New York Family’s October 2015 Issue

Photo by Lindsay May for Classic Kids Photography. Georgina Bloomberg wears a Vince sweater with her own pieces.

FEATURES

Blue-Ribbon Mom: Equestrian and animal welfare advocate Georgina Bloomberg on forging her own kind of family

Cures For The Common Questions: Top local pediatricians and pediatric specialists demystify commonly confused health topics

Tutor City: A quick guide to navigating NYC’s tutor landscape–plus, local tutoring and enrichment programs

School And Board: An overview of local country day and boarding schools

The World Ahead: Educators discuss the key ingredients of a global education

FAMILY FUN GUIDE

10 Great Events For October: The 31st annual Medieval Festival, Comic Con Family HQ, Wave Hill’s annual Honey Weekend, and more

Haunted Happenings: Celebrate Halloween in NYC with these 10 ghoulish gatherings

HOME & AWAY

Quality Time: Set the scene for a unique trick-or-treat experience with spooky DIY projects and seasonal sweets

COLUMNS

Editor’s Note: To love what’s there

Events & Offers: A big apple seeds giveaway, Blackboard Awards nominations, and the fall 2015 issue of New York Family Baby

It’s My Party: Birthday celebrations at Ellington in the Park, the Playroom NYC, and Gymtime

Scoop: Boho-chic kids’ clothes, a new book about animals, Sanrio in Times Square, a new math and science location, and Eloise’s anniversary

Activity of the Month: Dance: NYC’s top dance programs offer something for every age and stage—from the youngest movers and groovers to poised teen ballerinas–plus, where to dance in NYC

Starting Out: With expanded editorial content and new fitness classes, FitBump is helping expectant moms train for the biggest workout of their lives

Special Place: The New Victory Theater celebrates two decades of inspiring young audiences and their families

Growing Up: In her memoir, nutritionist and New York mom Dawn Lerman reflects on her complicated relationship with food and family

The Last Word: When a local mom steps in to help with her son’s talent show act, they both discover a new meaning of cool

Cucu's PlayHouse

<div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Interactive, live-streaming music and movement class in Spanish for babies, toddlers and preschoolers! Join us every day from Monday through Saturday at 1:30 pm EST to sing, dance and play together while learning Spanish from your home.</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">This class is part of a Spanish Immersion Program where your child will be introduced to basic concepts like the animals, colors, numbers and letters. All of these through the universal language of Music. Each session is fun, interactive and engaging. A selection of Children Songs in Spanish guides the class from start to finish. Activities are related to the lyrics, in order to familiarize the children with the words and their meanings. Some of the songs encourage the children to dance. Nilda uses puppets, musical instruments, and props to teach children basic vocabulary through action and interaction, rather than through translation.</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;"> The classes are streamed on Zoom's webinar platform. Participants (children, parents, nannies) are able to join the video from their homes and interact with us in real-time, it is a fun and engaging experience.</div>

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;

Brooklyn Robot Foundry - Virtual Classes

Brooklyn Robot Foundry offers super fun online robot-building classes for children 2-13 years old!&nbsp;&nbsp;Each week, students are introduced to new engineering concepts and components while building that day&rsquo;s robot in their own &ldquo;workshop&rdquo;.&nbsp;&nbsp;All classes maintain a very low student-to-teacher ratio, allowing for plenty of individualized instruction and socializing. The supplies are shipped in advance and classes are led by amazing instructors, taking all the pressure off parents.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Foundry&rsquo;s main focus however, is that kids have fun, get creative, and enjoy being part of this STEAM-loving community!&nbsp;