3 posts tagged “family”
Today, I joined my youngest, Jeremiah, along with his kindergarten class on a field trip to the UniverSoul Circus. The UniverSoul Circus is African American Owned and Operated and so if you don't live in an area with a large African American population (ie Detroit, Atlanta, Chicago) you may have never even heard of it.
UniverSoul takes up a huge corner of Washington Park on Chicago's South Side even though it is just a single ring circus and it's not As expensive as the Barnum & Bailey Circus (which comes into town the 1st week of November) so more minority families are able to attend. There are also street vendors Outside the circus tent selling all the toys you can get on the Inside but at Low Low Prices!!! (How Does the Bootleg Man Do It?!?!)
Inside the tent it's more like a Hip Hop Party and definitely not your traditional Circus. There's a DJ Booth Bumping the sounds of SoldierBoyz, TPain, and Kem while chisled bronze brothas and sistaz gyrate and grind their hips seductively, a bicycle acrobat team of girls from China and a contortinist from Columbia are sprinkled in the mix. It's full of audience participation and is a Great time for the family. If you're in Chicago, you should try to catch it. More information about the UniverSoul Circus can be found at: www.universoulcircus.com
I was Very Proud of Jeremiah for being able to participate and getting such high marks on his progress report. For those of you who have followed my journey with Jeremiah, you can imagine how big of a deal it is for him! And Me too!
Here are pics from mere minutes ago..
Spotted on Springwise:
Parents who are looking for family-friendly hotels, restaurants and other attractions for their next family vacation may want to point their browsers to Parentography—a new online community that invites ‘Parentographers’ who have been there and done that to weigh in on what spots were most accommodating to their brood.
“Parents can share stories, photos, excursion ideas, ratings and reviews on all sorts of family-friendly places and activities. They can search for things to do by location, season, their children's age and other important factors.” The idea is to create a community where parents can share details that typically aren't found on the usual travel websites, such as which restaurants have kids' menus and highchairs available and which hotels offer kiddie pools. Besides reviews, members can also describe excursions, highlighting a string of activities and places. Naturally, Parentography’s content isn’t just relevant to travelers, but also to first-time parents and families relocating to new areas.
While content is limited at the moment, Parentography has employed a novel solution to quickly build its library of reviews. To help celebrate the site’s launch, those who submit the 100th, 200th, 300th and so on posts will win USD 100, onward until a grand prize of USD 1,000 is given to the lucky Parentographer who writes the 1,000th post. Not only is this a great incentive for contributors, but Parentography gets 1,000 content items for a rock-bottom price ;-) The start-up’s business model is advertising-based. The potential to expand on this idea to reach other niche (travel) markets is virtually limitless—might there soon be a Parentography-like forum for pet owners, golfers or other interest groups?
Website: www.parentography.com
Contact: www.parentography.com/support/new
Cozi Central is a just launched, totally free web tool made for busier-than-busy parents. The software (which was written by ex-Microsoft whizzes) is a mini command central for the family.
It’s got communally visible calendars for every member of the family (yes, babies, too), plus centralized shopping lists that can be accessed on your PC, by text, or verbally via cell phone (from, say, the peanut butter section of aisle thirteen). No more scheduling meetings. No more double bookings. No more forgetting to pick up the milk.
Cozi also lets you delegate tasks to other family members and send them calendar updates by e-mail or text.
Available online at cozi.com.
