You know about Caine’s Arcade? Caine is the 9-year-old boy in East Los Angeles who made an elaborate arcade out of cardboard boxes in the front of his dad’s used […]
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The Special Connection: Two Authors Speak About Autism in Maplewood
You’ve come a long way Chicken Boy. The clever children’s story–about a boy with autism and super powers–won the Mee-Genius e-Books Author Challenge last March and is now available for […]
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The Special Connection: Fun Things To Do Before School Starts from the Founder of WeeZee World
WeeZee is a fun space where all kids exercise their senses.
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Yoga FIT Yoga Postponed Until Next Saturday
This just in from Garden State Yoga: Due to weather, the event YOGA.FIT.YOGA is postponed until next Saturday. The ground is too wet today and lightening is forecast. So come […]
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Go to as Many Kindergarten Playdates as You Want
I’ve had three moms in the last two days ask me the same question: “Are we allowed to attend only one kindergarten playdate, or can we go to all of […]
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I Bought the Best Beets from Teen Farmers at Miller Street Urban Farm
They sell their produce every Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Child Development Center parking lot located at 33 Fulton Street.
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Northeast School Announces Kindergarten Play Dates and Ice Cream Social
The PTA at Montclair’s Northeast Elementary School invites incoming kindergarteners and new students over for their annual get-to-know-you visits. The playdates and ice cream social offer kids and caregiver the […]
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First Bike Ride: ‘It Was Worth It’
My neighbor did something I’ve been afraid to do. She took her 5-year-old and my two 6-year-olds on their first bike ride last weekend–without training wheels. They wore their helmets. They stayed […]
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The Tooth Fairy Forgot
I have learned from some crappy parenting mistakes. This one is right up there.
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Montclair Boy Band The Sergeants of Rock Rocks
A boy band from Montclair is whipping out some serious competition–and they’re available for hire.
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Montclair’s Uptowne Girl Salon Delights Daughters and Moms
Giddy, wide-eyed and totally psyched. That’s how I’d describe my 6-year-old daughters when they first saw the cute new salon in Montclair called Uptowne Girl.
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Chess Camp is Cool at The Montclair Co-op
We met Steve Moctezuma, left, last weekend in Upper Montclair. He was doing a rockin’ chess demonstration on Valley Road. I was wary. I always assumed chess was for super […]
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Congratulations Class of 2012 (aka 2026)
Last Friday, I attended my third–and last–preschool graduation in three years, see left. My black mascara failed me at all of them. This one was especially touching because my youngest […]