Food, Wellness & Reinvention
I am definitely in the “give them what they want within reason” gift camp for birthdays and Christmas. After reading various hot toy lists and having the kids and their friends review many items, below are Sean and my top … Read More
Michael and I attended the 3rd Annual KidzVuz Holiday Party a few weeks ago. Founded by Nancy Friedman and Rebecca Levey, two of my favorite blogging friends, KidzVuz.com is a safe (moderated for content and safety!) video review sharing site … Read More
“The guy who invented the ship also invented the shipwreck.” –Seth Godin at Maker Faire NY 2012 Recently, I was asked to write a post on SheKnows about raising creative children as part of a collaboration between Hot Wheels and … Read More
My family enjoyed a weekend at a Penguins of Madagascar Bronx Zoo event and saw an advance screening of the movie earlier this month. We were planning on watching the Penguins of Madagascar movie when it’s released on Wednesday, November … Read More
The way that kids view things changes everything. Back in January when I went to the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas, 3D printers were being highlighted. Honestly, I really wasn’t that impressed. I didn’t “get” what the whole … Read More
I attended the Good Food Force National Meeting this past weekend in Washington, DC. Hosted and sponsored by MomsRising.org, the event was focused on bringing together volunteer food advocates who wanted to learn more about junk food marketing to kids, … Read More
Every year, my family goes apple picking. We normally go to DuBois Farms in Highland, NY but this year we went with a group of friends to a new spot. We went to Terhune Orchards Fall Festival (in Princeton, New Jersey) … Read More
A Facebook friend recently shared a link to The Percy Jackson Problem, an article in The New Yorker. Basically, the author explores two different reading philosophies for kids – “just so long as they’re reading” versus “the kind of book … Read More
A few weeks ago, three married couples came over to our home to eat with my family. Since there were various diet restrictions (various meat and no grains), I made it a “make your own stir fry dinner party” night. … Read More
Yesterday, I shared about the networking reception portion of Reinvention Weekend 2014. The actual conference (keynotes, panel discussions and mentoring boot camp) was held on Saturday. I am so glad that I attended the conference, because I learned a lot. … Read More