We always like to try something new over the summer. After visiting a local amusement park, it was clear that my soon-to-be 2nd grader is obsessed with rides. Our next family adventure was leading us to the Jersey Shore and we wanted to fuel her obsession. Sure, there are rides at the boardwalk, but those…
The Muddy Puddles Project which just celebrated it’s 5th Mess Fest, is a local Hudson Valley charity for pediatric cancer. The charity was founded by Cindy Campbell and inspired by her 5-year-old son, Ty, who loved Peppa Pig and dreamed of jumping in muddy puddles (just like Peppa loves to do) when he got better….
Usually when school ends I immediately start shopping for Back-To-School. It is one of my favorite things to shop for, even back when I was a kid, then as a teacher and now as a parent. With our move happening I haven barely even started and August is here. Lucky for me I get an…
As a Liberty Science Center Blog Ambassador for the day, I was provided with vouchers for my visit. All opinions are my own and honest. This summer, we have been busy checking off adventures on our summer bucket list. Our latest visit brought us to the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, NJ. What…
My older daughter and I had a chance to go and visit the new Eloise at the Museum exhibit at the New York Historical Society. The exhibit runs now until October 9th, 2017. We had a great girls day checking out the exhibit, she really enjoyed the section that showed Eloise in Paris as my daughter…
Open for the summer, a dinosaur park hidden in the fields of Leonia, New Jersey. A stop for any dinosaur lover. Field Station Dinosaur is a mix of dinosaurs on display and exhibits about prehistoric features and movies. We were invited to check out all the dinosaurs as media so we could share our…
The Hudson Valley has so many amazing places to visit, and living within the Hudson Valley we are central to different places even outside the Hudson Valley. Check out our long Hudson Valley Summer Bucket List. 2021 Summer Bucket List To download a PDF of our Apple Moms Summer Bucket List, click here. We…
UPDATED: as of 6/8/20 ** means site has not been updated to current 2020 Summer. Summer Activities for Families from national stores, brands and companies in your area. Free or extremely cheap things to do with your kids this summer and keep them entertained and having fun. With them they can read, build, bowl…
Baby products are always evolving, a two year span difference can call for “outdated” items between kids, annually we travel down to see what is new for babies and what has changed between our favorite products. Our Apple Mom Casey, a mom to the youngest “Apple Tot” which is 9 months old, reported back on…
FIELD STATION: DINOSAURS IS READY TO HOST FAMILIES TO A ROARING GOOD TIME WHEN THEIR 2017 SEASON KICKS OFF MAY 27 AT OVERPECK COUNTY PARK NAMED BY FODORS TRAVEL AS ONE OF THE “WORLD’S BEST SPOTS FOR DINOSAUR FANS” We have visited Field Station at its old location and current. We loved checking out the dinosaurs,…