Category: From The Member Boards
Great Italian Restaurants
In the mood for pasta? For an inexpensive, but tasty Italian experience, look no further… members on our CT-Moms forum personally recommend the following…. Buono Appetito! VILLA ITALIA in Stamford, CT “there is a great cozy little place right out of downtown stamford.. 2 mins from town center.. its called Villa Italia.. tons of free parking .. in [...]
NYC Resources
What to do in NYC for a fun day trip with (or without!) kids. Keep in mind that we are only about an hour from NYC so try not to plan too much for one day. Kids can get tired and overstimulated quickly (heck, even us adults can get tired and overstimulated in NYC!) so [...]
Authentic Chinese Restaurants?
One of our members were frustrated with having to go to New York to get authentic Chinese food – although isn’t that Aberdeen (in White Plains) good?! So our members got together and recommended nearby Chinese Restaurants that will make you think you’re in Chinatown in NYC (well, not really, but you can use your [...]
Summer Camps in Fairfield County….
The Groundhog just saw his shadow, so looks like we’ll have six more weeks of winter…. Although, if the upcoming winter is anything like the weather we’ve had so far I’m not sure it’ll be so bad….. BUT, it’s not too early to start thinking about Summer Camps – while our members had some great [...]
Birthday Party Etiquette and more….
Here’s just some of what we’re discussing on our CT-Moms Community Forum on Bigtent this week: –Where would be a great place to host a birthday party for a 4 year old boy? (some suggestions were the SoNo Field House, Stamford Nature Center, Great Play and The Little Gym) –What is the best way to [...]
*Adult Restaurant Recs
Greek Mexican Pizza Diners Bakeries Brunch –The red barn inn just off the merrit inNorwalk, –3 bears inn inNorwalk. –That big holiday inn over in stamforddoes brunches –Hyatt Regency in Greenwich! It is quite pricey though…but truly a decadent buffet –Ash Creek Saloon –Joes American Bar and Grill is GREAT…it’s [...]
*Enrichment Classes
http://www.signingtime.com/ www.kinderworkshops.com/toocuteforwords.html My workshops (1.5 hours) are geared toward adults and is ideal for introducing to babies 6-18 months old (though you can attend the workshop if you baby is younger so you will be ready to start when they reach 6 months Sign and Sing at the Old GreenwichMusic Studio. Sessions are 5 [...]
Medical Resources*
Do we overmedicate our children? www.pbs.org/frontline/medicatedchild Premature babies http://www.ttmf.org (premature birth) www.zerotothree.com Feeding issues: http://www.babycenter.com/400_how-can-i-encourage-my-baby-to-try-new-foods_505110_1001.bc Sleep Training: www.familysleep.com http://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx http://www.leadinspector.com/ Sex Offender site: http://www.sor.state.ct.us/pls/sor/wsor$offender.startup?Z_CHK=0 enter your city and then you have to click on the name to view address and crime. site you can register with that will send you updates whenever a sex offender [...]
Birthday Parties*
*There is no way we’d be able to fit or include every place that rents out space for a child’s birthday party. This list ONLY includes places that have gotten great reviews from fellow CT-Moms on our forum board. This way, you know they have been highly reviewed by fellow moms. An omission from this [...]
