MasterChef Junior is the hit FOX show, where kids ages 8-13 years old (as of April 2016) get a chance to show off their skills in the kitchen and the opportunity of a lifetime to… Read More »MasterChef Junior is Casting its 5th Season in NYC Saturday December 12th
Mark your Calendars! New York City has a great group of musical bands of children ages 9-17, that we at A Child Grows in Brooklyn would love to introduce you to. There’s no better time… Read More »NYC’s real life “School of Rock” in the East Village
I love anything my son makes. In this, my first go at motherhood, the novelty alone of unpacking his school backpack to find a crinkled, wrinkled, hand-print turkey with his name in dark Sharpee at… Read More »Let’s Make Stuff: Books to Inspire Process-Based Art Projects
The tranquility of walking into Pratt’s Sculpture Garden is invaluable. Heavy bags, stroller, and kids in tow, I have gone though the tall iron gates so many times, feeling immediately refreshed at the threshold. It’s… Read More »Pratt Institute Sculpture Park: Tranquility and Inspiration
For those of you who love to collect ceramics (like I do!), or who want to expose your children to as much artwork and its process as possible, the Gowanus Open Studios is a great… Read More »Gowanus Open Studios is This Weekend…
Things are getting exciting now, as Halloween is approaching! It may feel confusing to know what to do with your kids to celebrate, but here are just a few extra suggestions… Halloween Harvest at Luna… Read More »Halloween Activities Coming up, and More!
Last winter my family went to visit the Van Courtlandt House in the Bronx. We were the only visitors on a drizzly December afternoon; we were fortunate to have an informed and generous guide. My… Read More »Historic Truth about our Historic Trust
Every Sunday in Bushwick, starting this weekend on the 4th, there will be a fun place to stroll around, eat, shop, listen to music, and maybe just hang out. As the Rock n’ Shop website… Read More »Rock n’ Shop this Sunday in Bushwick
There is a place lost in time, during a period where things were handmade and the mind was trained to use them unaided by computers; where sound lays on analog, and where a space is… Read More »Puppetworks is a Gem
As I sat on the floor with my kids last weekend of the Ample Hills‘ play area on Vanderbilt Ave., I realized how cool the place really is. Before I became a fan, I wondered… Read More »Always a Special Ice Cream Experience at Ample Hills