Author Archive for PJ Kaiser
P.J. is a former management consultant (among other things) turned stay-at-home mom. P.J. lives in Hoboken and likes to go on adventures with her husband and two young children. P.J. is passionate about parenting and loves to share her discoveries with readers of NY Metropolista. P.J. blogs at Double Latte Mama's Blog
Fall Foliage in Montauk
What do you think of when you think of Montauk? Having lived in the NY/NJ area for under five years, I didn’t really think of anything except I knew that it was the easternmost point on Long Island. This past weekend, we made an excursion to Montauk to attend a friend’s wedding and I was [...]
Science Fun for Tots (And Their Grown-ups!)
Did you know that one of the top ten science centers, according to Parents Magazine, is across the river from Manhattan in Jersey City? That’s right – it’s the Liberty Science Center and it’s easily accessible from New York via car, ferry or subway. LSC is a full-service science center with activities for all ages.
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Fun with the Fish at the NY Aquarium
We took advantage of the last days of summer and had an excursion to the New York Aquarium in Brooklyn. We drove from Hoboken, but it’s easy to get there on the subway from Manhattan. The aquarium is in several separate buildings and is best enjoyed – especially with very young children – in warmer [...]
Brooklyn Book Festival 2009
Nobody could be more surprised than I am that I’m writing this article about the Brooklyn Book Festival as a kids destination … I am so surprised, in fact, that I went to the festival without my kids! I wanted to go to the festival as an avid book reader and aspiring author and my [...]
Getting to Know Hoboken, NJ
Growing up in a small town in Ohio with only 4,000 people, if you had told me that each subsequent move I made (except one) would be to a bigger city than the prior one, I wouldn’t have believed it. I subsequently moved to 1) Columbus, Ohio, 2) Chicago, Illinois, 3) Mexico City (yes, the [...]
New York Children’s Museum of Arts (CMA)
In the Little Italy neighborhood of Manhattan, the New York Children’s Museum of the Arts (CMA) is an undiscovered treasure (at least undiscovered by me!). My friend and I decided to try their “Wee Arts” class. This drop-in class has a wide age range – 10 months to 3.5 years – so my two kids (almost 2 [...]
Commune with Nature at Brooklyn Botanic Gardens
Did you know that there is a wonderful nature getaway a short subway ride away in Brooklyn? The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is a little (OK, not so little) swath of land carved out from the hustle and bustle in Brooklyn. It’s smaller than the New York Botanical Garden, but it’s a wonderful and [...]
