July 2006
Monthly Archive
A Midsummer’s Night Dream
Posted by Kimberly on 11 Jul 2006 | Tagged as: Events, Uncategorized
A member mom recommendation:
"PLG Arts is doing this play in Imagination Playground in Prospect Park. It’s …a lot fun, if I do say so myself."
Sat, Sun 7/1/06-7/16/06
Interested in Being on The Rachel Ray Show?
Posted by Kimberly on 07 Jul 2006 | Tagged as: Special Opportunities
-The Rachel Ray Show. We are looking for real people (especially Mothers), with real stories, to share their opinions, experiences and get their feedback on some topics and segments that we will be covering on this new talk show.
Here are some of the segments we are working on:
1) Do you have a piece of great advice that you would like to share?
2) Are you a last minute cleaner when guests come unannounced?
3) Are you a person that never says NO to people and then people take advantage of your kindness?
4) Are you fun, energetic, outgoing and have an interesting story you want to share with others?
Paul E. Imbro
King World/ Rachael Ray
RachaelRayShow.com
pimbro@kingworld.com
Functional and Cute
Posted by Kimberly on 06 Jul 2006 | Tagged as: Contests & Giveaways
New and expectant moms, save the date: August 18th from 7-9pm. We’re going to have our first annual "New and Expectant Moms" event with (urbanbaby.com featured) All AroundU. We’re going to try to keep the price reasonable ($30 tops). More information will follow…
Meanwhile, great raffle prizes are trickling in…
Yesterday, I received the cutest little swaddler from Suzy Creamcheese (http://www.suzycreamcheese.com/swaddlers.html). It’s so practical too…I always had a hard time swaddling my son with a blanket when he was a newborn.
I also received a really great infant car seat from Peg Perego (http://www.pegperego.com/). It’s light, but sturdy with side impact protection.
Just Desserts
Posted by Kimberly on 06 Jul 2006 | Tagged as: Places
If you are a mom who loves dessert (more than dinner at times!), read on…
"The newest addition to the niche restaurant scene is the dessert bar. Room 4 Dessert (New York), Espai Sucre (Barcelona) and our most recent spotting, ChikaLicious (New York), limit their menus to creative concoctions that satisfy even the most ardent sweet tooth.
A tiny 20-seat eatery in New York, founded by husband and wife team Don and Chika Tillman, ChikaLicious offers a 3-course menu for USD 12, consisting of a sweet amuse, the customer’s choice of main course dessert, and petit fours to top it off. The menu features dishes such as Honey Parfait in Blackberry Soup with Tarragon and Lace Crisp, and the signature Fromage Blanc Island Cheese Cake.
The owners explain: "The idea behind an all dessert restaurant was something that we’d been thinking of for quite a while. Here in New York City, if you want a really fine dessert that’s taken seriously, you have to go to one of those fine restaurants. We wanted to create a place that would allow you to go have noodles across the street and then come here for a very nominal price to have a wonderfully treated dessert."
A fun idea that lets adults live out their childhood fantasy of skipping dinner and going straight to dessert. The dessert bar is also a welcome addition to regular restaurants that work with tight seating schedules and rush customers from appetizers to cheque. Less need to hurry through dessert if it can be enjoyed at leisure elsewhere. A delicious opportunity if there every was one!
Website: http://www.chikalicious.com"
Source: www.springwise.com
Made My Day
Posted by Kimberly on 03 Jul 2006 | Tagged as: My Life
I love being able to stay at home with my son and work from home as the host of Mom in the City. Some days it is a challenge balancing these two roles, but emails like the following snippet make my day!
“First, the event at Saks was great. It was great to meet you personally. The fact that you greeted us at the door made me feel special…I had not felt special since I was pregnant and as a new mom, details matter…” - A.Y.
Baby Event
Posted by Kimberly on 03 Jul 2006 | Tagged as: Events
WHAT: BABYWEARING BONANZA event for parents to test-drive the next new thing in baby gear.
WHO: Parents and children
WHEN: Saturday, July 22, 2006, from 1 - 4 PM
WHERE: Epiphany Library Auditorium*
228 E 23rd St (nr 2nd Ave)
Manhattan.
COST: Free
WEBSITE: www.BabywearingBonanza.com
Event Sponsors: NYC Attachment Parenting International
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NYC-API) and
SlingsInTheCity (www.slingsinthecity.com)
BabyDish Bag
Posted by Kimberly on 03 Jul 2006 | Tagged as: Contests & Giveaways
Baby Be Ready sent a Diaper Bag Survival Kit for our New and Expectant Parents event in August. It’s both stylish and handy (a must for busy moms!) See below for the style and contents that we’ll be giving away. (For more styles, visit their site at http://www.babydish.com/.)
Crayola Bathtub Tints
Posted by Kimberly on 01 Jul 2006 | Tagged as: Contests & Giveaways
One of the fun things about running Mom in the City is that I get to sample the goody bag items (not the giveaways, just the goody bag items). One of the items in this month’s goody bags is a jar of the new Crayola Bathtub Tints by PopRocket. I used a couple of the blue tablets in my son’s bath last night. They are really great! The two blue tablets turned his bath water a beautiful turquoise…it reminded my husband and I of the waters of the Dominican public. An added plus is that my son was so intrigued with the blue water that he jumped into the tub by himself and began playing with his tub toys. (Lately, either I or my husband have had to pull on a bathing suit to be in the "big tub" with him). Also, at the end of the bath, there was no extra clean-up. (I had imagined a blue ring around the tub.) I definitely give this product two thumbs up!
