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Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Museum of Ice Cream - 10:00 AM
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
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Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Build a Bear Workshops Chicago area locations - 10:00 AM
Museum of Ice Cream - 10:00 AM
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Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Museum of Ice Cream - 10:00 AM
Various Chicago Parks - 5:15 PM
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Morton Arboretum - various times
Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Museum of Ice Cream - 10:00 AM
Various Chicago Parks - 5:15 PM
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Brookfield Zoo - various times
Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Museum of Ice Cream - 10:00 AM
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Morton Arboretum - various times
Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
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Linkin' Blogs: Bad Baby Names, Brooklyn Openings, Art Walks and More
Links to the best of everything kid and parenting related in the NYC media for the last week.
Bad Baby Names
Will having an unusual name make your baby do poorly in school, be unpopular or even possibly become a criminal or a delinquent? A new book Bad Baby Names investigates??”NY Times
Coney Island Amusements Now Open
The Brooklyn Paper reports that Coney Island amusement parks opened this weekend, almost a month early. It's possible this will be the last year of Coney Island as we know it, so take advantage of the early opening to get in some extra trips out there.
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A fourth-generation Brooklynite, Anna started Mommy Poppins in 2007 to help families find the best things to do with kids in NYC, with a particular emphasis on sharing activities that are free, affordable, and enriching. The site, used by millions of families, has grown to become the ultimate resource for parents in the major US cities, plus travel guides for 100s of destinations.
Anna is a believer in the magic of summer camps, traveling with kids, and that you can raise kids on a budget and still have a rich life full of amazing memories. Anna's first Mommy Poppins book, The Young Traveler's Journal and Activity Book, published in 2025 and co-written with her daughter, Amelia Eigerman, brings that ethos to life, in addition to this website.
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