Discounts from Your Local Library: Putnam
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Discounts from Your Local Library: Putnam

    We all know the library is a great place to bring the kids for free programs, and to pick up new books to check out.  However, did you know that you can also get FREE and discount tickets to local museums, aquariums, and other cool places.  Typically you leave a deposit for the…

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NYBG Holiday Train Show 2014 *Giveaway*

  GIVEAWAY IS NOW OVER!! A holiday family tradition of ours is to visit the New York Botanical Garden each winter for their Holiday Train Show.  This year is their 23rd annual show and a NYC must see attraction for the holiday season.  Currently running until January 15th, if you haven’t been there yet what are you waiting…

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4 Kids, 3 Moms and a Chevy Tahoe #appletotsroadtrip

So remember that time 3 moms, 4 kids all piled into a Chevy Tahoe and took a road trip? Oh yeah, I do!  This weekend we went down to PA to visit Sesame Place for the first time and the Crayola Experience.  We also added a dinner time trip to Chuck E Cheese and Target.   What were we…

New York Botanical Gardens Haunted Pumpkin Garden Review #nybg @nybg
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New York Botanical Gardens Haunted Pumpkin Garden Review #nybg @nybg

On Friday, my husband and I packed up the girls and headed down to the New York Botanical Gardens.  I have been to the Bronx Zoo more times than I can count but never made it over to the Gardens.  So when we were offered the chance to review the Haunted Pumpkin Garden, my hand…

Wright Family Farm Review
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Wright Family Farm Review

Over the weekend, we took the kids to the Wright Family Farm in Warwick for a day of family fun. We had a really great experience at the farm. It was the perfect activity for a sunny, Fall day! The farm offers free hayrides to the pumpkin patch where you will find a huge selection…

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Instead of stepping on Legos STEP INTO a LEGOLAND

What’s New at… Our friend Jenn over at Commuting and Cartoons attended an event for LegoLand on our behalf and here is what she had to say… Tuesday night I had the opportunity to attend an event hosted by LEGOLAND on behalf of my sister blog Apple Tots in the Hudson Valley.   Representatives from LEGOLAND California, LEGOLANDFlorida…

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NYBG: All Aboard with Thomas

Disclosure:  I received these tickets from NYBG in exchange for my review and hosting a ticket contest. All views are my own The NYBG once again had a fantastic short performance featuring Thomas and Drive Sam.  A short play on a surprise celebration put on by Driver Sam for Thomas.  Although total length was 20…

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NYBG Train Show!! Family 4Pack GIVEAWAY!!

We loved the Thomas show last year and then going to the Train Show to see all their displays.  The trains are running above the walk way over bridges, around the ponds and throughout the conservatory.    There are models of Grand Central, Hudson River Mansions whIch the new G-Scale Metro North Train goes around…

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Art-Door Adventure

  Every Columbus weekend our family goes upstate on a mini vacation.  This year was my 8th time, Jack’s 4th, Tim’s 20th and Char’s 3rd.  Tim was working the day we left, so I took off a little earlier then normal to check out a place mentioned in the October issue of Family Fun Magazine: OMI…