Weekly Wrap Up: Maple Sugaring Season, Purim Celebrations, Women's History Month

3/1/12 - By Raven Snook

We still have our Winter Guide up on our front page but since my daughter and I spotted blooming daffodils on the way to school this morning, we think it will soon be time to switch to our Spring Fun Guide.

The warm weather means maple sugaring season is in full swing and that New York City's plentiful playgrounds are buzzing with activity. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. We remember years when it snowed in April, so don't give up on winter fun quite yet.

Our summer camp coverage continued with roundups of sleepaway camps that offer SAT prep, and nature-filled sleepaway camps on Long Island and in Connecticut. Meanwhile our New Jersey site's been all about birthdays this week, with posts on ice cream parties, animal parties, and party planners and entertainers. If you want to stay on top of everything that's going on in New Jersey, Long Island, Connecticut, Boston or Los Angeles, you can subscribe to our free newsletters. Read on for everything we covered on Mommy Poppins NYC this week.

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In honor of Dr. Seuss' 108th birthday on Friday, we shared ways to celebrate his legacy, including fun library programs and at-home activities.

Although Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is skipping NYC this year, you can still see many other circuses in the city (and, if you're a PETA person, four of them don't have any animals).

If you've got a kid in high school, you know firsthand how stressful SATs can be. Teens can bone up for the big test and also enjoy the usual summer fun at these sleeaway SAT prep programs.

If you've got a baby, you probably aren't thinking about the SATs yet (or at least we hope not). But you may be wondering about baby sign language. We've rounded up some wonderful infant signing classes in NYC.

If you're up for a seasonal day trip this month, hit one of these tasty maple sugaring festivals or farms.

Our biweekly links roundup included different reactions to the release of teacher ratings and info on a cute new children's boutique in Prospect Heights.

Hit your closet and find last year's Halloween costume. It's time for Purim, a.k.a. the Jewish Halloween. We've got the scoop on where to celebrate.

March is Women's History Month, so we've rounded up the best ways to teach your kids about all of our amazing achievements.

Best bets for the weekend include a free performance by the Story Pirates, the Children's Museum of the Arts' Caribbean-American Festival and lots of Purim parties.