Easy Bake Ovens Will Soon Be Available In Gender Neutral Colors!

Hey, Park Slope Parents! Looking to buy a holiday gift for little Thaddeus, who loves to cook kale patties?  You no longer have to fear scalding gas stoves or the pesky gender stereotypes that kept him from using his little sister Penelope’s pink and purple Easy-Bake Oven. Soon there will be a unisex light-bulb-powered cooking device for BOYS. 

That’s right, the makers of Easy-Bake Ovens have decided that heat-lamp baking is no longer just for girls.  Starting this summer, they’ll sell a manlier version of their classic mediocre baking device so that boys too can have the experience of making creations which look nothing like they do on the boxes.

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A FiPS Round-up Of Hawt Park Slope Real Estate Currently on the Market

Not long ago I heard of a clearly made-up statistic that claims that the average New Yorker moves once every three months. While that may not be true, New Yorkers do have the tendency to move a lot more frequently than suburban folk. And you know what? Moving sucks. From the movers who decided your valuables weren’t worth wrapping, to the elevators (or staircases) that just won’t fit you new IKEA couch -- hope it came with a monkey! -- it's just a huge pain in the butt.

Whether it’s an expanding family or bed bugs, sometimes you just get the itch to move (and sometimes accompanying red bumps). As such, here’s a roundup of what’s currently available in Park Slope for the ballers and the couch surfers alike looking to find their new digs.

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FiPS Holiday Gift Guide: Mamas-n-Papas

Are you having a hard time buying a holiday gift for your breeder gal pal following last year's fiasco in which she complained about having to test her boob milk after you bought her that giant handle of tequila? If so, here’s a FiPS gift guide to help you pick out the perfect gift for the Mamas-n-Papas in your life -- those brave souls who dare to procreate, populate our farmer’s markets and ensure that all Park Slope brunch spots have clientele before noon. And even though us child-less freaks may not be sympathetic to our breeders' friends sleepless nights, diaper-stained hands, and tales of potty training, we can thank them for providing us a type of free birth control that Planned Parenthood will never be able to give us (I'm talkin' about watching their little rugrats run around screaming.) Here are a few local gift ideas for the proud mamas and papas in your life:

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A FiPS Round-Up of the Best Local Businesses To Clean Up After Our Lazy Asses

How long has it been since you last cleaned your apartment? Like, really really cleaned your apartment? Like, used-more-than-1-Swiffer-pad-cleaned-your-apartment?

It hurts to rack your brain that hard, doesn't it?

With turkey time and Black Friday (thankfully) behind us, it’s time we turn our attention back to our apartments which, if you’re like me, have been neglected as of lately lately.  If you’re also like me and are better at drinking that you are at cleaning, you’ll be happy to check out this FiPS round-up of the best cleaning services in the area.  I mean, why clean when you have so many other important things to do? It's not like Liz & Dick is going to watch itself, right?

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My Top 5 Places to watch Football in Park Slope

 

First things first: this is a football post, written by a woman. If either of those things put you off, here’s an awesome video about a dog that you can watch instead. 

Now that I have your attention, I’d like to mention that the female writing this post originally hails from the Midwest; specifically a place that transforms into the 3rd largest city in the state when people flood to the college football stadium on game days. People from said state also tend to wear large pieces of corn on their head while watching football. This equates to street-cred in the football watching world, right? Great.

As such, here’s my roundup of the “TOP 5 PLACES TO WATCH FOOTBALL IN PARK SLOPE”.  This post could also serve as an explanation for non-football watchers as to why large men are often found screaming at nearby bars every Sunday at 4pm. OK, here we go:

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