Bringing cupcakes to your kid’s first nursery school birthday party is a rite of passage. But unless you plan to bake them yourself, chances are your school will ask you to buy them from a “no nut” facility. You certainly won’t find one on every corner, but we rounded up a few great baking kitchens that are scrupulously free of nuts.

The holidays are a few days away, which means most of us are scrambling to order centerpieces and fill Easter baskets. So whether you’re searching for a festive hostess gift to bring to Seder, or just trying to give the kids an early appreciation for the virtues of quality chocolate over Cadbury Creme Eggs, we’ve found the city’s best holiday treats—from organic bunnies to chocolate-dipped Matzos.

There are plenty of all-natural, organic baby products to choose from these days, but we were a little more curious than usual to check out the new ones from Cow Shed, the spa at Soho House. (Because as much as New Yorkers like to roll their eyes at Soho House, most of their offerings are pretty darn cool.)

Australian performer Leon Fallon has been entertaining kids in New York for the past few years as Outback Aussie, a one-man band with a cult following that includes Brooke Shields and Christy Turlington. While Fallon is a regular performer on the birthday party circuit at Citibabes, he’s still something of a secret among moms planning parties in the city. That’s all about to change . . .