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A Note from New York Family's Editor:
A Writing Internship For Parents: Normally, I use this space to share anecdotes about being a parent. Today, though, I'm writing on a topic I actually know something about: We're presently recruiting our next round of interns. This is a great opportunity for someone interested in magazine writing or freelance writing, as our interns spend their time working on both short and feature-length stories and also have the opportunity to do some editing (as opposed to photocopying and other office chores). We also offer a lot of flexibility in terms of hours and scheduling, including the ability to work largely from home. For these reasons, many of our best interns always turn out to be parents who harbor an interest in magazine writing and now have some time to explore it, or get back to it, as the case might be. If you fit that bill, or if you know anyone who does, I hope you'll forward this note along to them. Anyone who is interested should send me an explanatory note, a resume, and some writing samples if they have some. Best to e-mail me at emessinger@manhattanmedia.com, but snail mail is okay too (New York Family, Eric Messinger, Editor, 79 Madison Avenue, 16th floor, New York, NY 10016). Thank you. |
 Parenting Tip
Kids' Poetry: April is National Poetry Month, and kids get their own slice April 11-17, with Young People's Poetry Week. For an interesting twist on this occasion, acquaint your kids with a lesser-known work of one of the most famous children's poetry writers ever--Shel Silverstein. Silverstein's 1964 book "Don't Bump The Glump!" re-released last month, is a menagerie of poems and pictures of silly creatures illustrated by the author in stunning ink and watercolor washes. For more poetry-related activities, go to www.cbcbooks.org/yppw. |
 Joy's Shopping Tips*
Travel Brightly: If you are an owner of the ubiquitous black luggage bag, you know how frustrating it can be to distinguish between your tote and someone else's. Travel Chic has designed a reversible cover to fit over your luggage handle, with a coordinating luggage tag and keychain to match. It's fashionable and smart at the same time. $26.99; www.travelchic.com.
A Virtual Aquarium: Instead of having to care for and clean your own fish tank, plush animal maker Russ has developed Sea Pals, a virtual aquarium that gives your child the ultimate underwater virtual experience. Each plush animal doubles as a puppet and comes with a secret code to set up an aquarium online. Virtually, your child can feed fish, clean the tank, and fill the aquarium with items to make a real home for the animal. Venture into the ocean to learn about other sea life creatures and ship wrecks, and earn Pearl Points by looking for hidden treasures. $11; www.seapalsworld.com.
Shopping for a Good Cause: Kenneth Cole is hosting a charity shopping night in support of Making Books Sing, which adapts contemporary children's books into full-scale theatrical productions and teaches literacy in the classroom. The shopping will be for Cole's spring collection for both men and women, and there will be cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at the event. The first 50 paying customers will also receive a gift. May 1: 6:30-8:30 pm; RSVP is recommended (events@makingbookssing.org). Kenneth Cole, 130 East 57th Street.
*Joy Sherwood is the Style Director of New York Family. She can be reached at jsherwood@manhattanmedia.com. |
 Activity Tips*
Tooth Fairy Tales: Hilarity ensues when a tooth fairy who's tired of her job swaps places with a boy itching to deliver some shiny quarters to slumbering kids in Manhattan. The Vital Children's Theatre production of "A (Tooth) Fairy Tale" is funny and sweet. Details: Through May 25, Saturdays and Sundays at noon. All tickets are $25. Showing at the Soho Playhouse, 15 Vandam Street, 212-691-1555, www.sohoplayhouse.com.
Brian Selznick at BAM: The Brooklyn Academy of Music welcomes celebrated author and illustrator Brian Selznick to the BAMfamily Book Brunch on April 12 to discuss his award-winning novel, "The Adventures of Hugo Cabret." Set in a Paris train station in the 1930s, the book interweaves words and pictures in a stunning, cinematic way. The event includes a kid-friendly buffet lunch, live music, and a reading by the award-winning writer and illustrator, with a book signing after the performance. Order tickets in advance. Details: 11:30 am-2 pm; $20 adults, $15 children 15 and under. Brooklyn Academy of Music, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, 718-636-4100, www.BAM.org.
Free Swim! Asphalt Green's annual Big Swim Meet takes place this Saturday, and all kids ages 6-16 are invited! The Big Swim is a free open swim meet where children participate in a day of competitive swim races, complete with starting blocks, officials, and a timed finish-all under the close supervision of trained lifeguards and aquatic staff. Each child gets to take home a medal, a photo with Olympians, a t-shirt, and goody bags. Parents can register their kids online; all kids under age 13 must be accompanied by an adult. Details: Sessions start at 9 am and are stratified by age; call 1-800-NYC-SWIM for more information. Asphalt Green, 555 East 90th Street, www.asphaltgreen.org.
Lunch Is in the Bag: Teaching your kids to eat healthily is as much a part of parenting as teaching them how to cross the street or tell left from right. But while parents can control what ends up on the plate at dinner and breakfast, lunchtime can be a nebulous area in which lunch items are swapped and mysterious fried foods are purchased at the school lunch counter. For parents looking for some insight on healthy lunches, check out the "Schools, Food and Community" conference hosted by The Nutrition Program of Columbia University and the Baum Forum. The conference will feature workshops, a resource fair, and entertainment for parents, teachers, kids, administrators, and public health professionals. Topics include media and messaging, school food and sustainable development, farm-to-school programs and policy, New York City school gardening, youth and access to healthy foods, and green schools. The conference will be held April 11-12 at Teachers College, ColumbiaUniversity. For more information: www.baumforum.org.
*Activity Tips are from New York Family and GoCityKids.com. |
This Week's Bonus Tips
New York Family Fashion Week: Concluding our fashion week events, tomorrow we're hosting a fun and festive children's springwear show, co-sponsored by Big City Moms. The show will be held from 10:30 am to noon at The Rushmore Design Gallery (422 West 70th Street). There will be tasty treats, wonderful goodie bags, and a big raffle with a free family vacation. Children are welcome! To RSVP, e-mail Stephanie Musso at smusso@manhattanmedia.com.
A Great Family Brunch: In celebration of the opening of 200 West End Avenue, a new family-friendly building on the Upper West Side, New York Family magazine is co-sponsoring an incredible brunch this Saturday, April 12. Families can meet the wonderful children's author and illustrator Peter Sis, have a free family picture taken by acclaimed photographer Heidi Green, and enjoy some children's theater and rock climbing and prizes--all while savoring a great brunch! The event, which is free, goes from noon to 3 pm. 200 West End Avenue is located at the corner of West 70th Street. To RSVP, contact Stephanie Musso at 212-894-5441 or smusso@manhattanmedia.com.
Foodie Alert: Think of it as a big, scrumptious chunk of Brooklyn! On Wednesday, April 30, from 6 to 8:30 pm, the annual Brooklyn Eats celebration will bring together more than 1,000 Brooklyn-based eateries in a celebration full of food, drink, and even some culture. The event is at Abigail Kirsch at Stage 6 at Steiner Studios in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and tickets cost $95 in advance, $115 at the door.We hear tickets are going fast, so we're flagging the event now. For more information and tickets, visit www.ibrooklyn.com. | |
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Whole Foods Market Celebrate Soy!
(Demonstration and
Tasting)
Presented by House Foods Tofu and The
Flexitarian Table
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. $35,
Vegetarian Celebrate National Soy Month with Chef Peter Berley, a James Beard
Award winner and author of The Flexitarian
Table, as he guides you through family friendly recipes whose main
ingredients can be switched from meat to tofu, or vice versa. Location: Whole Foods Market Bowery
95 East Houston
St. (at Bowery
St.), New
York, NY10002
Seats are limited to 22 people.
Reserve your space via online
registration.
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Music, Art, Gym and Play!
Mommy and Me classes for Babies, Toddlers, 2's or 3's
424 West End Ave at 81st St. (212) 877-7614
Gail Ionescu, MSW Director
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