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Having recently visited one of Puerto Rico’s Bio Bays, we were excited to see the American Museum of Natural History’s newest exhibit, Creatures of Light. What we learned: -Male fireflies use their light to attract females, and answer her flash by pointing his toward her for full effect. -The male firefly lantern may be [...] The Egyptians had their pyramids and burial chambers filled with goods they thought they’d need in the afterlife. Chinese emperors were buried with a full size army. Fortunately this army was made of terracotta, but 8,000 soldiers strong. Terracotta Warriors exhibit. Copyright Deborah Abrams Kaplan (Tickets and discount ticket information at the bottom) The [...] We took advantage of Kids Night On Broadway (still going on this week!) and got tickets to Memphis the Musical, one of the few shows still available (on Super Bowl Sunday) that we hadn’t seen AND that was appropriate for a 10 year old. [...] Review: Beyond Planet Earth – the Future of Space Exploration at the American Natural History MuseumWe recently had the chance to tour the new exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History. It’s called Beyond Planet Earth – the Future of Space Exploration, and it’s about…space exploration! In it you’ll learn about the history of space travel (and see this Russian space capsule, the Vostok, that had all of four [...] The Dead Sea Scroll exhibition tells the story of the foundation of three religions, in terms of ancient texts and times. The scrolls are more than 2,000 years old, written mostly before Jesus’s time. The entrance to the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition When you enter, you’ll be in the room above, pictures/movies that change [...] If there’s one way to get a kid to read a book, label it “Not for Parents.” That will attract their interest. As a travel writer, I collect guidebooks from the places we go, and try to get kid-friendly ones so my kids will take an interest. Usually they don’t. They were interested, however, in [...] Those of us with kids in New Jersey public schools look forward to a two day school break in November, for the teachers’ convention. This year the convention is on November 10-11, 2011. You can either sit around at home, or take off in the car or on a plane for a family trip. It’s [...] the lovely Melt Bakery lady We visited the High Line Park recently and happened upon the Melt Bakery cart on 23rd Street at the lawn. For the record, Melt Bakery to me sounds like a grilled cheese sandwich place. But it’s not. It’s an ice cream sandwich place. And it was yummy. The kids [...] ***Congrats to Rachel S who won the $25 credit!!!**** I’ve got the first contest for Jersey Kids – win $25 credit to Juice in the City deal site. This website was started by two moms, and moms find the deals – usually with locally-owned businesses. It’s a great concept and a nice group [...] Locals tend to avoid Times Square – for good reason. It’s crowded and touristy. However, if you’re a tourist, or plan to see any of the sites around there, a guide is helpful. Times Square at night TO DO: [...] |
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