I know when we’ve hit upon a good vacation spot when my husband starts to question why we live in NYC. It only took a few hours in New Orleans for him to start with the following line of questioning – Why do we live in NYC again? Do you realize what kind […]

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Cause it’s all about everyone’s favorite Jewish holiday - Passover! Perfect for kids, Passover is a great mix of story telling, singing, family time and of course eating. And there is no better place (except maybe Jerusalem) to celebrate Passover than in New York, in fact even the Pope is coming to town this […]

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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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[ March 23, 2008; 4:00 am; ]

When I originally heard about the Easter Fancy Hat Parade on 5th Avenue, I imagined it to be some society thing and perhaps that’s what it once was. But nowadays, anyway, the Easter Parade in NYC reminds me more of how the Village Halloween Parade used to be when I was a kid; lots of […]

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[ March 22, 2008 to March 23, 2008. ] What’s Easter without an outdoor Easter egg hunt? Even NYC kids can enjoy the fun of running through the early spring grasses to hunt for eggs at these locations throughout New York.

These Easter events can be very crowded, but this year at least most of them have wised up and are holding hunts throughout […]

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[ February 9, 2008; 10:00 pm; ] In between the fish sticks and temper tantrums we sometimes forget about the romance of childhood. Their joy and fascination with incredibly simple things (like my daughter’s recent discovery of scotch tape) or those moments when they are so incredibly empathatic that your can feel your heart breaking. Take some time out this […]

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[ February 9, 2008 to February 10, 2008. February 16, 2008; 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ]

Today was the official Lunar New Year and beginning of many celebrations (All of these events are free…except for purchasing food…yum!):

On Saturday, February 9 from 11am-1pm is the Queens Lunar New Year Parade followed by Chinese food and folk performances at the Flushing Mall from 1-5 pm. There’s also a Korean Lunar New Year Festival […]

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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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