jerseykids, Author at Jersey Kids

November 29, 2025November 29, 2025

Saks Fifth Avenue 2025 holiday windows

Saks brought back the light show this year, and you can see the exterior covered in two-story gems. The Saks Fifth Avenue 2025 holiday windows featured both iconic designers (in single color themed rooms) and some holiday scenes that didn’t actually “sell” anything. Those holiday scenes did have moving features.

We had a good laugh at the two guys’ outfits, given the comments by our federal government, encouraging us this year to dress up for airplane travel. I don’t think either guy would qualify, even with designer sweats.

November 29, 2025November 29, 2025

Bloomingdales 2025 holiday windows

This year, Bloomingdales teamed up with Burberry for their holiday windows. Even my husband could spot the store from a block away, with the big Burberry scarf (okay, it looked like a ribbon though there is a fringe at the end). Here are the Bloomingdales 2025 holiday windows.

November 29, 2025November 29, 2025

Bergdorf Goodman 2025 holiday windows

Bergdorf Goodman has my favorite windows each year. This year did not disappoint. The theme? The Bergdorf Soirée. Each window featured a different kind of party. Here are the Bergdorf Goodman 2025 holiday windows.

Bergdorf Goodman windows. A costume party. Copyright Deborah Abrams Kaplan

June 7, 2025June 9, 2025

Is Stranger Things on Broadway Appropriate for Kids?

I got tickets to Stranger Things: The First Shadow with the assumption that that the special effects would be great, but that the show itself would be meh. Boy, was I wrong! Not about the special effects – they were spectacular – all 60 of them (not that I counted). The rest of the show was engaging, in keeping with the nature of the Netflix show (horror yet somewhat dorky), and it drew you in. Is Stranger Things on Broadway appropriate for kids? That depends on your kids, and we’ll cover that later in the review.

The curtain before the show starts. Copyright Deborah Abrams Kaplan

May 14, 2025May 14, 2025

Review: The Edelman Fossil Museum With Kids

The Edelman Fossil Museum & Park opened up March 29, in Mantua, NJ. Not just for kids, this museum will intrigue even adults (I know because I went alone to review it for Newsday – read my article here). That said, the museum did a great job making it accessible and interesting to all ages. The display information was aimed at earlier ages, but still had lots of intriguing education for those of us who aren’t in school anymore. I spent a long time reading all the placards.

The Edelman Fossil Park & Museum building. The water here is being restored to eventually accommodate fish. Copyright Deborah Abrams Kaplan

April 27, 2025April 27, 2025

Is Operation Mincemeat Approrpriate for Kids? Is Oh, Mary Appropriate for Kids?

We had a double in New York, seeing Operation Mincemeat one night, and Oh, Mary! the next, solely for the purpose of answering your questions: Is Operation Mincemeat appropriate for kids? Is Oh, Mary appropriate for kids? Read on.

Operation Mincemeat, a British show, is about a farfetched plot to divert Nazi troops from Sicily to Sardinia, so the Allies could invade and take it back. It’s a comedy and musical, and it’s shockingly a true story. I won’t get into many details, so as not to spoil it.

Operation Mincemeat – copyright Deborah Abrams Kaplan

April 27, 2025April 27, 2025

The Morgan Library With Kids

I can’t believe it took us this long to get to the Morgan Museum and Library. I can’t wait to go back. Have you gone to the Morgan Library with kids? The residence on the left is part of the complex, along with the Renzo Piano building in the middle and the annex on the right of it. The library is behind all this, in the far corner.

April 27, 2025April 27, 2025

Macy’s Flower Show

The Macy’s Flower Show runs today through Sunday, May 18, 2025 at Macy’s Herald Square. If you’re in NYC, stop in to check it out.

April 27, 2025April 27, 2025

The Jewish Museum’s The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt

I highly recommend the Jewish Museum’s The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt. It’s at the museum through August 10, 2025. I learned a lot. Turns out the book of Esther was popular during that era, in the 1600s. She is not only a heroine in the Jewish tradition, but also for Christians.

One of only 3 Rembrandt paintings of Esther – the other 2 are in Russia and were shockingly (not) not sent for the exhibit. Copyright Deborah Abrams Kaplan

In the 1600s, immigrant Jews living in the Netherlands had religious freedom and could celebrate Purim more openly than they could in previous homelands (Portugal, Spain, Central/Eastern Europe). The exhibit explained that this holiday became symbolic of freedom and of the Jewish presence in Amsterdam.

April 27, 2025April 27, 2025

Spring in Central Park

Central Park by the Wollman Rink, now pickle ball courts. Copyright

Spring in Central Park! It’s that time of year and Central Park is in bloom. You haven’t missed it yet! These are pictures from 2 days ago. I walked from the bottom of Central Park up to 105th street and back down again (meandering) and captured these.