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
It’s not uncommon for us parents to wistfully admire our kids’ crafts. It can stir our own craft-making desires. Wouldn’t you like to make a handmade book, silkscreened print or even to grow a fledgling… Read More »The best craft nights for parents in NYC
Whether you are expecting a baby or are already a parent of a baby, toddler or kid, you can find something of value at the Mommybites Summit. Interested in spicing up your sex life? (um,… Read More »A Summit for Parents- with 50% off ticket price
I’m not big on most kid or family cookbooks. They’re usually filled with cutesy foods or “kid menu” favorites in which I have no interest (or can figure out how to make myself). I mean,… Read More »Family Cookbooks Worth Their Salt + Baked Apple Puff
Birthday season is about to begin and that means finding gifts that are just right for that birthday girl or boy. In celebration, we are going to be posting award-winning toys over the next few… Read More »Toy of the Year Awards go to….
One argument my husband and I used to have on a weekly basis was: whose turn was it to take out the garbage?… or vacuum….?? or do the bottom-of-the-barrel job: clean the bathroom!? After a… Read More »Looking for a house cleaner? We got the scoop- with a discount!
Do you like a good scavenger hunt? How about one where you can win $1,000? Now is your chance if you participate in Gaggle of Chicks first-ever online egg hunt. Each day this week an… Read More »A $1,000 scavenger hunt for parents
There’s not much that’s easy about being a single parent so isn’t it nice that someone out there is giving single parents a break? Thanks to Brooklyn Artists Gym, some lucky single parent-artists are getting… Read More »Free art space for single parents
I remember when my sister first pulled out her backpack-style breastpump, strapped on her bustier and the pump cups and turned the machine on- all while she was giving me some sisterly advice. To her,… Read More »Pumping: when, how and why
One uncharacteristically warm February day, my daughter and I ventured out of Brooklyn in search of new adventure. We desperately needed to get out of our apartment and see something new. Not even the mounting… Read More »Reader Review: Moomah Café – A not to be missed playspace in Tribeca