Posts Tagged ‘family activities’

It’s that time of the year! This year we discovered a new place to go pumpkin picking in Toano, VA at Pumpkinville and instead of venturing upstate like we have in the past, we decided to discover apple picking in New Jersey. Honestly, as I started writing this post, I realized that I have failed [Continue]

After our fun adventures at Chocolate World, the family and I couldn’t wait to visit Hershey Park. I had heard so much about the park from so many different people who have gone, and never once have I heard anyone say anything negative about it, we just needed to go see for ourselves. We went [Continue]

We’re continuing to share our water park adventures in what has been our “Road Trip Weekends“. The second park we’d like to feature is SplashDown Beach in Fishkill, NY.  SplashDown Beach is about an hour and a half drive from NYC. Of all the parks we visited, we consider Splashdown Beach the most manageable with little [Continue]

20 years ago, in the Astor Place Theater, three creative friends brought to life their dream of never before seen, groundbreaking theatrical performances. It was then, in New York, when the world was introduced to The Blue Man Group. More than 17 million people from all over the world have enjoyed these high-energy, intensely musical, [Continue]

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My two youngest have an absolute fascination with The Smurfs. To me this is super funny because they aren’t really cartoons that have been around much on television during their life time. But in preparation for the opening of The Smurfs in theaters today, there has been quite a lot of buzz for weeks. Because [Continue]

When I was a student in college and worked as a sales girl in a Fifth Avenue boutique, I would often walk by the famous FAO Schwarz toy store and feel the little girl in me come alive. There were times, especially during the holidays, when I would walk in and marvel at their display [Continue]

Just found out that our friends at Smart Destinations are offering traveling families an easier way to discover some of the best cities in the U.S. with one of their most convenient products for us, the Family FunPass. With passes to cities like Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, and Southern CA [Continue]

Barnes and Noble and Book for Kids, a non-profit organization that promotes literacy among children, with a special emphasis on low-income and at-risk preschool-aged kids, would like to invite you to attend A Storytime Fitness Event, a fun-filled day of readings, fitness, and games at Barnes and Noble on the Upper East Side, on Sunday, [Continue]

One of the things that I have loved the most about this blog has been the opportunities it gives us to share the experiences our family has in this wonderful city of ours, as well as the many places we travel to. I truly believe that it is through these experiences and the adventures we [Continue]