Indoor Play in Queens: 10 Play Spaces and Kiddie Gyms with Open Play Hours
When it's too cold, too rainy or too hot (hard to imagine right now but it happens) to run around outside, it's important to have a list of go-to indoor play spots. I'm not talking about a place where...
View ArticleCrafts for Kids in Queens: 8 Awesome Drop-in Art Spots for Families
Doing crafts with your kids is a wonderful family activity. It's creative, fun, inexpensive and easy to do at home. But sometimes your personal supply of glitter, glue and Popsicle sticks just doesn't...
View ArticleFamily-Friendly Restaurants in Flushing: Best Dim Sum, Chinese Food & Other...
Flushing, Queens is famous for its Chinese restaurants—it's got as many dim sum houses as Manhattan's Chinatown. As Queens residents, this is where my family goes for dumplings and bubble tea. But...
View ArticlePlaying in Flushing Queens: Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Top Playgrounds,...
We finish up our series of posts about Flushing with a roundup of places to play in the neighborhood, both indoors and outside. The area is home to Queens' largest green space: the attraction-packed...
View ArticleNYC Play Spaces with Sibling Discounts
While there are plenty of great drop-in indoor play spaces in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, as a mother of two young girls under age 5, the deciding factor for me is always financial. Can I afford to...
View Article8 Family-Friendly Irish Pubs in NYC
While it's true that St. Patrick's Day (make that season) is upon us, my family and I are always on the lookout for great kid-friendly Irish pubs year-round. We love the yummy Irish dishes (soda bread,...
View ArticleAstoria Park & Other Places to Play in Astoria Queens
We continue our month-long focus on Astoria, Queens with an in-depth look at its parks and playgrounds. Its namesake green space—the beautiful, 60-acre, waterfront Astoria Park—is unquestionably the...
View ArticleAstoria with Kids: Indoor Places to Play & Learn
We continue our series of posts about exploring Astoria, Queens with kids with a roundup of indoor places to play and learn in the neighborhood. When it comes to kids' classes, Astoria is one of...
View ArticleFamily-Friendly Restaurants in Astoria, Queens: Not Just Greek, Try Ethnic...
We finish up our series of posts about Astoria, Queens with a roundup of our favorite family-friendly restaurants in the area. While Astoria is rightfully known for its Greek eateries, you'll find lots...
View Article25 Things to Do with NYC Preschoolers Before They Turn 5
As a mom of two children under age 5, I'm always looking for fun and enriching activities to do with them. And even though I'm the kind of parent who pretty much drags them everywhere—from the Top of...
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