Pizza places, children's clothing stores, kids' classes...Boston families rely on local businesses for food, gear, learning, and fun. As many restaurants and retailers struggle to stay afloat amid coronavirus closures, they need our business more than ever. Whether you order a meal or sundae kit, or a fashionable face mask, or sign up for a virtual family fitness class from one of these Boston-area companies, you're doing your part to support local small businesses—while giving your kids something interesting to eat, do, or learn while social distancing. (Bonus points if you order delivery or curbside pickup directly from a business when possible, since it allows all of the profit to stay with the small business).
And while you're showing your support for the businesses you love, we hope you'll count Mommy Poppins and our small business partners among them. You can support Mommy Poppins by sharing articles you find useful with friends or on your social media channels, checking out our directory of virtual classes, camps and birthday parties and telling businesses you found them through Mommy Poppins. Also, as part of our effort to keep our local parent writers and this website afloat and support some of our favorite family businesses, we've created Poppins@Home, a platform for small businesses to share free and low-cost online classes and birthday parties with kids all over the country. Please consider trying a few of these fun, affordable, and creative classes—and spreading the word among your friends—as yet another way to support, uplift, and get through these challenging times together!
After spending a little money for the greater good, check out our stay-at-home guide for hundreds of free ways to keep kids engaged and entertained.