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Last-Minute Mother's Day Gift Ideas
Thanks to Merri Cohen, Western Monmouth County, NJ MK Publisher Mom for these tips!
Are you a last-minute gift shopper like me?
You know the deal--running into Target five minutes before a party is supposed to start, the kids are fighting over who is going to push the cart, you pick the first item you can find, stuff the present into a gift bag, and reluctantly purchase a bag of popcorn on the way out. Then you try to write something brilliant and catchy in the card, all while driving and putting on makeup.
Man, story of my crazy life!
You know the deal--running into Target five minutes before a party is supposed to start, the kids are fighting over who is going to push the cart, you pick the first item you can find, stuff the present into a gift bag, and reluctantly purchase a bag of popcorn on the way out. Then you try to write something brilliant and catchy in the card, all while driving and putting on makeup.
Man, story of my crazy life!
Here are some of ...
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Happy Mother's Day! xoxo Esther
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May 7th through May 19th
Monday, May 7 through Friday, May 11 - Toddler Time @ FunCraft
Drop-in art & activity where little ones get a chance to dance, play with hula hoops and do an art craft. New theme each day! Check site for more info.
Where: Fun Craft590 Central Park Avenue, ScarsdaleWhen: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PMWho: ages 1-3How: Just show up!Cost: $10/ childFor more info: Fun Craft
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Saturday, May 12 through Sunday, May 13 - National Parks FREE Days
America's Best Idea - the national parks - gets even better with several fee-free days at more than 100 national parks that usually charge entrance fees. Mark your calendar for these fee-free dates in 2012: 4/21-29 National Park Week, 6/9 Get Outdoors Day, 9/29 National Public Lands Day, 12/10-12 Veterans Day weekend
Where: find a parkWhen: n/aWho: all agesHow: Just show up!Cost: FREEFor more info: National Park Service
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Saturday, May 12 through Sunday, May 13 - Family Art Project
This Weekend: Fly Me To The Dove
Where: The Sally and Gilbert Kerlin Learning Center
Wave Hill, Riverdale NYWhen: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PMWho: all agesHow: Just show up!Cost: FREE with grounds admissionFor more info: Parking is $8.00 per vehicle on-site but offsite parking is available
Wave Hill
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Saturday, May 12 through Sunday, May 13 - Movies For Kids & Their Families
This week: Charlotte's Web Charlotte, Wilbur, and friends come to life in this animated favorite about friendship, life, death, and “some pig.” Debbie Reynolds, Henry Gibson, Agnes Moorehead, and Paul Lynde provide the voices in the original film adaptation.
Where: Jacob Burns Film Center, PleasantvilleWhen: 12:00 PMWho: all agesHow: Purchase tickets onlineCost: Kids tickets only $1! adults $11For more info: Burns Film Center
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Saturday, May 12 through Sunday, May 13 - Weekend Family Workshops @ HRM
Creative activities for families based on the Museum’s current exhibitions, Winfred Rembert: Amazing Grace, Hudson Riverama, and the Nybelwyck Hall Dollhouse, led by Junior Docents.
This week: Soap Sculpture
Where: Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10701When: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PMWho: all agesHow: Just show up!Cost: FREE with Museum admission.For more info: HRM
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Saturday, May 12 through Saturday, May 19 - Weekend Family Workshops @ HRM
Creative activities for families based on the Museum’s current exhibitions, Winfred Rembert: Amazing Grace, Hudson Riverama, and the Nybelwyck Hall Dollhouse, led by Junior Docents.
This week: Tracing History
Where: Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10701When: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PMWho: all agesHow: Just show up!Cost: FREE with Museum admission.For more info: HRM
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Saturday, May 12 - Mothers' Day Doll Tea Party @ Pottery Barn Kids
Mothers and Grandmothers are invited for a special tea-time with their child.
Where: The Westchester MallWhite Plains, NYWhen: 3:00 PM (also 4pm)Who: all agesHow: RSVP requiredCost: FREEFor more info: Pottery Barn Kids
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Sunday, May 13 - Pinkster Festival
An African-American celebration of spring, Pinkster was held in the Hudson Valley as early as the 17th century. Filled with music, dance, food, and revelry, this cross-cultural festival re-creates the spring holiday with a rousing colonial-style celebration. Festivities include lively presentations of drumming and traditional dance, African folktales, and demonstrations of traditional African instruments and utilitarian wares.
Where:Philipsburg Manor381 North BroadwaySleepy Hollow, NY 10591When: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PMWho: all agesHow: Just show up!Cost:$14; $12 for seniors; $8 for children 3-17. Free for members and children under 3.For more info: Historic Hudson Valley
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Monday, May 14 through Friday, May 18 - Toddler Time @ FunCraft
Drop-in art & activity where little ones get a chance to dance, play with hula hoops and do an art craft. New theme each day! Check site for more info.
Where: Fun Craft590 Central Park Avenue, ScarsdaleWhen: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PMWho: ages 1-3How: Just show up!Cost: $10/ childFor more info: Fun Craft
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Friday, May 18 - Bagels & Babies
Bagels & Babies Playgroup hosted at Westchester Reform Temple which is a drop-in playgroup for moms, dads, caregivers and grandparents (program will not be held during Jewish holidays and/or public school holidays).
Where: Westchester Reform Temple225 Mamaroneck RoadScarsdale, NYWhen: 9:30 AM - 10:30 AMWho: parents and their babiesHow: Just show up!Cost: FREEFor more info: 914-723-7727
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Saturday, May 19 through Sunday, May 20 - Family Art Project
This Weekend: Shake a Flower; Wear a Garden
Where: The Sally and Gilbert Kerlin Learning Center
Wave Hill, Riverdale NYWhen: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PMWho: all agesHow: Just show up!Cost: FREE with grounds admissionFor more info: Parking is $8.00 per vehicle on-site but offsite parking is available
Wave Hill
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May 19th through May 26th
Saturday, May 19 through Sunday, May 20 - Family Art Project
This Weekend:Shake a Flower, Wear a Garden
Where: The Sally and Gilbert Kerlin Learning Center
Wave Hill, Riverdale NYWhen: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PMWho: all agesHow: Just show up!Cost: FREE with grounds admissionFor more info: Parking is $8.00 per vehicle on-site but offsite parking is available
Wave Hill
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Saturday, May 19 - Movies For Kids & Their Families
This week: Babe: Also 5/26-28 Everyone loves the delightful story of a plucky little pig who behaves like a sheepdog and talks like a human. Seamlessly blending footage of real animals with computer animation, this Oscar winner spins an irresistible tale about individualism and conformity.
Where: Jacob Burns Film Center, PleasantvilleWhen: 12:00 PMWho: all agesHow: Purchase tickets onlineCost: Kids tickets only $1! adults $11For more info: Burns Film Center
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Sunday, May 20 - Movies For Kids & Their Families
This week: Safety Last: Harold Lloyd became known as “the King of Daredevil Comedy” for this silent classic, which includes one of the most famous images in film: Lloyd dangling from the hands of a giant clock, 12 stories above the street. Famously performed without a net, that hair-raising stunt is just one of the unforgettable moments in this brilliant comedy. Piano accompaniment by Ben Model, who has been performing his own scores for silent films at the Burns, the Museum of Modern Art, and other venues since 1984.
Where: Jacob Burns Film Center, PleasantvilleWhen: 12:00 PMWho: all agesHow: Purchase tickets onlineCost: Kids tickets only $1! adults $11For more info: Burns Film Center
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Monday, May 21 through Friday, May 25 - Toddler Time @ FunCraft
Drop-in art & activity where little ones get a chance to dance, play with hula hoops and do an art craft. New theme each day! Check site for more info.
Where: Fun Craft590 Central Park Avenue, ScarsdaleWhen: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PMWho: ages 1-3How: Just show up!Cost: $10/ childFor more info: Fun Craft
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Friday, May 25 - Bagels & Babies
Bagels & Babies Playgroup hosted at Westchester Reform Temple which is a drop-in playgroup for moms, dads, caregivers and grandparents (program will not be held during Jewish holidays and/or public school holidays).
Where: Westchester Reform Temple225 Mamaroneck RoadScarsdale, NYWhen: 9:30 AM - 10:30 AMWho: parents and their babiesHow: Just show up!Cost: FREEFor more info: 914-723-7727
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Saturday, May 26 through Monday, May 28 - Animals & Acrobats
Come one, come all! Capturing the fun of an early American traveling circus, Ringmaster Jonathan Kruk leads a cast of clever characters on a stage in the round. The event includes continuous performances throughout the weekend. Performers include: fire-juggling acrobats A Different Spin, the conservation group Two by Two Zoo, and birds of prey demonstrations from Flight of the Raptor Plus tumbling acrobats, tightrope walkers, mimes, and more! Animals & Acrobats is especially popular with children. Picnic fare, treats, and beverages will be available. Don't miss this exhibition of curiosities, daredevils, and beautiful creatures. FREE popcorn for children under 18 when you purchase advance tickets online.
Where:Van Cortlandt Manor525 South Riverside AveCroton-on-Hudson, NY 10520When: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PMWho: all agesHow: purchase tix onlineCost:$16; $14 for seniors; $12 for children 3-17. Free for members and children under 3.For more info: event program
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Saturday, May 26 through Sunday, May 27 - Family Art Project
This Weekend: Outside Inside Theater
Where: The Sally and Gilbert Kerlin Learning Center
Wave Hill, Riverdale NYWhen: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PMWho: all agesHow: Just show up!Cost: FREE with grounds admissionFor more info: Parking is $8.00 per vehicle on-site but offsite parking is available
Wave Hill
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Saturday, May 26 through Monday, May 28 - Movies For Kids & Their Families
This week: Babe: Everyone loves the delightful story of a plucky little pig who behaves like a sheepdog and talks like a human. Seamlessly blending footage of real animals with computer animation, this Oscar winner spins an irresistible tale about individualism and conformity.
Where: Jacob Burns Film Center, PleasantvilleWhen: 12:00 PMWho: all agesHow: Purchase tickets onlineCost: Kids tickets only $1! adults $11For more info: Burns Film Center
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Saturday, May 26 through Sunday, May 27 - Weekend Family Workshops @ HRM
Creative activities for families based on the Museum’s current exhibitions, Winfred Rembert: Amazing Grace, Hudson Riverama, and the Nybelwyck Hall Dollhouse, led by Junior Docents.
This week: Don't Believe Your Eyes!
Where: Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10701When: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PMWho: all agesHow: Just show up!Cost: FREE with Museum admission.For more info: HRM
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Greenburgh Library
Nursery Rhyme Time:
- Baby Laptime (non-walking babies), Wednesdays @ 10:30 am
- Walkers (walking babies 13 to 20 months), Tuesdays @ 10:15 am & Fridays @ 10:15 am
- Movers & Shakers: babies 21 to 30 months, Tuesdays @ 10:45 am & Fridays @ 10:45 am
Toddler Story Time: Tuesdays @ 11:30 am & Fridays 11:30 am, ages 31 to 42 months, silly stories and songs
Preschool Storytime: Wednesdays @ 2:00 pm, ages 3½ to 5 yrs, stories and songs.
Irvington Library
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