Adventure

Dolls on Paper – A Round-Up of Favorites in the Marketplace

By on June 15, 2011

Dolls are timeless, and universal. One of my favorite items to collect on travels are dolls – handmade Mexican cloth dolls, round wooden Russian stacking dolls, and a colorful flamenco dancing doll from Spain. Nowadays, dolls are showing up all over in stationary products. From note cards to books and paper dolls, this popular pastime [...]

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DVD Review and Twitter Giveaway: Dora the Explorer: Dora’s Big Birthday Adventure

By on August 12, 2010

Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment presents Dora the Explorer: Dora’s Big Birthday Adventure FAST FACTS: Price: $16.99 (currently $12.99 on Amazon) Running Time:  Approximately 95 Minutes Bonus Features:* DVD Game ¡Feliz Cumpleaños Dora! The three episodes on this DVD are: * Dora’s Big Birthday Adventure * Dora Helps the Birthday Wizzle * Wizzle [...]

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NYC Adventure: Central Park Playground Challenge

By on July 16, 2010

New York City has been my favorite place to explore for years. But this summer my exploring needs to be planned a bit more creatively. Some may view being a mom with a double stroller and two very active kids under four in New York City as an obstacle, I choose to see it as [...]

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Adventure & Review: Cupcake Kids! Cooking School NYC

By on July 10, 2010

My three year old and I just headed over to the historic Flour District of Manhattan (otherwise known as W27th Street) for a trial class at Cupcake Kids! Cooking School and had an absolute blast. The school’s adorable studio kitchen is bright, colorful and inviting for little ones.  Tons of brightly colored baskets, bins and [...]

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Florida Adventure: Lion Country Safari

By on July 2, 2010

Location: Loxahatchee, Florida website: www.lioncountrysafari.com Every year during April vacation, my two daughters and I go to visit Gran and Grandpa in Fort Lauderdale, Fl. We always have a great time relaxing by the pool and shopping! This year we decided to visit a local attraction while we were there. We considered Butterfly World but [...]

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Adventure: Tisch Children’s Zoo (Central Park)

By on June 10, 2010

A couple of weeks ago, Kieran and I decided to try something new. Instead of heading into the main zoo at Central Park, we opted for the children’s zoo right next door. We moved here last August, and I honestly have no excuse for not checking it out until now. In fact, my husband told [...]

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CA Adventure: Palm Springs road trip

By on April 18, 2010

Like almost everyone my husband and I love to travel and take vacations. Since having the little one travel plans have become a little harder to organize financially and time wise. Trips haven’t been as spontaneous; we happen to spend more time researching and planning trips then we have in the past. We like to [...]

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Clutch Powers 4-D Legoland California Adventure

By on March 19, 2010

Legoland California opens Clutch Powers 4-D Adventure on March 20, 2010. This 3-D film has 4-D elements. Clutch Powers is the newest Lego character and he’s the best builder and explorer in the Lego Universe! He’s always off on an adventure with his trusty team of Lego experts close by. Teagan and I got to [...]

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