Pilates in the Park

There is nothing sweeter than being able to contribute to a good cause and in the process tax-deduct your workout class! Here’s your chance! Renaissance Pilates is sponsoring Pilates in the Park for the benefit of Cystic Fibrosis on Saturday April 25th at 10am at Pier A in Hoboken. To attend the outdoor pilates mat [...]

Keep Your Kids Busy For Less: Pretend it’s Summer and Hit the Tub

If your kids are longing for summer fun, why not grab some of the summer items- the pails, shovels, and goggles and have a swim party in your tub? Since you haven’t used these items in months, they will seem like new toys to the kids.  For those of you who have kids who hate [...]

IT’S OFFICIAL- WE’VE MOVED THIS SITE

Thank you so much for helping us get our feet wet with this site.  We are now bigger and better and can be found at our permanent new home at: www.hobokenmetromom.com Thank you for all your helpful suggestions and your support.  We hope that you will follow us over to our new home.

Kiddy Kalendar – Weekend of 4/4-4/5

There is so much going on this weekend! Here are our top picks for the weekend…. SATURDAY APRIL 4 On Saturday the Cathedral of St. John the Divine is having two Easter Egg Workshops, one at 10am and one at 1pm. The workshops are two hours long and you must bring two hard boiled eggs per [...]

Real Mom Review: Watchung Stables

Watchung stables in Mountainside houses over 50 horses and offers nearly everything horse related: boarding, lessons, boy scout/girl scout programs, trail rides, summer camp, and horse shows. Most lessons are recommended for ages 9 and up, but there are a number of options for younger kids. There are winter clinics on horse grooming for kids [...]

Real Mom Review – The Museum of Arts and Design

The Museum of Arts and Design just opened up last year at its new location at Columbus Circle. The museum exhibits craft and design related artwork. We took the kids (ages 3 to 5) to see the Second Lives exhibit which featured artwork made from everyday objects (plastic spoon sculptures, a chair made out of [...]

Date Night on a Budget – Discount Theater Tickets and Parking

Thanks to Broadway Bob who generously provided the following insider info on how to get reduced tickets to shows (and parking!) in NYC, you no longer have an excuse NOT to go out for a date night. One of the best places to get discount theater and Broadway show tickets is at the TKTS booth. [...]

Kiddy Kalendar Update

Mark you calendars for this upcoming Friday! Hopes (Abbott Program) is hosting a puppet show performed by the famous Mister Kipley at 5:30pm at the Rue site at 301 Garden Street in Hoboken. Tickets are $5 per child. Pizza and drinks are an extra $2 per child and $3 per adult. Come on out for [...]

Why Not Consider. . . Wednesday: Makeup Edition

Before I had children, one guilty pleasure in my life was going to Bloomingdales, Bendels, or some other shopping mecca and investing in expensive makeup and skin care products.  I would often work long hours, and was just too exhausted to try on clothing or shoes.  However, I found I could get that same shopping [...]

April Fool’s Day

Don’t forget, today is April Fool’s Day. Hope you have a fun day! We enjoyed reading about some of these pranks listed on FamilyFun.com, especially the bedtime switcheroo prank, which at least one of us will be trying. One mom waited until all her children were sound asleep and carried them into their siblings rooms.  [...]

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