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… Read More »A Day Out in Ocean Grove, New Jersey
Funky Luggage Tags (Family Fun) Thumb Bunny Card (Family Fun) Family Marble Magnets (Kaboose) Dad Rocks Paperweight (Kaboose) Sun Print Card (Martha Stewart)
If you. (like me), missed The Big Apple Circus’ performance at Lincoln Center that everyone raved about, don’t worry, the circus is back in town again…in Stamford, CT. Yes, seems far, but it’s actually only… Read More »Big Apple Circus: discount + review
Just two short hours away from Booklyn by car lies the lovely town of Phoenicia, located in the Catskills. It’s a quaint village about 20 minutes from Woodstock. Eclectic and full of artistic types, it’s… Read More »A Day Out in a Hip Hamlet Called Phoenicia
This is the latest from Inside Schools, a nonprofit organization that provides independent insights into city schools. If you don’t get Inside Schools newsletter, you should sign up for it here. Here is their School… Read More »School Scoop: Pre-K, IEP, K and overcrowding
Think about traveling “up” this summer, that is, “up” to The High Line. It might not seem like a summer destination, but with the ribbon cutting yesterday of the new section of the High Line,… Read More »Look “UP” for summer fun: The High Line
Kaufman Center’s Lucy Moses School (129 W. 67th St., NYC), New York’s largest community arts school, opens its doors to the public on Wednesday, June 16, 2010, for its second annual Discovery Day. At this FREE event, children ages four and up can try out a wide range of instruments under the guidance of Lucy Moses School’s dedicated and experienced faculty members.
One of the luxuries about living in NYC is that you can wake up on any given day with no particular plan and find something amazing to do no matter what. And that’s what I… Read More »And summer begins! Festivals, Carnivals and more for your weekend and week
Joyce Szuflita, of NYC School Help, is our School Expert, and always has the scoop on what’s going on with schools. She is doing her informative and popular “Intro to Nursery School” talks in July… Read More »School news: Public PreK and School Openings
How many times has your mother-in law said, “She wasn’t like this with me!” or your nanny comments that your son goes down for a nap like an angel with her. Or you go for… Read More »Why are our children their worst with us?