Posted on January 31st, 2008 by mommy
[ February 2, 2008 12:00 pm to February 3, 2008 3:00 pm. February 9, 2008 12:00 pm to February 10, 2008 3:00 pm. February 24, 2008; 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] In the country people spend the cold winter months planning their gardens. In New York City people spend their winters planning their summer vacations. Throughout February, Mommy Poppins will be bringing you lots of information about camps and summer programs for kids from toddler up through teens.
To get a jump start on the whole process, […]
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Posted on January 31st, 2008 by mommy
This month we’ve been doing lots of indoor activities posts. Now we’ve gathered all our winter fun posts in to The Mommy Poppins Winter Fun Guide. It makes finding activities easy.
TOP POSTS FOR JANUARY
100 Things to Do With Your Kids in NY Before They Grow Up
Find Spring Inside a Giant Dome
Free Play at Tribeca’s New […]
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Posted on January 30th, 2008 by mommy
New York is filled with amazing little secret spots that are cool to discover. One that’s fun for kids on a cold winter day is the Rusk Institute’s Glass Garden at NYU Medical Center. This beautiful 1,700 square foot conservatory garden is right in Midtown Manhattan, has a koi pond, tropical birds, a sand pit […]
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Posted on January 29th, 2008 by mommy
We recently redesigned this site, as most of you know. It took a couple more weeks of tinkering, but the site is now pretty much working the way it should, so we thought it was time to take you for a spin and show off some of the new features.
It all started with our reader […]
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Posted on January 29th, 2008 by mommy
We recently wrote about the Battery Park City as a nice place to spend a day indoors., with lots of different activities amenities. Well, here’s a nice addition to this little outing: there’s a big, brand new Barnes & Noble bookstore just about a block away at 270 Greenwich Street (the entrance is actually on […]
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Posted on January 28th, 2008 by mommy
Our Custom Made for Kids personalized children’s book giveaway is over, and what a great response we got. Not only did we have lots of responses, but each commenter told us their favorite thing to do in NYC with kids. The list is filled with some wonderful gems.
After the jump, our contest winner and […]
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Posted on January 28th, 2008 by mommy
Having a grown up meal out in a restaurant isn’t really a luxury. It can be a survival tactic for stressed out parents who have virtually forgotten that they share anything in common besides the DNA of their children and their inability to get The Wonder Pets theme song out of their head. But figuring […]
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Posted on January 27th, 2008 by mommy
The Museum of American Finance just opened last weekend in Lower Manhattan. Mommy Poppins and Co. went to check it out and see if it was cool for kids. Watch our video post to find out.
If you have a chance to go this week, it’s free through January 31st.
MUSEUM OF AMERICAN FINANCE
48 Wall Street
New York, […]
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Posted on January 26th, 2008 by mommy
It’s finally gotten cold and the days seem to be getting longer—literally and figuratively. So we’ve collected all our indoor fun and outdoor winter activity posts and organized them on one easy-to-navigate page: The Mommy Poppins Winter Fun Guide
We’ll be updating it with our new posts as we write them so check back whenever you […]
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Posted on January 25th, 2008 by mommy
I have been getting lots of questions from readers in my inbox, and while I can take a stab at answering them, I’m betting the collective knowledge of all of you guys could do a much better job at it. So I’m starting a new thing here, a FORUM THREAD. To post a question, […]
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