You can spend a small fortune on sunscreens (or gym memberships!), but none of it matters unless you use it. In a study conducted last year of 1,000 adults, Consumer Reports found that the 250… Read More »Best sunscreens & moisturizers for your kids & you
Review of High Roller by Hullabaloo Upbeat country music gets kids and adults dancing, and that’s the kind of music the San Diego based kid’s group Hullabaloo plays and plays really well. Hullabaloo’s fifth CD,… Read More »Kids Music Reviews- Robots or Poker anyone?
Parent Camp by Alice Kaltman Ah, the lazy days of summer. No more teachers, no more books. No more lunches to pack, no more mad dash to get to pre-school or grade school on time… Read More »Self-run parent camp: how to make it work for all of you
The Carroll Park Concert Series kicks off another rocking’ season June 13th with the Bubble Do Beatles Unplugged. The series of 4 free concerts throughout the summer, featuring bands for the whole family is always… Read More »The Free Carroll Park Concerts Debut this weekend
I’m not one for food fads. Now, I’m not saying that I never get sucked in (hello, bacon jam), but the researcher in me makes me skeptical of new foods suddenly touted as the next… Read More »Cuckoo for Coconut Water!
One of Brooklyn’s best loved swimming pools, the Douglass-Degraw pool in Gowanus, is slated to be closed this summer due to budget cuts. The pool is loved for both the kiddie and adult pools, both… Read More »Don’t Close the Double D Pool!
A tipster sent in this surprising news: The International School of Brooklyn will end its long-running French & Spanish Language Immersion Playgroups program in June 2010. The program was started in 2004 and ran playgroups… Read More »ISB to end immersion playgroups and new group to start ones up
We have a couple of new Directory Listings – both of which I am totally thrilled about. I pass by the Muriel Guépin Gallery every day and have always been wowed by the art in… Read More »Accommodation and Art Classes/Gallery in Cobble Hill are newly listed
The Luria Academy of Brooklyn has completed their move to their new location in Prospect Heights, at St Marks and Vanderbilt. Luria Academy is a school for ages 2- 10 years that focuses on a… Read More »Luria Academy moves to Prospect Heights
We took the NY Water Taxi from Brooklyn to Manhattan quite a bit last summer and it was the perfect antidote to feeling landlocked on the playgrounds. We took the Hop-On/Hop-Off service to Christopher Street… Read More »Water Taxis: now open and where to hop on and hop off