Eileen Ogintz's newest book "The Kids Guide to New York City" has been published. All of Eileen's Taking the Kids are now available for the NOOK and Kindle. Your kids will love the fun facts, games and puzzles!
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New York — a foodie paradise
September 17, 2009It’s impossible to go hungry in New York—not with vendors selling hot dogs, pretzels, kabobs and more on every corner. It’s also impossible to get bored eating in New York, whether you want to head to China Town or Ninth Avenue for good ethnic eats, great burgers, pasta, pizza or more gourmet fare. more →
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Central Park through a preschooler’s eyes
September 16, 2009We saw the penguins and the puffins, the sea lions and polar bears Ida and Gus, the Red Pandas and the Snow Monkeys. The Snow Leopards -- new to the zoo -- seemed to be hiding. The Wildlife Conservation Society, which oversees The Central Park Zoo as well as the Bronx Zoo and others in NYC (www.wcs.org), is a leader in the care and conservation of these creatures. more →
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A few days in New York with a preschooler
September 15, 2009This is my four year-old cousin Hannah Sitzman’s first Broadway production and she loves every minute of it -- from the costumes and sets to the music to the black tee shirt which spells out “Shrek” in pink sparkly letters. I especially loved the magic of the costumes. more →
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A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE AT DISNEYLAND
July 4, 2009The kids, three-D glasses on, are laughing at the Muppets very funny antics and all of the 3-D Special effects at the Muppet Show at Disney’s California Adventure. But these two kids aren’t four. They’re 18 -- newly minted high school graduates. Yet they are having as much fun at California Adventure and later at the iconic Disneyland (which opened in 1955) as any kid. more →
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Taking the kids camping
June 21, 2009Often families say the things that went wrong on trips are as memorable as what went right and that's certainly true when you are camping and so completely out of your comfort zone more →
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To the Kennedy Space Center
March 15, 2009Just 45 minutes east of Orlando and well worth tearing the kids away from Mouseville, Shamu, Universal's roller coasters and the hotel pools more →
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Going on spring break
March 1, 2009Some almost canceled their plans this year, but they decided to go because of the opportunity for badly needed family time more →
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To the Mohonk Mountain House
February 1, 2009There it is, right in front of us, a castle, a sprawling, Victorian castle, just a couple of hours north of New York City. more →
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To the theater — in NYC and elsewhere
January 11, 2009Despite the economy -- or maybe because of it -- there's no better time for families to check out The Great White Way more →
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At Mohonk, the spa gathers its own witch hazel
December 11, 2008It must be the witch hazel. My daughter Mel and I had the best facials we’d ever had at Mohonk Mountain House (www.mohonk.com). The Mohonk- “ Mohonk Red” treatments, I learn, use witch hazel from trees grown on the extensive more »
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