In the Know
2020 Day Camp Corona UPDATES
As day camps continue to share updates on their programs during this unprecedented time, we will try to keep a running list here of what we know. Please email [email protected] with any additional updates! Thanks for your patience!
Meet the Moms Behind Zipped Bags
After spending so much time at home recently, is anyone else itching to get organized? That’s why we love Zipped Bags, durable, reusable clear bags that are designed and sewn in the USA. They each have colorful, chic accents, are more eco-friendly than disposable options, and can stand up to anything, from toddlers to travel. Learn more about the moms who invented them!
Meet Foti – Head of the Westport Police
Meet Foti! Revered head of the Westport Police department, and often a town celebrity, Foti is truly a dad to celebrate and admire. After moving to Westport from Greece around 5th grade, he never left, and attributes much of his success to his early teachers and principal. Though he intended to be a lawyer early on, a post-college stint as a police officer got him hooked, and he never left! Foti shares with us how Covid and the weeks since George Floyd’s death have impacted our community, his team, and the choices hard (at times) he’s had to make. We are so lucky to have this amazing human – and dad – keeping us safe and reminding us that the hard times are often the ones that define us most. Thank you Foti for ALL you do!
How To Choose The Perfect Tiles For Your Home Improvement Project
We all want to make our home improvement projects personalized to fit our style! Lima Ceramic Tile is explaining how finding the right tile can help you change the design and style of any space in your home this summer season!
2020 WestportMoms Father’s Day Gift Guide
While Father’s Day this year may be a little different than in years past, there is no reason you still can’t splurge on your dad, husband, or another dad you want to celebrate. Check out some great local places that are looking to help you this week!
We Rise Together: Anti-Racism Resources to help Navigate this Time
During this incredibly confusing and horrific time in our history, we wanted to share some terrific resources for thinking about all that is going on with our country at this time, and also some hopefully helpful resources for talking to your kids. We are happy to add others, so feel free to email us at [email protected] any time.
Sunscreen 101
Looking to keep your kids safe from the sun this summer? The first thing to look for in a sunscreen is a physical (as opposed to chemical) formula. Safer ingredients include zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, while ones to avoid include avobenzone, oxybenzone, octocrylene and ecamsule. See the list here for the Environmental Working Groups top picks for kid’s sunscreens in 2020!
Camp during Covid – Some Important FAQs
As our Spring of homeschooling comes to a close and Summer gets underway, camps nationwide are facing a decision about whether or not to open—and parents are making their own decisions about how to spend their summer. There are so many considerations surrounding camp this year, so we turned to Susie Lupert, Executive Director of the American Camp Association, NY and NJ, to answer some of our questions.
Take Your House where you Want It to Be!
Anyone else noticing everything they want to change about their house, now that they’re spending so much more time at home? If you’re seeing things you want to repair, update or refresh, the experts at Dibico can help! Click here to read more about how they can upgrade your outdoor spaces (from patios to pool homes) and indoor ones (from your kitchen to office).
2020 WestportMoms Mother’s Day Gift Guide
Happy Mother’s Day to you! Though you may not be doing all the things you normally do to celebrate, check out these local food, fashion and feel good special offers for YOU-and the moms you love!
Treat Yourself – Mother’s Day At-Home Menu you will salivate over!
Since none of us moms are going to a spa or nice restaurant for Mother’s Day this year, bring that spa-like healthy and delicious food to your home/someone you love! This full menu of recipes from Registered Dietitian, Personal Trainer and Westport Mom, Robin Barrie...
Raingear from Joules – Because all Moms must be prepared when It Rains!
Whatever the weather, Joules has the whole family covered! We are thrilled to introduce you to Joules, a British lifestyle brand that specializes in rainwear for all!
Meet Frontline Hero Larissa
Weston mom of two girls, Larissa is a real life hero on the front lines of this pandemic as a physician’s assistant at St.Vincent’s Medical Center. While her focus is typically caring for orthopedic, neurosurgery and trauma surgical patients, her new reality is temperature checks when walking into work, PPE of all sorts, supporting patients whose families can not be with them, and the ups and downs of a job where risking one’s own life to save others is part of the everyday.
Meet the Moms behind Food for the Front Lines
Local heroes come in many forms, especially during times like these. Superstar moms Nicole Straight (local site director for Food Rescue US) and Stephanie Webster (Founder and Editor of CTbites.com) teamed together in mid-March to keep local restaurants afloat and front line workers fed, and have raised over $100K doing so! Motivated solely by a desire to help – and a deep understanding of the role food and restaurants could play during this time, they collaborated and began one of the most remarkable fundraising efforts of this pandemic. Westport is lucky to call them our own! Donate today as they still need help – let’s keep these restaurants and our medical professionals on their feet!
Meet Dr. Amanda
Superheroes are all around us these days, and Amanda Sandrew is undoubtedly one of them! Mom to 4, Medical Director of Inpatient Behavioral Health at Norwalk Hospital, and currently finishing up chemotherapy for breast cancer, Amanda is juggling It all these days.
Cheers to Moms – some delicious recipes presented by NuKitchens!
This Mother’s Day, lets raise a glass to all of the Mom’s out there, including us! We’ve become teacher’s, entertainers, chef’s, house cleaners and everything else our families have needed during this quarantine. Treat yourself with this tasty drink (and maybe breakfast in bed with these pancakes!) from NuKitchens, a local family-owned kitchen design company that knows how important a mom and her kitchen truly are!
EASY + Delicious Soft and Doughy Protein Pretzel Recipe!
Anyone else feel like their kids are snacking *constantly* these days? We have a new recipe for you to try this week! These Soft & Doughy Protein Pretzels take just 25-minutes to make, and are full of protein and fiber!YUM!
Choose Love – One Mom’s Story…
This week we are featuring the truly remarkable Scarlett Lewis, Chief Movement Officer of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement who lost her son Jesse in the tragic Sandy Hook shooting in 2012. Shortly after, she formed this non-profit organization whose inspiring mission is to create safer schools through programs that teach young people how to be happier and make decisions out of love—not hate, and during this crazy time the organization is doing more work than ever!
FAQs from Divorce Attorney, Melissa Needle, for Single/Divorcing Parents
With this unprecedented time keeping us all at home, there is no question relationships are being tested in many ways. Whether you are married, divorced, or are just in need of some advice, Westport mom and renowned Family Law Attorney, Melissa Needle, shares some great information on the court status during this time, and other questions related to custody, domestic violence, and general relationship challenges.
How to Manage Arthritis from Home
During this time, it’s become more difficult for people with arthritis to get access to the treatments they’re used to. We’ve all got a million things to do and many of us are stuck in our homes (thanks, Coronavirus). Luckily, there are some simple things you can do at home to help manage your arthritis symptoms and feel better.