City Ice Pavilion47-32 32nd Place
Long Island City, NY 11101
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From the website...Welcome to the City Ice Pavilion. New York's most convenient ice rink and the perfect place to play, learn and have lots of fun! We offer public skating, ice hockey, figure skating, skating lessons and even have a summer camp.
Public Skating Schedule:
Monday: 1:30pm-3:20pm
Tuesday: 1:30pm-3:20pm
Wednesday: 1:30pm-3:20pm
Thursday: 1:30pm-3:50pm
Friday: 1:30pm-2:50pm & 5:30pm-8:20pm
Saturday: 12:00pm-3:50pm & 7:00pm-9:50pm
Sunday: 12:00pm-2:20pm
NY Ranger Fan Appreciation Skate:
Sunday: 12:00pm-2:20pm
(during General Skating session)
Time to Eat
Eat Smart. Play Hard.™
From the website...
The Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ Campaign was launched by USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to encourage and teach children, parents, and caregivers to eat healthy and be physically active every day. Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ offers resources and tools to convey and reinforce healthy eating and lifestyle behaviors that are consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the MyPyramid Food Guidance System. Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ is about making America's children healthier. It's about practical suggestions that will help you motivate children and their caregivers to eat healthy and be active. Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ Campaign messages and materials are fun for children and informative for caregivers.
Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ Resources
Web Site for Parents
Activity Sheets/Bookmarks/Comics/Stickers
Brochures/Mini Posters/Handouts
Additional ESPH Resources
Make It Quick and Easy
Below are a variety of quick and easy recipes you can use with the Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ Healthy Lifestyle. Try them to save time and add interest to your meals.
Time to Read
A Visitor for Bearby Bonnie Becker
Synopsis: Bear is so determined not to have any visitors he places a sign on his front door stating NO VISITORS ALLOWED. Mouse is just as determined to enter Bear's home and become Bear's best friend. The hilarity begins when mouse turns up in places like the bread drawer, refrigerator and teapot. Bear locks, plugs and bolts every possible hiding place as the reader waits to see what will happen next.
Time to Save
Get Rich SlowlyFrom the website...While driving to our monthly book group discussion on Saturday, Kris and I had a conversation with our friend Courtney. Courtney’s family is beginning to feel a financial squeeze. Her husband’s employer is cutting jobs. To keep working, he’ll have to take a pay cut and move back to the position he left a couple of years ago. Complete blog post>
Once-a-month shopping: Save more by shopping less — Research indicates that the less often we shop, the less we spend. Here’s how one family makes this work.
Once-a-month cooking: Cooking for the rushed — My brother is one of many who has found that “batch cooking” helps to save his family time and money.
Keep track of food with a leftovers list — Americans waste too much food. Here’s a way to reduce waste.
How to save hundreds by playing the drugstore game (a guest post from Cathy at Chief Family Officer)
More Articles>
Time to Shop
From the website...How to Use the DaysAgo The DaysAgo Digital Day Counter is the first and only digital day counter that attaches to a variety of surfaces with a magnetic or suction backing and counts up to 99 days. It's a simple gadget that is re-usable, versatile and helps save money. You can use it on food containers to let you know how many days ago you opened it, closed it, tried it, sauced it, grew it, etc. As for leftovers, it eliminates the doubt about when to throw it out.
Look here to find out about fresh storage tips for your refrigerator.
Beyond its functionality as a cool kitchen gadget and tool, the DaysAgo is unique in that it can be used in every room in your house! In the family room, track how long it’s been since you watered the plants or changed the filter in the fish tank. In the bathroom, track how long it’s been since you’ve taken your medication. Outside, track how many days it’s been since you fertilized the vegetable garden.
