NYC playgrounds (with water features!) provide one the best summer activities for kids. Mommy Poppins is the go-to curator of fun for parents in New York City, the Tri-State Area, Boston and Los Angeles. We asked founder and native New Yorker, Anna Fader, to share the skinny on the best places for kids to splash around …
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Dukes Hotel London, UK The Dukes Hotel’s “Chocolate Factory” package includes tickets to Theatre Royal Drury Lane’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and chocolate-themed afternoon tea. For the older members of the family, the hotel is offering a “West End Theatre Break” package that includes entertainment in the West End and a pre-theatre dinner at the hotel’s recently launched Thirty …
Today on Good Morning America, the mom of Blu Ivy discussed her new movie Epic and her role as a parent. By now, we are all very aware that Beyoncé runs the world. Holding court at the Super Bowl halftime show, Queen Bey didn’t missed a step as she twirled her hair and danced across …
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One thing that children look forward to during the summer is the big Hollywood blockbuster. Flying jet planes, large robots, and magic wizards give children a sense of escape. And isn’t that what summer is—a prolonged escape from school? Last year, The Avengers reigned at the box office. And now, the merry band of Marvel …
From urban shopping sprees to high-flying wilderness adventures, the best weekend packages for every kind of mom. Breakfast in bed is a perennial Mother’s Day treat, but this year why not let room service bring it? Hotels and resorts around the world always offer enticing packages for Mom’s big weekend—so we’ve rounded up some of …
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Top Children’s Bookstore in Los Angeles Chevalier’s Books This beloved indie bookstore in Larchmont Village has a homey atmosphere and an amazing selection of titles. Kids love the children’s room, loaded with the best books for tots of all ages. Head there on a weekend, when their popular story time draws L.A. kids and their …
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After spending years working as a line cook at Los Angeles hot spot Lucques and writing about food for the Los Angeles Times Magazine, Amanda Chantal Bacon decided to hang up her apron and opt for a healthier lifestyle that didn’t include working into the wee hours of the morning. So she decided to open Moon Juice—which …
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The debate about video games goes on and on. But people have been rethinking the idea of it being strictly negative for child development. Psychologists have begun to explore the plusses of screen time. The key isn’t limiting time in front of screens, but in controlling what is on them. A recent study published in Pediatrics concluded that …
Luisa Weiss is the woman behind The Wednesday Chef, the blog that won over the food world with its yummy recipes, thoughtful and elegant prose, and fabulous pictures. More recently, she is the author of the best-selling food memoir My Berlin Kitchen. The moving and gracefully told story details Weiss’s bi-continental beginnings (she was born in Berlin …
