With autumn and (hopefully) cooler weather arriving comes a host of various fall activities for your family to enjoy. When deciding your weekend activities this fall, there are so many things to do that it's hard to choose! We've done our research and put together a list. Best Places To Go Pumpkin Picking On Long Island Stakey’s Pumpkin Farm 270 West Lane, Aquebogue 631.722.3467 Stakey’s Pumpkin Farm is open for the 2011 season through October 30. There are no entrance fees to … [Read more...]
What are they going to dress up as? Where are they going to go trick-or-treating? How much candy are they going to get? Every year I have great aspirations to get my kids Halloween costumes done with lots of time to spare, but in the end, there are always things that change. If you don't want to do the last minute scramble and want to be more creative than cutting holes in a white sheet and calling your child a ghost, we may have your problems solved in this one short post. From … [Read more...]
It always seems that among parents, a hot topic of conversation is saving money. Or not spending money. Or how to spend less money. The fact is that more families are opting to do things at home instead of going on vacation so that they can decrease spending. We’ve put together some great options that will help you save and have plenty of things to do on the weekends and school breaks or at any time. The Long Island Children’s Museum (LICM) surveyed visitors and found that the average … [Read more...]
A few weeks ago, we posted a trailer for the new Muppet Movie coming to theaters this Thanksgiving. In this movie, while on vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world's biggest Muppet fan, his brother Gary (Jason Segel) and Gary’s girlfriend Mary (Amy Adams) from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets' former stomping grounds. To stage a telethon and raise the $10 … [Read more...]
Hopefully everyone's back-to-school has gone smoothly. The weather forecast doesn't look great, so our picks this weekend are mostly involving indoor activities. Whether you are looking to lay low or pack every minute of the day with fun, there are a ton of things to do on Long Island this weekend. Here are our top 6- The Kids Closet Consignment Sale is back this weekend in Nassau from Friday through Sunday. They've added a super fun family weekend with inflatables, sides, obstacle … [Read more...]
We always love hearing about Long Island kids doing amazing things, and this week, our hats go off to Kyle Freedman of Huntington. Kyle won first place in the 14th annual Hicks Nurseries Tomato Contest! The Long Island nursery awarded Kyle this prize for his tomato that looked like a bunch of cherry tomatoes stuck together, but was actually one tomato. His mother, Robyn Freedman, explained that the winning tomato was achieved by taking three different varieties of Italian tomato seeds, … [Read more...]
My personal Facebook status on Sunday night read, "Ever have so many things to do that the only thing you can do is nothing? Yup. Totally watching the Emmys, to be followed by some Jersey Housewives." Last week was a crazy week and was followed by an equally crazy weekend. By the end of the night Sunday night, I sat down and indulged in some pretty bad television because I couldn't face looking at my to-do list and realizing that I was at the point where I couldn't focus on doing any of … [Read more...]
Ahoy there! Did you know that today is Talk Like A Pirate Day?? For the little ones, here are some fun ideas from our friends at Disney FamilyFun magazine on how to create your very own Talk Like A Pirate Day party at home by incorporating a favorite of so many kids, Jake and the Never Land Pirates. - Arrrrrgh!! Here's a fun family craft idea - make a "Jake"-inspired costume for your kids with items found around the house. Here's an instructional video that will take you through the … [Read more...]
LIParentSource.com is excited to announce the launch of our Parent Panel, a group of connected Long Island parents who will be able to try new products, attend events, sample new classes and let other families know about them. Let's face it, we can't all know everything about everything but Parent Panel members will have access to the latest and greatest. As a member of our Parent Panel, you will * contribute to our blog and start discussions, * get publicity for your own blog or Parent … [Read more...]
Mat Kearney's third album, Young Love, was recently released and it has quickly become one of my favorites. Debuting at the #1 spot on iTunes, the catchy tunes and great lyrics remind me a lot of a peppier version of Jack Johnson. If you think you haven't heard him before, you definitely have - his music is often featured on popular TV shows like 30 Rock, Grey's Anatomy, The Hills, Friday Night Lights, Scrubs, NCIS, and numerous others. The first single from this album is "Hey Mama" - a … [Read more...]
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