Activities
Family Outing Katonah Museum of Art This non-collecting Bedford, NY museum hosts a dozen art exhibits and corresponding programs for kids and families such as story times, art programs, family days, and school break programs.
Where-To Guide Cut Your Own Christmas Tree Find a Christmas tree farm in the New York City area to pick your own tree from its natural setting, cut it down, and cart it home.
Holiday Features
Holiday Makeover Keeping up with holiday family traditions can be harmful to your health and sanity. One mom encourages you to change how you celebrate and make your family traditions more manageable.
Checking Your List Twice November—the beginning of the holiday season and the almost-end of the year—is, for one Long Island mom, a time to reflect on what she has learned from her family and children.
Boredom Busters When the weather keeps you inside, grab this handy list of fun activities—with items found in the house—to keep your kids from saying, "I'm bored."
Why Simple Toys Make Great Holiday Gifts There’s a reason why the Museum of Play chose “the stick” as toy of the year; it can be used as a wand, a sword, a ruler, and a flagpole. Open-ended toys result in open-ended play.
Health Are Imaginary Friends Okay? Historically, imaginary friends have been regarded as compensatory creations, caused by absence of friends. New evidence provides a different perspective.
Food & Nutrition How to Tell If A Recipe is Worth Making Online, you have millions of recipes at your fingertips, but they're not all winners. Here are 6 tips for choosing a recipe, including how to know when a recipe is not worth trying.
Just for Fun
Quotables The Best of the Rest of the Web From our December issue, a selection of thought-provoking, laugh-inducing, and just plain interesting facts and quotes from the web and the world of parenting.
Stuff We Like I Love NY Think you know all there is to know about NYC? These five books for kids are all about the Big Apple and include NYC-themed activities and games, ideas for family outings, and trivia that...
Tips and Advice
Resolutions Revisited Set realistic New Year's resolutions this year keeping in mind your role as a parent and a wife or husband.
Long Island Spotlight Moms Who Kick Battles Breast Cancer A local charity in Long Island is fighting breast cancer by raising money for breast cancer research and increasing awareness about breast cancer.
Sports Yogi Kids Yoga helps kids stay healthy and it also helps kids release stress and gain confidence. Yoga classes for kids are all-inclusive, and you can practice yoga poses at home with your child, too.
|