Author: Family Times
Are you looking to get out and enjoy fall in Central New York? These area apple orchards and pumpkin patches have no shortage of family-friendly activities. Please note: Visit each website for more information about COVID-19 guidelines. Apple Orchards • Abbott Farms – Abbott Farms has something for every member of the family. On weekends during the Fall Festival, Children can enjoy tube slides, an apple cannon, a jump pillow and a corn maze (which you can also visit on Friday and Saturday nights – bring a flashlight), and there is a cider and wine bar for adults. Families can…
When the market goes up and down, and you’re wondering what that means to your budget, it is tempting to put off saving for college. Of course you want the best for your children, but it’s hard to save for future plans when current needs are so pressing. A 529 lets you click, start, save. Every 529 account is designed to make college savings easier. Start one online in just a few minutes, and with automatic contributions and tax-deferred growth, your account can have the momentum to reach your goal. Why are 529 accounts so important? Tuition costs are trending up, and student debt is rising. This increase in college costs and student debt may be a key factor in decreasing home ownership among young New Yorkers.1 Parents and grandparents are taking on debt to help…
Please note: Mistakes happen. To confirm event details, call the sponsoring organization’s phone number or visit the website. Friday, Sept. 27 Time for Tots Playgroup. 9:30-10:45 a.m. Education playgroup for children ages 18 months-5 years and their caregiver. Stories, songs, arts and crafts, and more. Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, 8131 Soule Road, Liverpool. $3/family. Registration recommended: (315) 622-2843. NYCrossofChrist.org/Tots. Apple Festival. 5-9 p.m.; through Sept. 29. Annual event features rides and food (only) on the first day. Other days of the festival include live demonstrations, a DJ, an apple pie contest—and rides and food. Presented by the Lioness Club…
Please note: Mistakes happen. To confirm event details, call the sponsoring organization’s phone number or visit the website. Friday, August 30 New York State Fair. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. (exhibits); through Sept. 2. The fair features thousands of animals, hundreds of commercial attractions, scores of rides and innumerable unusual, exotic and fried foods. Also see the works of New York artists and crafters. New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse. Admission: $10/general; free/age 12 and younger. $1/Sept. 2. Parking: $5. (800) 475-FAIR. nysfair.org. Saturday, August 31 New York State Fair. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. (exhibits); through Sept. 2. See August 30 listing. Sunday, Sept.…
Please note: Mistakes happen. To confirm event details, call the sponsoring organization’s phone number or visit the website. Friday, July 26 Syracuse Arts and Crafts Festival. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; through July 28. More than 160 artists, entertainers and craftspeople make their mark on Columbus Circle in Syracuse. (315) 422-8284. downtownsyracuse.com. The Dirtmeister Show. 11 a.m.-noon. Steve “The Dirtmeister” Tomecek demonstrates concepts related to flight, airplanes, rockets, and space exploration. Community Library of DeWitt and Jamesville, 5110 Jamesville Road, Jamesville. Free. CLDandJ.org. (315) 446-3578. Children’s Activities at Oswego Harborfest. 10:30 a.m.-midnight; through July 28. Harborfest includes a Children’s Stage at…
Please note: Mistakes happen. To confirm event details, call the sponsoring organization’s phone number or visit the website. Friday, June 28 BubbleCircus. 2:30-3:30 p.m. Doug Rougeux presents a soapy show with mime, juggling and bubbles. Community Library of DeWitt and Jamesville, 5110 Jamesville Road, Jamesville. Free. CLDandJ.org. (315) 446-3578. Pride Picnic. 2-4 p.m. Celebrate the end of Pride Month with food, games and face painting. The library will provide pizza and soda. Participants may bring a dish to share if they wish. NOPL North Syracuse, 100 Trolley Barn Lane, North Syracuse. Free. (315) 458-6184. nopl.org. Summer Learning Kickoff Party. 2:30…
We have had a fun year at NAPPA Awards – unboxing, testing and playing with lots of children’s gifts, toys and other family products. And now we’re bringing you the best of the best. We have something for everyone on your list – toys focused on creative play and robots that teach about circuits, creative games for family fun night and the newest surprise collectibles. At NAPPA Awards we know the best memories are made through play and family time spent together. That’s why we have been celebrating the best family products for the past 28 years. — Elena Epstein, NAPPA…
What does “winter fun” mean to Central New York kids? It’s all about the snow, at least according to students at Syracuse’s Huntington Pre-K-8 School who submitted works to Family Times’ eighth annual cover art contest. The artists, in grades 5, 6 and 7, favored sledding and snowpeople in their drawings and paintings. Two designers in Family Times’ Creative Services Department chose the winning artwork, by Brooke Matthews, which is on the magazine’s cover. Five additional drawings, pictured here, earned honorable mentions. Family Times wishes to thank art teachers Terry Cameron and Tim Howard and all the Huntington students who…
The readers have voted! In the family-friendly section of the Syracuse New Times Best of Syracuse competition, nominating and voting for readers’ favorites in 12 categories took place on the New Times’ website. Voting concluded on Sept. 20. The winners appear here. For the rest of the Best of Syracuse, pick up a copy of the Syracuse New Times on Oct. 7. Birthday Cakes and Cupcakes Wegmans 6789 E. Genesee St., Fayetteville. 446-1180. wegmans.com. Nominees: Biscotti Café & Gelateria, Mario’s Bakery, Mrs. Kelder’s Cakes, Murphy’s Specialized Pastry Kids Party Place Sky Zone 3179 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse. 928-3737. skyzone.com. Nominees:…
F amily Times won three awards in the annual Parenting Media Association competition, announced at the PMA annual convention in Philadelphia on March 1. The PMA is the national association that represents regional parenting publications; it has more than 100 members. Family Times became a member in 2002, when the magazine started publishing, and since then it’s earned a total of 32 awards, including the last three. Family Times and the Syracuse New Times are owned by publisher Bill Brod.