Stylin’ baby steps

There’s nothing quite like something homemade, which is exactly what makes Mom’s Blankies, a one-woman online boutique offering customized blankets, burp cloths and beautifully crafted baby shoes, so special.

Started three years ago by brand new mom Shaunna Coit, Mom’s Blankies offers a wide array of soft, cozy, comfy baby boots and slippers made from soft and flexible fabrics, minus hard interfacing. The slip resistant soles are faux leather.

Coit’s patterns include everything from boots to booties, ballet-type slippers in fabrics ranging from floral to plaid, bright colors to earth tones.

Best of all? They’re made to order, and Coit’s happy to match a pair of shoes or boots to a specific outfit, so your tot can be cozy and fashionable at the same time!

Mom’s Blankies shoes and booties, $15. For info, visit www.momsblankies.etsy.com.

Steve & Kate's Camp

When you trust kids, they trust themselves.<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">&nbsp;Since 1980 Steve &amp; Kate's Camp has trusted kids to choose their own activities and plan their own days in real-time. Whether campers are designing, building, coding, creating, baking, dancing, playing, eating, sewing, skipping&mdash;it's all on their own schedule. Because when you empower children to make their own choices and be their own bosses, the children discover new reserves of confidence, resiliency, and creativity&ndash;all while learning to make course corrections and trust themselves as they go. &nbsp; Families can buy as many days as they&rsquo;d like, and use them at any time. No weekly reservations or commitments required&ndash;just show up! If for any reason your plans change, they&rsquo;ll automatically refund any unused Passes in full at summer&rsquo;s end.&nbsp; Ages: 4&ndash;12 |&nbsp;<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Lunch, snacks, and all hours (8am&ndash;6pm) included.

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.

Friends Academy

<h1>Since 1876, Friends Academy has set the standard of academic excellence on Long Island.</h1> Since 1876, Friends Academy has set the standard of academic excellence on Long Island. Our timeless values elevate our outstanding academic program to create a unique educational experience, where our students are empowered to inquire, reflect, and engage in real-world, life-changing ways. Friends Academy graduates are exceptionally prepared for college and the world. Friends Academy educates students, ages 3 through 12th grade. We offer outstanding experience in our Little Friends Daycare program, and a best-in-class education for every level of your child&rsquo;s development in our Early Childhood, Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools. At every step of our students&rsquo; journey, they are seamlessly prepared for the next grade, division, and challenge in life. Our students are known, embraced, and loved by a community of dedicated, experienced teachers who provide individualized attention through our small class sizes and outstanding curriculum. Founded 148 years ago, we are the #1 ranked private school on Long Island by Niche.com and have been ranked #1 in the following categories for four years in a row: #1 K-12 private school #1 private College Prep HS #1 private High School Please visit our website @ friendsacademy.org or call our Admissions team at 516-676-0393 to schedule a visit and find out how Friends Academy might be the smartest investment you can make for your child's future.