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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Hiking the Appalachian Mountain Trail? Visit the museum

April 30, 2011
The Appalachian Trail Museum located at the midway point of the legendary 2,181 mile Appalachian Trail that crosses 14 states from Maine to Georgia has just opened for its second season www.atmuseum.org  
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Save money by using the new Travelocity app for the iPhone

April 29, 2011
A new Travelocity app feature for the iPhone, can help save families money while they’re traveling – especially on road trips or in case of last-minute travel delays or changes. The new addition to the app gives travelers access to more »
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Go swimming at Francis Ford Coppola’s winery

April 28, 2011
The newly renovated Francis Ford Coppola Winery opens an extensive outdoor park just in time for the busy spring and summer seasons in Sonoma County wine country, including swimming pools. www.FrancisCoppolaWinery.com 
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Looking for a baseball tour? Here’s how

April 27, 2011
Serious baseball fans in your house? Check out the special tours from Around the Horn Baseball Tours. AroundTheHornBaseballTours.com.
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Celebrate winter’s end and save at Marriotts

April 26, 2011
To celebrate the end of winter, 26 Marriott properties in Florida are offering up to 25% savings – the longer you stay, the more you save! The promotion features 20% off three-night stays and 25% off four nights or longer. more »
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Looking to rent an apartment rather than hotel room? Here’s how

April 25, 2011
If you want to introduce your kids to a city neighborhood rather than just another hotel, check out www.istopover.com, where you can rent apartments for a lot less than urban hotel rooms.
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Appalachian Mountain Club offering great incentives to get outdoors

April 24, 2011
As America’s Great Outdoors Initiative puts the national spotlight on getting youth outdoors, the Appalachian Mountain Club just announced its new “Kid Spoken Here” offering this summer at its lodges and huts in New Hampshire and Maine.
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Mohonk Moutain House welcomes moms and pops with deals

April 23, 2011
Think ahead to Mother’s Day and Father’s Day—with a midweek stay-free deal for moms in May and for dads in June at Mohonk Mountain House, the historic Victorian castle resort  90 miles north of New York City. The deal includes more »
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Think ahead to Mother’s Day and Father’s Day—with a midweek stay-free deal for moms in May and for dads in June at Mohonk Mountain House, the historic Victorian castle resort 90 miles north of New York City. The deal includes three meals daily, as well as most resort activities.

April 22, 2011
Tourisme Montréal offers a Sweet Deal with 50% off hotel nights at over 20 participating hotels with rates starting at just $115 for the first night and 50% off the second (through May 31). The Summer Sweet Deal will follow more »
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Dinosaur afficianadoes take note of New York’s new exhibitition

April 21, 2011
New York’s American Museum of Natural History has just opened a major new exhibition, The World’s Largest Dinosaurs (April 16, 2011-January 2, 2012), which will take visitors beyond the bones and into the amazing anatomy of a uniquely super-sized group more »
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