Our Sitters take on Star Wars!

This past Monday four of our LLD sitters including myself, Kristy K, Jennifer S and Laura W wrangled nearly 50 children at Ripley's Believe It or Not in Times Square as their parents enjoyed a presentation hosted by our friends at Momtrends NYC & Sunstar G.U.M for the launch of the new Star Wars toothbrushes.

Laura, Lindsay, Kristy & Jennifer. Photo courtesy of Bellamyblue.com

The children ranged in age from newborn to 8 years old. Parents had the option to keep their children with them or to leave them with LLD's professional sitters. We had a bunch of fun activities to inspire and excite the kids! From the "black hole" to laser tag or arts & crafts to a fun scavenger hunt the kids were happy, entertained and learning. The event ended with surprise guest Darth Vader!

-LB

Plan your child’s birthday party with Blast Events!

Annie Steinberg–Joachim has been in the events industry for 10+ years. She has built her reputation on being an upbeat event planner who is extremely detail oriented. 

What sparked Blast Events? 

Blast Events NYC was sparked by the birthday of my nephews Jackson and Truman. They are the most fun little guys in the world. I was in event planning for 10 years and feeling like I needed a change, once the boys were born I realized I could still do event planning, but for children. After my sister in law let me plan a few of their birthday parties and all the moms started to inquire about my services, I had the confidence to start Blast Events NYC.

Tell us a bit about the events that you work on? 

We work on all types of events, they just have to be about children. We do baby showers, a briss, a baby naming, birthday parties and everything in between. My favorite is a birthday party. When you see a child walk in to their own party and they light up, it's such a good feeling. We work on events of all sizes, we've done events in a Manhattan apartment and events located in Cipriani - so really no job too big, no job too small - when your job doesn't feel like work you just go with the flow and enjoy! 

What is your favorite project thus far? 

Well this is my favorite question, thus far.. I love the parties we produce, they are all special to me, but my favorite project was a 1st birthday for a child named Jacob. The theme was a safari and it was held in their beautiful Chelsea apartment. I would say it was my favorite because the family was lovely to work with. His mommy was very involved in the planning process, but was very gentle and welcoming to our suggestions. It was the perfect balance of an involved mom but one who wasn't a control freak. When you hire a party planner you have to know that they are the expert, not you! This mom welcomed our suggestions and still gave her opinion, it was just perfect. Once we arrived at the party her guest treated us like guest. The entire party, family and friends were by far the nicest people we have ever worked with. We made them a beautiful photo album of pictures from the day to say thank you. My wish is that we will be able to work with them on more events in the future. 

 For more info on blast events click here!

Looking for a fun activity this Sunday?

Check out the New Amsterdam Market in lower Manhattan this Sunday between 11am and 4pm. New Amsterdam Market will be hosting a family friendly activity open to the public where parents and their children are invited to make a one-of-kind, miniature book made out of recycled materials. Families can then document their experience at the market through a variety of artistic mediums.  Also be sure to check out their selection of holiday pre-orders if you are still looking for that last minute gift idea! For more information visit http://www.newamsterdammarket.org/events.html

The sweetest event of the year! Dream Water’s “Sweet Dreams” Event

Here’s a great event for you & your kids! This June Dream Water®, created by Dream Products, is partnering with the popular LA based The Bigg Chill Frozen Yogurt Shop to promote an exclusive yogurt selected by you (soon to be Dream Water Facebook fans). For those of you wondering what all the hullabaloo is about, Dream Water is the first water that helps you relax and fall asleep! That’s right, its just water! Great for all you parents who have trouble falling asleep after putting the little ones to bed, Dream Water is all-natural sleep enhancer, has zero calories, and no preservatives! It even comes in fun flavors such as Snoozberry, Lullaby Lemon and Pineapple PM.

So all you frozen yogurt lovers, Dream Water fanatics, and Moms and Dads, grab your kids and visit www.facebook.com/dreamwater to vote for one of three Dream Water inspired flavors: Honey Lavender, Cranberry Hibiscus or White Peach Tea. Voting is super easy! Just “Like” the page then vote on your favorite “Sweet Dreams” Frozen Yogurt. The flavor with the most votes by June 24 at 2:00 p.m. PST/5:00 p.m. EST will be crowned the “Sweet Dreams” flavor and will be created and available at The Bigg Chill June 29 & 30.

For all you LA Lucky L’il Darling families and supporters out there don’t forget to join us for the event at The Bigg Chill where you can taste the winning flavor and win Dream Water prizes. Just to give you an idea, every customer who purchases the new “Sweet Dreams” yogurt in stores will receive a FREE Dream Water 2.5 oz sample. And if you get there early, the first 50 customers in line on June 29th will receive a FREE 6-pack of Dream Water.

Don’t worry all you East-Coasters, there are prizes available for you too! After you visit and “Like” Dream Water on Facebook to vote, you will be automatically entered for a chance to win fun prizes such as t-shirts and 6-packs of Dream Water, OR, the Grand Prize of a FREE 3-month supply of Dream Water.

Remember, vote online at www.facebook.com/dreamwater now through Friday, June 24th. LA locals don’t forget to stop by The Big Chill In-Store event on Wednesday, June 29th and Thursday, June 30th.

And as Dream Water would say, Dream Responsibly!

Thanks to everyone for coming!

We hope everyone had an amazing time at the trunk show last month organized by BrightZoo and Modern Mommy! The event was hosted in a beautiful space in downtown New York where parents could take in the beautiful views of NYC while shopping for their little ones. Even better, Lucky L’il Darlings was right there with them! While the parents shopped, we supervised their kids in a conveniently located playroom.

The clothes were the absolute cutest around from such stylish brands as Purebaby, Siaomimi, Serendipity, Three Little Trees, Masala, Soft, Pink Chicken Swimwear, shirin and much, much more. Round of applause for all those trend setter parents that made the trip because a portion of the proceeds are being donated to The Autism Society of America. Shopping and charity, what could be better!

If you missed out, don’t fret! You can check out more of the collection of baby products at MD Moms website. These pediatrician mommy’s have created a whole line of products for babies and kids that are coveted by moms everywhere!

Keep checking back at the Lucky L’il Darlings Blog, Twitter, and Facebook for upcoming events and info for all you loving parents out there!