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This is What Happens When an Almost-9-Year-Old is in Charge of Your Blog

This past weekend, the Kardon Family did something we haven’t done in a long time. We spent most of the day… gasp… outside. Yeah, as much as we love the outdoors (well, Allie and I do, well, at least we do if we’re hiking), our kids just far prefer hanging out inside. But Saturday was Ryan’s first Little League game (Go, Rays!) so Allie, Jason and I braved the is-it-seriously-that-cold-out weather to watch five full …

Wookiees, Robots and Math at the Intrepid #Kidsweek2014

by Andrew Kardon

If you live in the NYC area and you’re already pulling your hair out from your kids being on vacation this week, don’t despair. Put the wine down, it’s going to be all right. I highly encourage you to pack up the kids and head over to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum and take advantage of #KidsWeek2014! In addition to all the super cool stuff the Intrepid has to offer (You can tour a …

Puzzles, Legos and Puke, Oh My!

by Andrew Kardon

When you’re a parent, you soon realize that “planning is for the childless.” Sure you can try your best to be somewhere on time but chances are that someone’s sick, can’t find their shoes or really needs to go to the bathroom. It just comes with the territory. Let’s take my Saturday for example. I did some work in the morning, gave the kids lunch and then sat down with them to work on a …

Blog Spotlight: Audrey from Barking Mad

by Andrew Kardon

Meet Audrey from Barking Mad Blogger: Audrey Blog Name: Barking Mad, Magnificently Flawed What are you barking mad about? “Barking Mad” is a British euphemism for insanity or craziness. My husband is British and I had lived over in the UK before and after we were married. I’d hear the phrase during the course of conversation or on British television, and it always made me giggle. When Gareth married me in 2003, he became step-father …

A Night of Ice Skating Leads to a Sushi Feast

by Andrew Kardon

Last week when it was, what, like 40 degrees out, Ryan picked tennis as our family activity. It’s tough to say no (even when it’s freezing out) if your kid asks you to do something that’s physically active. So this week, it’s even colder. Closer to 30 degrees or so. And thankfully for this weekend’s family activity, we got to be indoors. Whew. But yeah, we ended up going ice skating! There’s a nice ice …