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Sponsored: Bronx Zoo Fun Event Reminder Memorial Day Weekend
In case you didn’t know, the Bronx Zoo has an annual summer event called the “Animal Tales Extravaganza”. Each weekend they host character meet & greets and a variety of events for the kids. As an Ambassador for the Bronx Zoo, I love visiting the Zoo with our family pass. It’s not only fun, but also relaxing just walking around the Zoo with the family. The kiddos enjoy seeing the animals and hubs and I love just strolling around outdoors in the nice shade of the Zoo. This weekend (May 26th and May 27th), they have Sid the Science Kid and Buddy the T-Rex from Dinosaur Train. Sid the Science Kid from…
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Sponsored: Animal Tales Extravaganza at the Bronx Zoo & 20% off Admission
I’m so excited for this Spring and Summer! I recently became a WCS Bronx Zoo/NY Aquarium Blog Ambassador. Which means in exchange for my event coverage and reviews, I received a Family Membership, but no other compensation, monetary or otherwise. But, don’t worry, you know I’m always honest in my opinion, so I’ll be unbiased about my event reviews also. 😉 You’ll see reviews after we attend an event and also announcements of events and programs. So keep an eye out! And it’s perfect timing because now that lil man turns two this Summer, I’ll be able to take him to the Bronx Zoo and the Aquarium with our family…
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Schwinn Bikes, Summer Sanders and Lil Man’s First Bike Ride
We attended an event hosted by Schwinn and Summer Sanders on Wednesday. It was such a blast! So I decided to dedicate this weeks’ Feature Friday to Schwinn bikes and a recap of the event. Note: I’m not receiving any compensation for this post. When we first arrived at the event, lil man was his usual shy self. They had a coloring table for kids to decorate a “license plate” to stick onto their bicycles so this was our first stop to get him comfortable. I was so happy to see him hold the crayons and actually started doodling – his first time. Here’s a photo from my point-n-shoot. He…
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Handmade: Dr. Seuss Themed Thank You Cards
I finally finished making the thank you cards to send out to everyone who came to Lil Man’s 1st birthday. It took me forever to make them because I wasn’t motivated on the design nor keen about writing over 30 cards. But, I wanted to make and send them because I wanted everyone to know we were grateful. Here they are… they’re not pretty. In fact, I think they’re pretty ugly. Lol. But, they’re done. They’re handmade. They’re colorful. Our theme was Dr. Seuss’s Cat in the Hat, so I decided to add his head peaking into the card. Materials: Box of 5×7 notecards from Target (it’s a box…
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July 4th Crafts for Kids
Wow! Where has the year gone? It’s July 4th weekend already. To help you celebrate July 4th, I’m featuring a few crafts you can have fun creating with your little ones. While I’m sure you already know this, just a friendly reminder to ensure you supervise the crafting activities as some of these activities require scissors and hole punchers. Each photo used here are from the websites mentioned below General supplies needed for each craft are listed here, but you’ll need to go to each site for details Instructions for each craft can also be found at each website listed You’ll find additional crafts on each website Disney FamilyFun has a…
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Swimming fun time
Lil Man is on his third week of swim class at the YMCA. The instructors there are wonderful with the children. They know how to interact with the kids no matter what age. George is our swim instructor for the little kids this season. He’s outgoing and great at explaining what to do with the babies and how to get them acquainted with the water. We dunked him full body and fortunately no crying. He flapped his arms a bit, but that was it. It’s a lot of fun watching him enjoy the water and progress each week. This past Sunday, he enjoyed swimming on his back and didn’t mind…
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Baby swim lessons
We recently enrolled our lil man into baby swim lessons. Some of our friends were a bit surprised when we told them and basically asked, “there are baby swim lessons?” It never occurred to me that baby swim lessons were not “the norm”. So, I just tell them, yes. Yes, there are baby swim lessons and they’re mommy-and-me classes (or daddy-and-me). Then a couple people say, “wow that’s great!” and a couple say, “isn’t that dangerous?” So, I did a little bit of research on the topic and I was surprised to find more resources talking about why it might not be a good idea to put babies into swim…