One of the more popular movie series in our borough is Big Movies for Little Kids where parents and their little ones can catch a movie without the constraints of regular theater requirements. In other… Read More »Big Movies for Little Kids this Monday
While we have some fabulous consignment shops in Brooklyn, sometimes it’s fun to go to an event where you swap and buy used items from parents you see and meet. One of the most famous… Read More »Deals on gear, clothes and toys this week
On a cold, rainy February day I was desperate for something new to do with my daughter inside that would allow her to run around and expel some energy without wreaking more havoc on our… Read More »Reader Review: Upper 90 Soccer
Now that baby’s here, are you living on takeout and jarred pasta sauce? Learn a new way of cooking, specifically created for new parents. “Parents Need to Eat Too”, the class that inspired the cookbook,… Read More »Cooking Class: Parents Need to Eat Too!
For expecting moms, this week is a bonanza of new mom expos with both the New Mamas Expo in Queens and the Mommybites Summit in Manhattan. Even if you aren’t expecting, the MommyBites Summit is… Read More »Two Mom Expos full of seminars and demos
(CDSC) is a private, not-for-profit that was founded in 1975 in Brooklyn. It offers programs that help families by giving them education and skills on how to be a valuable member of the community. That… Read More »Free classes for parents: CPR, Early Intervention and Placement
Whenever I do one of my “Expectant Parents Guide to Brooklyn” talks, the expectant parents inevitably want to know: “How do I meet other parents?” It’s a great question. My answer goes something like this:… Read More »My favorite movement class for babies
PLAY, named “Best Playspace 2011” by New York Magazine and Pop-Up Adventure Play, are bringing Pop-Up PLAY Day to McCarren Park in Williamsburg. In true Brooklyn fashion, this is a true “potluck” party. You are… Read More »Potluck PLAY Day in Williamsburg
Someone told me years ago how one family started their art collection. Each person in the family started an individual “art fund” and as they would visit galleries, they would keep an eye out for… Read More »Affordable Art Collecting for families
I was moving our car for alternate street parking last week when I found I had no place to move it to. Every parking space was taken. How annoying and incredibly inconvenient! With the thought… Read More »A landing spot: Smoochie Baby in Williamsburg