It’s the first day of Spring! Well, no, that’s technically tomorrow, but frankly it feels like it could be the first day of summer. We’re not complaining. In celebration of this gorgeous weather, we bring you a servicey edition of Top Tweets of the Week, a round-up of the best tweets from the week before. Today we’re focused on tips, inspiration, and ripe avocados.
Spotted a presumably well-read Brooklyn Parent in Cobble Hill Park tonight! @DawnRoode @vanessapamela @melaniejbakes twitter.com/_dougcampbell/… — Doug Campbell (@_dougcampbell) March 18, 2012
First, a biased (but true!) tip: pick up your region’s NYMetroParents magazine (we cover Brooklyn, as well as Queens, Big Apple, Westchester, Rockland, Fairfield, Nassau, and Suffolk) for an endless supply of monthly servicey content. We publish a large diverse events calendar, where-to guides, themed directories, features on new places and programs in the community, and lots of helpful articles each month. Do yourself a favor and get your own well-read (free!) copy.
A Letter to my 16-year-old Self, from #momAgendaCOMM blogger @heirtoblair So beautiful! bit.ly/yNFPSe — Nina Restieri (@momAgenda) March 16, 2012
28-year-old Beth-Anne wrotea letter to her 16-year-old self and it kind of made us teary eyed (okay, the staff member in charge of these round ups is a little bit emotional!) We should all take heed with this line: “You’re writing your future and it’s beautiful.” Beautiful indeed.
Best advice around for getting awesome bday party shots of your kids—NOT what you’ve already heard! tinyurl.com/6n7bduo @nymetroparents — Dawn Roode (@DawnRoode) March 19, 2012
In an age where anyone with an iPhone is a professional photograph, we’re always excited to learn great photography tips.
12 toys that’ll get kids from in front of the TV screen. bit.ly/xRQKQY — grandparents.com (@grandparentscom) March 15, 2012
Grandparents are so wise. The weather is gorgeous so there is no excuse for TV watching this week!
“Be careful, broken arms are no fun” — Great parenting tip of the day — Dan _Peatman (@Dan_Peatman) March 18, 2012
Short, sweet, and logical. We like it.
Six Things You Need to Do Before Giving Your Phone to Your Kid ikidapps.com/2012/03/five-t… — Bernae (@Bernae) March 17, 2012
If you’re kind enough to give up your phone (what, you don’t alwayshave to…right?), make sure you do these six things first.
Try our Shamrock Smoothie listed in today’s @NYMetroParentstinyurl.com/8a4go9b — Lisa Suriano (@Veggiecation) March 16, 2012
Lisa Suriano was kind enough to put together a yummy Shamrock Smoothie for our readers for St. Patrick’s Day. Insider tip: It’s delicious every day of the year!
Do you have ‘family rules’ you follow? We have one…it’s easy: bit.ly/AcVc8i — mamakatslosinit (@mamakatslosinit) March 13, 2012
“Be nice.” Seems so obvious, and yet such a good rule to have…wish we could enforce it on the whole world 24/7!
Happiness is a perfectly ripe avocado. — The Rockdoves (@therockdoves) March 19, 2012
Happiness is also: when kids actually nap; sleeping in; chocolate frosting; a really great Tweet, summer in March. Join us on Mondays for more Top Tweets. In the meantime, follow us @NYMetroParents for practical parenting advice, local events in the NY Metro area, exclusive deals and discounts, and occasionally hilarious staff banter. If you want us to consider your tweet for next week, tag it #nymptt; if you see a tweet that deserves a mention let us know.
