Holidays: Dear Santa, Read more…

Holidays: I walked into The Holiday Train Show at the New York Botanical Garden with four kids between the ages of 7 and 10 trailing behind me ready to see some serious trains. Read more…

Holidays: My daughter always attends several festivals, parties or other celebrations prior to Halloween. By the time the big day comes, she already has tons of candy. We are going to skip trick-or-treating this year and hand out goodies at my sister’s house instead. We’ve been collecting non-candy treats for months now. Here are some fun candy alternatives that children will actually be pleased to receive on Halloween. Read more…

Nutrition: Use three types of potatoes: traditional white, red skinned and blue or dark purple skinned. Slice and boil the potatoes. Toss with olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. You can also use your favorite oil based salad dressing, such as Greek vinaigrette.  Throw in some diced onion and pepper if desired.  Dressing the salad this way instead of with the traditional mayonnaise base will make the dish safer for outdoor events and allow the Read more…

Holidays: Contact Paper Suncatchers Read more…

Holidays: Clever Duck a Westchester-based company is owned and operated by Jennifer Segal, Ngina Shulman and Jennifer Echlov. Recently these entrepreneurs launched a beautifully stylish, heirloom quality, Chinese to English Zodiac Animals wooden puzzle. Read more…

Travel: My family and I walked into Times Square ready for anything. Our destination was the enigmatic and mysterious Ripley’s Believe It or Not Odditorium, and it promised to be an eye-opening, jaw-dropping adventure into the strange and inexplicable. We couldn’t wait. Read more…