tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61699830933370239472024-02-19T14:23:27.724-05:00North Jersey MomNorthJerseyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04158032333453265752noreply@blogger.comBlogger189125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169983093337023947.post-57588287970808511742012-02-08T21:07:00.000-05:002012-02-08T21:07:48.789-05:00What to do in February....<strong>"4 X 4 + 1" Presented by Old Library Theatre</strong> February 10-12, 2012. Friday & Saturday evenings at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm. For info and ticket sales: 201-797-3553 or www.oldlibrarytheatre.net. The Fair Lawn Community Center/George Frey Center for Arts and Recreation, 10-10 20th St, Fair Lawn, NJ For more info, please call 201-541-1200, ext 102 or visit www.fgskcc.org <strong>02/10/12-02/12/2012</strong> WC<br />
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<strong> VALENTINES DOO-WOP SPECTACULAR at bergenPAC</strong> Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 8pm. Tickets: $65, $63, $58, $48, $35. At Bergen Performing Arts Center, 30 Van Brunt St, Englewood. Call for tickets at 201-227-1030 or log on to www.bergenpac.org. <strong>02/11/12 </strong>WC/ALD/PT<br />
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<strong>ART", A COMEDY PERFORMED BY THE THEATRE GROUP</strong> By Yasmina Reza, performed by The Company Theatre group, Inc., February 11, 12, 18, & 19, 1012. Saturdays @ 7:30pm, Sundays 3:30pm. Doors open 1/2 hour before the show. Please see the website for ticket prices. Location of performance: Hackensack Cultural Arts Center, 39 Broadway, Hackensack. For more info, see the website at: www.theatrecompany.biz. <strong>02/11/12-02/19/2012</strong> WC<br />
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<strong>PALISADES INTERSTATE PARK -<em> Southern Palisades </em>10 am, Sat., Feb.25 </strong>Guided Hike. Meet at Fort Lee Historic Park. (Hudson Terr. Just south of the GW Bridge) About 5 mi., 2.5 hrs., easy. <strong>Free. 201-768-1360 ext. 110. www.njpalisades.org/calendar.htm </strong><strong>02/25/12 </strong><br />
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<strong>DR DUBIOUS DIXIELAND BAND at MAHWAH LIBRARY</strong> Sunday, Feb 19, 2012 at 2pm. Celebrate Mardi Gras in the New Orleans and Chicago styles. FREE. First Come First serve seating basis. Part of the Mahwah Library Centennial Celebration program. Mahwah Public Library, 100 Ridge Rd., Mahwah, NJ. For more info please call 201-529-READ, or go to http://mahwah.bccls.org <strong>02/19/12 </strong>WC<br />
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<strong><strong>PALISADES INTERSTATE PARK</strong> -<em> Hikes for Dogs: Alpine Cliff Top. </em>10 am, Sun., Feb. 26 </strong>Guided hike for dogs & their owners. Meet at Park headquarters (PIP Exit 2) About 3 mi., 1.5 hr.; easy. Dogs must be leashed. <strong>Free. 201-768-1360 ext. 110. www.njpalisades.org/calendar.htm </strong><strong>02/26/12 </strong><br />
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<strong><strong>PALISADES INTERSTATE PARK</strong> -<em> Children’s Winter Nature Walk </em>2 pm, Sat., Feb. 26 </strong>Guided hike. Meet at State Line Lookout. (Northbound PIP opposite Exit 3) About 1.5 mi., 1 hr.; easy. <strong>Children must be accompanied by an adult. Free. 201-768-1360 ext. 110. www.njpalisades.org/calendar.htm </strong><strong>02/26/12 </strong><br />
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<strong><strong>THE HERMITAGE ROUNDTABLE</strong> - <em>Leap Day Celebration!.</em> Free. 7:30pm, Wed., Feb. 29. </strong><strong>335 North Franklin Turnpike, Ho-Ho-Kus, 201-445-8311; www.thehermitage.org</strong> <strong>02/29/12 </strong>WC<br />
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<strong><strong>"Hip-Hop Intelligence" at the Englewood Library</strong></strong> Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 at 7:30pm. In conjunction with Black History Month, learn about the history of Hip-Hop culture from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Hip-Hop pioneer, Grandmaster Melle Mel. Also includes Wayne & Charlie (The Rapping Dummy), Verbal Artisan and videos by SamLee TV. Located at the Englewood Public Library, 31 Engle St, Englewood. For more info, please call Samuel Lee Jr. at 551-221-7950. <strong>02/29/12 </strong>WC/PTNorthJerseyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04158032333453265752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169983093337023947.post-82879122521711666412012-01-13T09:52:00.000-05:002012-01-13T09:52:56.319-05:00What Does Your Child's Name Say About You???<div class="yom-mod yom-art-hd"><div class="bd"><cite class="byline vcard"><div class="yom-art-author" id="yui_3_3_0_5_132646617175422"><div class="bd">By <span class="fn"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogs/author/parents-com-ycn-1206553/">Parents.com</a></span><div class="profile hidden" id="yui_3_3_0_5_132646617175425" style="opacity: 0;"><div class="links"><ul class="clearfix"><li class="first last"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogs/author/parents-com-ycn-1206553/">Posts</a></li>
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<div class="yom-figure yom-fig-left" style="width: 190px;"><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=13bej54bm/EXP=1327675775/**http%3A//www.parents.com/baby-names/getting-started/what-your-childs-name-says-about-you/" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Mom and Baby" height="190" src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Hmzo9pHwCdHM5ZwA.tupYA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTE5MA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/blogs/partner/470_2202535.0" width="190" /></a></div>Babies start off with a clean slate, so what you choose for your little one <a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=13es0cg8o/EXP=1327675775/**http%3A//www.parents.com/baby-names/101/getting-started/how-to-get-started-naming-your-baby/" rel="nofollow">reveals more about your personality than theirs</a>.<br />
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<em>By Linda DiProperzio</em><br />
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<a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=11ri0sat6/EXP=1327675775/**http%3A//www.parents.com/baby-names/find/" rel="nofollow">Choosing your child's name</a> is a big decision--after all, he'll be walking around with it for the rest of his life. And according to <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1325877068_0">Laura Wattenberg</span>, author of <em>The Baby Name Wizard</em>, when a child is born, the name reflects more on you than him. "The name doesn't belong to you--you're making the decision because your child can't do it for himself--but what you choose does say a <a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=131e0rfp5/EXP=1327675775/**http%3A//www.parents.com/baby/development/social/what-type-of-baby-do-you-have/" rel="nofollow">lot about your personality</a>."<br />
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But as your child gets older, the name will also reflect on him--especially when he's doing things like sending out job resumes. "People do draw conclusions based on someone's name," says <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1325877068_3">Wattenberg</span>. "It sends out such a strong signal before the person even walks into the room."<br />
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So how do you <a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=13l83vc14/EXP=1327675775/**http%3A//www.parents.com/baby-names/101/getting-started/how-to-pick-the-perfect-name-for-your-baby/" rel="nofollow">make sure you choose wisely</a>? "When deciding on a name, you want to see it from the child's point of view and how she or he will have to live with it throughout their lives," says <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1325877068_2">Jennifer Moss</span>, author of <em>The One-in-a-Million Baby Name Book</em> and founder of BabyNames.com. "Try the name out at your local coffee shop. How do you feel giving that as your name? What kind of reaction do you get and how does it make you feel?"<br />
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Check out our rundown of what your top picks say about your personality.<br />
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<strong>If your child has an unusual name, you crave the spotlight.</strong><br />
<em>Celeb <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1325877068_6">Baby Names</span>:</em> Apple (Gwyneth Paltrow), Pilot Inspektor (Jason Lee), Kal-El (Nicolas Cage)<br />
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Over the past few years, more and more parents (and not just celebrities) are <a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=1349ohti5/EXP=1327675775/**http%3A//www.parents.com/baby-names/getting-started/wackiest-celebrity-baby-names/" rel="nofollow">choosing offbeat monikers</a> for their little ones--and don't expect that trend to end anytime soon, says Wattenberg. "There is a revolution going on when it comes to <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1325877068_1">baby names</span>, and for some parents, the more unusual, the better." Wattenberg has seen such names as Zeppelin (as in Led Zeppelin), Anakin (as in Skywalker), Lucifer (as in, you know) and Mystique (like the character from X Men) handed out to babies. "Past generations worried more about their child fitting in, but today's parents want their kids to stand out. And some are in a race to be more distinctive than the next."<br />
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For parents who choose such names, it's a possible combination of being a creative person (like actors and musicians) and liking the attention that the name gives not only to their child, but to them for choosing it. "When you tell people your child's name, it will lead to a lot of questions--they'll want to know the back story," says <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1325877068_4">Maryannna Korwitts</span>, founder of TheBabyNamingExperience.com. "So it does put the parents in the spotlight."<br />
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In fact, these <a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=133pi6n80/EXP=1327675775/**http%3A//www.parents.com/baby-names/popular/top-baby-names-of-2011-on-parentscom/" rel="nofollow">parents often have ordinary names</a> and probably found themselves being one of four kids with their name in school. They don't want their child to experience the same thing--they want him to be noticed.<br />
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<strong>If your child has an old-fashioned name, you're on the conservative side.</strong><br />
<em>Celeb baby names:</em> Agnes (Jennifer Connelly), Homer (Richard Gere), Tabitha (Sarah Jessica Parker)<br />
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Don't mistake conservative for boring, says Moss. Choosing an old-fashioned name is also on trend right now, so it's a way to be in fashion without going over the top. "The three-generation rule comes into effect here," says Wattenberg. "For parents, their own names sound boring, the baby's grandparents' names are old, but the great-grandparents' names go far enough back that they actually sound fresh again. This is why names like Emma, Amelia, Jacob, and Lillian came back into popularity."<br />
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"These <a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=13egupkk9/EXP=1327675775/**http%3A//www.parents.com/baby-names/101/getting-started/solving-common-baby-naming-problems/" rel="nofollow">names stand apart from the pack</a>, but they're not made up and they don't sound weird to others," says Korwitts. "Although names like Ava and Emily are in the Top 10, most of the old-fashioned names are not used on a regular basis, so the child is standing out. They're trendy, but in a safe way."<br />
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<strong>If you choose a creative spelling, you dare to be different.</strong><br />
<em>Celeb baby names:</em> Ryder (Kate Hudson), Rocko (Johnny Knoxville), Zowie (David Bowie and Iman)<br />
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Many parents are taking a <a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=131c20b6v/EXP=1327675775/**http%3A//www.parents.com/baby-names/101/getting-started/the-new-baby-name-game/" rel="nofollow">traditional name and putting their own spin on it</a> by changing the spelling. "In an effort to be different and make their kids special from the very beginning, we see a lot of names with a multitude of spellings," says Candace Alper, creator of Name Your Tune, personalized CDs for children that feature the child's name throughout much-loved kids' tunes. "We see extra vowels, silent H's, and Y's where there would traditionally be an "I" or an "E" (think Aayden, Khate, Rhyan).<br />
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But this technique can backfire, says Moss. "I've heard parents say they want a unique name, but not something so wild that the kid will be made fun of, so they think this is a good alternative," she explains. "But you're actually burdening your child with having to spell her name for people the rest of her life." When it comes to using a different spelling, it's best to be cautious. It's one thing to decide whether to spell Alison with one L or two, but choosing a spelling like Allysynn will likely just lead to confusion for others and possible embarrassment for your child. "It's a way of bringing attention to the child and her name, but not necessarily in a good way," says Korwitts. "And when you drastically change the spelling of a name, you're interfering with its energy."<br />
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<strong>If you choose a family name, you're sentimental.</strong><br />
<em>Celeb baby names:</em> Charlie (Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell's daughter is named after his brother), Vivienne Marcheline (Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's daughter shares her middle name with her maternal grandmother), Ava (Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe's daughter is named after his grandmother).<br />
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"This name has a more personal story behind it, so it's not as flashy as <a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=12sk6gv5r/EXP=1327675775/**http%3A//www.parents.com/baby-names/getting-started/tips-for-picking-name/" rel="nofollow">naming your child</a> after your favorite car or rock star," says Wattenberg. "If it's a traditional name, people aren't going to ask you about it, so they won't know it's a family name unless you tell them. That could be why these types of names have lost some steam in recent years."<br />
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But she's quick to point out that you can be creative while also honoring a beloved family member. She points to Will and Jada Smith's kids as examples: son Jaden was named for his mom; daughter Willow is a play on her dad's name. "You can easily put a twist on a traditional name and give it a more modern flair, like naming your son Donovan after your grandfather, Donald," says Wattenberg. "People are also using family surnames as first or middle names and that's a great alternative because it allows you to honor a whole branch of a family tree instead of just one person," says Moss. "My daughter's name, Miranda, is her grandmother's maiden name. We were lucky that it was also a beautiful first name."<br />
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<strong>A pop culture name means you're looking for a confidence boost.</strong><br />
<em>Celeb baby names:</em> Monroe (<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1325877068_5">Mariah Carey</span>), Lennon (Liam Gallagher), Bardot (David Boreanez)<br />
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The names Bella and Edward have been <a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=135j12d8i/EXP=1327675775/**http%3A//www.parents.com/baby-names/getting-started/best-fictional-character-names/" rel="nofollow">moving up the ranks with the success of <em>Twilight</em></a>, and even celebrities use their child's first name to honor a favorite star: <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1325877068_7">Mariah Carey</span> recently named her daughter Monroe after Marilyn, Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher named his son Lennon after John, and Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell's daughter Dolly is named after mom's favorite singer, Dolly Parton.<br />
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"I suspect that many who name their child after a celebrity are speaking to their own desire for optimal fame," says Korwitts. "For instance, Mariah Carey has struggled a great deal during her career with her self-image, etc. No doubt in her mind she has held favorites stars of the past in high esteem, so in naming her daughter Monroe, she is paying homage to that admiration." What's especially interesting, notes Korwitts, is that Mariah didn't opt for the first name--she chose the surname as a first name, which speaks even more to the particular celebrity. "To have chosen Marilyn would have meant very little," she says. "She needed to make a public statement with her children's names."<br />
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These are also celebrity watchers who name their babies either after celebrities or after the <a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=12bp0ps3s/EXP=1327675775/**http%3A//www.parents.com/baby-names/celebrity-baby-names/" rel="nofollow">names that celebrities have given their babies</a>. "We've seen more babies named Shiloh (Angelina Jolie) and Coco (Courteney Cox)," says Alper.<br />
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<strong>If you name your child after a destination, you're adventurous.</strong><br />
<em>Celeb baby names:</em> Egypt (Alicia Keys), Memphis (Bono), Brooklyn (Victoria and David Beckham)<br />
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These names often have a lot of meaning for parents, says Korwitts. "It can be where they met, spent their honeymoon, or even where the child was conceived. And this is their way of making sure their baby is given a bit of that particular place's personality."<br />
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These names also send out a signal to others that the parents are worldly travelers. After all, <a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=12l3em5k2/EXP=1327675775/**http%3A//www.parents.com/baby-names/getting-started/name-that-baby/" rel="nofollow">if you name your little one</a> London, people are going to ask (or simply assume) that you've spent some time there. So the name serves as a way to show off some of your personal adventures while also giving your child an exotic and unusual name.<br />
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<strong>If you go with a unisex name, you focus on success.</strong><br />
<em>Celeb baby names:</em> Harlow (Nicole Ritchie and Joel Madden; girl), Kelley (Holly Marie Combs; boy), Mason (Kourtney Kardashian; boy; and Kelsey Grammar; girl)<br />
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A couple recently made <a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=13kh89nja/EXP=1327675775/**http%3A//www.parents.com/blogs/goodyblog/2011/05/is-your-baby-a-boy-or-girl-try-either-or-neither/" rel="nofollow">headlines when they named their baby Storm</a>, and then decided they weren't going to divulge the child's sex to family and friends after it was born. This is an extreme case, but names like Dakota, Riley, and Avery are choices for parents who want to give their child a strong but gender-neutral name.<br />
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"Many parents of girls do this because they think it will give her an advantage later on in life," says Korwitts. "Those names have a more assertive, aggressive quality they feel will make her more successful as she grows up."<br />
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But unisex names can have the opposite effect in the technology age. "People are communicating more and more over email and the Internet, and others can't tell whether they're talking to a man or a woman," explains Korwitts. "Many people with unisex names eventually alter it so that it's clear which gender they are."</div></div>NorthJerseyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04158032333453265752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169983093337023947.post-70543653730802189562012-01-03T10:08:00.000-05:002012-01-03T10:08:37.790-05:00What to do in January....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img height="238" src="http://blogs.uwhealth.org/kids/files/2011/12/shutterstock_88118284-300x200.jpg" style="height: 100%; width: 100%;" width="400" /></div><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><strong>Happy New Year! Here's a list of things to do in the area to kick off 2012!!!</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>The Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 8pm. Co-bill featuring Spuyten Duyvil and Hungrytown. Tickets: $15 ($12 members). Presented by the Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club. The Fair Lawn Community Center is located at 10-10 20th St in Fair Lawn, NJ. Info at www.hurdygurdyfolk.org or call 201-384-1325 For more info, please call 201-541-1200, ext 102 or visit www.fgskcc.org 01/07/12 WC</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>PALISADES INTERSTATE PARK <em>Hike for Dogs: Southern Riverfront. </em>10 am, Sat., Jan. 7 Guided hike for dogs & their owners. Meet at Ross Dock Picnic Area on the Hudson R., Fort Lee. (PIP Exit 1 or via southern park entrance at Fort Lee/Edgewater border) About 2 mi., 1 hr. easy. Dogs must be leashed. Free. 201-768-1360 ext. 110. www.njpalisades.org/calendar.htm 01/07/12 </strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>PALISADES INTERSTATE PARK <em>Children’s Hike: The Women’s Monument. </em>2 pm, Sat., Jan. 7 Guided hike. Meet at State Line Lookout. (Northbound PIP opposite Exit 3) About 2 mi., 1.5 hr. easy with mod. slopes. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Free. 201-768-1360 ext. 110. www.njpalisades.org/calendar.htm 01/07/12 </strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>PALISADES INTERSTATE PARK <em>Forest View Hike. </em>10 am, Sun., Jan. 8 Guided hike. Meet at State Line Lookout. (Northbound PIP opposite Exit 3) About 7 mi., 3.5 hr. moderate with challenging slopes. Free. 201-768-1360 ext. 110. www.njpalisades.org/calendar.htm 01/08/12 </strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>PALISADES INTERSTATE PARK <em>Millionaires’ Row. </em>1 pm, Sun., Jan. 8 History hike with Eric nelsen. Meet at Park Headquarters, Alpine (PIP Exit 2) About 3 mi., 2 hrs. easy. Free. 201-768-1360 ext. 108. www.njpalisades.org/calendar.htm 01/08/12 </strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>MCDOWELL OBSERVATORY, MEADOWLANDS ENVIRONMENT CENTER <em>Let’s Talk Astronomy: From Stonehenge to Newton - Development of Modern Astronomy</em> 7-9 pm, Tuesdays, Jan., 10, 17, 24. For interested adults & upper level hisgh school students. Time in Observatory weather permitting. Pre-reg. req’d. $15 each, members free. 3 DeKorte Park Plaza, Lyndhurst; 201-460-8300; observatory@njmeadowlands.gov; http://www.rst2.edu/meadowlands/marshaccess/Observatory-letstalkastronomy.html 01/10/12-01/24/2012 </strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Dance Designs- Winter Dance Concert Saturday, Jan 21, 2012. Please call 201-791-8873 for info and ticket sales. The Fair Lawn Community Center is located at 10-10 20th St in Fair Lawn, NJ. Info at www.hurdygurdyfolk.org or call 201-384-1325 01/21/12 WC</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>"TCC Goes Wii" THE TEANECK COMMUNITY CHORUS Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 3pm. Recent THS alumnus and gaming expert, Daniel Seraphin, has acted as the contemporary music/animated movies/cartoon and video game consultant to Director Steven Bell. Visuals of games and movies will be incorporated via video. Tickets at door: Adults- $17, Seniors- $14, Students- $5. In advance: $15, $12, $5. Location: Teaneck H.S. Auditorium, Elizabeth Ave, Teaneck. For more info please go to: teaneckcommunitychorus.org or call: 201-836-8623. 01/22/12 WC/SLI/LP</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>CHINESE THEATRE WORKS "DANCE & MAGIC FROM CHINA" Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 2pm. Celebrating the Chinese New Year. FREE. First Come First serve seating basis. Part of the Mahwah Library Centennial Celebration program. Mahwah Public Library, 100 Ridge Rd., Mahwah, NJ. For more info please call 201-529-READ, or go to http://mahwah.bccls.org 01/22/12 WC</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>CASEY CARLE'S BUBBLEMANIA at bergenPAC Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 1pm & 3pm. Tickets: $17 (Buy 3 Kidz Cabaret shows tickets for $36. At Bergen Performing Arts Center, 30 Van Brunt St, Englewood. Call for tickets at 201-227-1030 or log on to www.bergenpac.org. 01/29/12 WC/ALD/PT</strong></span>NorthJerseyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04158032333453265752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169983093337023947.post-655551547118150542011-12-14T13:00:00.001-05:002011-12-14T13:00:51.661-05:00Another Great Phone Offer : )
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<div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><strong>As we embark on another holiday season, let <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">Errands, Etc./PetTaxi/</span></strong></span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><strong><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">Carpentry, Etc.</span> </strong></span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><strong>relieve some of those holiday stresses -<br />
shopping, <span style="color: #38761d;">delivery/pickups,</span> stringing your lights,<span style="color: #38761d;">holiday decorations,</span> </strong></span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><strong>merchandise/furniture assembly, <span style="color: #38761d;">flat screen TV and entertainment<br />
installs</span>...the list goes on!</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSE7R5xJjLETwioM9mkKogYA_UZpKSCceHskUwJ8Mp9O1L0fnTFckXut2tyOALaXKPrbYlF2SkY3JgjlXrzBebbb0snXSn-HfR_JWG-iXzTVmCPH-ezWaWtAfb-exm7KCGHX-JnTCtQDZ1/s1600/Final+revised+Errands+Logo+111310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSE7R5xJjLETwioM9mkKogYA_UZpKSCceHskUwJ8Mp9O1L0fnTFckXut2tyOALaXKPrbYlF2SkY3JgjlXrzBebbb0snXSn-HfR_JWG-iXzTVmCPH-ezWaWtAfb-exm7KCGHX-JnTCtQDZ1/s320/Final+revised+Errands+Logo+111310.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><strong><span style="color: #274e13;">Call today <span style="font-size: x-large;">855-ERRAND-1</span> to get your house in order for the holidays!</span></strong></span></div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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Saturdays and Sundays, November 25, 2011 to January 31, 2012, 5-9pm. <br />
Turtle Back Zoo<br />
560 Northfield Ave<br />
West Orange, NJ<br />
973-731-5800<br />
Holiday displays light the zoo. Call ahead for additional days during the week and fpr information.<br />
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<strong><strong><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><hr /><strong>Festival of Trees</strong><br />
November 25, 26, 27 & December 2, 3, 4, 2011 <br />
Red Mill Museum Village <br />
Clinton, NJ<br />
908-735-4101<br />
This years' Festival of Trees begins with hot cider, music, lights and ornaments galore and showcases a collection of beautifully decorated Christmas trees and wreaths and is a wonderful kick-off to the holiday season. Trees and wreaths decorated by local individuals, organizations and businesses will be on display and up for auction in the Red Mill during Dickens's Days in Clinton. <br />
<hr /><strong>A Scandinavian Christmas Dance </strong><br />
Saturday, November 26, 2011 <br />
5:00 p.m. <br />
Viking Hall<br />
Vasa Park<br />
Budd Lake, NJ <br />
This is a family event that features a night of wood floor Dancing around the lit Christmas tree with live music provided by Jeanne Widman Anderson and Smorgasbandet. <br />
Semi-formal evening which includes: full course fresh ham dinner, Swedish meatballs, home baked Scandinavian desserts and pastries, and other traditional specialties. Candle-lit ceremony and pageant of Sankta Lucia, performed by the local children (all who attend are invited in the candle lit singing of silent night). A special visit from Santa for the children. Cocktail hour begins at 5:00 p.m. with Jul Glogg and cash bar. For information, contact Kristin Baker at 973.691.8637 Reservations <br />
Seating is limited Adults $37.50; 17 and under $15.00; 12 and under $10.00; 5 and under free Make checks payable to "Sommardans" and mail to: Kristin Baker, 56 Scandia Road, Hackettstown, NJ 07840 Visit us at www.juldans.org or email us at groething822@comcast.net <br />
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<hr /><strong>Holiday Open House </strong><br />
December 3, 4, 10, and 11, 2011<br />
Craftsman Farms<br />
2352 Route 10 West<br />
Morris Plains, NJ <br />
973-540-0311<br />
This holiday event will feature beautiful period decorations festooning the Log House and hot cider and cookies on the porch. With cranberry stringing in the girl's bedroom ad the dining room sideboard set for guests, the Open House will give you a "peek" into the holiday preparations typical for families in the early 1900s. <br />
<hr /><strong>Chester Tree Lighting </strong><br />
December 4, 2011, 6 p.m<br />
At the Gazebo<br />
Chester, NJ<br />
thechestergardenclub@gmail.com<br />
They organize Santa's pre-Christmas trip to Chester on the 1st Friday of December. The high school band plays carols while they serve cookies and hot drinks to the community waiting for Santa to arrive on a Chester fire engine. <br />
<hr /><strong>Christmas with Dickens & Dylan</strong><br />
Thursday to Sunday, December 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17 and 18, 2011<br />
West Side Theatre at New Jersey City University<br />
285 West Side Avenue<br />
Jersey City, NJ <br />
201-200-2390<br />
Tickets: $30; $15 seniors, $10 students. Discounts available with mention of notice. <br />
<hr /><strong>The Sound of Christmas with Elizabeth Von Trap & the Empire Bass </strong><br />
Saturday Dec 10, 2011 at 8:00PM <br />
Bergen Performing Arts Center <br />
Englewood, New Jersey<br />
<hr /><strong>Christmas In Harmony: Wilson Phillips </strong><br />
Saturday Dec 10, 2011 at 8:00PM <br />
Community Theatre At Mayo Center For The Performing Arts <br />
Morristown, New Jersey<br />
<hr /><strong>A Christmas Carol </strong><br />
Sunday Dec 18, 2011 at 4:00PM<br />
Bergen Performing Arts Center <br />
Englewood, New Jersey<br />
<hr /><strong>Whippany Railway Museum's SANTA CLAUS SPECIAL Excursion Trains</strong>The Santa Claus Special departs the Whippany station on:Sunday, December 4 Saturday, December 10 Sunday, December 11 Saturday, December 17 Sunday, December 18, 2011<br />
(973) 887-8177<br />
The 10-mile, 45-minute round trip excursion from Whippany to Roseland and return allows riders time to enjoy the Spirit of the Season and the merriment on the train. All of our past trips over the last 20 years have been virtual sell-outs, and seeing the excited faces of the children as they climb aboard the Christmas Holiday-decorated trains, ensures an afternoon of Family Fun. During each excursion, Santa makes his way through the train and visits with every child onboard. Santa's helpers follow along, giving the kids a special gift from Santa. Be sure to bring your camera and take pictures of the kids with Santa, so they can always remember their day onboard the train! order tickets on line at https://www.dynamicticketsolutions.com/wrym/ Any available walk up tickets go on sale at the Museum ticket office each operating day at 12 Noon.<br />
<hr /><strong>Christmas Festival at the Morristown Green </strong><br />
Friday, November 25, to Wednesday, December 21, 2011 <br />
Morristown, NJ <br />
973-455-1133<br />
Downtown lights up with awesome color and holiday spirit during the Christmas season. Free to the Public <br />
<hr /><strong>The North Pole Express </strong><strong>Flemington, NJ </strong> <br />
info@brrht.org<br />
This is an exciting holiday fun family train ride to North Pole Station to visit Santa and Mrs Claus! Enjoy hot cocoa and cookies, singing along with the elves, a chance to tell Santa your Christmas wish, and much more. This is a special experience that the entire family won't forget. The train operates rain or shine. The North Pole Express runs as listed: All trains depart Flemington Station and operate round-trip. Allow approximately two hours for your trip. Friday Nov 25: 1:00 PM, 3:30 PM, 6:00 PM Saturday Nov 26: 1:00 PM, 3:30 PM, 6:00 PM Saturday Dec 3: 1:00 PM, 3:30 PM, 6:00 PM Saturday Dec 10: 1:00 PM, 3:30 PM, 6:00 PM Saturday Dec 17: 1:00 PM, 3:30 PM, 6:00 PM <br />
<hr /><strong>The Snowflake Parade </strong><br />
Sunday, December 4, 2011<br />
Millburn, NJ <br />
973-379-2341<br />
Along Millburn Avenue from Holmes to Spring Streets Professional bands, clowns, marching bands and Santa arriving on Millburn Fire Truck Free Refreshments in The Courtyard (behind Dunkin Donuts) where Santa will pose for pictures. Rain Date is Sunday, December 11.<br />
<hr /><strong>Holiday Season Craft-Making Activities</strong><br />
The month of December, 2011<br />
Liberty Hall Museum<br />
Kean University<br />
1003 Morris Ave. <br />
(908) 527-0400 <br />
www.kean.edu/libertyhall<br />
The month of December will feature a number seasonal activities, including: a Gingerbread House Workshop on Saturdays, Dec. 3 and 10, at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. where families can decorate their own gingerbread house.<br />
A Christmas ornament workshop, Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. where will build four old-fashioned decorations, two to bring home and two to be hung on the museum's Christmas tree. <br />
Christmas Afternoon Teas will be held in the museum's glass-enclosed porch on Dec. 7, 14, 21 and 28 from 2 to 4 p.m. Reservations are required. <br />
The Whoville Feast, set for 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 11, will feature "Roast Beast on a Bun," "Seuss Spuds" and "Cindy Lou Who Cider." <br />
Dec. 18 from 10 a.m. to noon, the museum will host its annual Breakfast with Santa. <br />
<h3 style="text-align: center;"></h3><h3>Central Jersey 2011 NJ Christmas Events </h3><strong>Princeton Tree Lighting Ceremony </strong><br />
<ree lighting=""> Friday, November 25, 2011 at 4:45pm<br />
On the Green<br />
Downtown<br />
Princeton<br />
This family event will feature live music and a reading of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. The tree will be a 65-foot Norwegian spruce decorated over 32,000 lights. North Jersey 2010 NJ Christmas Events </ree><br />
<hr /><strong>Holiday Express Concert & Town Lighting</strong><br />
Friday, November 25, 2011, 7pm<br />
Broad -Canal Streets<br />
Red Bank, NJ<br />
732-741-9211<br />
Rock 'n Roll with Holiday Express in concert and see the town of Red Bank light up for the holidays!<br />
<hr /><strong>Lights On! Weekend of Winter Wonders</strong><br />
Grounds For Sculpture <br />
18 Fairgrounds Road<br />
Hamilton, NJ <br />
(609) 586-0616 <br />
Beginning the weekend of November 26th and 27th, 2011 and throughout December and January, at sundown the switch is flipped and the entire park comes ablaze with approximately 70,000 twinkling lights. Park hours will be extended on Fridays and Saturdays to 9pm so you can experience the wonderland of lights. Rain or shine! <br />
<hr /><strong>Asbury Park Tree Lighting Ceremony and Roller Derby</strong><br />
Saturday, November 26, 2011; 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM<br />
Grand Arcade <br />
1300 Ocean Avenue<br />
Asbury Park, NJ <br />
Contact: Angie Sugrim, Phone: 732-897-6500<br />
A huge 30 foot tree tree will be lit with the help of Asbury Park Mayor Ed Johnson and the Jersey Shore Roller Girls. The event will also feature The 10 piece Bobby Bertelsen Band and of course, Santa Claus will be there too. Following the tree lighting, the Jersey Shore Roller Girls will compete in the Championship Game at Convention Hall. <br />
<hr /><strong>Red Bank Classic Horse and Carriage Rides</strong>Saturday, November 26, and Saturdays and Sundays, December 3,4, 10,11, 17,18, 2011 from 1pm to 5pm<br />
Red Bank Business District<br />
Red Bank, NJ <br />
(732) 842-4244<br />
Ride through the Red Bank Business District and enjoy the sounds & sights of the holiday season. 2 Locations: Bridge Avenue (across from The Galleria) and 26 Broad Street (Murphy Style Grill) FREE.<br />
<hr /><strong>Pier Village- Long Branch Tree Light and McLoone Concert</strong><br />
Sunday, November 27, 2011, 6pm – 10pm <br />
<hr /><strong>Spring Lake Candlelight Christmas Inn Tour </strong><br />
Saturday, December 3, 2011; Tour is from 3:30 - 7:00 with a Tea Party from 2:30 to 3:30. <br />
Discover Spring Lakes charming inns and B & B's decorated in Holiday theme. Tickets $25. Stay at a participating Historic Inn and they will provide your tickets ($50 value). For tickets and information, call 732-449-0577 or 732-859-1465<br />
<hr /><strong>Christmas at Allaire </strong><br />
Saturday December 3 and Sunday December 4, 2011<br />
Allaire Village<br />
Route 524 / Allaire Rd.<br />
Farmingdale, NJ<br />
Throughout the weekend long event there will be carolers wandering the streets of the Historic Village, setting the proper holiday mood, while special programs at the Historic Christ Church will feature period music, both vocal and instrumental. Visitors to the Historic Village can go to see our annual display of Christmas Trees Through the Ages featuring a Tree of Paradise, a Pyramid Tree and many more. Exhibits are held at the at the Enameling Building Exhibition Hall and a $1.00 minimum donation is suggested.<br />
12 PM – 3:30 PM Admission $6 for Adults; $4 Children 5 - 14 Horse and Wagon Rides; Additional $7.50 for Adults and $5 Children Under 12. Tickets are available at the gate, by mail or phone by calling (732) 919 - 3500.<br />
<hr /><strong>Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra and the Pied Pipers in A Christmas Gift</strong><br />
Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 3pm<br />
State Theatre<br />
New Brunswick, NJ <br />
Featuring both old and new holiday songs in the style and tradition of the big band era.<br />
<hr /><strong>A Winnie the Pooh Christmas Carol </strong><br />
Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM<br />
Pollak Theatre <br />
Monmouth University <br />
400 Cedar Avenue<br />
West Long Branch, New Jersey 07764<br />
732-571-3400 <br />
A Winnie the Pooh Christmas Carol A Winnie the Pooh Christmas Carol Come with us as Winnie-the-Pooh, who portrays the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, visits Rabbineezer Scrooge and takes him on a journey that changes him forever in this twist on the Charles Dickens classic holiday story. <br />
<hr /><strong>Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour 2011</strong><br />
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 8pm<br />
State Theatre<br />
New Brunswick, NJ <br />
Featuring hits from their respective catalogues and jam on fresh, lively arrangements of seasonal favorites in an uplifting. <br />
<hr /><strong>Holiday Lighting Ceremony at The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial</strong><br />
Saturday, December 10, 2011, 6 PM <br />
Exit 116, Garden State Parkway (on the grounds of the PNC Bank Arts Center) <br />
Holmdel, NJ <br />
732-335-0033<br />
The Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 800 from Bergen County and the Jewish War Veterans annually hosts a Holiday Lighting Ceremony at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Holmdel, NJ. The ceremony includes the lighting of a Christmas tree and Menorah, and a reading about Kwanzaa. The 50/50 Raffle winning ticket will also be drawn at the ceremony.<br />
<hr /><strong>Kenny Rogers Christmas and Hits </strong><br />
December. 19 at 8pm. <br />
State Theatre<br />
New Brunswick, NJ <br />
A blend of holiday tunes and chart-topping hits.<br />
<hr /><strong>The Irish Tenors Christmas Reunion 2011</strong><br />
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 8pm <br />
State Theatre<br />
New Brunswick, NJ <br />
Experience beloved traditional Irish music and your favorite holiday songs performed by the original Irish Tenors backed by a 30-piece orchestra.<br />
<hr /><strong>The Annual Christmas Delaware River Crossing Reenactment </strong><br />
December 25, 2011<br />
Washington Crossing<br />
1112 River Roa<br />
Washington Crossing, PA <br />
215-493-4076 <br />
On Christmas Day every year, re-enactors assemble at Washington Crossing State Park, Pennsylvania, and make their way across the Delaware River to New Jersey. The annual event commemorates the Christmas Day crossing made by Gen. George Washington and his troops in 1776. It was an historic undertaking that resulted in defeat of the Hessian troops in the Battle of Trenton. You can attend this year's event in Washington Crossing State Park, Pennsylvania. Depending on the weather, the crossing will begin at 1 p.m. The event/village activities will occur from 11am to 3pm, with the crossing time occurring around 1:00 pm, beginning at the Pennsylvania side at Washington Crossing State Park. <br />
<h3>South Jersey 2011 NJ Christmas Events</h3><strong>Holidays at Johnson's Farm</strong> <br />
November 25 to December 18, 2011 <br />
Johnson's Corner Farm <br />
133 Church Rd. <br />
Medford, NJ 08055 <br />
609-654-8643 <br />
The Market is transformed into a Christmas wonderland with Gifts, Cookies, Christmas trees, Wreaths and all kinds of fun activities for the family. Visit with Santa and his Reindeer. Yes it is true, Prancer will be on display in the Discovery Barnyard and Santa will be receiving Christmas wishes for one and all. Bring your own Camera for a great Photo op. Costs: Visit with Santa--No Charge - bring your camera Costs:Reindeer exhibit in the Discovery Barnyard<br />
NEW THIS SEASON --!! Fire and Light in the Discovery Barnyard <br />
<hr /><strong>Holiday Light Show</strong><br />
November 25, 2011 through January 2, 2012; Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 5:30pm - 8:30pm <br />
Historic Smithville<br />
615 E. Moss Mill Rd., #96 <br />
Smithville NJ,08205 <br />
Phone: 609.748.8999 <br />
Watch in awe as over 100 Christmas Trees, magically floating on Lake Meone, light up to the music around you. It is an orchestrated show of lights and music is played out across the lake. Admission: Free <br />
<hr /><strong>Christmas Celebration - Adventure Aquarium</strong><br />
November 25, 2011 to January 1, 2012 <br />
Adventure Aquarium<br />
1 Riverside Drive <br />
Camden, NJ 08103 <br />
856-365-3300 <br />
It's Christmas…with the fishes! New this year, see the tree of a gazillion lights and our breathtaking light show as well as Scuba Santa in his all new Winter Wonderland Theater, pose with Rudolph, and help Bumble light our giant Christmas tree. <br />
<hr /><strong>The Meischke Christmas Wonderland of Lights </strong><br />
Thursdays through Sunday evenings from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. <br />
November 26 through December 30, 20121<br />
New Jersey Motorsports Park<br />
47 Warbird Drive <br />
Millville, NJ <br />
(856) 327-8000<br />
Continuing the tradition of the late Stanley "Chick" Meischke this holiday season Featuring over a quarter-million lights arranged in a colorful walk-through display, the Wonderland of Lights will be setup at the karting track. <br />
Admission is $5 for adults, $2 for children under 12. Youth 3 years and under are free.<br />
<hr /><strong>Family Holiday Celebration</strong><br />
December 2, 3, 2011 <br />
Wildwoods Convention Center<br />
Wildwood, NJ <br />
A family holiday tradition with an exciting holiday weekend filled with fun for the entire family! Attend the Jaycees Christmas Parade on Friday night, followed by a tree lighting ceremony and parade awards ceremony. Bring the family inside the Wildwoods Convention Center lobby on Saturday from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. for free admission to Holiday-themed crafters, FREE movies and entertainment and much more! 609-729-9000 or www.WildwoodHoliday.com<br />
<hr /><strong>Christmas Candlelight House Tour </strong><br />
Saturdays, December 3, 10, 17, 2011: 5:30pm to 8:30pm <br />
Cape May, NJ<br />
609-884-5404 or 800-275-4278 <br />
Experience the high point of Cape May's holiday season during these self-guided tours, which feature: <br />
Homes, inns, hotels & churches specially decorated for the holidays (at least 15 each night)<br />
Christmas caroling and strolling musicians, trees and garland & good old-fashioned cheer <br />
Hospitality centers with warm beverages & home-baked goodies <br />
Admission to the Emlen Physick Estate, Cape May's only Victorian house museum, and to "An Old-fashioned Christmas: Holiday Traditions through the Years" exhibit in the Carriage House Gallery <br />
Continuous shuttle service on heated trolleys $25 adults, $20 children (ages 3-12). Limited tours. Reserve early! <br />
<hr /><strong>Annual West Cape May Christmas Parade</strong><br />
Saturday, December 3, 2011<br />
Cape May , NJ 08204<br />
609-884-1005<br />
Start your holiday season with the best Christmas Parade in Cape May County! Over three hours of family fun and entertainment. Parade start time is 5:00PM. Parade starts at the West Cape May Fire Hall, proceeds south on Broadway to West Perry and to the Washington St. Mall, Cape May<br />
<hr /><strong>Ocean City Christmas Parade </strong><br />
Saturday, December 3, 2011<br />
Asbury Avenue, 6th and 11th Streets<br />
Ocean City, NJ 08226 <br />
(609) 525-9300<br />
Santa Claus comes to town in a parade of marching bands, and other holiday floats. Also includes; Children's Entertainment, Music. <br />
10:30am, Admission: Free <br />
<hr /><strong>Scrooge - A Christmas Carol </strong><br />
December 3 and December 4, 2011 <br />
Strand Center for the Arts<br />
400 Clifton Ave <br />
Lakewood, NJ <br />
Box office: 732-367-7789 <br />
This is a family show where you will experience the tradition and wonder of Charles Dickens's Christmas classic with staging magic created by the Riddlesbrood Traveling Theater Company. Tickets $15 & $20 (Plus Service Charge).<br />
<hr /><strong>Holiday House Tour</strong><br />
Friday, December 9, 2011, 11AM to 4PM<br />
Tuckerton Seaport<br />
Tuckerton, NJ <br />
www.tuckertonseaport.org or call 609-296-8868<br />
Visit charming and festively decorated Tuckerton and Little Egg Harbor homes, and enjoy a wonderful holiday display, "Holiday Treats & Traditions - Family Friends and Food" in the Seaport's Captain House. Self-guided map and light refreshments provided.<br />
<hr /><strong>Christkindlmarkt</strong> <br />
December 10, and 11, 2011; 10am to 4pm <br />
Tuckerton Seaport<br />
120 West Main Street<br />
Tuckerton, NJ <br />
(609)296-8868 <br />
tuckertonseaport.org. <br />
An old-fashioned Christmas featuring holiday crafts and gifts under huge heated tents. Hot mulled cider, roasted chestnuts, children's rides, trackless trains, whimsical carousel, horse drawn cart, entertainment, decoy carvers, quilt making, ornament making class, crafters, vendors, food, refreshments and wine tasting. <br />
<hr /><strong>Live Nativity and Christmas Tree Lighting </strong><br />
Saturday, December 17, 2011, 5:00pm to 8:00pm <br />
Church of the Assumption <br />
146 S. Pitney Road <br />
Galloway, NJ <br />
The Tree Lighting will be at 5:00pm immediately following the 4:00pm Mass. Follow the procession of carolers from the tree to the outdoor Live Nativity which can be viewed from 5:00pm to 8:00pm rain or shine. Drive up to Live Nativity will be opened at 6:30pm. Indoors, enjoy a huge 4H train display, Carolers, and food. St. Nicholas will be walking around greeting people as well as taking photographs every half hour at our photo booth. Please visit www.assumption-galloway.org for more information. <br />
<hr /><strong>A Christmas Wonderland</strong> <br />
December 16, 17, at 7:30 PM, and December 18, 2011 at 2:00 PM <br />
Ocean City Theatre Company<br />
Ocean City Music Pier<br />
Moorlyn Terrace and the Boardwalk<br />
Ocean City, NJ 08226 <br />
609-525-9300 <br />
The enchanting cast of professional singers and dancers will present a high energy family–oriented, song and dance tribute to the holidays, directed and choreographed by Michael Hartman. Through dazzling costumes, familiar songs, special guests, toe-tapping numbers and special effects, this extravaganza will kindle the holiday spirit in all of us as the magic of the season comes to life in a brand new musical journey through seasonal favorites!</span></strong></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong><strong>"CHILDHOOD'S END" AT THE SHEA CENTER</strong></strong> December 3, 2011 at 8pm. Nationally touring Pink Floyd tribute show. Circular video screen, high-tech intelligent lights, cutting edge sound reflects the true essence of the Pink Floyd experience. Shea Center Box Office William Paterson University, 300 Pompton Rd, Wayne, NJ for info and tickets call: 973-720-2371, or go to boxoffice@wpunj.edu or www.wplive.org <strong>12/03/11 </strong>WC</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong><strong>NJ BALLET'S "NUTCRACKER" at bergenPAC</strong></strong> SATURDAY, December 3, 2011 at 4pm. Tickets: $50, $40, $30, $20, $20. At Bergen Performing Arts Center, 30 Van Brunt St, Englewood. Call for tickets at 201-227-1030 or log on to www.bergenpac.org. <strong>12/03/11 </strong>WC/ALD/PT</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong><strong>PRO ART CHORALE- ANNUAL HOLIDAY SING-ALONG</strong></strong> Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 4pm. A lovely afternoon of song and celebration for the whole family. Seasonal favorites performed by the Chorale and sing-along of holiday carols followed by refreshments. Pro Arte Chorale, Ridgewood Unitarian Society, ridgewood. Tickets: Adults-$5,Children 17 & under- Free. For more info call: 201-497-8400 or go to: www.proartechorale.org, or email: info@proartechorale.org <strong>12/04/11 </strong>WC</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong><strong>"MISTLETOE AND HOLLY" at the MAHWAH LIBRARY</strong></strong> Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 2 pm. With Karen Luschar and Richard Danley at the piano. FREE. Seats are on a first come-first serve basis. Mahwah Public Library, 100 Ridge Rd., Mahwah, NJ. For more info please call 201-529-READ, or go to http://mahwah.bccls.org <strong>12/04/11 </strong>WC</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong><strong>NJ BALLET'S "NUTCRACKER" at bergenPAC</strong></strong> Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 1pm & 4pm. Tickets: $50, $40, $30, $20, $20. At Bergen Performing Arts Center, 30 Van Brunt St, Englewood. Call for tickets at 201-227-1030 or log on to www.bergenpac.org. <strong>12/04/11 </strong>WC/ALD/PT</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong><strong>"DICKEN'S CHRISTMAS GIFT" at the MAHWAH LIBRARY</strong></strong> Monday, December 5, 2011 at 7 pm. A discussion with Professor Richard Lettis. What caused Charles Dickens to write the classic story and discuss its message and artistry. FREE. Seats are on a first come-first serve basis. Mahwah Public Library, 100 Ridge Rd., Mahwah, NJ. For more info please call 201-529-READ, or go to http://mahwah.bccls.org <strong>12/05/11 </strong>WC</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong><strong>NUNNBETTER DANCE THEATRE'S PRESENTS NUTCRACKER</strong></strong> Dec. 9, 2011 at 7pm, Dec. 10th at 2pm & 7pm & Dec 11th at 3pm. Annual production of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker at Bergen academies. Tickets: $25 (under 13 yrs)and $30 (adults). For more info please go to: www.nunnbetterdance.com. Bergen Academies is located at 200 Hackensack Ave, Hackensack. <strong>12/09/11-12/11/2011</strong> WC/PT</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong><strong>DOUBLE FEATURE at the PUFFIN</strong></strong> Friday, December 9, at 7pm. Made in L.A. and Three Miracles. $5 Suggested Donation, Reservations Recommended. Puffin Cultural Forum, 20 Puffin Way, Teaneck. For more information please call 201-836-3499 or go to www.PuffinCulturalForum.org (Gallery hours:Tuesdays-Thursdays, 12-4pm or by appt) <strong>12/09/11 </strong>WC</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong><strong>BERGEN YOUTH ORCHESTRA "CONCERT 126"</strong></strong> Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 7pm. The oldest youth orchestra in northern New Jersey will present its 126th performance in the Emerson Junior/Senior High School auditorium. Conducted by Eugene Minor with special guest, BYO alumnus Steven Behnke on horn. The concert will feature works of Mendelssohn, Mozart and Dvorak. The auditorium is located at 131 Main St. in Emerson. Tickets are $10 per adult, $5 for students/seniors. <strong>12/10/11 </strong>WC</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong><strong>MAYWOOD STATION MUSEUM</strong> – <em>Santa at the Historic Maywood Station!</em> 10-11:45pm, Sat., Dec. 10.</strong> Bring the family for a special visit by Santa to this restored 1872 station. The collection contains hundreds of photographs, documents, maps & artifacts, including the restored Caboose 24542 and the original 1942-built New York, Susquehanna & Western Alco S-2 diesel locomotive #206. Free, donations welcome.<strong> 269 Maywood Avenue, Maywood, www.maywoodstation.com</strong> <strong>12/10/11 </strong>WC</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong><strong>KIDZ CABARET- AFRICAN RHYTHM TAP at bergenPAC</strong></strong> Saturday, December 11, 2011 at 1pm & 3pm. Tickets: $17 (Buy 3 Kidz Cabaret show tix for $36). At Bergen Performing Arts Center, 30 Van Brunt St, Englewood. Call for tickets at 201-227-1030 or log on to www.bergenpac.org. <strong>12/11/11 </strong>WC/ALD/PT</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong><strong>ALL SEASONS CHAMBER PLAYERS CONCERT</strong></strong> "Vive La France" Music by Leclair, Faure, Polenc and Ravel. Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 at 3:00 pm. Suggested donation $3. All Seasons Chamber Players. Location: Ridgewood Public Library, 125 North Maple Ave, Ridgewood. For more info please call 201-670-5600, or go to www.allseasonschamberplayers.org <strong>12/11/11 </strong>WC/PT/LP</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong><strong>"DICK SPINDLER'S FAMILY CHRISTMAS" at the MAHWAH LIBRARY</strong></strong> Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 2 pm. Bret Harte's Western Fairy tale brought to life by actress Michele LaRue's expressive retelling. FREE. Seats are on a first come-first serve basis. Mahwah Public Library, 100 Ridge Rd., Mahwah, NJ. For more info please call 201-529-READ, or go to http://mahwah.bccls.org <strong>12/11/11 </strong>WC</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong><strong>DolciCanti Concert "Sweet Christmas"</strong></strong> Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 4pm. Vocal duo, DolciCanti (sporano, vicki Fisk, and alto, Beth Staples) perform familiar songs of the Christmas season and launch their latest CD, "Sweet Christmas". Location: The Westwood United Methodist Church, corner of Bergen st and Kinderkamack Rd, Westwood. $10 suggested donation- benefits Helping Hands Pantry. For more info please call: 201-707-1874 or go to: www.DolciCanti.com <strong>12/11/11 </strong>WC</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong><strong>"A HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION" at the MAHWAH LIBRARY</strong></strong> Monday, December 12, 2011 at 7 pm. Classic Christmas movies will be discussed and clips shown. FREE. Seats are on a first come-first serve basis. Mahwah Public Library, 100 Ridge Rd., Mahwah, NJ. For more info please call 201-529-READ, or go to http://mahwah.bccls.org <strong>12/12/11 </strong>WC</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong><strong>ORPHEUS CLUB MEN'S CHORUS HOLIDAY CONCERTS</strong></strong> Saturday, December 18th, 2011 at 7:30pm and Sunday, December 18th at 4pm. Held at the United Methodist Church, 100 Dayton St, Ridgewood. The 45 member-chorus directed by John Palatucci and accompanied Ron Levy, with featured guest, trumpeter Rick Henly will present a well-rounded musical program of seasonal, classical, traditional, pop, and Broadway selections. Tickets: $15, students and seniors: $12. Any questions, please call 201-652-2873 or go to: www.ridgewoodorpheusclub.org. <strong>12/18/11 </strong>WC/PT</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong><strong>CHRISTMAS CAROL at bergenPAC</strong></strong> Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 4pm. Tickets: $25, $25, $15, $10, $10. At Bergen Performing Arts Center, 30 Van Brunt St, Englewood. Call for tickets at 201-227-1030 or log on to www.bergenpac.org. <strong>12/18/11 </strong>WC/ALD/PT</span></span>NorthJerseyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04158032333453265752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169983093337023947.post-44643675340438668032011-12-01T23:10:00.000-05:002011-12-01T23:10:24.506-05:00BEST Christmas Lights in NJ<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">According to Yahoo.com, these are the BEST places to see Christmas lights in New Jersey.... Check 'em out! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Every year I speak with family and friends and hunt the internet for the best Christmas light displays in New Jersey. Everyone of all ages are always amazed at the residential homes that go above and beyond to make the holidays so special. The following is a listing of </span><a class="link interlink" href="http://voices.yahoo.com/theme/1315/christmas_lights.html" rel="&content_type=theme&content_type_id=1315" title="Christmas lights"><span style="color: #3d1e6c; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Christmas lights</span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> in New Jersey that are worth the trip. Hopefully, this will help you take the initial search out of your trip! Enjoy! If you know of other great finds, please leave a comment.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> Did you know that New Jersey is home to the first electric Christmas lights? Thomas Edison showed of his new electric Christmas </span><a class="link interlink" href="http://voices.yahoo.com/theme/1626/lights.html" rel="&content_type=theme&content_type_id=1626" title="lights"><span style="color: #3d1e6c; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">lights</span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> in his laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey in the year 1880. Outdoor Christmas lights were not introduced to the public until 1927-1928!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> <strong>South Jersey </strong> 265 Georgia Drive, Brick, NJ</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> Home has in excess of 20,000 lights, fishing Santa (mechanized), 28ft tall Patriotic (RWB) tree all connected to 64 LOR channels and a few X-10 circuits.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> 117 Virginia Avenue, Westmont, NJ</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> Hours are 5pm till 11pm every day December 1st thru January.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> Pitman Light Display, North Avenue, Pitman, NJ</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> Located in the in the Grove Section of Pitman, which is a block off of S. Broadway. The display includes numerous homes and you can actually walk through the yards.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> Love Lights, 6 Glenn Forge Drive, Sicklerville, NJ</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> Over 8000 lights, all computer controlled, FM transmitter. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> 13 Sterling Court, East Brunswick, NJ</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> In 2008 the entire display was completed by their teenager. It consisted of 110,000 lights, 8 inflatables, and 100 various yard decorations. They also have a annual Santa night.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> Tom and Krys' Winter Wonderland, 10 Central Avenue, Old Bridge, NJ</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> Display has more than 100,000 lights and a 22 foot </span><a class="link interlink" href="http://voices.yahoo.com/theme/1312/christmas_tree.html" rel="&content_type=theme&content_type_id=1312" title="Christmas tree"><span style="color: #3d1e6c; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Christmas tree</span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> entirely made of lights and synchronized to a selection of music. Hours are 5-9 PM. <br />
Brown Family Lights, 316 Dey Grove Road, Monroe, New Jersey <br />
Over 80,000 computer animated lights set to music. 09. Set your radio station to 95.3 FM.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> Brotherhood Street, Piscataway, New Jersey <br />
Over 10000 lights and over 120 computer controlled channels. Many handmade projects on display.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> Bernard Street, Lawrenceville, New Jersey</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> Off of Princeton Pike, before Lawrence High School. Shows from 5:30pm-9pm, Sun-Thursday, Friday and Saturday till 10:00 pm. Tune to 102.3FM when your pulling up.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> 127 Hidden Trail, North Plainfield, New Jersey</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> Includes 22,000 lights, animated Santa's workshop in the garage, back yard filled with light up deer and trees, huge animated Santa in front window.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> 136 Arnot Street, Lodi, NJ 07644</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> As of 2007 the display featured almost 45,000 lights, synchronized to music by 102 computer channels. The music can be heard over 4 outdoor speakers and is broadcast over 91.3 FM. Other features include a nativity, polar bear scene, Santa's Workshop, Snowman Snowball Fight, shooting stars, and a bubble blower for a snow effect.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> http://christmas.bronners.com/2006/house/447.html <br />
http://christmas.bronners.com/2008/house/696.html <br />
http://www.thatchristmashouse.com/ <br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q2bIttTg4Q <br />
<a href="http://www.koenigchristmas.com/">http://www.koenigchristmas.com/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Also c/o Yahoo.com, check out this info on Mahwah:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Every family has a tradition that marks the beginning of the Christmas season. When my mom was a little girl, it was coming home from church Thanksgiving morning in time to see Santa in the </span><a class="link interlink" href="http://voices.yahoo.com/topic/23313/macys.html" rel="&content_type=topic&content_type_id=23313" title="Macy's"><span style="color: #3d1e6c; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Macy's</span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> Parade. When I was growing up, our tradition was going to see a house a couple towns away that had an awesome </span><a class="link interlink" href="http://voices.yahoo.com/theme/1626/lights.html" rel="&content_type=theme&content_type_id=1626" title="lights"><span style="color: #3d1e6c; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">lights</span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> display. The tradition began to lag as we got older, as our family tradition was shared by more and more people, to the point of requiring police to direct traffic around the house. The display is on a dead end in Mahwah, New Jersey, and has become quite the tourist attraction.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> It all started with a wealthy Elvis impersonator who went a little overboard with his Christmas lights. He has "the king" on his rooftop, along with </span><a class="link interlink" href="http://voices.yahoo.com/topic/4325/marilyn_monroe.html" rel="&content_type=topic&content_type_id=4325" title="Marilyn Monroe"><span style="color: #3d1e6c; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Marilyn Monroe</span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> and some other characters! Neighbors joined in, and now one can travel through the two cul-de-sacs and enjoy a rare spectacle. They have lights on islands in the middle of ponds, along grass and trees and bushes, even completely lining walls. There are so many lights involved that, as one website pointed out, " An article in the Bergen Record [local paper]...mentioned it cost $200/night to power the </span><a class="link interlink" href="http://voices.yahoo.com/theme/1315/christmas_lights.html" rel="&content_type=theme&content_type_id=1315" title="Christmas Lights"><span style="color: #3d1e6c; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Christmas Lights</span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> and that there were 12 electrical substations on the property to handle the load" (see http://www.fourfold.ca/billm/Misc/Christmas/2004/ElvisHouseInMahwah/ElvisHouse.htm). An attentive viewer can find Lady Liberty and Father Christmas, and if you step out of your car, you should even hear some music.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> As I said, the attraction has grown so much that Mahwah police officers are needed on the weekend to direct traffic. Last time I went to see them a few years ago, we sat in traffic for a good 45 minutes before even getting to the streets. But, as long as you have good company and maybe a snack, the wait is well worth it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> The "Elvis House", as it has come to be called, is located on Victoria Lane in Mahwah, New Jersey, which is about a half hour outside of New York City (depending on the traffic, of course). To get there, take NJ Route 17 to the Rt. 202-Ramapo Valley Road Exit toward Oakland, which is all the way up Rt. 17, almost into New York State. Go down Ramapo Valley Road past Ramapo College of NJ. Pause and do me the favor of giving my alma mater a wave! Right past the college, you will turn left onto Darlington, then very shortly take your first right onto Campgaw. Drive down Campgaw about a mile. When you are forced to stop behind a long line of waiting cars stopped ahead of you, you will know that you have arrived on line.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> I encourage you, if you are in the Bergen County area, or even if you are in New York City and want to venture into the suburbs, to check out this spectacle. It is truly one-of-a-kind. Sadly, now I am far away in Virginia, and my Christmas season starts the day after Thanksgiving when I turn on the radio in the car, and hear Christmas carols for the first time, generally causing a groan as I am reminded that I should probably start my Christmas shopping. Ah how I long for the good old days, with Elvis wishing me a Merry Christmas.</span>NorthJerseyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04158032333453265752noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169983093337023947.post-16624598280692078372011-12-01T22:54:00.002-05:002011-12-01T22:54:38.393-05:00Give Back, and Get a Gift....What Could be Better!?!?!<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" id="yui_3_2_0_1_1322797848554119" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody id="yui_3_2_0_1_1322797848554118">
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Sat., Dec 10: 10AM-1PM </span></strong></span></span><span style="color: #339933;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><span class="yiv1099316902messageBody">Breakfast w/Santa and Holiday Gift Boutique<br />
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<span style="color: brown;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><strong><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1322670802_16">Wed., Dec 21: 10:30AM</span></strong></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #339933;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">Mini Concert with Music Together (Free with Open Play)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: brown;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><strong>Thurs., <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1322670802_17">Dec 22: 11AM</span><br />
<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1322670802_18">Fri., Dec 23: 2PM</span></strong></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #009933;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">Santa Cookie Workshop: Come Decorate your own goodies for the BIG Guy just in time for the BIG night!<br />
Age 2 and up<br />
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<span style="color: brown;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><strong><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1322670802_19">Fri., Dec 23: 11AM</span></strong></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #339933;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">Mini Concert with Frank and Friends (Free with Open Play)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: brown;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="color: brown;"><span><strong><span class="yiv1099316902messageBody">Tues., Dec 27: </span>11AM </strong></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #339933;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><span>Jilly's Puppets (Free with Open Play)</span></span></span></span>NorthJerseyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04158032333453265752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169983093337023947.post-71935269887986962542011-11-28T03:00:00.001-05:002011-11-28T03:00:38.783-05:00Thinking about a New Year's Resolution??? Check out Cafe Well's "Race to the Moon"!
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<p> <strong><span style='color: rgb(47, 79, 79);'><span style='font-size: 12px;'><span style='font-family: courier new,courier,monospace;'>Here at North Jersey Mom, we know that there's strength in numbers.... We'd like to see is (in the workplace) a Cafe Well member might be able to create a team that can reach a certain goal of steps taken, etc. The incentive comes in with each participant a team leader can recruit as well as the team's performance. This might get the ball rolling on exercise with friends. The idea is that it almost goes "viral". Team members can be friends and family members of employees as well. They'll then involve their friends and neighbors and so on.... Give it a shot at your work! Check out Cafe Well for details. </span></span></span></strong><strong><span style='color: rgb(47, 79, 79);'><span style='font-size: 12px;'><span style='font-family: courier new,courier,monospace;'> </span></span></span></strong></p>
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NorthJerseyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04158032333453265752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169983093337023947.post-73420747004874338172011-11-27T17:46:00.000-05:002011-11-27T17:46:02.325-05:00What to Buy?<div class="hd"><h1><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;">This list (c/o goodhousekeeping.com) will give a little insight into kid-tested toys that passed in various age groups. we can say from experience that 2 and 5 year olds LOVE the Critter Clinic, and play with it (almost) every day!</span> </span></h1><h1><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Good Housekeeping's Best Toy Awards 2011</span></h1><div class="llogo-social-top"><div class="social-top"><div class="fb-wrapper"><div class="yui3-widget yui3-ymsb" id="yui_3_3_0_12_132243371201438"><div class="ymsb-module ymsb-facebook-module"><br />
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<tr><td align="left" height="100%" valign="top"><strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Good Housekeeping Research Institute experts examined hundreds of new </span><a href="http://shopping.yahoo.com/toys-games/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #003366; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">toys</span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> and chose 85 contenders for the truest test: a lab full of kids. Next, 115 children played for days to help select these 19 winners.</span></strong><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Choosing the winners of our fourth annual toy awards involved more than setting up a few playdates. Over seven days, 115 children — ages 3 to 14 — played, filling out nearly 1,000 surveys. But it wasn't just a numbers game; toys had to pass our safety testing, too.</span></td></tr>
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Good Housekeeping: </strong> </span></div><div style="padding: 0pt 7px;"><a href="http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/product-reviews/childrens-products/toy-reviews/good-housekeeping-best-board-games-2011?link=emb&dom=yah_shop&src=syn&con=art&mag=ghk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #003366; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The Top Board Games of 2011</span></a></div><div style="padding: 0pt 7px;"><a href="http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/product-reviews/electronics-computers/laptop-reviews/best-laptops?link=emb&dom=yah_shop&src=syn&con=art&mag=ghk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #003366; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Laptops For Every Student</span></a></div></td></tr>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">AGES 2-5 </span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The <strong><a href="http://shopping.yahoo.com/856860013-2-in-1-garden-cart-and-wheelbarrow/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #003366;">Little Tikes 2-in-1 Garden Cart & Wheelbarrow</span></a></strong><br />
($40; littletikes.com; ages 2+) and the <strong>Imperial Toy Garden Bubble Leaf and Lawn Blower</strong> <br />
($19.99; imperialtoy.com; ages 2+) were among our youngest testers' top picks. Little landscapers loved pretend-planting the plastic flowers — and really, what kid can resist a blast of bubbles?</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td width="194"><a href="http://shopping.yahoo.com/quadrilla-melody-basic-set--shop/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><img align="left" alt="Manhattan Toy Quadrilla Melody Basic Set" height="280" src="http://l.yimg.com/cv/ip/ap/default/111122/1211_manhattan_toy_quadrilla_melody_basic_set_lgn.jpg" width="210" /></span></a></td></tr>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">AGES 2-5 </span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">A musical toy and a building challenge in one: Children assemble a wood track with the <strong><a href="http://shopping.yahoo.com/quadrilla-melody-basic-set--shop/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #003366;">Manhattan Toy Quadrilla Melody Basic Set</span></a></strong> ($64; manhattantoy.com; ages 4+), and as the marble rolls through the course, elegant chimes ring out. </span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">AGES 2-5 </span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Endlessly squishable, <strong><a href="http://shopping.yahoo.com/69910848-playfoam-creativity-kit/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #003366;">Educational Insights' Playfoam</span></a></strong> ($5 for a four-pack, other sets available; educationalinsights.com; ages 3+) captivated our young testers with its sculptability. Kids created colorful creatures, decorated walls with the beady dough (it peels right off and won't stain), and discovered that it even sort of bounces! </span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">AGES 2-5 </span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">With <strong><a href="http://shopping.yahoo.com/hot-wheels-wall-tracks--shop/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #003366;">Mattel's Hot Wheels Wall Tracks</span></a></strong> ($30 for the starter set; mattelshop.com; ages 4+), toy cars climb to new heights. Tracks attach to a wall via removable brackets; cars zip down through straight-aways and loop-the-loops without getting scattered across the floor. </span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">AGES 2-5 </span></strong><br />
<strong><a href="http://shopping.yahoo.com/b-critter-clinic--shop/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #003366; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Battat's B. Critter Clinic</span></a></strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> ($25; justb-byou.com; ages 2+) has a toy stethoscope and syringe and more for your future veterinarian to examine and treat the ailing plush pets. The pup and kitty can convalesce in colorful kennel cubbies, and the corresponding door keys let a child practice fine motor skills. </span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">AGES 2-5 </span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The flexible foam pieces of <strong><a href="http://shopping.yahoo.com/toobers-and-zots--shop/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #003366;">Little Kids' Toobers & Zots</span></a></strong> ($25; littlekidsinc.com; ages 3+) can be coiled and strung together to design all sorts of "foamstructions." Our kid testers tended to make wearable art — elaborate crowns and silly hats — but options are as limitless as a child's imagination. </span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">AGES 2-5 </span></strong><br />
<strong><a href="http://shopping.yahoo.com/daisy-girls-dollhouse--shop/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #003366; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Shure's Daisy Girls Dollhouse</span></a></strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> ($50; shureproducts.com.; ages 3+) combines the fun of paper dolls (here, made more durably of wood) with the pleasures of playing house. The four girls, named after flowers, share a fashionable wardrobe that attaches magnetically. </span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">AGES 5-8 </span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The high-flying <strong><a href="http://shopping.yahoo.com/waboba--shop/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #003366;">Waboba Tosy AFO</span></a></strong> ($20; waboba.com; ages 7+) really soars and (usually) returns, boomerang-like, to its starting spot. Light and flexible, it won't cause damage or injury in a crash landing. LED lights illuminate nighttime takeoffs.</span></td></tr>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">AGES 5-8 </span></strong><br />
<strong><a href="http://shopping.yahoo.com/xoomy--shop/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #003366; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Ravensburger's Xoomy</span></a></strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> ($25; ravensburger.com; ages 7+) comes with 20 whimsical image patterns to project and trace, plus paper and pen. Illustrators-in-training loved customizing these renderings with their own pencils, crayons, and markers. </span></td></tr>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">AGES 5-8 </span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Fantastic fabrications can be made mess-free with <strong><a href="http://shopping.yahoo.com/little-kids-crunch-art--shop/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #003366;">Little Kids' Crunch Art</span></a></strong>($5 and up; littlekidsinc.com; ages 4+). Just press little bits of cloth into boards using a stylus...and voilà! Our school-age testers found the results worthy of display and praise. </span><br />
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</tbody></table><strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Catch 'Em If You Can </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">AGES 5-8</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> In <strong>Wild Planet's Denkosekka Battle Set</strong> ($19.25; shopwildplanet.com; ages 7+), players fling a yo-yo-like magnetic catcher toward a mat strewn with tokens to see who's the best picker-upper. Tokens have different point values; whoever nabs the most points wins. </span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">AGES 5-8 </span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Part construction set, part racetrack, the <strong><a href="http://shopping.yahoo.com/900564993-bowsers-castle-mario-and-luigi-at-the-starting-line-building-set/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #003366;">K'Nex Mario Kart Wii Mario and Luigi Starting Line</span></a></strong>($60; knex.com; ages 6+) lets kids build an obstacle course and then set motorized Mario and Luigi cars loose. The crazy brothers bounce off each other and the track's roadblocks — live, but just like in the video game. </span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">AGES 5-8 </span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The <strong><a href="http://shopping.yahoo.com/gigantic-big-power-hand--shop/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #003366;">Jakks Pacific B.I.G. Power Hand</span></a></strong> ($30; becomebig.com; ages 6+) fulfills every child's sci-fi dream of having a bionic body part. It fits like a glove (literally); by moving each finger, the wearer can cause the oversize digits to bend, reach, and grasp. </span></td></tr>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">AGES 8+ </span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Is your child hot for horror movies?<strong> <a href="http://shopping.yahoo.com/912067123-scientific-explorer-disgusting-special-effects-make-up-kit/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #003366;">Scientific Explorer's Disgusting Special Effects Make-Up Kit </span></a></strong>($20; poof-slinky.com; ages 8+) comes with everyday ingredients to teach kids how to easily fake bloody gashes, dramatic bruises, and more. </span><br />
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</tbody></table><strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">A Feat of Engineering </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">AGES 8+ </span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">With the <strong><a href="http://shopping.yahoo.com/weird-and-wacky-contraption-lab--shop/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #003366;">SmartLab Weird & Wacky Contraption Lab</span></a></strong> ($40; smartlabtoys.com; ages 8+), kids assemble a course of ramps that relies on the science of levers, gears, and gravity. A rolling marble triggers a chain reaction to launch a plastic pig from a cannon. (Hey, there's a reason it's called "wacky.")</span></td></tr>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">AGES 8+</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> In its latest kit, <strong><a href="http://shopping.yahoo.com/843435705-creator-rescue-robot-5764/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #003366;">Lego Creator Rescue Robot</span></a></strong> ($17; lego.com; ages 7+), the famed plastic-brick maker adds bling with a light-up block. The set has instructions for building three characters (the namesake robot, plus Laserbot and Robocat). Of course, as with all Legos, kids can also improvise. </span></td></tr>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">AGES 8+ </span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Take a pass on glass-to-the-door eavesdropping with the <strong><a href="http://shopping.yahoo.com/897266263-spy-net-bionic-ear/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #003366;">Jakks Pacific Spy Net Bionic Ear</span></a></strong> ($20; spynethq.com; ages 8+). This sound magnifier can be stuck to a wall or door; it connects to the included earbuds for a covert operation. </span></td></tr>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">AGES 8+ </span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">This remote-controlled car zipped its way to the top of our testers' lists. <strong><a href="http://shopping.yahoo.com/sliverlit-3d-twister--shop/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #003366;">Silverlit's 3D Twister</span></a></strong> ($50; get3dtwister.com; ages 5+) doesn't disappoint, whether careening at dizzying speed down the hall or flipping end-over-end (it's two-sided, so the car just keeps going). </span></td></tr>
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</tbody></table><strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The Sky's The Limit </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">AGES 8+ </span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The <strong><a href="http://shopping.yahoo.com/9781591749202-the-klutz-guide-to-the-galaxy/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #003366;">Klutz Guide to the Galaxy</span></a></strong> ($20; klutz.com; ages 8+) lets wannabe astronomers build their own telescope. The constellation and moon maps help pinpoint galactic bodies, and the book details a slew of otherworldly activities </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">to explore.</span> <br />
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</tbody></table></div>NorthJerseyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04158032333453265752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169983093337023947.post-25488711036362630642011-11-22T16:08:00.001-05:002011-11-22T21:16:08.397-05:00As You Shop for Toys This Year, Make Sure They're SAFE!!! (Here's How)If you’re a parent, you know how tough it can be to choose the right toys, particularly when kids are young. You want something fun, ideally something that's educational, and of course something that's safe.<br />
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The “Little Hands Love” book, for example, is a teething and touching toy for infants, with bright colors and tactile pages for babies to play with. It seems like the perfect toy for a child that age— <strong>except that there is lead in it.</strong><br />
<div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1321995856815103"><a href="http://www.webaction.org/site/R?i=lQ3WG9dRFsu8Ir58UWqrEA" id="yui_3_2_0_1_1321995856815102" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank" title="Click here to see our tips"><img alt="toy safety baby 2011.jpg" border="0" height="170" id="yui_3_2_0_1_1321995856815101" src="http://www.webaction.org/images/content/pagebuilder/toy_safety_baby_2011.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>In fact, our toy safety researchers reported that this book contains <strong>more than twice the legal limit</strong> of this potent neurotoxin that has been banned in paint and gasoline since 1977.<br />
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<strong><a href="http://www.webaction.org/site/R?i=c15iLtoDJLX6ygweHifJLg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click here to see our tips"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1321995873_0"><span style="color: #234786;">Protect your family this holiday season with our tips for buying safe toys, and see what hidden hazards to watch out for.</span></span></a></strong><br />
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<strong>And please forward this message to anyone who will be shopping for children this year</strong>. While most toys are safe, you can find "Little Hands Love" and other toys like it in stores and online right now.<br />
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Our survey also found:<br />
<ul><li><strong>Choking hazards</strong>. We found toys that were too small and posed a choking hazard to small children.</li>
<li><strong>Toxic chemicals</strong>. Despite bans on these chemicals, we found toys that still contained toxic levels of lead and phthalates.</li>
<li><strong>Noise.</strong> We found toys that were loud enough to cause permanent hearing damage in young children.</li>
</ul>As you go shopping this holiday season, we have resources you can use to help make sure you're buying safe toys for the kids in your life.<br />
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Here's the tips...<br />
TIPS TO KEEP KIDS SAFE<br />
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Thousands of toys are on the market, each promising to educate or entertain our children. Unfortunately, not every toy is safe. Toy buyers can help protect children from injury by being careful, vigilant shoppers.<br />
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<h3><strong>1. Choking </strong></h3>Choking is the most common cause of toy-related deaths. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), at least 41 children aspirated or choked to death from 2005-09 on balloons, toys, or toy parts.<br />
<blockquote><strong>Bigger is better:</strong> Do not buy small toys or toys with small parts for children under age 3. If a toy or part of a toy can pass through a toilet paper tube, don't buy it for a child under age 3, or any child who still puts things in his/her mouth.<br />
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<strong>Read and heed warning labels: </strong>Toys with small parts intended for children between ages 3 and 6 are required by law to include an explicit choking hazard warning.<br />
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<strong>Never give young children small balls or balloons:</strong> Small balls, balloons and pieces of broken balloons are particularly dangerous, as they can completely block a child's airway. Balls for children under 6 years old must be more than 1.75 inches in diameter. Never give latex balls to children younger than 8 years old.</blockquote><br />
<h3><strong>2. Magnetic Toys With Powerful Magnets</strong></h3>New, powerful small magnets used in most magnetic building toys, toy darts, magnetic jewelry, and other toys can fall out of small toys and look like shiny candy. If a child swallows more than one magnet, the magnets can attract each other in the body (in the stomach and intestines) and cause life-threatening complications. If a child swallows even one magnet, seek immediate medical attention.<br />
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<h3><strong>3. Watch or "Button" Batteries</strong></h3>Keep watch or "button" batteries away from children. If swallowed, the battery acid can cause fatal internal injuries.<br />
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<h3><strong>4. Noise</strong></h3>Children's ears are sensitive. If a toy seems too loud for your ears, it is probably too loud for a child. Take the batteries out of loud toys or cover the speakers with tape.<br />
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<h3><strong>5. Strangulation Hazards</strong></h3><blockquote><strong>Mobiles: </strong>Keep mobiles out of the reach of children in cribs and remove them before the baby is five months old or can push him/herself up.<br />
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<strong>Cords: </strong>Remove knobs and beads from cords longer than one foot to prevent the cords from tangling into a dangerous loop.<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Drawstrings: </span></strong>Clothing with drawstrings on the hood can get caught on fixed objects like playground equipment and pose a strangulation hazard. </blockquote><br />
<h3><strong>6. Lead and Other Toxic Chemicals</strong></h3>Some children's toys and cosmetics may contain lead or other toxic chemicals, including phthalates. While most lead and phthalates are being phased out of toys beginning in 2009, older toys may still contain them. <br />
<blockquote><strong>Toys with PVC Plastic:</strong> Avoid toys made of PVC plastic which could contain toxic phthalates posing developmental hazards; choose unpainted wooden or cloth toys instead. <br />
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<strong>Lead</strong>: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), PIRG and children's health groups have found high levels of lead paint on toys, as well as high levels of lead in vinyl lunchboxes and bibs, and in children's costume jewelry. All lead should be removed from a child's environment, especially lead jewelry and other toys that can be swallowed. To test jewelry for lead, use a home lead tester available at the hardware store, or simply throw costume jewelry made with such heavy metals away. <br />
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<strong>Other chemicals:</strong> Read the labels of play cosmetics and avoid products with xylene, toluene, or dibutyl phthalate.</blockquote><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span><a href="" name="2"></a></strong><br />
<h3><strong>Additional Tips: </strong></h3><strong></strong> <br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Accessorize your kids for safety.</span></strong> Toys such as bicycles, scooters, skateboards and inline skates are safer when children wear protective gear. If you plan to give any of these toys as gifts, make them safer by also giving a helmet, knee pads, elbow pads and wrist guards.<br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Stay informed of recalls. </span></strong>The CPSC recalls numerous toys and children's products each year. Check www.recalls.gov for an archive of old recalls and to sign up to receive email alerts of new recalls.<br />
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<h3><strong>Report A Dangerous Toy:</strong></h3><strong></strong> <br />
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has the authority to recall dangerous toys and products from the market. If you think a toy or product is hazardous, contact the CPSC and submit a report by:<br />
Phone: 1-800-638-2772 <br />
Email: <a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/info.aspx" target="blank"><strong><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana;">Send a message to the CPSC</span></strong></a><br />
Website: <a href="http://www.saferproducts.gov/" target="blank"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>R</strong><strong>eport a dangerous toy at www.saferproducts.gov</strong></span></span></a><br />
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<h3><strong>Find Out More: </strong></h3><strong></strong> <br />
1. <strong><a href="javascript:void(0)"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana;">Visit www.toysafety.net</span></a></strong> for more information on toy safety and to sign up for email alerts.<br />
2. <strong><a href="javascript:void(0)"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana;">Visit toysafety.mobi</span></a></strong> on your smartphone to get these tips while you shop. <br />
3. <strong><a href="javascript:void(0)"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana;">Print out these tips for toy safety [pdf].</span></a></strong> These tips are designed to help parents, grandparents, caregivers and toy buyers avoid the most common hazards in toys.<br />
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<h3><strong>Tell a Friend</strong></h3>Know somebody who is shopping for little ones this year? Tell them about our tips for toy safety.</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>P.S. You can also visit www.toysafety.mobi to get those same tips and more on your mobile phone’s web browser, no matter where you are.NorthJerseyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04158032333453265752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169983093337023947.post-28980712198202475612011-11-16T16:05:00.000-05:002011-11-16T16:05:03.467-05:00<div class="yom-mod yom-art-hd"><div class="bd"><h1 class="headline"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">10 Ways NOT to Raise Your Toddler</span></h1><cite class="byline vcard"><div class="yom-art-author" id="yui_3_3_0_5_132147721742321"><div class="bd"><div class="profile hidden" id="yui_3_3_0_5_132147721742324" style="opacity: 0;"><div class="info clearfix"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">y <span class="fn"><a href="http://shine.yahoo.com/blogs/author/babble-com-ycn-1137129/"><span style="color: #990033;">Babble.com</span></a></span></span></div><div class="links"><ul class="clearfix"><li class="first last"><a href="http://shine.yahoo.com/blogs/author/babble-com-ycn-1137129/"><span style="color: #990033; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Posts</span></a></li>
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</div></div><strong>Courtesy of babble.com: <a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=1369mspdu/EXP=1322686824/**http%3A//blogs.babble.com/toddler-times/2011/11/10/what-not-to-do-with-your-toddler/" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #990033; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I am a parenting editor and a mom.</span></a></strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> This means that all day, every day, I read about how to raise better children, and then go home and mess with my own. You know, it's all fun and games until the therapy bill arrives! In full acknowledgment of how little my advice will help any parent out there, I've decided to stick to letting the wonderful experts on this site tell you what to do, and give you this handy guide on what to DON'T:<br />
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<strong>1. DON'T ask, "Why did you do that?"</strong> Why did you bite that boy? Why did you hit your sister? Why is there spaghetti in your ear? Why am I asking you a question you can't possibly answer in any way that will make me feel better? Oh yes, because it's easier than accepting the idea that I am in charge of a tiny lunatic.<br />
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<strong>2. DON'T be surprised by the number of things that can end up in your toilet.</strong> This includes shoes, spatulas, cell phones, small animals, keys, and a whole eggplant that looks an awful lot like a human head to your middle-of-the-night eyes.<br />
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<strong>3. DON'T be surprised by the number of things that can NOT end up in your toilet.</strong> Number two, for example, can occasionally end up in your purse.<br />
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<strong>4. DON'T assume that repeating directions increases their likelihood of being followed.</strong> DON'T assume that repeating directions increases their likelihood of being followed<br />
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<strong>5. DON'T over-explain adult situations.</strong> "Sorry, honey. Mommy is just in a bad mood because she doesn't understand why she chose to make a living on the Internets. And taking out a second mortgage to fund your preschool appears not to have been the prudent thing to do. And wow, your sitter is expensive! That noise? Oh, that's just Daddy weeping through the wall."<br />
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<strong>6. DON'T say, "Let's wash your hair!"</strong> This is akin to saying, "Let's put this large needle in your eyeball." If you really feel like you have to warn your toddler about the upcoming sudsing, consider something relatively benign and tangentially related, like, "Let's put this large needle in your eyeball."<br />
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<strong>7. DON'T wear a short skirt to a toddler birthday party.</strong> You know that fantasy you have about being unintentionally violated by giddy elves? Yeah, me neither.<br />
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<strong>8. DON'T let a boy shorter than the toilet try to pee standing up.</strong> Too late for that? Try not yelling helpful tips like, "Point your penis up!" Too late for that? Wipe your chin.<br />
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<strong>9. DON'T ask if your toddler if he wants to do something you need him to do.</strong> This includes Do You Want To Wear A Jacket? Do You Want To Eat Something? Do You Want To Hug Grandma? Do You Want To Wash Your Hair? and Do You Want to Keep Me From Running Out The Door To Jamaica?<br />
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<strong>10. DON'T try to catch vomit in your hands.</strong> A) It doesn't work. B) You don't get points for trying. C) You get vomit in your hands.<br />
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- Mira Jacob</span></div></div>NorthJerseyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04158032333453265752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169983093337023947.post-73689806392425043832011-11-15T20:18:00.000-05:002011-11-15T20:18:45.480-05:00LOVE This Idea!!!!<iframe border="0" frameborder="0" height="315" noresize="noresize" scrolling="no" src="http://app.socialspark.com/widgets/1355?pid=159382&theme=platinum&size=small" width="350"></iframe><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Click on the pic above to learn how!</strong></span></div>NorthJerseyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04158032333453265752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169983093337023947.post-48104827332291269362011-11-08T15:13:00.002-05:002011-11-08T15:13:40.457-05:00What to do in November....<strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Bergen County Arts:</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>AVIATION HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM OF NJ -<em> “Open Cockpit Day” at Teterboro Airport</em> 10am-4pm, Sat., Nov. 12.</strong> Visitors can sit in the cockpits many of the museum's unique airplanes, helicoptors and also the control cab of an Airport Rescue and Fire-Fighting truck. Qualified pilots will be available to answer questions. <strong>Adm. $7 Adults/$5 seniors & kids under 12. Group rates available. 400 Fred Wehran Dr., Teterboro; www.njahof.org; 201-288-6344</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>"BROADWAY MELODIES AND MORE" at the MAHWAH LIBRARY</strong> Sunday, November 13, 2011 at 2 pm. The New Jersey Choral Society "Chanteurs". FREE. Seats are on a first come-first serve basis. Mahwah Public Library, 100 Ridge Rd., Mahwah, NJ. For more info please call 201-529-READ, or go to </span><a href="http://mahwah.bccls.org/"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">http://mahwah.bccls.org</span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>PARSONS DANCE COMPANY at bergenPAC</strong> Friday, November 18, 2011 at 8pm. Tickets: $55, $45, $45, $39, $29. At Bergen Performing Arts Center, 30 Van Brunt St, Englewood. Call for tickets at 201-227-1030 or log on to </span><a href="http://www.bergenpac.org/"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">www.bergenpac.org</span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>KIDZ CABARET- THE MAGIC OF BILL BLAGG LIVE at bergenPAC</strong> Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 1pm & 3pm. Tickets: $17 (Buy 3 Kidz Cabaret Shows tickets for $36). At Bergen Performing Arts Center, 30 Van Brunt St, Englewood. Call for tickets at 201-227-1030 or log on to </span><a href="http://www.bergenpac.org/"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">www.bergenpac.org</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>"THE IMPROVABLES" Comedy Troupe at the MAHWAH LIBRARY</strong> Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 2 pm. Improvisation Comedy Troupe. FREE. Seats are on a first come-first serve basis. Mahwah Public Library, 100 Ridge Rd., Mahwah, NJ. For more info please call 201-529-READ, or go to </span><a href="http://mahwah.bccls.org/"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">http://mahwah.bccls.org</span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>MOOSELTOE at bergenPAC</strong> Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at 7pm. Tickets: $20, $20, $15, $15, $10. At Bergen Performing Arts Center, 30 Van Brunt St, Englewood. Call for tickets at 201-227-1030 or log on to </span><a href="http://www.bergenpac.org/"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">www.bergenpac.org</span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>NATIONAL ACROBATS OF CHINA at bergenPAC</strong> Sunday, November 27, 2011 at 1pm & 4pm. Tickets: $49, $35, $25, $25, $15. At Bergen Performing Arts Center, 30 Van Brunt St, Englewood. Call for tickets at 201-227-1030 or log on to </span><a href="http://www.bergenpac.org/"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">www.bergenpac.org</span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>PARLANCE CHAMBER CONCERT:PETER AND THE WOLF</strong> Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 4pm. Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf narrated by Midge Woolsey. 24 Leading members of the Met Opera Orchestra, conducted by Michael Parlioff. Tickets at door: Adults-$30, Seniors- $20, Children over 6- $10.Parlance Chamber Concerts take place in West Side Presbyterian Church, Ridgewood, NJ. For program and ticket info please visit </span><a href="http://www.parlancechamberconcerts.org/"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">www.parlancechamberconcerts.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><img alt="Event" src="http://ourcommonline.com/tenafly/talk/forum_images/calendar_event.png" title="Event" /> </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1789655818" title="Art Exhibit: Leaving Town Watercolors by Tenafly Artist Isabel Schmerler November 3 - December 28,..."><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Art Exhibit </span></a></div></td><td class="calDateCell" style="padding: 0px;" width="14%"><div class="calLedger"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Fri - 4</span></div><div style="padding: 4px;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><img alt="Event" src="http://ourcommonline.com/tenafly/talk/forum_images/calendar_event.png" title="Event" /> </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1789655818" title=" International Academy of Arts and Sciences ♪Mommy & Me Rhythmic Class♪ Have a great time..."><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Mommy & Me Music Class...</span></a></div></td><td class="calDateCell" style="padding: 0px;" width="14%"><div class="calLedger"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Sat - 5</span></div><div style="padding: 4px;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"></span></div></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><img alt="Event" src="http://ourcommonline.com/tenafly/talk/forum_images/calendar_event.png" title="Event" /> </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1789655818" title=" Casting Call Talent Search Calling All Talent An unusual opportunity for children, teens and adults..."><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Casting Call Talent Search...</span></a></div></td><td class="calDateCell" style="padding: 0px;" width="14%"><div class="calLedger"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Mon - 7</span></div><div style="padding: 4px;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><img alt="Event" src="http://ourcommonline.com/tenafly/talk/forum_images/calendar_event.png" title="Event" /> </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1789655818" title=" Mommy & Me-LET'S HAVE FUN on MONDAYS!! 10:50am – 12:15pm Oct 3, 17, 24, 31; Nov 7,14,..."><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Mommy & Me-Monday is...</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><img alt="Event" src="http://ourcommonline.com/tenafly/talk/forum_images/calendar_event.png" title="Event" /> </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1789655818" title="A program for students from K to 5th which provides a chance for children who love animals to build..."><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Read to Dogs </span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><img alt="Event" src="http://ourcommonline.com/tenafly/talk/forum_images/calendar_event.png" title="Event" /> </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1789655818" title="Help heal the hearts and bring hope to New Jersey's at-risk and special needs children while tasting..."><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">YCS Festival of Flavors Food...</span></a></div></td><td class="calTodayCell" style="padding: 0px;" width="14%"><div class="calLedger"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Tue - 8</span></div><div style="padding: 4px;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><img alt="Event" src="http://ourcommonline.com/tenafly/talk/forum_images/calendar_event.png" title="Event" /> </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1789655818" title=" Little Naturalists at the Tenafly Nature CenterTuesdays, 10/4 - 11/81:00 - 2:00 PMYoung..."><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Little Naturalists </span></a></div></td><td class="calDateCell" style="padding: 0px;" width="14%"><div class="calLedger"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Wed - 9</span></div><div style="padding: 4px;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><img alt="Event" src="http://ourcommonline.com/tenafly/talk/forum_images/calendar_event.png" title="Event" /> </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1789655818" title=" Afternoon Explorers at the Tenafly Nature CenterWednesdays, 10/5..."><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Afternoon Explorers </span></a></div></td><td class="calDateCell" style="padding: 0px;" width="14%"><div class="calLedger"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Thu - 10</span></div><div style="padding: 4px;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><img alt="Event" src="http://ourcommonline.com/tenafly/talk/forum_images/calendar_event.png" title="Event" /> </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1789655818" title="A program for students from K to 5th which provides a chance for children who love animals to build..."><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Read to Dogs </span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><img alt="Event" src="http://ourcommonline.com/tenafly/talk/forum_images/calendar_event.png" title="Event" /> </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1789655818" title="Full Moon Hike at the Tenafly Nature CenterThursday, 11/107:00 - 9:00 PMThis tranquil, meditative hike..."><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Full Moon Hike </span></a></div></td><td class="calDateCell" style="padding: 0px;" width="14%"><div class="calLedger"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Fri - 11</span></div><div style="padding: 4px;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><img alt="Event" src="http://ourcommonline.com/tenafly/talk/forum_images/calendar_event.png" title="Event" /> </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1789655818" title=" International Academy of Arts and Sciences ♪Mommy & Me Rhythmic Class♪ Have a great time..."><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Mommy & Me Music Class...</span></a></div></td><td class="calDateCell" style="padding: 0px;" width="14%"><div class="calLedger"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Sat - 12</span></div><div style="padding: 4px;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><img alt="Event" src="http://ourcommonline.com/tenafly/talk/forum_images/calendar_event.png" title="Event" /> </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1789655818" title="Saturday, November 12th.10am -6pm Englewood Field Club341 Engle Street,Englewood The Englewood Field..."><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The Englewood Field Club...</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><img alt="Event" src="http://ourcommonline.com/tenafly/talk/forum_images/calendar_event.png" title="Event" /> </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1789655818" title="Evening Book Group Tenafly Public Library Thursday, November 17, 2011 @ 7:15 p.m. Pick up thebook..."><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Evening Book Group </span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><img alt="Event" src="http://ourcommonline.com/tenafly/talk/forum_images/calendar_event.png" title="Event" /> </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1789655818" title="A program for students from K to 5th which provides a chance for children who love animals to build..."><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Read to Dogs </span></a></div></td><td class="calDateCell" style="padding: 0px;" width="14%"><div class="calLedger"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Tue - 22</span></div><div style="padding: 4px;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"></span></div></td><td class="calDateCell" style="padding: 0px;" width="14%"><div class="calLedger"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Wed - 23</span></div><div style="padding: 4px;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"></span></div></td><td class="calDateCell" style="padding: 0px;" width="14%"><div class="calLedger"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Thu - 24</span></div><div style="padding: 4px;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><img alt="Event" src="http://ourcommonline.com/tenafly/talk/forum_images/calendar_event.png" title="Event" /> </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1789655818" title="A program for students from K to 5th which provides a chance for children who love animals to build..."><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Read to Dogs </span></a></div></td><td class="calDateCell" style="padding: 0px;" width="14%"><div class="calLedger"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Fri - 25</span></div><div style="padding: 4px;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><img alt="Event" src="http://ourcommonline.com/tenafly/talk/forum_images/calendar_event.png" title="Event" /> </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1789655818" title=" International Academy of Arts and Sciences ♪Mommy & Me Rhythmic Class♪ Have a great time..."><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Mommy & Me Music Class...</span></a></div></td><td class="calDateCell" style="padding: 0px;" width="14%"><div class="calLedger"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Sat - 26</span></div><div style="padding: 4px;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"></span></div></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">As we began planning our Daisy Girl Scout Pumpkin Picking Trip, Fresh and Fancy Farms (formerly Klinger's) located in New Milford, NJ came to our attention. With 23 Daisy Scouts, we were trying to keep the trip low-key, and with a little flare! Fresh and Fancy offered us a pumpkin picking trip along with pumpkin painting, cider and cupcakes for (get this) $10/girl! We know a deal when we see one- so we went! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">We did not plan on the snow, however. As I began to get calls from Daisy-Mom's saying that there were trees down, and the roads were not clear for them to come to the farm, I also got a call from Meg at Fresh and Fancy saying they were just finishing our cupcakes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Off we went! 6 girls came out to the farm, and we had a BLAST! The folks at Fresh and Faancy kept their greenhouse open, and we painted, glittered, and bedazzled some pumpklins. They had yummy cider, fancy pumpkin cupcakes, and and a great day all around! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">If you are a troop leader, class mom, or just really enjoy visiting a really cool farm, go to Fresh and Fancy in New Milford, NJ. It's family owned and operated, and so much fun! </span><br />
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</tbody></table>NorthJerseyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04158032333453265752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169983093337023947.post-26639791955374997692011-10-13T21:37:00.000-04:002011-10-13T21:37:35.713-04:00A New Local Business~ Worth a Look!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIN-Vd01FZ7fW5LJWnZVSs6NWmaMmnCtUAgaQ5CtB0SEONWuFMxj64Dj8JXf-knR0ZumyMr-JKycoS12M9Wt6lPbtV9OO5M0GFD8ld51lNpP6txiUsUuIhx84zouR8FwUYG6zzDNnlOcvU/s1600/Final+revised+Errands+Logo+111310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIN-Vd01FZ7fW5LJWnZVSs6NWmaMmnCtUAgaQ5CtB0SEONWuFMxj64Dj8JXf-knR0ZumyMr-JKycoS12M9Wt6lPbtV9OO5M0GFD8ld51lNpP6txiUsUuIhx84zouR8FwUYG6zzDNnlOcvU/s320/Final+revised+Errands+Logo+111310.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><strong>It's not often that we come across an idea that makes us say, "why didn't I think of that?!?!?" This is one of those times...</strong></span><br />
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Check it out!<div align="center"><span style="background-color: #dbe5f1; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: 30pt;"><strong><em><u>TUMBLE BEE GYMNASTICS</u></em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="background-color: #dbe5f1;">Not just for the "little one" anymore</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="background-color: #dbe5f1; font-size: x-large;"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1318554877_0">201-967-7188</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Introducing NEW </span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Hip hop classes with Miss Caroline</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Starts <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1318554877_1">this THURSDAY</span>, <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1318554877_2">October 13th</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Grades K thru 3rd <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1318554877_3">5:30-6:15</span> </span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">and</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Grades 4th thru 7th <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1318554877_4">6:30-7:15</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Call today for details and special rates</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #ffc000; font-size: large;">HALLOWEEN PARTY DATE NIGHT</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #ffc000; font-size: large;">Friday, October 28th</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #ffc000; font-size: large;">6:30-9:00</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #ffc000; font-size: large;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #ffc000; font-size: large;">MAKE YOUR RESERVATION TODAY</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #ffc000; font-size: large;">Space is limited</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: x-large;">SPECIAL </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: x-large;"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1318554877_5">NYC</span> PLAYDATE TRUNK SHOW</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: x-large;">IS BACK AGAIN WITH GREAT NEW STYLES AND ACCESSORIES</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: x-large;"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1318554877_6">MONDAY, OCTOBER 17TH</span> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: x-large;">STOP BY 9 - 12 </span></div>NorthJerseyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04158032333453265752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169983093337023947.post-57630699873898411252011-10-10T21:00:00.000-04:002011-10-10T21:00:02.331-04:00Things to Do This Month....<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong>BLUEGRASS & CIDER at the <em>WORTENDYKE BARN</em> 1:30-3:30 pm, Sun., Oct. 16</strong> Outdoor concert at this <em>County Historic Site</em> with mandolinist Barry Mitterhoff and guitarist Joe Selly. <strong>Free concert & refreshments. Barn museum opens at noon. Bring chairs & blankets. 13 Pascack Rd., Park Ridge.</strong></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong>GARRETSON FARM, A COUNTY HISTORIC SITE – <em>Harvest Festival: The 1800s Farm</em> 1:30-3pm, Sun., Oct. 16 </strong>Family day with seasonal harvest activities, tours of this historic stone house museum and heirloom gardens. <strong>Freewill donation. 4-02 River Road, Fair Lawn, 201-797-7545, <a href="http://www.garretsonfarm.org/">www.garretsonfarm.org</a></strong> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span class="title" style="color: #2952a3;"><strong>NJ Children's Museum 13th Annual "Halloween Spooktacular"</strong></span> </span></span><br />
<div class="detail-content"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> </span><div class="detail-item"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span class="event-details-label">When:</span><span class="event-when"><strong>Tue, October 18-21 and 25-28, 10am – 5pm</strong></span></span></span></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> </span><div class="detail-item"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span class="event-details-label">Where</span><span class="event-where">NJ Children's Museum, 599 Valley Health Plaza, Paramus (<a class="menu-link" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=NJ%20Children's%20Museum%2C%20599%20Valley%20Health%20Plaza%2C%20Paramus" target="_blank">map</a>)</span></span></span></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> </span><div class="detail-item"><span style="color: #444444;"><span class="event-details-label"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Description</span></span><span class="event-description"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">From Oct 15th to Oct 30th put on your costume and come to the most non-scary Halloween event for preschoolers & toddlers. Fun-filled activities include pumpkin decorating, Trick or Treat Candy & Toy stations, hand/face painting, Halloween Story Time & More. Special Admission Price: $14/per child; $10/per adult Hours: Tues through Thurs 10am-5pm; Fri, Sat, Sun: 10am-7pm.</span> </span></span></div></div><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong>THE PUFFIN PEACE JAM</strong> Friday, October 21, 2011 at 7pm. An evening of poetry and song from veterans and friends opposed to war, emceed by Walt Nygard (VP of Veterans for Peace, Norther, NJ). $5 Donation is suggested. Reservations recommended. Puffin Cultural Forum, 20 Puffin Way, Teaneck. For more information please call 201-836-3499 or go to </span></span><a href="http://www.puffinculturalforum.org/"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">www.PuffinCulturalForum.org</span></a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong>BERGEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY EVENT – Harvest Homecoming. 6:30-9:30 pm, Sat., Oct. 22. </strong>All Hallow’s Eve with speakers and photo exhibit of Bergen County cemeteries. <strong>Suggested donation: $7 adults; $5 kids; 1201-1209 Main St., River Edge. 201-343-9492; <a href="http://www.bergencountyhistory.org/">www.bergencountyhistory.org</a></strong> </span></span><br />
<h4><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Dine at Union Restaurant and Support Breast Canser Awareness Month: Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26</span></h4><span style="color: #444444;"><img alt="" src="http://www.rocktourism.com/images/photos/dine%20at%20union.jpg" style="height: 123px; width: 161px;" /></span><br />
<a href="http://www.rocktourism.com/index.php?/events_main/event/884/"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: green;"><strong>Wednesdays</strong></span><br />
<strong>Union Restaurant, 22-24 New Main St., Haverstraw</strong></span></span></a><br />
<h4><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Nyack Halloween Parade: Oct. 22</span></h4><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><img alt="" src="http://www.rocktourism.com/images/photos/nyack%20hallowweeen.jpg" style="height: 130px; width: 148px;" /></span><br />
<a href="http://www.rocktourism.com/index.php?/events_main/event/845/"><strong><span style="color: green;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Saturday, 4pm<br />
Village of Nyack, Main St. and Broadway, Nyack</span></span></strong></a>NorthJerseyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04158032333453265752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169983093337023947.post-59506290609841741322011-09-26T14:32:00.000-04:002011-09-26T14:32:41.829-04:00New AAP Car Seat Safety Guidelines<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong><span style="color: #444444;">These guidelines (</span></strong><a href="http://www.parenting.com/gallery/car-seat-laws-requirements-installation?src=NL&con=wk&cid=enews092311"><strong><span style="color: #444444;">c/o parenting.com</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color: #444444;">) includes items you may not be aware of regarding carseat safety, and how to make sure your little one is safe....</span></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>New AAP Car Seat Safety Guidelines: Rear-Facing Until Age 2 </strong></span><br />
<div class="dek"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>A parents’ must-read guide to the new car seat guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Plus: Are you making one of these </strong></span><a href="http://www.parenting.com/gallery/car-seat-laws-requirements-installation"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>car seat mistakes</strong></span></a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>?</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>In a new policy statement published in the April 2011 issue of <em><a href="http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/">Pediatrics</a></em>, the American Academy of Pediatrics now advises parents to keep toddlers in rear-facing car seats until age two, or until they exceed the height or weight limit for the car seat, which can be found on the back of the seat. Many parents currently choose to flip their child to forward-facing around his or her first birthday.</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Previously, the AAP advised parents to keep kids rear-facing as long as possible, up to the maximum limit of the car seat, and this has not changed. But it also cited one year and 20 pounds as the minimum for flipping the seat, which many parents and pediatricians interpreted as conventional wisdom on the best time to make the switch. The new policy clarifies the AAP’s recommendation, making age two the new guideline—a real game-changer for parents of toddlers.</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>A 2007 study in the journal <em><a href="http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/">Injury Prevention</a></em> found that children under age two are 75 percent less likely to die or to be severely injured in a crash if they are rear-facing. Another study found riding rear-facing to be five times safer than forward-facing.</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong> “A rear-facing child safety seat does a better job of supporting the head, neck and spine of infants and toddlers in a crash, because it distributes the force of the collision over the entire body,” said Dennis Durbin, M.D., F.A.A.P., a pediatric emergency physician and co-scientific director of the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and lead author of the policy statement and accompanying technical report.</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong><span style="color: #444444;"><em>Parenting</em> talked to Ben Hoffman, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque and a child passenger safety technician, to get answers to parents’ most pressing questions about the new policy.</span></strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Although the new baseline is now age two, the AAP has advised parents since 2002 to keep kids rear-facing until they reach the height or weight limit of their car seat. Why are parents so eager to turn their car seats?</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>“Parents are interested in milestones, and the minimum of one year and 20 lbs has been interpreted as gold standard instead of the minimum,” says Dr. Hoffman. “Parents are always looking for the next stage of development because in every other scenario, that’s a good thing. With car safety seats, however, that's often not the case."</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>But isn’t forward-facing easier for everyone?</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Yes, it’s easier to interact with your child when she is facing forward, and less awkward to get her into the seat. But safety should be the main concern. “I would ask parents to consider the protection of the child in addition to comfort,” says Dr. Hoffman. “It’s minimally acceptable to change to forward-facing at a year, but parents can do better than that.”</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>What about squished legs?</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Kids who have only been rear-faced will most likely not be bothered, since they don’t know anything else. And it’s completely fine for their feet to touch the seat back, or for their legs to bend. “Once you make the switch, it’s hard to go back, so try not to ever switch them before they are ready,” says Dr. Hoffman.</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Why are so few parents aware of even the older guidelines that say kids should stay rear-facing as long as possible?</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>There may have been some confusion with the message, with many parents mistaking the minimum for the ideal age to make the switch. The AAP hopes that by making age 2 the new guideline, the message will be less confusing for parents and for pediatricians.</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>If my child turns 2 before he reaches the height or weight limit for the seat, should I keep him rear-facing?</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Yes. The safest decision is to keep him rear-facing until he reaches the height or weight limit for the seat.</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>If my child reaches the height or weight limit for my seat before age two, what should I do?<br />
Once your child exceeds the height and weight limit of his infant car seat, purchase a convertible car seat with a higher height or weight limit (most go to 35 pounds rear-facing) and continue to use it rear-facing until age two, or until your child hits the height or weight limit for rear-facing use. At that point you can make the switch to forward-facing—or you can purchase a convertible car seat with a higher weight limit for rear-facing (some go up to 45 pounds). “That’s a very personal decision for the parent,” says Dr. Hoffman, one that may also be influenced by the size of your car, the arrival of a younger sibling, or your budget.</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>What should I do if I’ve already switched my under-two child to forward-facing?</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>The best advice is for parents to consider switching their child back to rear-facing. But the next best thing is to, at a minimum, make sure you correctly use the seat you have: Make sure the seat is harnessed tightly to the vehicle, that the harness is snug over the child and the chest clip is in the correct position, and that the seatbelt or LATCH system are installed correctly.</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Why didn’t my pediatrician tell me about this?</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>“Pediatricians should be talking about this,” says Dr. Hoffman. “But given everything else that needs to happen in a well-child visit, sometimes this message gets left behind. I would love to see a day where every family-care health provider knew the best possible advice and shared it with their patients.” Hopefully this new policy will keep things moving in that direction.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>BERGEN COUNTY PUMPKIN FARMS</strong></span><br />
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</strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"></span><a href="http://abmasfarm.com/events.php"><span style="color: #0044aa; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Abma's Farm</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>: 700 Lawlins Rd. Wyckoff</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Located right here in Bergen County, Abma's Farm offers hayrides on the weekends and a petting zoo. It also has a great country store where you can buy fresh-grown produce, fresh eggs, fresh baked cakes, pies and cookies and specialty items. If you're looking for a fun place to take the family for lunch or dinner, try </strong></span><a href="http://www.thebarnoriginal.com/"><span style="color: #0044aa; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>The Barn</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong> located at 359 Sicomac Ave, Wyckoff. It's a great casual place for burgers with a kids' menu and a fully stocked bar. <br />
</strong></span><a href="http://demarestfarms.com/"><span style="color: #0044aa; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Demarest Farms:</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong> 244 Wierimus Road, Hillsdale</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Another great farm located right here in Bergen County, Demarest Farms has been my family's go-to place for apples, pumpkins and summer barbecues. Owned and operated by the same family since 1886, Demarest Farms is a staple for the local community. The pumpkin patch is only a hayride away and will take you through all of the orchards. Don't forget your camera. After picking your pumpkins, take the kids back to the market where they can roam the corn maze, and marvel at all of the Halloween decorations. It's a great day out!<br />
</strong></span><a href="http://depieros.com/events.html"><span style="color: #0044aa; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Depiero's Farm</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>: 300 West Grand Ave, Montvale</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Depiero's Farm is also located in Bergen County, and it's farm consists of over 250 acres that span into New Paltz, N.Y. Depiero's really goes out of their way to make pumpkin picking a special event for the kids. Not only do they offer hayrides to the pumpkin patch, but they have inflatables that the kids can play on when they've chosen their pumpkin. There's also an amazing farm market that offers fresh fruit and produce, flowers and plants, a fresh bakery, specialty items and so much more! Afterwards take the family to </strong></span><a href="http://nanuetrestaurant.com/"><span style="color: #0044aa; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Nanuet Pizza</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong> for the best thin-crust pizza over the Rockland County border!<br />
</strong></span><a href="http://www.secorfarms.com/Fall/tabid/56/Default.aspx"><span style="color: #0044aa; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Secor Farms:</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong> 168 Airmont Ave, Mahwah</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Another farm with a long-standing history in Bergen County, Secor Farms, offers hayrides into the pumpkin patch where the kids can choose their perfect pumpkin. There is a hay maze and an animal farm. Also, Secor Farms has a great selection of fall flowers to choose from.<br />
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ESSEX COUNTY PUMPKIN FARMS<br />
</strong></span><a href="http://www.fairfieldfarms.net/fallseason.html"><span style="color: #0044aa; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Fairfield Farms</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>: 177 Big Piece Road, Fairfield</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Not far from Bergen County is Fairfield Farms. Fairfield offers hayrides into the pumpkin patch as well as a corn/hay maze, an obstacle course, and other outdoor fall family games. Fairfield also offers a light menu of hot dogs, hamburgers, cider and more! They also have an extensive selection of fall flowers, corn stalks and hay that you can purchase to decorate your yard for fall. <br />
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MORRIS COUNTY PUMPKIN FARMS<br />
</strong></span><a href="http://www.alstedefarms.com/"><span style="color: #0044aa; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Alstede Farms</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>: 84 Rt. 513, Chester</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Enjoy family hayrides, pumpkin picking, a corn maze and lots of family fun at Alstede farms. Alstede goes all out to make pumpkin picking a great family experience. They offer pony rides, moon bounce, corn kingdom and a wagon train ride. It's a great day out!<br />
</strong></span><a href="http://www.riamede.com/pumpkins.shtml"><span style="color: #0044aa; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Riamede Farm</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>: 122 Oakdale Road, Chester</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Bring your own cutting shears if you're going to pick your pumpkin at Riamede Farms. Give the kids an experience they'll never forget! Let the hayride take you into the patch, but get ready to cut your own! The market offers fresh-baked donuts and cider.<br />
</strong></span><a href="http://www.stonyhillgardens.com/"><span style="color: #0044aa; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Stony Hill Farm</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>: 15 North Road 8, Route 24, Chester</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Stony Hill Farms grows gigantic pumpkins in their pumpkin patch. Take a hayride to the patch, and pick the perfect jack o' lantern! After you're done picking, there are a variety of mazes for the kids to explore--a corn maze, rope maze, tile maze and more! There's a garden center and a fresh farm market to enjoy some fresh-baked goods. <br />
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Parks Farms: 525 State Route 24, Chester</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Take a ride out into the pumpkin patch and get to work picking your pumpkins! Parks Farms is a great farm that offers a variety of fresh grown produce. <br />
</strong></span><a href="http://www.brookhollowfarm.com/index.cfm/category/33/pumpkin-patch.cfm"><span style="color: #0044aa; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Brookhollow Farms:</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong> 301 Rockaway Valley Road, Boonton Township</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Not only does Brookhollow Farms have a great pumpkin patch, but it is also home to many Alpacas and an amazing barnyard where children are invited to pet and visit the animals. Small children will enjoy driving their own toy tractors, pretending to be excavators with toy front loaders in the sandbox or taking an old-fashioned wagon ride pulled by a vintage blue tractor. The petting farm includes goats, sheep, cows, donkeys, mini-horses, llamas, alpacas, pigs, ducks and chickens. To continue with the farm theme, Brookhollow offers hands-on lessons about each animal. The great train mountain where kids can watch a G scale train wind through a miniature village is yet another attraction not to be missed. <br />
</strong></span><a href="http://www.njcidermill.com/"><span style="color: #0044aa; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Hacklebarney Farm Cider Mill</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>: 104 State Park Road, Chester</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Located in beautiful Chester Township, right in the midst of beautiful Hackleberry State Park, Hacklebarney Farm is a popular destination for all ages. There is a beautiful pumpkin patch where the kids can wander the rows in search of the best pumpkin. The farm offers wood-pressed apple cider and homemade baked goods made daily in their bakery located on the farm. There are corn mazes for the kids to play in and cider-making demonstrations. <br />
</strong></span><a href="http://www.hillviewfarmsnj.com/Welcome.html"><span style="color: #0044aa; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Hillview Farms</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>: 223 Meyersville Road, Gillette</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>If you're looking to take a nice trip with the family, hop in the car and go to Hillview Farms. It's a great place to see the leaves changing color. Hillview offers hayrides into the pumpkin patch and there's also a great market where you can purchase fresh produce and baked goods. <br />
</strong></span><a href="http://hamiltonfarms.ipower.com/index.html"><span style="color: #0044aa; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Hamilton Farms</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>: 130 Old Denville Road, Boonton Township</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Hamilton Farms has Hayrides, farm Animals, and the best-of-the-season farm fresh fruits and vegetables. Mouth watering pies and apple cider donuts! Jump on the hay wagon and venture out to the pumpkin patch to choose your pumpkin! Then be sure to let your family enjoy the Halloween displays and hay maze that await you upon your return. Stop in and visit with Wilbur, Cupcake and the gang in their petting zoo. Hardy garden mums and fresh, fall produce are available.<br />
</strong></span><a href="http://www.middlevalleyfarms.com/home.html"><span style="color: #0044aa; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Middle Valley Farms:</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong> Pleasant Valley Road, Mendham</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Middle Valley Farms gives hay rides to their "pick-your-own pumpkin" patch and a challenging, five-acre corn maze. But if you are not up to these adventures, relax on a hay bale with a cup of cider and a hand-dipped candy apple, breathe in the clean fresh air, and enjoy the rolling countryside while the vibrant hues of autumn surround you.<br />
</strong></span><a href="http://www.ortsfarm.com/"><span style="color: #0044aa; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Ort Farms</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>: 25 Bartley Road, Long Valley</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>In addition to picking your own pumpkins, Ort Farms offers corn maze, train rides, Clysdale horses rides, a petting zoo, and so much more. They also offer cornstalks, hay, and flowers for purchase so you can decorate your own yard for the holidays!<br />
</strong></span><a href="http://www.sunhigh.com/index.html"><span style="color: #0044aa; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Sun High Orchards</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>: 19 Cranfield Ave, Randolph</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>The whole family will enjoy visiting the friendly animals. Their alpaca "Jersey Gold" and mini donkey "Jessica" are always looking to make new friends. In the market, you can play a game of checkers or Candyland in front of their reconsturcted historic bee hive oven and fireplace. The pumpkin patch opens the last weekend in September with continuous hayrides on the weekends. There's a market that offers fresh produce, freshly baked bakery goods, and so much more!<br />
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SOMERSET COUNTY PUMPKIN FARMS<br />
</strong></span><a href="http://www.doyles-farm.com/index.html"><span style="color: #0044aa; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Doyles Farm:</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong> 771 Mill Lane, Hillsbourgh</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, corn cannon, tractor-pulled hay rides, prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, pony rides, farm animals, and so much more!<br />
</strong></span><a href="http://www.norzhillfarm.com/index.php?page=market"><span style="color: #0044aa; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Norz Hill Farm</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>: 116 South Branch Road, Hillsborough</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Take a ride into the pumpkin patch to pick your own pumpkin and when you're done you can take a wagon tour of the farm where your guide will explain farm practices to the children and you'll get to see all of the farm animals. Some of the animals you will find are calves, miniature donkeys (yep, they have donkey like Dominick the donkey!), horses, llamas, sheep, chickens, goats, bunnies, a zonkey and even a water buffalo.<br />
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HUNTERDON COUNTY PUMPKIN FARMS<br />
</strong></span><a href="http://www.burjansfarm.com/Welcome/Welcome.html"><span style="color: #0044aa; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Burjan's Pumpkin Festival</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>: 524 Old York Road, Flemington, NJ</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>The scenic 20 minute hayride takes you around the farm and past all of the poultry that they raise and into the pumpkin patch. After you've picked your pumpkin, there's lots to do for the kids--inflatables, an incredible corn maze, snacks, and so much more. A beautiful day trip that is definitely worth the ride. <br />
</strong></span><a href="http://grochowiczfarms.com/cn/index.php/fall_family_fun/"><span style="color: #0044aa; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Grochowicz Farms</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>: 2401 Route 31 South, Glen Gardner</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Grochowicz offers Fall Family Fun. In addition to their pumpkin patch, fun hayrides where you get to see the farm's cows grazing, junior corn maze, huge hay maze, visit the farm animals, ball pit, corn pit, and more children's activities.<br />
</strong></span><a href="http://www.schaeferfarms.com/fall.html"><span style="color: #0044aa; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Schaefer Farms</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>: 1051 Flemington/Whitehouse Road, (County Rte 523) Flemington, NJ</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Bring your family on a scenic hayride to our 40+ acres of home grown pumpkins, free with the purchase of a pumpkin. Visit the friendly farm animals and tour the educational barn. Bounce in Daisybelle the cow, lose yourself in the corn maze and enjoy good food. Fun for the whole family. The farm stand is filled with fall harvest. You will find Country Treasures and fall decorations. Buy Schaefer's own Indian corn, gourds, kale, corn stalks and a wide variety of colorful mums take home some local apple cider and fresh baked pies. <br />
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SUSSEX COUNTY PUMPKIN FARMS<br />
</strong></span><a href="http://www.pochuckvalleyfarms.com/index.html"><span style="color: #0044aa; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Pochuck Valley Farms</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>: 962 McAfee Glenwood Rd, Glenwood, NJ<br />
Great family destination for pumpkin picking! Great hayrides into the pumpkin patch and a great country store where you can buy fresh produce and baked goods. Great family day out!<br />
</strong></span><a href="http://www.heavenhillfarm.com/"><span style="color: #0044aa; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Heaven Hill Farm:</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong> 451 Route 94, Vernon</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Heaven Hill Farms offers their Fall Pumpkinland Festival--picture it as a country-style carnival that the whole family can enjoy! The hayride will take you to the pumpkin patch that is bursting with pumpkins. This is a GREAT family day out!</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://www.lentiniproduce.com/Activities.html"><span style="color: #0044aa; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Lentini Farm</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>: 251 Rt 94, Newton; Take a hayride to pick your own pumpkin and then get lost in the corn maze! There are farm animals, pumpkin painting, picnic area, food and so much more!</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://www.sussexcountystrawberryfarm.com/home.asp"><span style="color: #0044aa; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Sussex County Strawberry Farm:</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong> Highway 206, Andover</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Yes, you can pick your own pumpkin at the Strawberry farm! After pumpkin picking the kids can enjoy pony rides. There's also hayrides, horse-drawn carriage rides, fresh produce and cider, and so much more!</strong></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.theorchardsofconcklin.com/"><span style="color: #0044aa; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Orchards of Concklin</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>, 2 South Mountain Rd., Pomona</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>So close to home, but seemingly miles away, Orchards of Concklin is a great day out for the entire family. After you pick your perfect pumpkin, stop by the farm store where you can buy fresh produce and baked goods while the kids play outside on the Kids Haunted House & Bounce, and the slide & Jurassic Adventure.</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://www.drdaviesfarm.com/welcome.htm"><span style="color: #0044aa; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Dr. Davies Farm</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>, 306 Route 304, Congers</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Here's a little trivia: the Birthday Song was composed at Dr. Davies Farm. Take a scenic hayride into the pumpkin patch and let the kids run wild as they try to find the perfect pumpkin. There's no other way to say it, but roaming the patch with the leaves changing all around at Davies is like walking in paradise.</strong></span>NorthJerseyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04158032333453265752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169983093337023947.post-5282268172584004862011-09-22T03:01:00.001-04:002011-09-22T03:01:12.196-04:00UPromise Celebrates its 10th Anniversary!
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<p> <strong><span style='color: rgb(105, 105, 105);'><span style='font-size: 14px;'><span style='font-family: courier new,courier,monospace;'>In honor of UPromise's 10th anniversary, they are giving away $20,000 to users that share their story about making a child's dream come true. UPromise members have received more than $6M in college savings, and with the price of higher education on the rise, this is a VERY good thing! </span></span></span></strong></p>
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<p> <strong><span style='color: rgb(105, 105, 105);'><span style='font-size: 14px;'><span style='font-family: courier new,courier,monospace;'>You can participate by going to </span></span></span><span style='font-size: 14px;'><span style='font-family: courier new,courier,monospace;'><span style='font-size: 14px;'><span style='font-family: courier new,courier,monospace;'><a rel='nofollow' href='http://app.socialspark.com/clicks?lid=14932&oid=5900572'><span style='color: rgb(105, 105, 105);'>www.upromisetodream.com</span></a></span></span></span></span><span style='color: rgb(105, 105, 105);'><span style='font-size: 14px;'><span style='font-family: courier new,courier,monospace;'>, and submitting your story. You can also "like" stories to vote for the ones you like best. You can copy and paste the link, pass it along to friends, post on Facebook, or share in any way you'd like to get your friends and family to vote for your story or even post their own! You're also welcome to leave a comment with a story of your child's dreams and how you hope to help them achieve them...</span></span></span></strong></p>
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<p> <strong><span style='color: rgb(105, 105, 105);'><span style='font-size: 14px;'><span style='font-family: courier new,courier,monospace;'><span style='color: rgb(105, 105, 105);'><span style='font-size: 14px;'><span style='font-family: courier new,courier,monospace;'><strong>My story was simply about my little ones and their desire to help people. I pray that they are always willing to do that, and eventually will focus that drive into a career where people can benefit from this love. </strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p>
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<p> <strong><span style='color: rgb(105, 105, 105);'><span style='font-size: 14px;'><span style='font-family: courier new,courier,monospace;'>Here are the </span></span></span><span style='font-size: 14px;'><span style='font-family: courier new,courier,monospace;'><a rel='nofollow' href='http://app.socialspark.com/clicks?lid=14942&oid=5900572'><span style='color: rgb(105, 105, 105);'>dream wall official rules</span></a></span></span><span style='color: rgb(105, 105, 105);'><span style='font-size: 14px;'><span style='font-family: courier new,courier,monospace;'> ....Good Luck! Don't forget to get yourself enrolled with UPromise (if you're not already) so that YOU and your family can benefit from this awesome program!</span></span></span></strong></p>
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