Look Out – Dinosaurs on NYC Streets
0Dino Tails Invade the Streets NY/NJ on June 20 As Part of Bronx Zoo’s “Dinosaur Safari”
On Thursday, June 20 more than 50 people will be scattered throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Hoboken sporting dinosaur tails to celebrate the Bronx Zoo’s newest attraction – Dinosaur Safari. All members of the Bronx Zoo “Dino Tails” street team will be distributing cards with a special promotion code for 20% off Total Experience tickets, which includes Dinosaur Safari. Those that spot someone in a dinosaur tail on Thursday should snap a quick pix and hit @theBronxZoo on Instagram and tag it #dinotail to More >
NavigationArts Partners with Cooking Matters to Launch a Mobile Application
020 hours ago
by Ted Hicks
in Noteworthy
Cooking Matters App is a Part of the No Kid Hungry Campaign to End Childhood Hunger in America
McLean, Virginia, June 18, 2013 – NavigationArts, a Digital Agency centered in User Experience is thrilled to announce the launch of the No Kid Hungry campaign’s Cooking Matters mobile application. Cooking Matters has 20 years of experience empowering families with the skills to make delicious, affordable and healthy meals through hands-on cooking courses and grocery store tours taught by chefs and nutritionists.
In the spirit of corporate giving, NavigationArts volunteered to assist with the More >
Joanie Leeds Takes June!
02 weeks ago
by Late Night Parents
in Parents
BROOKLYN, NY – Award-winning kindie musician Joanie Leeds’ will release her fifth kids’ CD, Bandwagon, on June 25th, and Joanie plans to celebrate for the entire month!
Starting on June 2nd, Joanie will release 14 music videos, each based on a song from Bandwagon. Every other day throughout the month of June, a new video will be posted on Joanie’s YouTube channel. The series will kick off with “I Love NY,”a hip and groovy paean to Joanie’s adopted home town.
Joining Joanie Leeds and her band, The Nightlights, on Bandwagon are Justin Lansing (of the GRAMMY winning Okee Dokee Brothers), GRAMMY More >
The Kiddo award – Three Times the Fun
02 weeks ago
by Late Night Parents
in Parents
We took a month off from the Kiddos so we wanted to do something special. Here are not one, not two, but three winners from our April Fool’s category – no joke. A little late, we know, but we hope these will still make you smile.
#1: My boss had said several times that he wanted a different desk and would not stop talking about it. So I went in early and had it set up with maintenance that we would remove his desk and put in an old school desk in its place. Oh my, was he speechless! He has laughed about that to this day. Maintenance did come back with a bigger desk for him and he was a happy More >
Kids Around the Globe Speak Up for Pedestrian Safety
0Every 90 seconds a young person under the age of 25 is killed on the road. So we talked to kids around the world to find out what’s being done to change this outcome for children and families:
These are the voices of children around the world explaining why road safety and safe places to walk are important to them.
Positive character building essential in education
02 weeks ago
by Late Night Parents
in Parents
Richmond, Va. – The education system in the US neglects many crucial elements of a child’s development, including instilling tools for positive character building, emotional and moral intelligence. In The Validation Plan by Dr. James E. Pirkle, he explains how to implement and benefit from the Validation Program.
This just published educational program enriches the academic learning environment of each student and builds positive relationships with other students and adults, where everyone becomes respected, valued and accepted.
“We want to have positive impacts on the character development More >
Suunto Ambit 2 Black Back In Stock June 1 At HRWC
03 weeks ago
by Late Night Parents
in Noteworthy
The Suunto Ambit 2 black has been hot as a pistol since its introduction a few weeks ago. In fact, it has been so popular that it completely sold out, according to the Heart Rate Watch Company.
“These watches are super durable and have more features than any other GPS watches on the market today,” says Rusty Squire. He adds, “Suunto is really establishing themselves as a real leader in the GPS watch category and the Ambit 2 is entirely responsible for this metamorphosis.”
WHAT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE FIRST AMBIT
“The anodized black bezel has been rounded and this means the color won’t rub off More >
National Scholarship Competition Recognizes Students who Encourage Peers to NOT Text and Drive
0May is Global Youth Traffic Safety Month™, a time to raise awareness of distracted driving. In 2011, eleven percent of all drivers 15-19 years old involved in fatal crashes were reported as distracted at the time of the crashes. This age group has the largest proportion of drivers who were distracted. In order to raise awareness of this issue, the Ad Council and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Stop the Texts campaign partnered with a national scholarship competition to select award-winning distracted driving PSAs created by More >
“GET A JOB!” New Career Book Offers Insider Advice
03 weeks ago
by Late Night Parents
in Parents
In GET A JOB: 10 Steps to Career Success, career expert Kathleen Brady, CPC offers detailed, step-by-step instructions for navigating each step of the job search process, including the art of professional self-evaluation, creating a polished resume and cover letter, and developing networking, interviewing, and negotiating skills.
“The job search is overwhelming for many people because they have this notion that everyone else knows something they don’t. It is this fear of the unknown that paralyzes job seekers,” Brady says. “GET A JOB! eliminates some of the unknown by arming each reader with More >
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie’s The Wizard Of Dizz – DVD 6/11!
03 weeks ago
by Late Night Parents
in Noteworthy
On June 11th journey to a wondrous land of enchantment and surprises when a classic tale gets a brand- new twist in a full-length adventure that follows Minnie Mouse and the rest of the Clubhouse pals as they visit the strange and wonderful world of “Dizz” in Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie’s The Wizard Of Dizz!
Overflowing with music and laughter – plus two extra “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse” episodes, ten bonus Minnie’s Bow-Toons and a FREE download of the Minnie Bow Maker digital book app – this song-filled celebration of fun and friendship proves there’s no place like the More >
Dinosaur Safari to Open This Weekend at Bronx Zoo
03 weeks ago
by Late Night Parents
in Noteworthy
New York, NY – May. 23, 2013 –The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo’s Dinosaur Safari opens to the public on Saturday, May 25. The exhibit includes more than 20 life-like animatronic dinosaurs up to 40 feet long which snarl, roar and spit.
The narrated ride runs through a two-acre area of the zoo and highlights some of the similar physical and behavioral adaptations many prehistoric species share with modern-day wildlife. A guide helps identify the dinosaurs and explains how animals at the Bronx Zoo use similar adaptations to survive in the wild.
Dinosaur Safari begins with the More >
15 Songs Every Kid Should Know (and will Love!)
03 weeks ago
by Late Night Parents
in Parents
NYACK, NY – Award-winning children’s musician and certified music therapist Jeffrey Friedberg has invited some of today’s best performers of Cajun, bluegrass, rockabilly, jazz, Irish, roots, African, Cuban, soul, funk, and folk music to join him in putting together a collection of songs that every child should know. 15 Songs Every Kid Should Know (and will Love!), the first in a projected series of “15 Songs” recordings from Friedberg’s Bossy Frog Productions, is set for release on August 6.
The fifteen classic children’s songs on 15 Songs Every Kid Should Know (and will Love!) form a body More >
An Update from our friends at Sesame Place
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What’s Happening at Our Place
OPEN EVERY DAY!
Starting May 22, Sesame Place will be open daily. Guest can visit as often as they like and play all season by purchasing a Season Pass for as low as six monthly payments of $16.17. Offer ends June 30! http://sesameplace.com/en/langhorne/Book-Online/Tickets/2013-Season-Passes?from=Top_Nav
For park hours: http://sesameplace.com/en/langhorne/Park-Info/Park-Hours?from=Top_Nav.
MEMORIAL DAY FIREWORKS
Don’t miss our ALL NEW fireworks show, set to Sesame Street music! Rock out with Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster and Count von Count, as their More >
World’s Easiest Back Pain Relief Device, WonderTrack
0Los Angeles, CA – May 20, 2013 – USA manufactured and Invented by an Orthopedic Doctor, the Wondertrack’s® a Back Pain Relief device, patented design with curved sides and flat straight line center axis receives the body and cradles it from the shoulders to hips. The Wondertrack® serves as a relaxation aid and exercise facilitator. It reduces muscle pressure and relieves back pain in as little as 10-20 minutes. Back pain continues to be a major issue across the United States and is the #2 problem that brings people into the doctor’s office. Many spinal conditions cause back pain, but muscle More >
The Incredible Shrinking Vocabularies of Today’s Students
0By Jeanne Clements - Prominent educator, perfect SAT Verbal score holder, and innovator of interactive vocabulary learning system, Verbal Education
How bad is the state of vocabulary in today’s generation? Recently a fellow teacher told me about a high school senior who wrote in a college application essay that she did not “want to be taken for granite,” meaning, of course, she did not “want to be taken for granted.” The author of this embarrassing blunder carried a 4.0 GPA, was enrolled in honors English, and attended a highly rated northeast school.
How could this happen?
It happened More >