Archives for September 2013

Books Across America: Cool …

September 10, 2013 By admin

Looking for a cool kids bookcase that will fit a zillion books and still manage to look sophisticated? Look no more…this United States Bookcase by Ron Arad, is a stunning piece of art that will keep hundreds of books organized!

Globetrotting Mommy – Cool Kids Bookcase

Kids can organize their books by state or coast while learning some geography along the way. Move over Waldo, imagine… Where’s Madeline? Where’s Cinderella? Where’s Curious George? You get the picture.

I think this would be amazing in a nursery, kids room, playroom or living room. For more book storage ideas, check out these 14 Mind-Blowing Bookcases For Little Bookworms from red tricycle.

Free museum visits in all 50 …

September 5, 2013 By admin

Mark your calendars! On September 28, 2013, Smithsonian Magazine is offering free museum visits to more than 1,500 museums across the country with Museum Day Live!

Globetrotting Mommy – Free museum visits. Museum Day Live!

You and a loved one can check out art institutes, science centers, children’s museums and other cultural institutions free of charge when you register for Museum Day Live! online. One ticket admits the registrant and a guest.

Check out the list of the participating museums in your area. Here are a few of my favorite ideas for a family-friendly museum day across the country.

New York City, NY – Children’s Museum of Manhattan

New York City, NY – The Skyscraper Museum

Garden City, NY – Nassau County Firefighters Museum

Springfield, MA – Springfield Museums (Four museums and the Dr. Seuss sculpture garden)

Boston, MA – Museum of Fine Arts

Weston, MA – Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History

Chicago, IL – Swedish American Museum

Indianapolis, IN – Indiana Historical Society

Miami, FL – Gold Coast Railroad Museum and Zoo Miami

Boca Raton, FL – Children’s Science Explorium

Sausalito, CA – Bay Area Discovery Museum

Myrtle Beach, SC – Children’s Museum of South Carolina

Denver, CO – Denver Firefighter’s Museum

Baltimore, MD – Port Discovery Children’s Museum

Annapolis, MD – Chesapeake Children’s Museum

Staying home that weekend or traveling? Which museum are you planning to check out?

Cool baby nursery idea: Map …

September 4, 2013 By admin

Can’t fit the whole wide world on your walls or in your arms for that matter? I bet these map covered alphabet letters will fit. Spell a baby’s name over the crib for a cool baby nursery idea or write a saying in a big kid’s room, these cheery alphabet letters will look great in any room. You could even put the family name over the kitchen table or in the playroom…