pina coladas. We assumed that the recession would mean great deals for vacations this [...]
A day trip to Hersey Park, PA from Brooklyn
by Tonya on 5/09/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Usually when I think of fun amusement parks, I think Six Flags, but there is actually an awesome park that has something for all ages in Pennsylvania: Hershey Park. It is about 3 hours away so I would recommend staying overnight. The hotels are kid-friendly, your child can even have a picture taken with a [...]
Need a gift guide for Mother’s Day?
by Karen on 5/05/10 | 5 Comment(s)
Mother’s Day is coming which my husband had totally overlooked (until I reminded him last night). It’s not surprising since my birthday also passed without any recognition last year. You know what I want for a present? (I’m pretty simple): PLANTS. Yes, really. So, tonight we went and picked out some plants for me to [...]
Simple Planting projects for Earth Day
by Jill on 4/22/10 | 1 Comment(s)
Now that the spring flowers are out and cherry blossoms have borne beautiful blooms, my son Jake and I decided to try planting something of our own. It has been a great way for us to talk about Earth Day and learn some science too.
Jake’s bean plant was about as simple as it could get. [...]
Earth Day Events today!
by Karen on 4/22/10 | 1 Comment(s)
Happy Earth Day! I feel like I celebrated Earth Day yesterday as I had zippo access to internet (thanks Time Warner!) and spent most of the day raking leaves and composting with my kids. But, heck, I’m always in for a trip to the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens to celebrate the real Earth Day!
Here are some [...]
From Brooklyn to the Catskills
by Tonya on 4/20/10 | 0 Comment(s)
While living in Brooklyn is nothing short of awesome due to the wonderful people and amazing things to do, there are just times when you need – desperately – to get away and Calgon is NOT going to cut it. While I’d love to grab a flight to some exotic locale, my bank account and [...]
BBG’s Spring Break- a look at spring!
by Paula on 3/30/10 | 0 Comment(s)
The unrelenting winds may have crushed your last $3.00 street umbrella, but not your soul! Take heart, the forecast is starting to look up and brighter days are indeed ahead! Toss that Maclaren rain cover and your Wellingtons in back of the closet and head out to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden for Spring Break Discovery [...]
What to do for Spring Recess?
by Karen on 3/29/10 | 0 Comment(s)
It turns out there is a lot to do during Spring Recess (March 29-April 6) in New York. As NYCkidsArts reports, “some museums extend their hours especially for this school vacation time. If childcare is an issue during public school recess, plan ahead and register your child for one of the activity-filled, drop-off programs that [...]
Two summer camp programs for curious, creative minds (discount too!)
by Karen on 3/29/10 | 0 Comment(s)
If you are looking for creative classes and camps for spring and summer, we have new Directory Listings that you need to know about.
Curious Jane is for girls entering 2nd – 6th grades. They offer after-school classes and multiple one-week sessions at the best schools around New York City and Philadelphia. In Brooklyn, they offer [...]
Easter Egg Hunts in New York 2010
by Karen on 3/23/10 | 3 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 [...]
Ready to get your green on? Celebrate St. Pattys Day!
by Karen on 3/15/10 | 0 Comment(s)
I grew up in Chicago where they celebrated St. Patrick’s Day by dying the river green. The whole city came out on that day, despite the cold, to celebrate that green river and the green pride ! New York has the most famous St. Patrick’s Day Parade that maintains its 250 year old roots by [...]
Passover Craft: Frogs, frogs, frogs
by Karen on 3/15/10 | 0 Comment(s)
If you celebrate Passover then you know why frogs are important. Frogs were one of the ten plagues that Moses imposed upon the Egyptians to convince the Pharaoh to release the enslaved Jews. It took ten plagues for the Pharoah to relent. During the plague of the frogs, Moses sent hoardes of frogs from the [...]
Easter craft: pipe cleaner finger puppets
by Karen on 3/15/10 | 0 Comment(s)
It’s getting close to Easter and that means Peeps, chocolate and all things cute. Here is a craft you can do with your kids that is super easy: pipe cleaner finger puppets! Craft Jr came up with the simple yet adorable creatures. We used pipe cleaners at our house to accessorize our pumpkins with pipe [...]
Happy President’s Day- here are some suggestions for activities….
by Karen on 2/14/10 | 2 Comment(s)
I know a lot of you don’t have the day off of work but for those of you that do or are a stay-at-home parent- this is a fun day to do some cool activities with your kids. To find some, check our list of events and Presidents Week Camps. Often, you can do a [...]
Chanukah Events
by Karen on 12/11/09 | 0 Comment(s)
Brooklyn Heights Blog posted about some Chanukah celebrations that will take place in downtown Brooklyn at the Brooklyn Supreme Court and other events hosted by Congregation B’nai Avraham. To get the full scoop, check their post.
Time Out New York Kids also has some events to check out. In particular, this one sounds great:
Downtown Hanukkah Bash [...]
