Kick-Butt Boot Camp

Vadim Fitness Studio, Ltd., in Scarsdale, has the answer to your workout blues, with its new Mini-Boot Camp program.

Robert Fuhrer never stopped being a kid. Especially considering his what is job is.

In downtown White Plains, there are adult men and women drawing in their sketchbooks, playing with clay, and making funny faces in the mirror. They’re not actors or part of a circus; they’re a team of talented artists who work at Blue Sky Studios, the animation house famous for films like Bunny and Ice Age. Just in time for the DVD release of Horton Hears A Who, this exclusive backstage tour illustrates that making an animated film is not all fun and games.

You're sipping hot apple cider, munching on gourmet donuts, and taking in the beauty of the colorful trees along the Hudson River. And your kids? They're having fun and learning at the same time. Sound too good to be true? It's not, because on November 2, the New York Water Taxi hosted its first-ever Hudson Hues, a brand new tour of the Hudson River exclusively developed with Westchester residents in mind.

When Jodi Liston’s children, were classified as emotionally disabled, she enlisted the help of an advocate to help her navigate the system and get the services her children needed. But it was no simple task. After a long and arduous process, 17 years of research, volunteer work at Legal Services of the Hudson Valley, and assisting other families struggling with similar issues, Liston, decided to start her own firm. The two-year-old Liston Advocates helps the growing number of parents who are following similar paths to get suitable services for their children.

A replica of Henry Hudson’s ship, the Half-Moon, sailed into the Yonkers, New York pier to kick off the celebrations of the 400th anniversary of Hudson’s journey along the river. The Half-Moon was the first European ship to sail from the Dutch East India Company and explore the Hudson River. Aboard the ship were students from the Master’s School in Dobbs Ferry, who had learned about the history of Hudson’s voyage, as well as the geography, astronomy, and ecology of the river.

Westchester, New York is full of new places and new programs. At the at the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville, this theater has built a state-of-the-art, eco-friendly Media and Education Center down the block. There is also a new museum at Muscoot Farm in Somers. Muscoot Farm is a Westchester County Park located on Route 100 in Somers. These places provide great family fun that everyone, including moms, dads and children.

As the weather turns cold as winter and the holiday season approaches, hot chocolate and other cozy drinks will have your child and your whole family feeling warm.

Families can enjoy good old fashioned fun with the kids at a turkey hunt!