I’ve never felt more sorry for doing plastic superhero tablecloths and throwaway goodie bags than I did when I went to a recent 3 year old’s birthday party. When I walked in, I thought I… Read More »Blew My Tiara Off: Princess Party Gone Elegant
This morning at breakfast, I remembered that the kids and I hadn’t taken our vitamins since before vacation, a week ago. Not really a big deal, though with all the press that vitamin D has… Read More »Vitamin D: Why You and Your Kids Need it NOW
A lot of Brooklyn kids “surf the sidewalk” with their scooters as they glide to and from school and the playground. It seems the scooter of choice for the 3-5 year old set in Brooklyn… Read More »Blast from the Past: Streamers- but for Scooters!
Over the last five years, I have visited loads of daycares and schools for the blog, so it’s exciting when I can suggest a daycare that I think is worth looking into for your child. … Read More »New Daycare Opens with Play Based Arts Program
Parents are receiving their child’s G&T scores this week, which means that some families are now looking at new options for their children. If your child scored between the 90th and 96th Percentile, your child… Read More »Got a G&T Notice? Now What? 2 Events For You
If you are looking for a phenomenal day of play with intellectual exploration, sprinklers and adventure….we have a great day trip for you in Queens. You can begin your Queens “play day” at The New… Read More »A Day Trip To Queens with Adventure, Sprinklers and Science
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… Read More »Passover Craft: Frogs, frogs, frogs
Are you raising your child bilingual? Or teaching them about different cultures, exposing them to other religions? Then you are raising a global child- a child that will be “at home in the world.”… Read More »Raising Global Citizens: World Brooklyn Event
There’s a rodeo happening in Brooklyn next weekend! Well, a bike rodeo- so instead of donning cowboy hats, strap on those bike helmets and get ready for a full day of all things cycling. P.S.… Read More »Yee Haw! Bike Swap and Rodeo NEXT Weekend
Don’t feel sorry for the former owner of the historic music venue Southpaw- he’s happy to get out of Park Slope. “I’m kind of over Park Slope — it’s not a destination for nightlife anymore,”… Read More »Southpaw Closed- NY Kids Club Opening in Park Slope