Jeans or jeggings? Short-sleeved tee-shirt or long-sleeved tunic? Miniskirt or maxidress? Until I entered the swirl of seemingly nonstop cancer appointments, I used to dress according to occasion and weather; but now, I base my choices on that day’s medical events.
Dec. 28 – Jan.4: Children’s New Year’s Eve celebrations and First Hikes.
Be a part of the Operation Christmas Cheer card-writing community. My friend created and manages this local card campaign, and the rest of us are simply tasked with showering medically compromised, chronically or terminally ill children with colorful, upbeat cheer.
Gingerbread festival, Hanukkah happenings, A Christmas Carol, Hands-On Décor, Kwanzaa, Nativity Performances.
Dec. 7-14: Nutcracker time, Holiday party at FDR’s house, Gingerbread constructions, Make your own Chanukah gelt.
Seasonal stageworks, Vanderbilt Mansion holiday open house, elf hunt at Locust Grove
Post-Thanksgiving activities to do with the kids.
All aboard the Polar Express; Mini Maker Faire in Poughkeepsie; craft your crown for Sinterklaas, and more.
Teen film fest, Victorian nutting party, pirate story, model trains, soccer youth clinic and more.
Woodstock & New Paltz vie for Halloween Central honors, trick-or-treat on campus, HalloWoodstock at the animal sanctuary, Spooktacular at the Children’s Museum, Rocky Horror Show Broadway Workshop at SUNY-New Paltz and much more.