A Bronx Christmas

If you’re looking to find that perfect gift for Bronx kid and really make them smile; think outside of the box. From gifts that fit in a box to gifts you just can’t wrap, Bronx Mama found some great ideas, with a Bronx twist of course.
$150-Fisher Price’s Portable DVD player

If the Bronx kid you know [...]

Holiday Baking

Bronx Mama wants to have some fun and learn some new recipes from other Bronx Mamas. Each week until Christmas I will feature a new recipe chosen from the ones readers email us. The recipes can be anything holiday related (dinner, dessert, drinks, etc). Send a picture of you and your family and the recipe if you [...]

Christmas Events You Can’t Miss

FREE! Family Affair Holiday Party at the Bronx Museum of The Arts
Saturday 13th 1-4 pm
1040 Grand Concourse at 165th st
(718) 681 6000
Bronxmuseum.org
Join the Bronx Museum of the Arts for an afternoon of art-making workshops and more.
 
Christmas Extravaganza at The Kidz Disco
December 28th 1-4 pm
The Kidz Disco at Con Sazon
1854 Westchester Avenue
Children: 10$ Adults: 5$
thekidzdisco.com

Bronx featured in Time Out New York Kids

In the November 2008 issue of Time Out New York Kids magazine, the kid experts featured a list of “50 things a kids gotta do before he hits 5 feet,” and to Bronx Mama’s excitement, the Bronx was mentioned in the countdown.
Number 14 was of course, Wave Hill, Bronx’s public garden and cultural center. With [...]

Thanksgiving Events

Saturday, November 22
HARVEST THEMED HOLIDAY CENTERPIECE: Teens and adults can take this one-day workshop, where they will use natural materials of Autumn and a candle to design a harvest table arrangement for the holidays. Registration required. Call 718-885-1461 or e-mail info@bpmm.org. 12pm. Age: TE, AD. $45; including materials. Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, 895 Shore Road, [...]

This Weekend

Lecture: The Original Bronx Natives
Saturday, November 15, 2008
1:00 p.m.
Pat Ernest, former Education Director of Bartow-Pell, will present a PowerPoint presentation
on the history of this area of the Bronx.  Mrs. Ernest will discuss the original natives the
Lenape as well as Jonas Bronck, the first European to settle in the Bronx (1638). 
FREE with admission to [...]

Rainy Day Project: Thanksgiving Centerpiece

What you’ll need:

2 toilet paper tubes
Brown construction paper
Yellow construction paper
Red construction paper
White construction paper
Black construction paper
Pencil
Glue
Scissors
Tempera or watercolor paints
Paintbrush
Stapler

How to make it:

Trace around your child’s hand on a piece of white construction paper. Note: You may wish to trace a larger area around your child’s hand to make the turkey feathers bigger and also make it easier [...]

Outside Of The Bronx- Miaac Film Festival

The Bronx is no stranger of diversity. From Spanish to Punjabi, the Bronx has it all. Any good parent will tell you how important it is for a child to experience different cultures, and just a few train stops out of the borough here in NYC is the perfect place for trying new foods, hearing new music, [...]