Building Playgrounds, Drinking Tea During Summer Hours and Pairing Bagels with Babysitters

Help Build a Playground

The Greenburgh Nature Center is , and you can help get it off the ground. The center has identified a location, but can’t build the swing sets and other necessary fun structures without your tax-deductible donations. Visit the center’s website to find out how you can help transform this playground pipe dream into a reality – and a future destination for sunny days spent with your kids and grandkids.

Get a Free Bagel and Babysitter

Bagels, babies and babysitters—what more could a haggard parent looking for a reprieve ask for? Westchester Reform Temple Early Childhood Center (WRT ECC) will host a free Bagels & Babies program to give moms, dads and caregivers a safe and fun space for their tots to play with peers, while giving parents a morning off. This drop-in program will take place from 9:30-10:30 a.m. on July 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 27 and Aug. 1. It’s free, open to the public and registration is not required. For more information, call the Early Childhood Center office at (914) 723-7727, visit www.wrtemple.org or email questions to Anna Stampfli at anna@joshstampfli.com.

Load up on Local, Fresh Goodies

Can’t wait til Saturday to load up on the goodies the farmers haul Pelham’s way? Consider heading over to White Plains’ (Court St. between Main Street and Martine Avenue) today, anytime between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., to scour the tables of baked goods, cheeses, flowers, crab cakes, pastas, meats, breads, nuts, sauces, jams, fruits and vegetables.

Dine During Lola’s Summer Hours

From July 12, through the end of the month, you’ll only be able get your iced (or hot!) fix Wednesday through Sunday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. As always, if you’d like to host an event at the space after hours, just call 914-738-2100.

Join in on our Moms Talk

As the resident experts on everything fun, your kids may pose some pretty compelling arguments to get you off your laptop and onto a bike, raft, boat or other summer vehicle that presents a high risk for exciting adventure. Our Moms Talk columnist, Cathy Taylor, shares how her daughter coaxed her into riding her bicycle over the weekend and what she culled from the experience. Check back at 1 p.m. for her story.