Kids Almanac: Get a job, fly a kite & make way for Pet Palooza, Cupcake Festival & Phools
When I saw Fa-Mulan, the title of Cocoon Theatre’s latest production, the first thing I thought of was Mulan of Disney fame. I wasn’t alone; Ada Graham-Lowengard, 12-year-old homeschooler and local actor playing…
Kids Almanac: Mother’s Day, birds, blossoms, boxing & baklava
In his work Birds and Poets, John Burroughs describes the contrast between the course of change that we experience through the passing of loved ones and friends, moving in and out of houses…
Kids Almanac: Free comics, Cinco de Mayo, Hudson Valley Fair, swap bikes & learn to fish
Hudson hosts largest children’s book festival in New York State The fourth annual Hudson Children’s Book Festival takes place on Saturday, May 5: not just a book festival, but the largest book festival…
Kids Almanac: Celebrate trees, Beltane, UFOs, autism support & New Paltz Regatta
The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper. – William Butler Yeats Noted New Paltz environmental educator Ann Guenther suggests taking hand lenses or…
Kids Almanac: Celebrate George Clinton and change a diaper for the world record
“A Father of New York and Founder of Our Nation” If governor George Clinton were on an 18th-to-19th-century version of the professional network LinkedIn, his “Connections” would include George Washington (helped Washington…
Kids Almanac: Minnewaska’s Babes in the Woods, raptors, teen screenwriting & Red Hook reading fest
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy,…
Kids Almanac: Go wild at Duck Pond, be earnest, and arrive early for the bunnies & chicks
It is not half so important to know as to feel when introducing a young child to the natural world. – Rachel Carson Have you been to Duck Pond in New Paltz…
Kids Almanac: April Foolery, break mini-camps & New Paltz’s pop-up master
Laughter is the shortest distance between two people. – Victor Borge I look forward to our traditional family April Foolery every year. Last April First, we had a good laugh after I…
Kids Almanac: Save the eels, shadowtales, showtunes & signs of spring
Years ago when our son was born, I didn’t know any other area parents with a baby, and it suddenly mattered. I felt adrift, separate from the “regular” world, invisible. Over time,…
Kids Almanac: Leprechaun traps, Simplicity Parenting and “Feed me, Seymour!”
A leprechaun is small and green He hides where he cannot be seen. But if you catch one on this day, He must give his gold away. Until a couple of years…
