In honor of Earth Day, Spring, and that theoretical thing people call Global Warming, this month we’re focusing on everything Green. We’ve got a whole roster of fun events and information to inspire you to make your life greener with your kids in New York City. Plus we’ve got some big green giveaways and […]

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We’re all itching to get outside, but the weather is still unpredictable enough that it’s worth doing one more indoor activities post. every once in a while we like to update you with more free indoor activities like story times. You can see all our previous posts on free indoor activities, story times, and art […]

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We’ve got a long weekend and I’m in the mood to get crafty. Preparing for holidays is always a fun time in our house when we can slow down and do some craft activities together. My kids love this and the crafts don’t have to be complicated.
Making Easter Eggs is a great craft to do […]

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Everything you would have read last week…if there were 3 of you. We picked out the cream of the crop from last week’s press for NYC parents, online or in print, informative, fun, or just laugh-out-loud funny.
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The other day we posted our Vintage Valentine craft idea. Well, we just discovered the New York Public Library has a huge collection of Vintage Valentine artwork.
Browse the online galleries of vintage valentines from the Picture Collection of the Mid-Manhattan Library. Get inspiration to create your own valentine, buy a print of your favorite, or […]

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Dumplings are one of the symbolic foods of the Chinese New Year, so Amber sent us this fun activity idea for celebrating Lunar New Year with kids. It’s a bit of prep work to get the filling made, but kids will love filling and eating their own dumplings. It would be a great activity for […]

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Valentine’s Day is coming up and we’re sharing some fun and easy Valentine crafts to do with kids. We love this one because it works perfectly with the fact that Valentines and Chinese New Year are so close.

Shim and Sons has a beautifully photo-illustrated instructions for making these fortune cookie valentines, but the gist of […]

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It’s fashion week in New York City, so we have a Fashion Week-inspired activity for any day you’re stuck at home and going stir-crazy, or just want to enjoy how adorably cute your kids are.
Drag out all your dress-up clothes, accessories, some of your old shoes, hats, scarves,etc and let your kids go to town. […]

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Nothing is a sweeter Valentine than your delicious baby, toddler, or child—this craft activity will turn them into a sweet Valentine for your spouse or even for yourself.
Good quality jpgs of vintage valentines are just a google image search away. Then all you need is iron-on printer paper and a onesie, camisole or T-shirt. […]

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Granola bars are a snack that kids love and parents can feel good about giving their kids—or so the ads say. But many granola bars aren’t much better than candy bars and are loaded with sugar, fat, trans fats and high fructose corn syrup.
I found a really easy recipe for granola bars on AllRecipes and […]

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