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Giveaway: Family Four Pack to the NYBG Annual Holiday Train Show

November 22, 2011 By 30 Comments
NYBG Holiday Train Show

I've talked about this before and I'll talk about it again, but the NYC New York Botanical Garden’s annual Holiday Train Show is always a highlight of our holiday season. It has become a special and memorable experience for all of us. When our kids were babies, their eyes popped out at all the moving trains buzzing around the room.  As toddlers, they started to chase the trains and watch the lights flashing around the room.  Now that they're entering tweendom, on a recent visit they began to ask about the incredible landmarks scattered through the … [Read more...]

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Giveaway: Hanukkah Fever! Mama Doni Concert Tickets

November 15, 2011 By 3 Comments
chanukah fever

Mama Doni and The Mama Doni Band are coming home for the holidays, highlighting the Chanukah season with four special “Chanukah Fever” shows in the NYC tri-state region from December 11 – 18.  New York families can join in Mama Doni’s high-energy pre-Chanukah festivities at concerts in Manhattan and West Nyack . There will also be shows in West Hartford, CT and Hoboken, NJ.  Performance details are as follows: CHANUKAH FEVER! WITH MAMA DONI & THE MAMA DONI BAND WHERE:          JCC Rockland, 450 West Nyack … [Read more...]

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NYC Culture Giveaway: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

November 8, 2011 By 27 Comments
Jazz at Lincoln Center

I've talked a lot about Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis on this blog, and I've offered giveaways to their shows.  I really hope you listen up and enter this giveaway as it's something I think is very special and a real NYC experience for both you and your children. In its first holiday concert in years, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will be joined by the versatile singer Kim Burrell in a performance of new arrangements of holiday jazz and spiritual classics. When: December 15-17, 2011, 8pm; Saturday, … [Read more...]

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Fashion Playtes Secret Sale AND Giveaway for Tweens

November 1, 2011 By 12 Comments
Fashion Playtes

Do you have a young Betsey Johnson or Diana Von Furstenberg in your house? Let me re-introduce you to FashionPlaytes.com. It's an amazing design-it-yourself online fashion destination for girls 5-12 that encourages creativity and positive self-expression!  I wrote about my own daughter's experience  last month here on The Culture Mom.  It was a huge hit for us, and we liked the items she selected so much that we ordered more.  The clothes are fabulous and incredibly unique.  Everyone asks her where she got them and can proudly say, time and … [Read more...]

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Giveaway: NY Theatre Ballet Presents Cinderella and The Nutcracker

October 20, 2011 By 24 Comments
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We are big fans of the New York Theatre Ballet.  Ever since my daughter started taking dance lessons, it has been a key part of our NYC experience every fall. Cinderella for children opens on November 12 at Florence Gould Hall, NYC. Choreographed by Donald Mahler and set to music by Prokofiev, Cinderella is an ideal introduction to ballet for children ages 3-10, but also sophisticated enough for the most discerning parent to enjoy. With comical evil stepsisters and a clock that comes to life, the ballet is a delightful blend of charm and humor for the … [Read more...]

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Review and Giveaway: Moshi Monsters (get one month free)

October 10, 2011 By 3 Comments
Moshi Monsters

  In February, I was introduced to the online game for kids, Moshi Monsters. while touring around Toy Fair in NYC.  At that time,  I was told that one in five children were already Moshi Monsters users.  I had no idea how the brand would soon sweep into my own household in a very big way not long after. Moshi Monsters has been likened to a cross between Facebook for kids, Tamagotchi and Brain Training as it combines nurturing virtual pets with social online gameplay and engaging educational puzzles for both boys and girls aged 6-12.  My … [Read more...]

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Giveaway: 4 tickets to the American Museum of Natural History

September 20, 2011 By 14 Comments
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© AMNH\\\\R. Mickens I recently wrote about my visit to the American Museum of Natural History and my glimpse into the Frogs: A Chorus of Colors Exhibit.  The museum is one of our favorite days out in the city.  We can spend hours there. A pioneer in modern frog research, the American Museum of Natural History has one of the largest frog collections in the world. AMNH expeditions to remote mountaintops, as well as surveys of local wetlands, continue to uncover new populations and species—but also reveal environmental changes that threaten … [Read more...]

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Review: Fooz Kids – A Tween’s Internet Heaven

August 30, 2011 By 1 Comment
Fooz Kids

My kids are digital kids. There's no escaping it.  They've been digital since day one, since popping of my womb.  By age 3, they were both sitting at the computer, diligently learning how to use the mouse and started to become acquainted with the keyboard. Now at the ages of 6 and 8, they are terribly computer proficient, so much so that when I recently switched from a PC to Mac, they were able to work out the in's an out's of my new computer quicker than me. And now they can surf.  They no longer need me to type in the URL's.   They can whip around … [Read more...]

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Giveaway: Family Pack (4 Tickets) to A Show of Your Choice at Symphony Space

August 26, 2011 By 6 Comments
cat and bird

Symphony Space in NYC continues to amaze me with their stunning programming for children.  I've written about them in the past, and I'm happy to tell you about the upcoming seasson, they are offering the Just Kidding series and Thalia Kid's Book Club, a cornucopia of family-friendly performances and author events. From September through May, Symphony Space continues their tradition of offering New York families ground-breaking programming from around the U.S.At the end of September, they'll be featuring the FREE Secret Mountain Sunday celebration … [Read more...]

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Shopping Smarter at Marshall’s/TJ Maxx and Giveaway

August 14, 2011 By 19 Comments
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As a 40+ year-old woman, I am constantly on a quest to become a better dresser.  My body's changing.  I can no longer just slip into a size 6 like I used to.  Whether it's true or not, two pregnancies have taken a toll on my body. In addition, I don't have as much time to color coordinate my clothes, and I find myself spending less and less time trying to figure out what I'm wearing.  I generally always feel under-dressed, like I'm wearing the wrong thing, like I don't have enough dressy clothes.  Now that I am re-entering the workforce in more … [Read more...]

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