By Laura
This Christmas we spent the holiday with Husband’s family upstate, and planned on staying for about three days. However, the weather had other plans:
Photo from NY Post
On December 26th the New York City area was hit with a massive snowstorm, which dumped over two feet of snow in Brooklyn. To date, this was the sixth largest snowstorm in NYC history. What made matters worse was the way the city responded to blizzard (or rather, didn’t respond). Streets went unplowed for days, causing clogged roads and crippling public transportation.
Photo from Syracuse.com
We were so glad not to be in the city for this disaster, and decided to extend our stay upstate until the roads were plowed and things got back to normal.
However, things upstate started to feel rather cramped after a few extra days of staying indoors at Husband’s parents’ house. Jed didn’t have many toys to play with, and after going through all the kitchen cabinets a number of times he decided that he was bored. And a bored Jed makes for a cranky Jed.
On Wednesday following the storm, my aunt called (she lives in the area) and suggested we all meet up at MiMi’s. What’s MiMi’s?
Mimi’s Kids Club is an open play space where for $6 your kid can run wild and go nuts. Just what Jed needed! There were all sorts of toys to play with, slides to climb on, a puppet show area, video games (for older kids) and a small bowling area. As soon as we entered MiMi’s Jed spotted a train set, started yelling “Choo Choo!!” and was off running as soon as his feet hit the floor.
There were chairs for parents to sit in along with magazines, so parents could relax but still keep an eye on their kids. After chasing after a busy toddler for almost a week, it was great to take a load off and let him play in a safe environment. I highly recommend MiMi’s to anyone with small children!
http://www.mimiskidsclub.com/
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