When birthday celebrations fall in the winter months, city parents can head to Baby Moves & Perry Street Kids for a wealth of fantastic party options. There’s a party style for every age group at this charming venue tucked away in Greenwich Village on cobblestone-lined Perry Street. Younger children can romp on slide and climbing <... >
Mother Necessity is the mother of all invention, it’s been said. And, the mothers – and grown cousins, nieces, nephews, grandparents, and the like–of this book know all about need. Megan F. Salch, local Houstonian and a mom of one, knows how frustrating it is to find a one-stop resource for things to do with <... >
You know you won’t go wrong with Gamewright Games for your child or as a gift, as this brainy brand has garnered more than 40 prestigious awards to date. Easy to understand yet still challenging, these games offer the opportunity to boost math, strategic thinking and geography skills in an entertaining manner. A Gamewright gem <... >
“J, I, P, X, M, K, G …. I told a story and my Mommy helped me!” Okay, quit gigglin’ – who am I kidding, that’s pretty funny, actually! – but here’s two ways of reading that jingle: either your child’s in dire need of revamping her alphabet recitations or he’s a little Stephen King <... >
Random House has an impressive web site for children’s books, offering an incredibly diverse array of book choices for readers of all ages. Budding readers will love Dr. Seuss Pops Up, and kids of all ages will savor American Tall Tales – a collection of America’s most enduring and colorful characters. Also for young readers <... >
This isn’t your ordinary Kidz Bop™ CD. If unfamiliar with these, they’re the karaoke-esque teenybopper music made bubble-gum funk from the croonings of Kelly Clarkson, Jesse McCarthy or Jay-Z you see advertised on Cartoon Network or The Disney Channel between Danny Phantom or Kim Possible reruns. When former Doobie Brother and multi Grammy winner Michael <... >
Pamper the new mom in your life, or new baby, and add warmth to the holiday season. Here’s a roundup of useful, nurturing or curiously whimsical gifts for all of the Metro Mamas you know, and their wee ones as well. The Seagate Pocket Hard Drive is quite a boon for new parents since it <... >
Trips For Kids (TFK’s), is a non-profit organization that takes underprivileged kids on mountain bike outings. The idea is to provide outdoor and environmental education for the kids while showing them a great time. These adventures teach them how to be safe and responsible on a powerful vehicle while realizing their full potential. Most of <... >
The Jewish Community Center (JCC) in Manhattan offers literacy volunteer opportunities in which its trained volunteers focus on assisting elementary school children who are at-risk for reading failure. I have been a JCC Literacy Volunteer for three years and I find the program exceptional and rewarding. The JCC serves students from a cross-section of New <... >
Hello sweet mamas, it’s health month here at Beauty News NYC. Health is certainly a concern for all of us mamas. For me personally, I have to admit that I have grown rather suspicious of Western health practices. I have had horrible experiences with misdiagnosis and the over-prescribing of medicine. When I was in my <... >
“I don’t want to wear beige and sit in the corner.” Leslie Rigler (on quoting her mother-of-the-bride clientele) Today was a beautiful, sunny day in Manhattan. In fact, it was a perfect day for imagining a wedding. But that ship has sailed. Gone are my days of strolling along Fifth Avenue, looking in the bridal <... >
Hi sweet mamas, how are you? To be honest, on this side of the pen, I’ve been feeling a little, well, old. Maybe it’s all the late night, middle-of-the-night, early morning, round-the-clock mommying. Nothing will make you feel your age more quickly than sleep deprivation, and nothing makes you more aware of your mortality than <... >
Hi Mamas – how are you? Christmas has past us by once again; we just turned the corner on Valentine’s Day and are on our way to spring. We mama bears love the holidays, the change of seasons and traditions. We save locks of our babies hair, spend every November 25th cooking or eating, and <... >
Hello sweet mamas! It’s February and it’s our month for fragrances. Last year at this time, I gave you the “all about town” for New York’s best lines of colognes and perfumes for the entire family (see archives, Feb 2004). So this year, I want to talk about aromatherapy! There is nothing quicker that evokes <... >
Hello dear mamas! First I hope your New Year is a prosperous one. By prosperous I mean that you drip with wealth of the heart. I want you to know peace and happiness in your home with your loved ones. These articles are my good wishes for all that and more to come true for <... >
Dear Mamas, Hello sweet girls – how are you? Let’s talk breast shall we? Know this: I want to honor this topic with the importance due it. So, I must give you one of my family stories from our attic. It will shed light on my own personal choices that admittedly color my writing. It <... >
Dear Mamas, I know you spent months preparing yourself and your home for the beautiful homecoming of a new baby. You dreamt of pastels and soft, fuzzy blankets to swaddle your sweet babes. So why do you feel so anxious, so dark? Why are you so flat, when everyone else speaks of joy and coos <... >
“It is important for women to know that PPD is not their fault.” – Sonia Murdock, Co-Founder and Executive Director for the Post Partum Research Center of New York Dear Mamas, I know you spent months preparing yourself and your home for the beautiful homecoming of a new baby. You dreamt of pastels and soft, <... >
Hello everyone! How are you? I’m wonderful, let me tell you why. My visit to the Benjamin Hotel and their Affinia Wellness Spa was scheduled prenatally for September 8. Brodhir Wayland Hoffman, “Brody” had other plans for me. I was to be sleeping in Roosevelt Hospital next to my beautiful new babe. That’s right, Brody <... >
