Start Fresh

If you’ve given up on
getting kids to munch on vegetable chips instead of French fries, or if you’re weary
from dealing with a picky eater—don’t despair! We know of a new cookbook that
might just get your little ones hooked on healthy eating. —

Start Fresh, by organic baby food Sprout owner Tyler Florence, gives parents
step-by-step instructions on how to get kiddies to love healthy meals. His secret? It’s
all about creating tasty dishes with textures that little ones will respond
well to—from creamy to smooth—and introducing new flavors with
patience and enthusiasm. Follow Florence’s instructions and your tots will be eschewing
frozen fish sticks in favor of baked halibut ones (seasoned with thyme and sweet
pickle relish) in no time!

Florence’s cookbook starts with recipes for making your own
baby food and continues with tips and tricks on helping toddlers have fun in
the kitchen (yes, it’s okay if they make pots and pans into drums!). His goal?
To make kids into lifelong, nutritious foodies.

The key is to start young:
Florence explains, introduce your baby to asparagus in a
silky smooth puree, and she might just be hooked for life. But don’t worry if
your tykes are already enamored with burgers. Florence says it’s never too late to get kids (or grown ups!)
excited about good-for-you meals. With clever ideas like making barbecue turkey
meatloaf in the shape of cupcakes with mashed potato frosting and adding butternut
squash to mac and cheese—Start Fresh offers
a new approach to teaching kids to truly love food.

Hey, you may never have to
deliver dinner via the “choo choo train” spoon again.

New York Family wants to help things get cookin’! We have 10 copies of Start Fresh to dole out. Interested? Email us at [email protected] with the subject line “Start Fresh” and be sure to include your contact information. Deadline to enter is Friday, September 9.

USC Gymnastics & Baseball Training Facility

We offer sports activities, after school programs, birthday parties &amp; private lessons for kids ages 3&ndash;13 years! Our gymnastics classes are a great way to keep your child active and healthy. We strive to empower and challenge children through the sport of gymnastics.

Polaris Productions Theater Camp

Kids will learn, rehearse, and perform the wonderful Maurice Sendak and Carole King musical, Really Rosie. For 10 weekdays, campers will take part in physical and vocal warm-ups and learn choreography, staging, and vocal parts. They&rsquo;ll develop skills in acting, singing, character development, and more. This camp will ignite your child&rsquo;s imagination and passion for performing, build their self-esteem, and help them form lasting friendships. They&rsquo;ll have fun! At camp&rsquo;s end, the kids will perform Really Rosie for family members and friends. Kids of all levels of experience, ages 8 through 13, are welcome to join.

Speakitaly NYC

SPEAKITALY NYC offers stimulating and entertaining lessons for children 0 to 16 years through a wide combination of activities based on the communicative approach anchored in the Common European Framework of Reference: active learning (group work, role plays, etc.) and practice exercises aimed to improve listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Kids will start speaking and using Italian in a very natural way.&nbsp; Small classes capped at 6 students to make sure each one gets the needed attention and facilitate learners' progress.&nbsp; Our method is driven by a didactic method that is the result of constant updates, professional certifications and more than 10 years of experience in working with non-native speakers from different native languages and levels of knowledge. Our aim is to develop a range of Italian language skills while improving accuracy that will enable the students and participants to interact without stress or feeling rushed. We want to help those in the community really embrace not only the true culture in Italy but the Italian culture within New York City&hellip; Who doesn&rsquo;t love what Italy represents in the kitchen, in history &amp; in the arts? Speakitaly wants to support multilingual families who want to learn a new language or pass along their ancestor&rsquo;s heritage and culture. Raffaella, the founder said: "We see language awareness and intercultural sensitivity as the milestones for an inclusive society. Italian, like all other languages, is an enrichment and a growth in every way. Vi aspettiamo!"