Boston is a city of neighborhoods and while you can certainly follow the famous 2.5-mile Freedom Trail (and I’m not knocking it!), don’t count on your kids lasting long enough to finish it. One way to get your kids excited about a new city (or even their own!) is by an awesome scavenger hunt. Besides [...]
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Kim Foley MacKinnon
Dear Santa, It’s been a while since I wrote to you with my wish list, but what the heck, Christmas isn’t just for kids, is it? Of course you already know that I write about Boston, kids, food and travel, so I don’t think that I’m that hard to shop for. Just in case you [...]
Prompt donated by Kim Foley MacKinnon, Author of Boston Baby and creator of TheSavvyFactory.com Along the Jamaicaway in Boston, there is a curious door set in a stone wall alcove that doesn’t open. Its intricate cast-iron metalwork has long been obscured by the ivy of many generations. Peeling back the ivy, Travis finds himself focused [...]
This weekend marks the 2nd Annual Boston Book Festival. With our history, libraries and world famous authors, it still surprises me that it took so long to establish a city wide festival celebrating books–better late than never. The festival planners have done an excellent job of making sure that there is something for everyone, including children. [...]
For the Boston parents out there who do not yet own a copy of Boston Baby, this week (high of 96 degrees today!) might be the week to pick up a copy! Author Kim Foley MacKinnon dedicates an entire chapter of the book, “It’s Hot, Hot, Hot,” to summer activities that’ll keep the whole family cool [...]
From our Friends at The Savvy Factory: A contest to win tickets to Despicable Me! The first 25 Savvy Factory readers to email info@thesavvyfactory.com will win a pair of tickets to the advance screening of Universal’s new 3-D CGI feature, Despicable Me. In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose [...]
We were rockin’ & rollin’ at the South End Library this past Monday with Kim Foley MacKinnon (the brains behind Boston Baby!) the talented teachers from CMCB’s Little Notes Program and Ben & Jerry’s from Newbury Street. If you missed out on the fun, don’t worry: you can still get in on the action. Starting July 12, [...]
I like to go out to eat. A lot. Given a choice, most times I’d choose a restaurant over a home-cooked meal–even with a kid in tow. I’ve always been like that. I just like the scene, the new dishes, the adventure of dining somewhere new. My daughter has been dining out since she was [...]
