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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[ March 9, 2008; 3:30 pm; ] And we’re not talking about Paris Hilton. We’re talking about the real kind of princesses—the little ones. Yes, I know some parents frown on encouraging little girls to overload on tulle and Disney, but in my experience this is a phase that should be enjoyed while it lasts, because around first or second grade the […]

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Lots of winners today from yesterday’s Prizeapalooza. Evelina won the Kaboost. Rebecca G won the Laughing Pizza concert tickets and CD. And the Blush topless undershirt winners are Izzy’s Mama, NeeshaN and Gayle. Thanks everyone who is spreading the word and entering the contests.
And the fun goes on…Today, another great product giveaway created by a […]

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I often hear that one of the big problems bloggers have is running out of ideas of what to write about. Luckily I have never faced that issue. In fact, I have just the opposite. There are so many amazing things going on in NYC for kids that I actually have a queue of over […]

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A kids pool party is certainly not a new birthday party idea, but they are a sure-fire hit with kids, and you can rent out the pool at your nearest Y pretty reasonably (as NYC kid parties go). I always like to do home parties, however. It’s not that I’m cheap (well, yeah, maybe a […]

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You don’t have to be a hipster parent to not want to have your child’s birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese. Do the kids love it? Yes, they do. Is it not exorbitantly expensive? No, it’s not? But, you don’t pay a gazzilion dollars a month in NYC rent to live in a dresser […]

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Going to the museum is a basic staple for parents on rainy or cold days, so Mommy Poppins always has her ear to the ground for interesting ways to spice up a visit—when we heard about Watson Adventures Scavenger Hunts we were very intrigued.
Watson Adventures does events for groups, like birthday parties (starting at […]

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