Category: New York City

Launch of the American Girl Truly Me Signature Studio

Thank you for American Girl for sponsoring this post!  So, we tend to do things a little late in this family. We have two girls, a 6th grader and 2nd grader and last year was our first time at Disney World. So, it’s only fitting that — although we live in New York City — we had gone to the American Girl store for the first time a few days ago. Good things come…

Wildlife Conservation Society Celebrates 120th Anniversary with #NYisWild Campaign

We all know that New York City is the ultimate concrete jungle, but who knew that there were actually wild animals in the midst? If you look hard enough, you’ll see what I’m talking about — and if you take pictures of these “wild animals”, you can enter to win some major prizes! To celebrate the 120th anniversary of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), a city-wide campaign called #NYisWild is turning…

New York Aquarium Celebrates World Oceans Day

It’s finally summer and that means many family trips to the beach both near and far. We are planning on hitting beaches in Turks & Caicos, Long Island and the Jersey Shore this summer. Although the beach and ocean is there for us to enjoy, swim in, get tans near, many people around the world depend on a healthy, clean ocean to survive. June 8th is the official United Nation’s-designated…

Ice Skating Rinks in New York City

You don’t have to leave the city to enjoy winter sports. Right here in the urban jungle, there are four inexpensive ice skating rinks in New York City that are an easy subway ride away. All of them have skate rentals and food for purchase either at the rink or nearby. The South Street Seaport Ice Skating Rink:  Open until March 2nd, 2014. Admission is $10, kids under $5 are…

Instead of Buying a Pet, Adopt at the ASPCA

This past November, two long-time family pets (who were both adopted) had to be put down due to old age and sicknesses. We were — and still are — heart-broken. Enough so that I actually couldn’t write about our experiences on my blog. It was just too much to put it all down on virtual paper. And then Mom Central and the ASPCA invited me to a breakfast event last…

The Hub TV Premiere Playdate with Melissa Joan Hart

This past Saturday, the family and I went to the The Hub TV Premiere Playdate featuring “My Little Pony Friendship is Magic” and “The Littlest Pet Shop“. Actress Melissa Joan Hart (“Melissa & Joey,” “Sabrina, The Teenage Witch”) hosted the playdate which was sponsored by Time Out NY Kids, SheKnows.com, The MOMS, and Fresh 102.7 FM. This was probably the largest playdate that we’ve been to. Complete with popcorn, juice-boxes, games, and…

Tribeca and Fidi Businesses Handing out Candy for Halloween

I know there are bigger things going on in the world, especially here in the tri-state area. At the same time, we are trying to create a sense of normalcy for our children. Some of the downtown kids weren’t able to have a Halloween last week due to Hurricane Sandy, so some Lower Manhattan businesses in TriBeCa and the Financial District (FiDi) are celebrating a belated Halloween, today 11/5/12.  Below…

7 Things We Couldn’t Live Without During Hurricane Sandy

Last year, when Hurricane Irene was going to hit NYC, we got our emergency stash ready. We are so glad we got organized because as Hurricane Sandy took its toll on the tri-state area, Michael and I bought extra food, prepared our go-bags and double checked our emergency supply kit. Though we had a bunch of items in our supply kit, below are things that we REALLY used (and continued…

Images from The South Street Seaport after Hurricane Sandy

Living in Lower Manhattan means that we’ve been without electricity since 7pm Monday night, since Hurricane Sandy has hit NYC. We ventured out to The South Street Seaport the morning of Tuesday, October 30th for a much-needed outdoor walk. We’ve been hearing about the devastation in The Seaport on our crank LL Bean Radio (which everyone should go out and buy) but since we had no electricity, our television doesn’t…

How to Keep Your Kids Busy and Sane during Hurricane Sandy

Like many East Coast families, we are stuck inside with the kids and we are trying to keep everyone busy and sane while we wait for Hurricane Sandy to hit New York City. I’ve taken a cue from teachers and have instituted a schedule for today and possibly tomorrow as we wait out #Sandy. Below is our family schedule. It’s a way on how to keep your kids busy —…