Sarah Lindenfeld Hall

Best Weekend Bets: Family Day at Artspace, a consi…

Artspace, the downtown Raleigh nonprofit arts center with a collection of artist studios, will culminate its summer kids programs with a Family Fun Day this Saturday. It's an artsy, carnival-like event that's open to the public.

Posted 3 mon. ago.

Kidocio ... science for preschoolers

A mother-daughter team is opening up a campus for their science programs for preschoolers in Apex. Leigh Ann Jenson (daughter) and Laurel Creazzo (mom) are co-founders of Kidocio, which has been offering science programs for kids ages 3 to 5 in day cares and preschools for the last three years. They'll open the space Sept. 1 at 918 Windy Rd., which is off of U.S. 64 in the same complex as Bradley'…

Posted 3 mon. ago.

Puppets and more at the Holly Springs Cultural Cen…

I've been to Comedy Worx on Peace Street in downtown Raleigh a number of times with my daughter for Kazoom Puppet Theatre, a puppet show best for ages 2 to 7 with a mix of storytelling, humor and music.

Posted 3 mon. ago.

Girl dies after getting off school bus

Horrible news out of Raleigh. A six-year-old girl was hit and killed by a car in the North Hills area shortly after she stepped off the school bus Monday afternoon. She attended Green Year Round Elementary School.

Posted 3 mon. ago.

Major Recall: Little Tikes Workshop Sets

Little Tikes and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission have recalled about 1.6 million Little Tikes workshop sets and trucks because they could pose a choking hazard. The toys have oversized plastic toy nails that can pose a choking hazard to young kids. An 11-month-old boy from South Carolina choked when the nail became lodged in his throat. He's made a full recovery.

Posted 3 mon. ago.

Mordecai's baking contest

Mordecai Historic Park near downtown Raleigh will hold its first baking contest on Sept. 19. There are cake and cookie categories from both kids (17 and under) and adults. All entries must be baked at home and prizes are awarded on overall appearence, taste, impression and creativity. The contest is open to everyone and contestants can enter as many cakes and cookies as they wish.

Posted 3 mon. ago.

Eunice Shriver and a 'special mom'

There's a sweet column by a Cary News reporter today about her own mom. We talk a lot here about children who have special needs. But in this case it's the mom, who is mentally disabled. The death of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who founded the Special Olympics, triggered Vickie Dehamer to write about her mom and what it was like growing up. As you can imagine, the kids on the playground weren't comple…

Posted 3 mon. ago.

Homemade pizza dough

Pizza was always the easy meal. It just entailed picking up the phone, calling Lily's, the neighborhood shop, and waiting for it to be delivered. Then Trader Joe's came along with its fresh dough and changed all that. It was still easy. The dough was made. But it required a little bit more work (like making sure I had cheese in the house).

Posted 3 mon. ago.

Tips for Consigning

As most of us are well aware, it's consignment sale season. I'm planning on consigning some of my maternity clothes from my first pregnancy this season (and maybe some of my baby clothes if I end up having a boy) and wondered how I could do it right.

Posted 3 mon. ago.

Meet Michelle!

Michelle Zimmerman is our TriangleMom2Mom mom of the week. She's busy helping to organize Twice as Nice Kid's Consignment sale in Apex this weekend. Here's Michelle ... Mom2Mom: Tell us about yourself.