I consider myself a frugal person – I had no problem shelling out for Cameron’s Patagonia baby puff rider jacket because I knew he would wear it every day. But buying an entire snow suit seemed excessive. Afterall, would he really need it? Well, yesterday I was wishing I had some waterproof bottoms for him after our first sledding trip in Fort Greene Park. I mulled it over while Cam was taking his nap, and came up with a solution for our afternoon outing : I put him in a garbage bag from the waist down. Not the most attractive solution – but it worked! His jacket and mittens kept him dry up top, and the bag covered the rest!
FYI – the Patagonia winter sale is back on – with discounts of up to 50% off. This includes baby stuff. Cameron has both the Puff Rider Jacket and the Baby Capilene which I am thinking about buying again for next year!
Still have your Christmas tree in the house? Don’t worry – It’s a good thing you procrastinated on taking it down because now you can take it to Fort Greene Park to have it turned into mulch! The park uses the mulch in the gardens – you can also bring a bag and take some mulch home for your own garden. So feel good about yourself! And take your tree to the park for MulchFest this Saturday, January 9 and Sunday, January 10, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. You can drop your tree at Washington Pk. & Willoughby Avenue. Infact, I was there this morning and the pile has already been started:
Christmas Trees ready for reincarnation at Fort Greene Park
I went out for a walk this morning through Fort Greene Park and saw everyone enjoying the snow – building snowmen, playing on the playground, and of course, sledding. I came upon a mom using a laundry basket as a sled for her little one (quite successfully I might add!) The basket was gliding through the snow briskly, and she had a rope tied around her waist to move it along. I am always impressed by mom genius! So, you might not have a sled, but I know for sure you have a laundry basket! Get out there and enjoy it!
So Smart!
Never to snowy to play!
Yesterday the family hit the slopes in Fort Greene Park for a little sledding. Lucky for us there was an abandoned baby sled in the basement of our building! Cameron totally loved it. I got asked by a lot of parents where I got the sled, so I did a little research on Amazon to find a baby sled that looked similar:
Cameron's sled
Found on Amazon....
Click here to check it out so next time you’ll be ready! I think since we already have access to the baby sled, I will get these sleds so that the whole family can sled together on the next snow storm.
It’s supposed to start snowing soon (although when it comes to winter weather I never count my chickens before they hatch) and A Child Grows in Brooklyn did a post about the best sledding hills in the neighborhood (Fort Greene Park is of course on the list!) and how to make your own sled. I am hoping to get Cameron out to the park this afternoon, or more likely, tomorrow for his first sledding experience. So bundle up your little one and I’ll see you there!
I’ve been struggling to decide what to do regarding Cameron’s poor little freezing fingers. He is constantly taking off his socks, shoes, and hats, so I didn’t have much hope that anything on his hands would stay there more than 5 minutes.
I saw a post awhile back on Celia’s blog Chic Squirt about Stonz Wear baby booties, and while exploring the site I acame across their Mittz. The website claims they will stay on! And the design looked promising. So I asked for a pair (along with some booties) for Cameron’s birthday, and was happy when some arrived in the mail. We haven’t broken out the booties yet, but we’ve been using the mittz and they do indeed stay on! They ones for kids under 2 don’t have thumbs, which is a key feature. Not only does it make them easy to put on, it makes them hard for Cameron to get off. I thought he would be annoyed, but he totally didn’t seem to mind! Plus his fingers were nice and toasty. 
Cameron's new Mittz + car hat from Etsy
Did you remember to send your Halloween pics in to the Local? Check out the ones that made it. I see Cameron, and some other familiar faces there! Thanks to Tiffany for the heads up.
Cameron and his Dad at Camel Park
Jax and his dad Jayce at the pumpkin patch
Tillie, the adorable bunny
I was hanging out with some mommies yesterday in Fort Greene Park and lamenting that now that Cameron is on puree strike I can’t seem to get him to eat his veggies. A mommy suggested spreading some veggie puree on toast (which I will certainly try) but it inspired another idea – why not hide some veggies in something Cameron already likes? A classic Mom trick! I make Cameron’s grilled cheese in the toaster oven on one slice of whole wheat bread (since he isn’t a big eater). Today I slipped some peas in there and he was more than happy to eat them. Not the most hearty portion of vegetables, I know. But I’ll take what I can get!
click to see more posts about What Cameron is Eating
The Halloween events just keep on coming! Fort Greene Park Conservancy is sponsoring the 10th Annual Halloween Festival in Fort Greene Park on Saturday, October 31, 2009 from 12 noon – 3:00 pm (Rain date Nov 1).
Free Halloween fun in Fort Greene Park
There will be hay rides, games, sack races, face painting, stilt-walkers, entertainers and free pumpkins to decorate – and it’s all FREE. Plus there will be a costume parade and spooky cemetery. The festivities kick off with a fun costume contest for dogs and their owners: “The Great PUPkin,” sponsored by Fort Greene PUPS at 12 noon. This is always entertaining – so I suggest you get there at the beginning!
Well, I was hoping for more, but I was happy to see Tenzin and of course, Cameron on The Local today!
Tenzin on the New York Time Local Blog
Cameron hams it up for The Local
