A few weeks ago, I attended an event to preview the new Math Midway exhibit at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, New Jersey. Math Midway is a traveling exhibit from the Museum of Mathematics. The exhibit, which made its debut at the Liberty Science Center in October 2011, provides interactive and educational fun…
We’ve been taking quite a few weekend getaways this summer and a few weeks ago we decided to travel to the Lancaster, Pennsylvania area. While we were there we visited the Strasburg Rail Road. The Strasburg Rail Road is America’s oldest short-line railroad. It was founded in 1832. It is believed that they started running…
This past weekend, we decided to take a little trip to Hershey, Pennsylvania. We wanted to get away, and didn’t want to travel too far from NJ, so we settled on Hershey because it was only few hours away, and we had never really visited the town before. We decided not to visit the Hershey Amusement Park…
Last week, Z.E.N and I went to check out a new playground called Kidstreet, located in Bridgewater, NJ. I had heard great things about this playground, and although it is approximately a 15-20 minutes away, I can happily say it was well worth the drive. Kidstreet is a one-acre community-planned and built playground located behind…
Yesterday Z.E.N. and I visited the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum. This museum, which is one of the largest and most acclaimed museums in the nation, is located on the campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It was founded in 1966. More than 60,000 works of art are housed there, including American…
Yesterday, I shared with you some free and almost free things to do in New Jersey. Today, I’ve teamed up with more than 80 bloggers to showcase even more staycation ideas all over the US. Please be sure to check out all these fabulous, budget friendly travel destinations. New England Connecticut – Parenting Miracles…
The summer travel season officially begins Memorial Day weekend but because of high gas prices and tighter budgets many families are being forced to rethink their vacation plans. In an attempt to save money, many families are considering taking “staycations” or staying closer to home which would eliminate expensive airfare, baggage fees, and hotel fees….
This weekend Z.E.N and I had the opportunity to visit Aviator Sports and Events Center in Southeast Brooklyn. It is located at Floyd Bennett Field. First a little history about Floyd Bennet Field. Floyd Bennett Field was New York City’s first municipal airport. It was built sometime between 1928 and 1931 and quickly became the…
Today I took Z.E.N. to the library. Our library offers a ton of activities for kids such as gaming on the Wii entertainment system, weekly craft projects and weekly story time sessions. Because so many schools are closed this week, they decided to offer a movie and popcorn. I’m always on the lookout for activities…
