Archives for September 2009

The second session of the Garden Sprouts met this morning and the breezy weather was quite apropo for our focus on fall leaves. It was also perfect pumpkin muffin weather, and we started our day by preparing our snack on the patio with the view of the farm spread out beyond. But before we started with our leaf activities there were farm chores to be done. This morning, to the delight of most (but the chagrin of one!) we headed {Read More}

Today was our first in the Fall series of Saturdays at Fishkill Farms and all I have to say is, “what a difference the apple season makes!” The farm, while bustling throughout the summer, was positively packed on this sunny, prime apple-picking Saturday. And as happy I am for Josh and Hannah and the rest of the farm folks for their well-earned success this season, I was glad for our hike off the beaten orchard trail today. Our morning was {Read More}

Yesterday afternoon we stayed very local and headed to East Irvington Nature Preserve. Mother Nature seems to be having a hard time deciding on whether it is really Fall, as it was an unseasonably warm day. A contrast to the last time Kids Unplugged visited the Preserve, back in April when the children had ample opportunity to puddle jump. The group was fairly small, with a few new faces, which is always a delight. We started off by making our {Read More}

Yesterday afternoon we stayed very local and headed to East Irvington Nature Preserve. Mother Nature seems to be having a hard time deciding on whether it is really Fall, as it was an unseasonably warm day. A contrast to the last time Kids Unplugged visited the Preserve, back in April when the children had ample opportunity to puddle jump. The group was fairly small, with a few new faces, which is always a delight. We started off by making our {Read More}

This morning Kids Unplugged was joined by an enthusiastic group of families for our Fish-a-Thon to benefit Recycled Fish and the Tarrytown Lakes. Whether they were there to ride bikes, catch fish, or try their arms at paddling a kayack, kids and parents alike spent some truly beautiful early-fall hours along the lakes.And thanks to Coffee Labs Roasters and the Bagel Emporium we had a lakeside brunch as well. According to Teeg Stouffer, director of Recycled Fish, a recent study completed {Read More}

Saturday September 19thFish-a-Thon at the Tarrytown Lakes! 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Inspired by the Recycled Fish 24-hour National Fish-a-Thon The weather is supposed to be beautiful this Saturday! Join Kids Unplugged at our first annual Fish-a-Thon in conjunction with RecycledFish.org’s National effort. Bring your kids, your bikes, your friends and your live bait and join us for a morning of fishing at the Tarrytown Lakes. We’ll have generous donations of fabulous coffee from our own Coffee Labs Roasters and {Read More}

Once upon a time there was a little boy who went to visit with his grandparents for a few days. One day, after having spent the morning playing with his grandfather his grandmother told him, “head outside to play for a while now, Grandfather and I have some work to do around the house.” “But what is there to do?” asked the little boy, “I didn’t bring any toys with me.” His grandmother smiled at him and said, “Go out {Read More}

The first day of school for many local kids ended with a romp around the loop at Halsey Pond, a place that has quickly become a favorite for Kids Unplugged. Today the kids’ feet barely touched the gravel path and they took off as soon as the pond came into site beyond the short, uphill trek to the loop’s entrance. Their destination was immediately apparent–the Beltzhoover Teahouse–and my own children were as guilty as the rest of breaking the cardinal {Read More}