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 [...]

Real Mom Review: Florham Park Roller Skating Rink

Feeling nostalgia for the 70s? Take the kids to a roller skating rink for some retro fun. Florham Park Roller Rink has plenty of those old fashioned heavy non-inline roller skates that you can rent. Then take a whirl around the roller rink to some lively music. If you don’t know how to roller skate, [...]

Real Mom Review: Bowl Rite Lanes

If you are looking for a cheap local bowling lane to take the kids to, head on over to Bowl Rite in Union City. It looks very shady from the outside and when you first walk in as it is located above a CVS and the entrance is gated and smells awful, but once inside [...]

Thrifty Thursday: Free Broadway Show Tickets for Kids

These hard economic times mean more free Broadway shows for kids! Kids Night On Broadway used to be a once a year event where kids ages 6 to 18 could get a free Broadway show ticket when accompanied by a full-paying adult. Now, the event is once a month! In addition to the free Broadway [...]

Real Mom Review: Hoboken Golf

Hoboken Golf located at 2nd and Grand in Hoboken has a 9 hole mini golf course in addition to adult golf practice. Located in an old warehouse type building, there is a lot of open inside space for running around. The mini golf course is very simple and bare bones, but for cheap indoor entertainment [...]

Tipster Tuesday: What to Do When It Rains Every Day During Your Beach Vacation

When you plan a beach vacation with children, you hope and pray that every day will be a perfect beach day.  However, what do you do when mother nature doesn’t cooperate? Plan Ahead- Bring a List From Home With a Few Places to Explore: We like to hit the internet before we go away. Once you get [...]

Real Mom Review: the Skyscraper Museum

The Skyscraper Museum is a small museum that most children will enjoy visiting and learning about skyscrapers. There are various models of buildings in NYC and around the world. On Saturdays before the museum opens to the public, it offers hands on workshops for kids with storytime, discussion, and crafts. On a recent visit, the [...]

Real Mom Review – Museum of Modern Art

The Museum of Modern Art is one of those museums that makes you happy you have kids. Once your child hits age 4, the entire family gets into the museum for free! On weekends the museum has two kinds of kids tours: Tours for Fours, especially for 4 year olds, and A Closer Look for [...]

Real Mom Review: Stevens Cooperative School

Stevens Cooperative School- Hoboken Campus and Newport Campus Type: Independent. NJAIS Accredited. Address: Hoboken Campus 301 Bloomfield Street Hoboken, NJ 07030 (2’s Program) 339 River Street Hoboken, NJ 07030 (3’s, 4’s and PreK/K Programs) 301 Garden Street Hoboken, NJ 07030 (1st -8th Grade Students) Newport Campus 80 Town Square Pl. Jersey City, NJ 07310 (K-8th [...]