The travel industry is notoriously ridden with a lot of “guides” that are actually just advertorials. But family bloggers and parent writers are stepping up to give parents traveling with kids real information based on their personal experiences. We’ve gathered together the top genuine resources for family travel from blogs to books.
DeliciousBaby
An excellent site I […]

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Bowery Babes
It’s almost Mother’s Day, time to celebrate motherhood. And what better way to celebrate being a mom than to get together with other moms and support each other. Let’s face it, when you are a new parent New York can be like a sea of humanity: people, people everywhere, but not a soul to […]

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It is easy being green, or at least greener, with these three innovative websites. ECHOage,  Zwaggle, Green Dimes can help your family think outside the box when it comes to birthday parties, swapping and junk mail, plus, they are all free. Haven’t heard of them?  Read on to get the skinny.

ECHOage Remember […]

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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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I discovered Whip Up recently while trolling the interwebs looking for cool things. One of the things I like about this site is it is not so overly-precious as some of the craft sites are and projects tend to be easy and doable even for the novice crafter. The full name is Whip Up, handcraft […]

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One of the NYC sites I love to read is NewYorkology. Amy is the one who reminds me to post about things like the Vintage Buses and Trains. Now she’s added a sweets columnist to keep her readers abreast of all things sweet and tasty in New York. Um…yum.

Nichelle Stephens, who normally writes for […]

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Cartoonist and Illustrator David Heatley was commissioned to do a piece for The New Yorker, but it didn’t make the final cut. In his cartoon Heatley points out some of our favorite things about Queens, like the Queens Farm Museum and the Jackson Heights Halloween Parade. His basic answer: No, it’s not as cool as […]

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How often do you fantasize about escaping the rat race, moving to the country and spending your days making fresh bread and jam from the berries in your garden?
Every time I start to dream about this I have to do the ol’ reality check and make sure my fantasy accurately depicts the garden that I […]

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[ December 24, 2007; ]

Well, thanks to my lovely server, I just lost the long post I had spent the last two hours writing. So here’s a quickie fun link:

At NoradSanta.org you can track Santa as he makes his way around the world bringing toys and goodies in his sleigh. Norad is the North American Rapid Air Defense (or […]

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Worrying about lead paint, the environment, and the extinction of small, local businesses and artisans is not the only reason to look for alternatives to big box stores and toys. How about the pure pleasure of giving and having absolutely melt-in-your-mouth beautiful, simple, hand-crafted, heirloom toys that will inspire kids to use their imaginations and […]

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