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| september 27, 2009 |
fall into disco |
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| october 25, 2009 |
boo baby boo |
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| november 22, 2009 |
pajama party |
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$15 per walking human, in advance, $18 at the door, on the day of event
event time: 2pm-5pm
parking is available in the lot across the street at One International Place for $7 all day. Or free on the street since it is Sunday! |
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online ticketing has closed for this weekend's event. there will be tickets available at the door (cash only) so come on down. see you at the disco! |
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Mama, let your babies grow up to be yelpers. Check out Yelp.com for everything from baby gear to maternity clothes, kid-friendly restaurants to playful parks, even pediatricians. Thousands of moms and dads can't be wrong! www.yelp.com
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With our own host mama in Boston – Kristin Chalmers – who has been nominated by Nickelodeon’s Parents Connect website for family photog of the year. Please take a sec and vote for her so she can continue on her quest to be the BEST in Boston. Please tell all your peeps in the area too and have them vote. She really does rock and the kids love her! $25 off your first sitting with Kris when mentioning BLD thru Sep 30th! (restrictions apply, of course!)
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in celebration of babylegs' 4th anniversary, bring a pre-made "thinking of you" card to the disco this month & exchange it for a pair of legs. all cards will go to the ronald mcdonald house of boston, along with pairs of babylegs for all the kids in residence. feel free to share a joke & pass a smile along this month....want more? Go to www.babylegs.net for $5 off any order with BLDBDAY thru May 31 |
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Mariana Iranzi is a Boston-based children's music composer and performer, originally from Argentina. Her music will have you and your little ones dancing to the rhythms of rock, reggae, blues, tango and folk. She just released her debut CD for kids called "Aventura Collage" which is available here and she's also teaching a bilingual music/movement class for children at the Lilypad in Cambridge every monday in April and May (more info here). Learn about Mariana and listen to samples at her website.
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This April the disco gives a big welcome to h&m as our official outfitter for the family. Grab your egg shakers for the kiddies and goodies for mom and dad too, along with h&m's new looks and coupons for the spring and store locator info. hit the dance floor & you could win an h&m gift card! then, keep coming back for more h&m goodies throughout the year & don't forget to keep checking out their look of the month!
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new social network for parents that we wholeheartedly endorse - momslikeme is a great resource and networking opportunity for momslike you! stop by and check it out here - make some noise, pass it on, and be amongst the founding mommas in your community.
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Just because we don't play kid's music at BLD, doesn't mean we don't like it. As a matter of fact, I'm always on the hunt for great stuff to play for my led zeppelin loving kids. So I was really jazzed to discover local musician Debbie Cavalier and her group, Debbie and Friends. A professional musician for 20+ yrs, Debbie has performed with the creme de la creme of kid's music. Everyone from Shari Lewis to Sesame Street and Buffalo Bob. Her music has a groovy kid of 70's vibe, (think free to be you and me era) and she incorporate stories within her songs. You can see her live throughout the Boston area. Check here site for concert listings. |
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I love the idea of taking my son to the theaters, but even the best kid's films seem to have some sort of scary parts. That's when I hear, "mama I wanna go" and I start to get annoyed with how much cash I just shelled out for a twenty minute movie stay. How great would it be to have a major theater play your child's favorite shows on the big screen? Patriot Place's Showtime Cinemas (as well as throughout the country) now has that exact thing. Plus it's hella cheap. $3.50 a ticket, your kid can run around if they get antsy, and no one will shush them either. Check out Bob the Builder in February and other great shows through out the year. To find out more, go here Consider joining the popcorn club too. Lots of discounts, free munchies and birthday hook ups. |
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Just because we don't play kid's music at BLD, doesn't mean we don't like it. As a matter of fact, I'm always on the hunt for great stuff to play for my led zeppelin loving kids. So I was really jazzed to discover local musician Debbie Cavalier and her group, Debbie and Friends. A professional musician for 20+ yrs, Debbie has performed with the creme de la creme of kid's music. Everyone from Shari Lewis to Sesame Street and Buffalo Bob. Her music has a groovy kid of 70's vibe, (think free to be you and me era) and she incorporate stories within her songs. You can see her live throughout the Boston area. Check here site for concert listings. |
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So if have yet to join a gym and hate the thought of walking around in work out gear with a bunch of guys watching your every move, I would highly suggest considering HEALTHWORKS. This not just your run of the mill "women's only gym". It's much more than that. Top of the line equipment, & locations, amazing babysitting (where they will actually change a diaper and give a bottle), over 500 classes including all types of dance, yoga, post and prenatal fitness, core strength conditioning and the list goes on. But the best feature is their full day spa and amazing locker rooms. This is the ONLY gym in Boston if you ask me. |
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Even though winter is here, I thought it would be fun to have something to look forward to. The Mass Horticultural Society brings us WEEZIES GARDEN. It's a great way to get kids into everything gardening and there are classes held in the spring and summer months. Many small spiraling paths and large scale things to climb on. I can't wait to get my kids in there! or check out Julie Moirmesservy's website. This is her vision and design. |
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if you are like me and the thought of sitting through one more Nutcracker ballet makes your toes curl, check this out. Ballet Rox is a non profit dance company, here in Boston (Jamaica Plains to be exact) that brings the Nutcracker experience to new heights by combining a variety of dance that celebrates cultural diversity, fusing classical ballet with tap, hip-hop and a variety of dance styles including flamenco and international folk dance. For tickets and more information about Ballet Rox click here to see a great clip from a documentary about this amazing company check this out! |
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Edaville is a bit of a haul but a magical place for kids. In the summer you can take your kids on a real train that IS Thomas the Tank engine, in the fall, check out the cranberry bogs, and of course in the winter go for the festival of lights, which are around until January 7th. All the rides are scaled down for kids and there's even a fishing hole where my son actually caught a fish with a real "stick" fishing pole that the staff baited for him |
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the boston globe came to visit us at bld boston last month and sent us tons of postcards. click here for a tour through the best little disco in boston. |
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read your diary and tell us about your pre-kids lifestyle. i seriously doubt that there's one person in new england that knew this dirty little secret about your BLD boston host kristen. ya see, way back before she was momma to two gorgeous boys and wife to one trophy husband she was......mc sweet and low - the diva of the dance floor and high times poster child (ummmmm, she did inhale!). click here to see her cover shot all big like and make sure to ask her to free style next time ya see her! |
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heard 'round the disco: "my kids love little sprouts". upon further investigation i found out that it wasn't vegetables and was blown away by the boston area's best kept secret: Little Sprouts specializes in preparing your child to enter formal school ready to learn. experience their commitment to quality early education and care which has twice earned them the title of Center of Excellence and $5M from the U.S. department of Education’s Early Reading First Grant. kids discover the love of learning thanx to little sprouts' experienced, loving staff and engaging, enriching and scientifically based curriculum. check em out here www.littlesprouts.com |
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cool place for the kids to hang that doesn't stink of chuckies cheese? dig on imajine that a family and child interactive playspace where human potential has no boundaries. the unique 12,000 square foot playspace offers an environment where families can create and learn together in a safe and educational way which includes a child sized grocery store, pirate ship, infant exploration station, imajinators creative station, Puff the Magic Dragon bouncy house, and a prehistoric activity zone, just to name a few! check 'em out here www.imajinethat.com! |
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your hostess with the mostest is now a blogger with some.....clogger? check out my (original) version of my diaper bag review here. |
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TT Buds is a locally made boston popcorn company. They have the most amazing salty and sweet or cheesy sweet corn. These guys met working at Fenway park and have been friends ever since. No artifical anything. I'm hoping to get them to donate samples to a few parties. (I'm sure they will cause Rob went to school with one of them) |
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marie falco comes to us from a variety of spas and will be hooking up all BLD parent guests with facial waxing. She is also available to do make up for weddings and other functions. I met her while shooting a wedding and believe me, she is top notch. You can contact her directly here OR she is also a full on ethestian at the Green Tangerine in Burlington. |
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congratulations to boston host momma kristin chalmers and her husband rob on the birth of their second son Jacoby Russell Chalmers (JRC) who burst into the world on friday february 15th. weighing in at over 8 pounds and 22 inches long we'll have to make plenty of room on the dance floor for this big boy. hooooorary for kristin!!! send well wishes here |
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get the most out of your snuggles - boston momma Michelle Jones makes awesome clothing, quilts, snugglies and other goodies for babies and toddlers and every item is unique and sewn by hand. my son charlie still doesn't leave home without his cozy giraffe blanket. go to www.hoosiermagnolia.com for more info. |
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baby loves disco is proud to support Reach Out and Read (ROR)- a national non-profit organization that promotes early literacy by giving new books to children and advice to parents about the importance of reading aloud in pediatric exam rooms across the nation. click here to reach out....and read. |
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boston based swaptree.com is our new favorite website simply b/c there's finally a place to trade in all those old toys for new ones! when the kids outgrow the wiggles you can go to swaptree and trade up for dora. trade in all that plastic crap your in-laws bought the kids for x-mas and get some cool melissa and doug wooden toys. get on the swaptree and see. |
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we got all your emails requesting that host momma kristin chalmers post her stash of bld boston pictures. so we're happy to report that she finally took some time to organize the files. now you can click here and design cards, change images to black and white or sepia and purchase whatever you wish. while these photos are from more recent parties, check back often as kristen will be slowly but surely adding more and more. |
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We're super psyched to welcome professional face painter Sonia Paz from Braintree back to the BLD boston family this month. She was a huge hit last month and we hope she'll be with us for many parties to come. To book Sonia or just drop her a line to say hi click here. |
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Recently voted Best of Citysearch and WBZ’s A-List, The Boston Bodyworker has been establishing itself as the place to go for great Bodywork.. Athletes, workday warriors and new parents alike are all discovering the benefits of regular treatment. Pre/Post Natal massage, acupuncture, kinesio taping and personalized yoga instruction are all on the list of choices at b.b's locations in Copley Square and Downtown. get with the bodyworker as they get with us at BLD where they will be offering massages, treatments and more. |
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Baby Loves Disco is thrilled to bring back the wax! Alyssa Breault will be joining us with her top of the line facial waxing for moms and dads (that aren't scared!) at all upcoming parties. She is a grad of Catherine Hinds Institute and is a certified medical esthetician. She rocks! To contact Alyssa for private appointments or any of your beauty needs, email her here! |
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my "local mommy of the month" award goes to Dana Klein for being such a super-mommy and for creating Wild Child in Arlington MA featuring clothes for the most stylish of youth of all ages, enough diaper bags to make your head spin, swank modern children's furniture, AND the most comprehensible selection funky, hip and hard to find strollers north of NYC. I'm going to have another kids simply so i can register with them!. click here for more info |
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Boston gathers women together for an evening of
thoughtful conversation and great food. At each event, they invite a guest
speaker from a nonprofit addressing domestic and global issues affecting women
and children. Their hope is to promote thoughtful and expansive discussion
and an awareness of the work being done by exceptional people and organizations.
They also donate 20 percent of the cost of the meal to the featured organization. Check
them out: www.foodforthoughtboston.org |
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The gOzOzO pouch is a beautiful, practical, and loving way to carry your infant and toddler. They are custom made pouch slings made with high quality fabric in a variety of hip and modern styles. They make for unique gifts for expecting or new parents! gOzOzO pouches are all made in the USA and available locally in the Boston, MA area. They are a home-based business that is family operated. |
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baby loves disco boston massage queen emily says "I don't know anyone who needs a massage more than the parents of young children!" and she knows, Emily has been working with pregnant women since 2000 and started teaching infant massage in 2004. Put down the kids and take 10 minutes for yourself at the next baby loves disco as emily treats you to a free taste. For more information about Emily, please visit her website at www.bodyography.net |
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a refreshing new home-spun clothing company that celebrates and respects life (including sweatshop free cotton basics made in the US with 100% organically grown cotton products) . the company's goal is to mix vibrant, unique colors and designs with good, ethical and environmentally responsible business practices....and it works! check 'em out here: www.focoloco.com |
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Hot Toddies Baby Gear introduces fashionable and practical car seat covers for infants and toddlers. make the change and get your baby happily lounging in the back seat with super soft and super cool fabric. no more need to sacrifice function for fashion because the cover slips on and off for easy cleaning. check 'em out here: www.hottoddiesbabygear.com |
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When I moved to Boston a few months ago, I had no idea about where to go, what to do or for that matter where the hell to find my local utility companies. So I did a search and up came this great site - Boston Central. Mother of two, Stacey Sao, was in the same boat, after moving to New England from Texas. Where to find, well...anything? So Boston Central was born. Weekly "happenings" newsletters for things to do in and all over Massachusetts for families. But it's more than that. Need to find your local cable company? How about good shopping, restaurants, healthcare services or even resources for child care? Two words. BOSTON CENTRAL! |
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we met Kristin Chalmers back in the 90s when she was known as MC sweet ‘n low, one of philly’s best rappers and dancers. Oh how time changes things (for the better!). now Kristin lives in boston with her husband and son and runs her own photography studio (she’s great with kids!) and is the proud host (and MC) of bld boston. Below are many of her favorite things to do in boston. |
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Meghan brennan is a super cool single mom that founded and teaches some of the best mom and baby pilates classes in town. She does water lessons, private lessons and other stuff in and around boston, all with her son as her “fearless helper” in tow. Check her out. |
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This place saved my butt when my husband was in the hospital. You set up an appointment and you actually build your dinners in the store. Then bring them home and freeze them. Each dinner serves up to 6 people and it's hell-a cheap. check out the site, It saves my friends who have more than one kid and no time to actually prepare a meal, let alone a weeks worth. |
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don’t be afraid to turn that radio dial to the left, where you will find one of the greatest college radio stations in the land – WERS which hosts the playground every Sunday, playing the best local, national, and international kids artists as well as classic hits, Broadway showtunes, movie and TV show theme songs, and much, much more. Whether you're a kid or a kid at heart, the Playground has just what you are looking for. |
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Boston Children’s Museum is the place for children and the adults with 3 jam packed floors of intruguing exhibits and activities, there is something for every kid out there. visitors can scamper up the three-story climb, play on the light-up dance floor, and create their own artwork to name a few things. there are also special events during the year that focus on different cultures, the environment, science, and other great stuff. It is their mission to encourage imagination, curiosity, questioning, and realism. check it out here. |
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Isis Maternity is one stop shopping to parents and parents to be. They have EVERYTHING you could ever need. Lactation consulting, Every kind of baby class you could think of, maternity clothes, baby clothes (very cool red sox baby gear), slings, bras, and TONS of emotional support. If you are looking for a class where you need to say to a group of new moms, "what the hell did I get myself into?". This place is for you. Check it out here. |
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