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Eights Exhibits Kids Will Love at the Brooklyn Museum in Brooklyn, N.Y.
ByJennRecord February 4, 2025March 5, 2025
One of the oldest- and largest- art museums in America, the Brooklyn Museum, located in the heart of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City, is home to over 500,000 objects of art from around the world and spanning over 5,000 years of history. The museum originally began as the Brooklyn Apprentices’ Library in the 1820s, joined the Brooklyn Lyceum in the 1840s to form the Brooklyn Institute before deciding to establish itself as a permanent fine art museum in 1846. The first wing of the museum officially opened to the public in 1897, with many additions and renovations throughout the 20th century and early 2000s.
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Playing “I Spy” While Touring Nemours Estate in Wilmington, Delaware
ByJennRecord August 14, 2024August 13, 2024
This past spring, we enjoyed a few days exploring Wilmington, Delaware’s largest city located about two hours south of New York City and two hours north of Washington D.C. One of the highlights of our visit was touring Nemours Estate, and this week on the blog, we’re focusing on the tour of the actual Nemours mansion. You can read about ALL the things to do throughout the Nemours property in this post).
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15 Tips for Planning a Family Reunion
ByJennRecord December 13, 2023December 12, 2023
This time of year, many families are thinking ahead to school breaks and summer as perfect opportunities for a family reunion. I’ve helped organize several family reunions in Maine, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts, and also planned multigenerational trips to special places like StoryLand in New Hampshire, Woodloch in Pennsylvania, Martha’s Vineyard, and New York City. One special highlight is our 2016 trip to Disney World that included BOTH sets of grandparents.
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family travel | horses | New York City | resorts | waterpark
40 Ways to Have Fun this Summer at Rocking Horse Ranch Resort in NY
ByJennRecord June 19, 2023June 19, 2023
Rocking Horse Ranch, a top rated family resort in the heart of New York’s Hudson Valley, has been our must-visit list for years. A few years ago we explored many parts of the Hudson Valley and several locals told us we had to check out resort. This past week we finally had the opportunity to explore the 500+ acre resort, which is less than two hours from both New York City and Hartford (Connecticut) and three and a half hours from Boston, Massachusetts.
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10 Rainy Day Activities in Manhattan Teenagers Will Love
ByJennRecord April 4, 2023April 4, 2023
New York City, and specifically Manhattan, is a magical place any season and in any weather and for any age. But our recent storms in the Northeast inspired a reader to ask us for recommendations for rainy day activities in the Big Apple. And knowing that she has teen-aged kids, we offered suggestions that we thought would be most engaging for that age. This week, we’re sharing those 10 activities that will (in theory) especially appeal to the teenage crowd.
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10 Things to Do with Kids in Hartford, Connecticut
ByJennRecord June 14, 2022September 19, 2023
Hartford, the capital city of Connecticut, is located smack in the middle of the Nutmeg State- less than two hours to Boston, New York City, and Providence, Rhode Island. First settled in the mid 1600s, Hartford has become known over the centuries as the home of authors Mark Twain and Harriett Beecher Stowe, the insurance capital of America and home to several colleges and universities including Trinity College, University of Hartford, and the University of Saint Joseph.
We’ve lived in Connecticut since 2004 and since having children, we have explored dozens of family friendly attractions and restaurants- see our index of CT blog posts.
This week we are sharing 10 great spots in (or super near) Hartford the whole family will love.
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