Kids New York - October 06, 2008

Picture This

Kristine Baerlin Portraits

When it comes to documenting your kid’s life, you’ve got good intentions. You take the pictures, it’s just that they rarely leave the camera.

Get out of your digital rut with a pop art portrait by Brooklyn-based Kristine Baerlin. Working together, the two of you select a photo, pick a style (Circles or Dots), and determine a palette.

Next, Baerlin goes to work using museum-quality canvases and hand-mixed acrylics to create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece from your shot. Start to finish the whole process takes around two weeks.

Which is a lot quicker than waiting for you to download.

Kristine Baerlin (figmentstudio.com).

SHOP
Clementine Consignment
What: Gently used high-end maternity clothes, plus kids’ gear by Oilily, Bonpoint, and Jacadi.
Why: Shop till you drop.
When: Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun., 1-6 p.m.
Where: 39½ Washington Square S., at MacDougal & W. 4th Sts. (212-228-9333).

EAT
Kids Get Cooking
What: Cooking classes at Paradou, cookie decorating at Eleni’s, and the Piccolini Pasta Playground in Chelsea Market.
Why: Get a taste of this.
When: Sat. & Sun., 9 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Where: Events throughout Meatpacking District. Check schedules at nycwineandfoodfestival.com or 866-969-2933. R.S.V.P. to rsvpmpdi@gmail.com.

HEAR
Bowery Kids: StarFish
What: AntFarm, StingRay, and Dr. Yes sing kid-friendly rock ’n’ roll.
Why: High energy, low volume.
When: Sun., noon. Doors open at 11:30 a.m.
Where: Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, b/t Houston & Bleecker Sts. (212-614-0505).