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FREE (And Almost Free) NYC Events for the Whole Family

November 15, 2014 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

It’s a conundrum heard around the world, especially among parents during the weekend: What to do with the kids when these days offer oh-so-many hours of daylight during which kids are expecting a brass band and army of clowns to court and entertain them. If you are one of those parents who finds yourself uttering statements like: “No we cannot go to the movies again for the third time this week … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Fun, Featured, Parenting Tips Tagged With: Bonding with your kids, Crafting with your kids, Family friendly events, Family fun, Melissa Chapman, Motherhood, New York City events, Staten Island family weekend activities, The Staten Island Children's Museum, the Staten Island Family

Got Teens? Then You NEED to get a Ticket to This Weekend’s Austin Mahone post Mets game Concert

September 26, 2014 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

Based on what I’ve heard, bonding with your teen is definitely not for the faint of heart. Most teens, in the process of flexing their independence, are sporting surly attitudes and a desire to be as far away from you as possible. When I told my sister, who has a 18-year-old son, that I was writing this post, she offered me this bit of insight into how she’s managed to keep their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Fun, Parenting Tips Tagged With: Austin Mahone, Family friendly events, Melissa Chapman, Mets Postgame Concert Series, New York City events, Staten Island Family fun, Staten Island family weekend activities, the Staten Island Family

Meet Mr. and Mrs. MET July 21st at Citifield: The Staten Island Family has a special $35 ticket offer! #Metsmoms

July 14, 2013 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

By Robert Mushnick My son likes baseball! We went to the Mets game Father's Day and stayed the whole 9 innings and ran the bases after the game. Although he was not that impressed by being on the field after the game, he said " it was just like running on the field he plays softball on". He watched the whole game and hearing him say "The play is to second right Daddy" was so rewarding and shows … [Read more...]

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Join Staten Island’s Louie’s Legacy Animal Rescue’s August 21st Benefit!

August 17, 2011 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

On August 21st, Louie's Legacy Animal Rescue will host a special fundraising event honoring the life of Staten Islander  Tommy Monahan, who died heroically at age 9 while trying to rescue his dog and lizard during a house fire.  Every year The  Tommy Monahan Group raises money for an animal shelter   between the passing of  Tommy's anniversary and his birthday on August 29th and this year, Louie's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Animal adoptions, Animal rescue, Louie's Legacy, Melissa Chapman, Staten Island Animal rescue groups, Staten Island family weekend activities, the Staten Island Family, Ways for families to get involved and help rescue animals

Staten Island family weekend picks; NJ hot air balloon festival while chomping on Hershey’s Air delight

July 29, 2011 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

I'll admit it , I've always wanted to fly in someone's "beautiful balloon" and so when Hershey asked me if I'd like to take a ride in theirs, to kick off The Hershey Company launch of their new Hershey's Air Delight Chocolate with a sky-high tasting experience at the site of the Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning, in Whitehouse Station, NJ well they had me at sky-high chocolate tasting. … [Read more...]

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