There are some new developments brewing at Brooklyn Bridge Park….I’ll let you decide what is the good, the bad and the ugly, but I couldn’t resist quoting some people on the upcoming changes….. The Bad?… Read More »Brooklyn Bridge Park Developments: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
We have had some steaming hot days already this summer so the grand opening of all NYC public pools this Thursday, June 28th feels long overdue. You can anticipate some lines at the more popular… Read More »Pools Opening- Update on McCarren and Pop-Up Pools Too!
Tonight after dinner, dress your kids in their pjs and head to a lovely summer night tradition of story time at the Hoyt Street Garden. Every Tuesday through July, hear guest readers read, perform and… Read More »Tonight: Bedtime Stories in the Garden
Imagine heading out to recess only to be flashed….by a mob of over 100 parents, teachers, and school administrators in a surprise flash mob in your school yard. That’s exactly what happened to 850 students… Read More »Flash Mob at PS 10 Surprises Everyone
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Suspended in the NYC Area This summer you can kickstart your baby and toddler’s reading with a brand new book each month! Dolly Parton, superstar songwriter, singer and actor, is also… Read More »Get Free Books For Your 0-5 Year Old Via Dolly Parton
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… Read More »From Brooklyn to the Catskills
Calling all city kids who want to get their hands dirty! Do some digging, planting and learn to become an urban gardener with some wonderful free programs at some of Brooklyn’s finest green homes. Brooklyn… Read More »Urban Kids Gone Country at Free Camps
Cape May is a very special seaside town tucked away in Southern New Jersey. It has history; it has entertainment; it has the seaside. You and your kids can ride bikes or a surrey and explore the Victorian homes, take a horse-drawn carriage, climb to the to of a light house, shop in the town’s center or just lie by the pool. Kids can play miniature golf, look for diamonds at Sunset Beach, search for seashells, go dolphin watching, play in an arcade, have frozen custard at a stand or just sit back and take in the cool breeze of the Atlantic Ocean.
We went to a May fest and one of the things we learned besides “choose one of the top ribbons on the pole or you get twisted up”, was “how to make a bubble blower.”… Read More »Wild Bubbles: How to Make a Homemade Bubble Blower
This isn’t a photo of a lake or pond, but a pool. If you look closely, you can see the edging of the pool. This isn’t a pool in California or Vermont but somewhere close… Read More »Reader Review: A Day Trip To A Natural Pool- Highlands