Imagine a new kind of school day for your urban kid: making mud pies, stirring sticks in the pond, racing across a meadow and digging for worms….in the city. It’s actually possible and happening in… Read More »The Brooklyn Forest School: A New School in the Park
All parents love nap time. It is essential for kids and for us. So, what do you do when your toddler decides to drop her one and only nap? It can happen for kids aged… Read More »Dropping Naps: When, Why and What Next?!
I’ve been excited ever since the East River Ferry asked us to come up with 4 great day trips for families highlighting stops along their ferry route. It’s given us a chance to visit and… Read More »Ferry Yourself to Governor’s Island: Your Guide for the Island
Is there some magic way to determine how much milk your baby needs when it’s nursing? Is it the same for a baby who is drinking formula? It’s a question that many new parents ask… Read More »How Much Milk Does a Baby Need?
Strangely, Pinkberry is only just making its first foray into Brooklyn. There are plenty of frozen yogurt shops that already dot our neighborhood landscape, but not Pinkberry: that is, until now. The new shop will… Read More »Spoons Ready? Grand Opening of Pinkberry in Park Slope
Brooklyn and Staten Island have always been friendly, but this Friday night they will battle it out on the ball field, but all for a good cause. The Brooklyn Cyclones and the Staten Island Yankees… Read More »Brooklyn and Staten Island Battle For Books
Take a safari up to the Bronx where the animals can be easily spotted and will even stand still for a group photo. Obviously, these isn’t your average safari- it’s a LEGO safari. Your kids… Read More »LEGO’s Come To Life at Bronx Zoo
This Wednesday is a home run for kids’ concert goers: start your morning with a free concert in Fort Greene Park’s grove and after lunch and a snooze, head to Carroll Park for some contemporary… Read More »Music Bonanza on Wednesday: 2 Free Kids Concerts
No matter how settled you are in your home, it’s always fun to look at real estate. Real estate is real estate- and so I was just as curious to see the inside of the… Read More »A Look Inside New Digs for Brooklyn Heights Montessori School
If you think your bike helmets are good enough: think again. Consumer Reports tested nine adult helmets and only one had enough protection for their most stringent test. And for youth helmets (those for children… Read More »Consumer Reports Best Bike Helmets: Only 2 Make the Cut