At long last, and with great satisfaction — as this has been a goal of mine since starting the site 2 years ago — I bring to you a video tour of the various public playgrounds around town (minus the elementary school playgrounds, I’ll have to capture those on a weekend so the principals don’t [...]
Join AllAboutDarien.com Premiere Sponsor Nielsen’s Florist & Garden Shop for a day at the Botanical Gardens (seriously, click here to check out how gorgeous this place is) enjoying the world’s most beautiful collection of orchids, including some time for a late lunch on Arthur Avenue (YUM – my recco is Dominick’s) … What a super [...]
Winter Storm Housebound families REJOICE: Sunday afternoon (1pm to 4pm) is your chance to give the kids a place to constructively let loose while you learn about the different types of classes offered by Darien’s newest downtown addition: The Little Gym of Darien. Class demonstrations, cartwheel clinics, refreshments, music and games will be provided [...]
~ FREE OPEN GYM PASS ~
So my most exciting discovery of the season has definitely been Tumble Bees OPEN GYM at the YMCA’s Gymnasium (behind Goodwives Shopping Plaza on the Lanphier/Tengda side). In addition to loving the fact that my little guy gets great exercise and has a blast there, I enjoy the flexibility of [...]
DARIEN YMCA GYMNASTICS EXTRAVAGANZA — Saturday, February 6th — 9:00am-12:00pm
Children ages 1-5 are invited to our gymnastics facility to come and explore our world. (Children must be accompanied by an adult)
—> PRINT THIS FLYER (YMCA_Gymnastics_Extravaganza) AND BRING TO DARIEN YMCA FOR A FREE TUMBLEBEES OPEN GYM SESSION, MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS FROM 12PM [...]
Thanks to a suggestion submitted by a reader of an earlier post I wrote about helpful Darien train station info, and also train station parking scoop, I am providing an interactive map and/or address information for Darien’s two train stations: Darien and Noroton Heights.
The Noroton Heights Train Station is located at 325 Heights Road. The [...]
Dads’ Storytime
Fathers and pre-walking babies are invited to spend time together for stories, rhymes, and songs.
Saturdays at 11 a.m. January 30 and March 6
Grandparents’ Storytime
The Darien Library will be co-sponsoring this new storytime with the Darien Senior Center. Preschoolers and their caregivers are welcome to join us at the Darien Senior Center for stories, songs, and [...]
I’ve got a 2-year-old who is bouncing off the walls this morning and am toiling away on a website face-lift that is turning out to be like any other renovation (taking twice as long and costing ten times more than I planned!) … which has inspired me to share a couple of tips and suggestions [...]
Feeling stressed? Or not? Here are a couple of opportunities to get a little help with holiday preparations:
Child’s Play Drop-off at the Darien YMCA, Saturday December 12th and December 19th – any block of time between 10am and 4pm – Overseen by the YMCA’s talented staff, activities will include crafts, gym, group games, lunchtime and [...]
Here’s another tip from my friend Liv, who is currently a sophomore at DHS, has lived in Darien since she was 2 years old, and has generously agreed to lend a teen perspective to AllAboutDarien.com. In this post, she provides great, local, budget-friendly places where teens can do their holiday shopping.
Hi guys, its Liv again [...]
It’s time to officially kick off the holiday season in downtown Darien, with Santa making his first official appearance in a fire truck, music, treats, and the lighting of the gigantic Christmas tree in the Darien Sport Shop parking lot!
Festivities will begin in Grove Street Plaza at 4:30pm with E.J. Couloucoundis, the DHS Tudor Singers, DAC dancing [...]
So my weekend newsletter somehow escaped into the e-mail-o-sphere without my adding a link to Ballet Des Enfants to the ad for this 2-hour interactive ballet playtime : I hate it when that happens!! For those of you with little girls ages 3 to 6, this sounded like such a darling way to experience the magic of the [...]
Here’s to a happy 2009 holiday season! Like last year, this post will be a regularly-updated, running report on whatever holiday happenings I hear about, so bookmark it and check it often, and if you hear of something fun going on in town send it my way! This post only covers events happening in Darien, [...]
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