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Free Summer Arts & Sports Programs for NYC Kids

Free Summer Arts & Sports Programs for NYC Kids

I just received this awesome news from the City Parks Foundation and just had to share! City Parks Foundation has just announced its 2010 schedule of FREE performing arts and sports instruction for youth citywide. This is something the city parks has offered many NYC kids city wide, many of whom wouldn’t have access to a lot of Full Article

Spring, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter Egg Hunts, & Other Reasons to Love NYC with Kids

Spring, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter Egg Hunts, & Other Reasons to Love NYC with Kids

Ah, Spring. At least that’s what it’s feeling like today in New York City. The boys and I set out to enjoy a few hours outside, after what seemed months of hibernation or enduring the cold. As my kids ran and laughed and played with the other kids, and I mingled and chatted with the smiling Full Article

Sony Wonder Technology Lab, NYC

Sony Wonder Technology Lab, NYC

On a NYC day, very similar to the chilly, cloudy one we are experiencing today, the kids and I set out for  some fun. One of my things about fun in the city, is to pin point the places where that fun can be found inexpensively or free. One such place is the Sony Wonder Technology Full Article

Getting Ready for Halloween!

Getting Ready for Halloween!

My apartment is abuzz this week!  Halloween, right around the corner…actually, up the road at this point! My little ones are just itching to get into their costumes and going Trick-or-Treating.  Last year, we went around the neighborhood at the local businesses and they were all handing out candy.  Then we participated in a neighborhood Full Article

Pumpkin Picking in Dix Hills, NY

Pumpkin Picking in Dix Hills, NY

This past weekend my family and I decided to go pumpkin picking.  I had a list of places I wanted to try but it was Sunday, and some places in NJ that are closer to the city are closed on Sundays, other places seemed too far.  So we decided to look on the New York Full Article

From the Zoo to Downtown, Madison, WI

From the Zoo to Downtown, Madison, WI

We had a busy day today.  It is our last day before we head out to our next stop.  I wanted to share with you those fun things I love to do when I am with my family in Madison. It truly is a great town. And though I am a New Yorker to the Full Article

Great Kills Park and Beach, Staten Island, NY

Great Kills Park and Beach, Staten Island, NY

Sun. Finally. After weeks of rain and cloudiness the sun was out, bright and warm for everyone to enjoy, with no imminent threat of rain in the forecast. NYCity Mama had been itching to try a new beach, and she wanted to head to Staten Island for the occasion.  So she consulted her friend, and a Full Article

An Evening in Pictures: Big City Lights

An Evening in Pictures: Big City Lights

It is not often that NYCity Mama finds herself walking around the streets of NYC at night with the kids in tow.  But on this one beautiful evening she was happy to have been in the heart of Times Square.  Her boys love it there.  And believe it or not, when she feels a bit Full Article

In The Rain in Madison Square Park

In The Rain in Madison Square Park

It’s been raining a lot in NYC for the past couple of weeks.  This has caused NYCity Mama to get somewhat creative in the things she and the boys do during the day.  Luckily there is always something going on at the different public libraries throughout the city.  Mama tends to venture to other neighborhoods Full Article

The Little Red Lighthouse, Ft. Washington Park, NY

The Little Red Lighthouse, Ft. Washington Park, NY

It was Father’s Day and because of a tight deadline he was on, the only thing NYCity Mama’s husband wanted to do was get some work done.  It was rainy on and off (mostly on) and it seemed like the lazy Sunday would be spent inside. But with the boys getting louder and cabin fever Full Article

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