Free Fabulous Friday: Kid Concerts, Carnivals and Festivals

[ April 12, 2008 12:00 am to April 13, 2008 12:00 am. April 19, 2008 12:00 am to April 20, 2008 12:00 am. ] As the weather warms, my job just gets harder and harder, with more great events popping up all the time. I have so many things I want to write about and have been trying to stick to just one a day, but it’s looking impossible. Show of hands, how many of you missed yesterday’s awesome […]

Ballet, Orchestra, Opera for Kids Before They Know They Don’t Like It

[ April 11, 2008 11:00 am to April 13, 2008 11:00 am. ] One of the benefits of living in a cultural capitol of the world is that your kids get to enjoy the benefits of trickle-down culture. No, the world class culture in NYC isn’t just for grown ups, New York has special ballet, orchestra and even opera companies dedicated to bringing these arts to kids.

Ballet for […]

Free and Fabulous Friday: Fringe Music, Monsters, and More

Monsters at the Cloisters, Prospect Park Opening Day, Open Houses at NY Kids Club, and Fringe Music for Kids…
NY City Kids Club
Friday April 5, and Friday April 11, 3:30-5:30PM
FREE
The New York Kids Club is opening a brand new Facility in Brooklyn Heights. Take your kids to one of their free open houses. Today or next […]

Tartan Week: Celebrate Scotland with music, a parade and festival

HA! They totally got me. I guess a case of wishful reading. The band performing will be the Red Hot Chili PIPERS! Thanks MB for catching that one. Anyone who goes will still have a great time with Scottish music and check out the other Tartan Week events this weekend. YIKES! Sorry.
As part of […]

Find a free dance or Gustafer Yellowgold Performance

[ February 27, 2008 11:00 pm to February 29, 2008 11:00 pm. ]

One of the things I love about living in NYC is the ability to walk out the door and stumble upon some really cool free stuff to do with kids that you might never expect.

Today and Friday, for instance, if you happen to be walking down Warren Street in Tribeca, you might stumble upon a […]

They Might Be Giants wrote my theme song

They Might be Giants’ just put out a new album of kids music and while I’ve been a little underwhelmed with their previous albums, this one has at least one new song that is truly brilliant. In fact, I’m making it my official theme song. Check out this awesome video podcast of my new theme […]

Weekend Activities 01/25/08

[ January 27, 2008; 9:00 am; ] We’ve picked out the most interesting, most free and most fabulous  events for this weekend.

Saturday, February 26th is National Kazoo Day! The book publisher McNally Robinson (who has really been stepping up with loads of kid events latly—should Scholastic be worried?) is celebrating with a Kazoo Concert and activities at their SoHo store. […]

Free Dan Zanes Performance at Apple Store

[ January 19, 2008; 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ]

If you didn’t get your chance to flaunt your cool quotient by lining up outside of the Apple Store to be one of the first to buy an iPhone, now’s your chance to make up for it. Be one of the cool people to line up in front of the Apple Store in SoHo for […]

Giveaway-a-Thon Day 2: Prizeapalooza

The response to yesterday’s Via Toy Box giveaway was great and the winner of the Via Toy box is…MB Burns. Congratulations. We are all jealous! Thank you everyone who spread the word and entered the contest. And, don’t fret, today I’ve got a slew of great prizes to giveaway.

The first prize is, I think, […]

Princess Katie and Racer Steve want you to win this CD

Princess Katie and Racer Steve are on a mission to do good. A married couple who started out performing at children’s hospitals singing pop-y, fun kids rock and are now becoming a kid rock sensation with their songs that appeal to kids and parents alike with life lessons wrapped in pop music.
But the urge to […]