Mother’s Day Gift: “Momma Love”

Looking for a great Mother’s Day gift idea (or just for a great gift idea in general)? Check out Momma Love by photographer and local mom Ali Smith! Momma Love is a book of Smith’s photographs that depict “how the mother half lives.”

Over a 12 year span, Smith captured the stories of all different kinds of mothers, all of whom were questioning traditions and paving their own paths through motherhood.

And while the book makes a meaningful gift any time of year, there’s some special news timed to Mother’s Day this year. For each copy of her book Momma Love sold through MommaLoveTheBook.com between April 8 and May 8 (Mother’s Day), Smith will be donating $10 to WIN (Women in Need).

WIN provides shelter and services to homeless women and their children in NYC. Smith will be going to WIN at the end of April to take and print portraits of the kids so they will have something to gift to their moms on May 8.

To purchase a copy of Momma Love and have it count towards Smith’s donation tally, visit MommaLoveTheBook.com!

To learn more about WIN, visit winnyc.org!

The Coding Space

The Coding Space is on a mission to help kids develop computational thinking skills, intellectual confidence, self-expression, and independence through learning to code. Our virtual Spring 2021 group classes balance screen time with opportunities to create and explore at home. Students make new friends while experiencing our signature 4:1 student-to-teacher ratio, playing games, and tackling self-paced coding projects. With full- and half-semester registration options as well as after-school, evening, and weekend classes, The Coding Space offers convenient engagement and education for kids. &nbsp; Just for New York Family subscribers: get 10% off* any class registration with promo code: NYF10. &nbsp; *Terms and conditions apply.

Ballet Academy East SUMMERDANCE Camp

A fun-filled summer program designed to foster imagination and inspire a love of the arts &nbsp; Ballet Academy East is proud to once again offering its much-loved and very popular SUMMERDANCE CAMP this summer! Summerdance is a fun-filled program for children 3-7 years, designed to foster imagination and inspire a love of the arts. Activities include a variety of dance forms, arts &amp; crafts, drama, musical theater, cooking, origami, and much more! Classes are led by BAE&rsquo;s talented and dedicated instructors who specialize in teaching and encouraging young children. Group size is limited to promote a fully interactive experience and individual attention for each child. Sign up for all 7 weeks or design your own week-to-week schedule.

Super Soccer Stars

Soccer Stars is New York&rsquo;s most popular youth educational soccer program! With 24 years of experience under our cleats, we have positively impacted over one million kids in our local community by putting the FUN in FUNdamentals in our weekly classes and camps. At Soccer Stars, we use the soccer ball as a vehicle to help children not only improve their soccer skills, but develop self-confidence and physical literacy, improve gross motor skills, build teamwork, and hone socialization skills. Our highly trained coaches and early childhood experts lead an age-specific curriculum with a low kid-to-coach ratio so every child gets individual attention and can grow at their own pace. Kids ages 1-12+ can join our seasonal programs, including Parent &amp; Me, FUNdamentals, Development Training, and Travel Soccer. Join us at one of over 80 locations in neighborhoods across across Westchester County, Connecticut and New York, available 7 days-a-week: Connecticut: <ul> <li>Cos Cob</li> <li>Greenwich</li> <li>Port Chester</li> </ul> &nbsp; Westchester: <ul> <li>Briarcliff</li> <li>Eastchester</li> <li>Mt. Kisco</li> <li>New Rochelle</li> <li>Ridgefield</li> <li>Scarsdale</li> <li>White Plains</li> </ul> &nbsp; New York City: <ul> <li>Bronx</li> <li>Inwood</li> <li>Upper West Side</li> <li>Upper East Side</li> </ul> &nbsp; Can&rsquo;t find a class or location that fits your schedule? Soccer Stars also offers private classes for small groups or individual training. Let our coaches come to you with a completely customizable program, anytime, anywhere. Birthday parties are also available!&nbsp;