Posted on April 28th, 2008 by mommy
You don’t have to move to the suburbs to experience nature right in your own backyard. Here in New York City we have more nature all around us than most people realize. I asked Leslie Day, author of Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City, to give NYC parents some ideas for […]
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Posted on March 13th, 2008 by mommy
[ March 13, 2008 to June 1, 2008. ] We all love a good kiddie show. Sure. But every once in a while it’s great to go to a real grown up museum and see real art and remember what it feels like to have a full working brain, and speak a sentence that has more than three words and isn’t about scrambled eggs.
Through […]
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Posted on March 10th, 2008 by mommy
If you’ve walked through Grand Central Station or in lower Manhattan’s Foley Square, you may have seen the StoryCorps booth sitting there and wondered what it is for.
What is Story Corps? Here’s what the website says:
StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit project whose mission is to honor and celebrate one another’s lives through listening.
By recording the […]
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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 October 4th, 2007 by mommy
If you’re planning on staying in the city for the long Columbus Day Weekend, then you’ve picked a good time to stay home. Besides the Apple Festivals we wrote about yesterday there’s another special free festival this weekend with all kinds of unique activities for kids.
The openhousenewyork weekend is America’s largest architect and design event, […]
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Posted on September 12th, 2007 by mommy
Some kids are obsessed with the subways of NYC. They memorize the maps and know the trains inside and out. Other kids amble along the city streets never giving a second thought to what lies beneath. But at some point every kid wants to know what those big steam chimneys are for and if there […]
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Posted on August 21st, 2007 by mommy
NYC kids have the opportunity to enjoy one of the foremost art museums in the world. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is right outside our doors, but a love of art museums doesn’t just grow naturally. It has to be nurtured. Dragging kids to the museum because we think it’s the right thing to do […]
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Posted on July 16th, 2007 by mommy
Just walking around New York City can be a great experience for kids to learn about history, not just of New York, but American history as well; and there’s no part of NYC more full of history and color for kids than the Lower East Side. Perhaps that’s why it’s been the inspiration for so […]
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Posted on July 16th, 2007 by mommy
Summer and books just go together. Whether it’s beach reading, summer reading lists, or those extra daylight hours, summer just seems like a good time to catch up on your reading. This week Mommy Poppins is going to help you turn your children’s reading list into a week full of activities with a great […]
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Posted on May 27th, 2007 by mommy
One of the things about raising your kids in NYC is that your neighbors are just as likely to be famous writers, artists or scientists as they are to be the more run-of-the-mill, US Weekly celebrities. In our building giggling teenage girls hang out in the lobby hoping to get help with their physics homework […]
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The Happiest Baby on the Block - The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Baby Sleep Longer (DVD)
