Image: Bronx River Alliance As July ends and August begins, you’ve still got time to check out the Floating Food Forest currently docked at Concrete Plant Park. The Swale- Floating Food Forest, has arrived at Concrete Plant Park (Westchester Ave between Whitlock Ave & Bronx River Ave) and it’s functioning as a community space providing healthy free edibles for everyone. The purpose of the Swale project is to spark
City Parks Foundation’s “Get Up & Go! Family Adventure Race” is an exciting, parent-child race that incorporates basic exercises and sports skills, and provides a healthy, one-hour dose of fun for all. The 2016 race will take place in St. Mary’s Park in the Bronx on a course featuring 12 activity stations. Team members must properly perform the required exercise or task before advancing to the next station and
Looking for some ways to get out on the water this summer? The Bronx River Alliance gives Bronxites and visitors of our borough several opportunities to experience paddles on the Bronx River. From free community paddles to trips on the river, check out some ways to experience the only fresh water river in NYC. 1. Community Paddles These rides are short, FREE, first-come-first-served trips that take place throughout
Bronxmama is excited to be a part of this fun event in Soundview Park! Friends of Soundview Park Big Read July 30th 11am Soundview Park Amphitheater (enter at Rosedale and Lacombe Ave) RSVP at FOSPBigRead2016.Eventbrite.com Join us for a reading and giveaway of “TuTu goes Green” written by Tulani Thomas For free book you must register at EVENTBRITE Books distributed at the event. In this fun and engaging book,
As we say farewell to June and jump into July, the sand starts to empty from our summer hourglass. What seems like plenty of time to create memories is really only 10 weekends to make the best of summer vacation. While we could easily spend each day sitting by the pool or at the beach, there’s plenty of fun to be had on dry land as well. We’ve compiled
Summertime in the city means Summerstage concerts throughout the 5 boroughs. We’ve got you covered with the Bronx schedule. Check it out and mark in your calendars: SummerStage 2016 Schedule Day Date Time Artist Park Boro Genre Tuesday Jul 5 7:00 PM George Lamond / DJ Lucho Crotona Park BX Music Wednesday Jul 6 7:00 PM Fat Joe / Tony Touch hosted by Lyricist Lounge Crotona Park
Photo: Floating Pool in Hunts Point via Mommy Poppins It’s officially summertime in the Bronx! School finished yesterday, and the free outdoor pools open today all over the city. So grab your bathing suit, your lock, and head to your nearest public pool. Below is a list of Bronx outdoor pool locations and some quick tips to know before you go. What You Should Know: Bathing suits are required to
Join Metro Optics and BronxMama.com for fun & safety in the sun as we discuss and demonstrate how to keep eyes protected when enjoying the outdoors! Our event will feature kid-friendly educational activities and: yummy drinks from Morris Perk Goodie Bags for the first 50 kids; including glasses from Foster Grant, glitter sunscreen from Sparkle Screen Giveaways from Rayban and Sons + Daughters Fun activities from
NOTE: Friday May 6th has been cancelled due to weather.
If you follow us along on social media, then you know that myself and my daughters have been a part of a fun nature club program at the Bronx Zoo for two seasons now. Once a month we meet up at the zoo for some unplugged outdoor fun. The kids love it, and sadly the season is once again coming to an end. To celebrate the fun, we are having
CommuniTea Time Wednesday, May 4, 4:00pm to 7:00pm Bronx-based artist Michele Brody presents CommuniTea, a performance series featuring a shared tea service during which participants share loose-leaf tea with the artist and relate their stories, memories, thoughts, poems, and reflections, to be transcribed onto repurposed tea stained paper filters. In conjunction with the artist’s exhibition Reflections in Tea, on view at the Bronx Museum through May 29. Bronx Trolley Night Wednesday,
Looking for some fun ideas to do over the break? We’ve got you covered. With everything from outdoor fun to tea party ideas, check out our top 10 picks for this year’s spring break. Take the Kids to Orchard Beach for Some Coastal Exploration On Monday April 25th, indulge your curiosity of marine life and get your hands dirty while exploring the coast of Pelham Bay Park. This program is
