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25May

Thinking About Etan Patz, the Atlanta Missing and Murdered Children and My Own Kids

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As I write, I'm lying in bed with my 9 year-old daughter. We're staying in a B&B in the Adirondacks. We spent today experiencing a number of firsts for both my kids. It was the first time they'd ever been for a ride in a canoe. It was the first time they'd ever ridden in a tractor. It was even the first time they'd ever eaten chicken parmesan. I spent the day watching their faces. Faces of curiosity and bewilderment. Faces of happiness and excitement. My son was literally jumping for joy after his ride on the tractor. Suddenly a trip that Read More

07Mar

PBS Kids Club 13: Swedish Marionette Theatre in Central Park

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The Swedish Cottage in Central Park, originally constructed as a model schoolhouse in the 1800s, is hosting a special Kids Club day, just for Kids Club 13members: featuring a pre-performance workshop with Swedish Cottage puppeteers, followed by a free – and just for Kids Club! – performance by Swedish Cottage. WHERE: 79th Street and the West Drive, Central Park, NYC WHEN: Sunday, March 27. 2:00pm - 4:00pm And I will be the ambassador of the day, which is an honor (although I did volunteer)! I became an official ambassador (one of a group of Read More

17Dec

Join Kids Club 13, Angelina Ballerina and Me at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum

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I've written about Angelina Ballerina a bunch of times on this blog. My daughter was obsessed with her when she was 3, 4, maybe even 5. When she left that phase (she's 7 now), I was kind of sad myself. The sweet, innocent mouse introduced my daughter to ballet. Her books taught her valuable lessons and morals. Even though we have moved on, I am very keen on the Kids Club 13vent we are going to this Sunday at the Brooklyn Children's Museum. I am sure that the experience will move my daughter to think fondly back on dressing up in tutus and imitating Read More

16Sep

Fall Family Day with Kids Club Thirteen at the Stickley Museum in Morris Plains, NJ.

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Enjoy a fun and fabulous day out at the Annual Fall Family Day at the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms with PBS Kids 13! Festivities will include hayrides, square dancing, apple cider pressing, pumpkin painting, and old-fashioned carnival-style games & races. Members will enjoy a VIP meet & greet with PBS Go! favorite Arthur, and enjoy Martha Speaks and Arthur activities—including an apple stamping craft and a “Kindness Tree” activity encouraging kids to spread kindness in their communities. The Member Zone will also have an hour of face Read More

27Jul

PBS Kids Club at the Hudson River Museum on Sunday, August 8th

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Join Kids Clubs Thirteen and my family at the Hudson River Museum on Sunday, August 8th. It will run from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and will include an episode screening of Peep and the Big Wide World, special crafts and activities, and more. Kids will also be able to meet Peep, live in person. Read More

11Jun

Join PBS Kids Club Thirteen at the Staten Island Children’s Museum

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Come to the Staten Island Children’s Museum this Sunday for a day of bugging out with Sid the Science Kid and Kids Club Thirteen. Kids Club Members get free entry to the Museum and exclusive activities. We took the Staten Island Ferry and then a bus straight to the Children's Museum last summer. It was a memorable day for all of us, and this day is sure to be memorable, too. Here's the schedule: * 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. -- Members-Only Meet & greet with Sid the Science Kid, plus crafts and activities * 12:30 - 1:00 p.m. -- Members-Only Read More

15May

Visit to PBS Studios in New York City

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A few days ago, all of the PBS Kids Club 13 Ambassadors gathered at the new WNET Studios at Lincoln Center for a meet & greet luncheon. Debbie Adler, PBS Channel 13/WNET's Director of Online Marketing, has put together such an amazing group of women to join the team of ambassadors, including some of my favorite NYC bloggers, there are 14 total, and I am extremely honored to be a part of it all. In addition, I am doubly honored to be associated with PBS Kids, a brand that I have known all of my life. From the minute my own children were born, I Read More

04May

Kid Culture: FETCH! + Fleece Festival = Family fun!

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Here’s a great way to spend Mother’s Day with the family. Channel Thirteen is hosting its inaugural event on Sunday, May 9th at the Prospect Park Zoo Fleece Festival for the new Kids Club Thirteen, a family membership program. Families with kids 3-11 will get year-round benefits that include on-air mentions of your kids’ birthdays and discounts to places you're already going around the city (museums, parks, festivals, etc.). It’s also a great way to get new ideas of outings for your family just in time for summer break! Plus, what’s really cool is Read More

20Apr

My Love for PBS Kids

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I'm honored to be a PBS Kids Club Thirteen Ambassador. Nothing could suit me more perfectly. I'm a kid at heart. Quite often I relive my childhood through my own childrens' experiences. Whether it be via a trip to Disney World, which I adored as a child, or to see "Annie" or "Mary Poppins" live on stage, I enjoy replicating my own experiences and seeing them through the eyes of my children. PBS Kids falls right into this scenario. Some of my earliest memories are coming home from nursery school and heading into the den Read More

05Apr

Kid Culture: PBS Kids Club Thirteen

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I've recently become an Ambassador of the PBS Kids Club Thirteen program, so you'll be hearing a lot about it in future days to come here on The Culture Mom Blog. I'm really excited about my involvement with a brand I truly believe in. I'm a huge PBS fan, as are my kids. Also, as a New Yorker and as Culture Mom, I am determined to absorb my kids in as much culture and NYC life as I possibly can. After all, we live in the greatest city on earth! The PBS Kids Club Thirteen program is totally aligned with I'm about, and I'm Read More