Right in our backyard, literally for some in the Hudson Valley is Kingston, NY. Just an hour from 684/84 intersection, this quaint city along the water is great to escape the hustle and relax. My friend and I plus our two kids escaped for a night away in March, we checked out the city and…
Hunter is another mountain covered this winter for the family, Hunter Mountain counted as day 19 and 26 on the slopes for us in 2021. Hunter Mountain is located in the heart of the Catskills, roughly 2 hours from NYC and about 90 minutes from Putnam County. Hunter provides fun year round, though we like…
I talk about Geocaching (in real life) to everyone and just yesterday after going with the kids I was sharing with a friend. I went to send her a link about it and realized I NEVER wrote about it before, only mentioned. WHAT?! Covering so much outdoors and fun and free/cheap activities for families in…
‘Tis the Season for Merrymaking with Historic Hudson Valley Dickens’s ‘Christmas Carol,’ Holiday Boutique offer festive fun After a celebrated fall season performing Irving’s ‘Legend,’ master storyteller Jonathan Kruk, along with musical accompaniment, returns to bring new life to the classic Charles Dickens story of Ebenezer Scrooge, the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, and…
Halloween in Sleepy Hollow Country Kicks off September 17th! The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze Returns, now in two locations New York’s best fall event is back in the Hudson Valley and Long Island, along with more Halloween fun Fall in New York is better than ever, with two locations of The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze®…
This Labor Day Weekend, August 31-September 1, from 10am-5pm each day. Historic Hudson Valley CORNucopia will be at Philipsburg Manor in Sleepy Hollow. A Corn festival of the family to Play > Make > Eat > Learn! Great for kids with over fifteen different activities to participate in. This is an annual event for the Apple…
Here at Apple Moms HV, we made our 2020 List of Egg Hunts in the Hudson Valley. Spring time starts with Egg Hunts for many, at least the little ones. Here is our list of local Hudson Valley Egg Hunts by county. Easter is April 12th. Happy hunting! Keep checking back as more are added and…
Day 17 & 18 of snowboarding this winter were done over at Windham Mountain, we were lucky enough to have them host us so we could check it out and share our thoughts with all of you. It’s been years since I had been there and first time as a parent. Just over the Rip…
We are excited for this great NEW festival coming to Bethel Woods September 29-30 bringing crafters and creates together for two days of inspiration. With over 10,000 people expected to attend and huge craft headliners, including A.C. Moore and Lion Brand yarn, and many more plus musical special guests. This event is geared towards…
A few things invoke the coming of Spring: the arrival of robins, crocuses and daffodils and the Historic Hudson Valley’s Sheep-to-Shawl. This year marked our second year visiting the event and we had a fantastic time. For starters, the weather was amazing. I’m pretty sure we suffered enough these past months that Mother Nature decided…