Seeing SoHo Sights

We decided to head down to SoHo on Dad's day off from work for MLK day. We had heard rumors about a few places down there to check out. We started off with the Scholastic store/world headquarters. The kids got a kick out of seeing lots of "Clifford" and the Magic School bus. Also, there was a big dinosaur with a long plush tail to sit on and peruse books-which we took advantage of. There were plenty of books to examine and toys to check out. Owen was quite attached to the plush animals found everywhere- as evidenced by the picture. We then headed to a highly acclaimed rice pudding restaurant- where all they sell is rice pudding- called "Rice to Riches." The pudding was pretty good but you realize you are paying for the trendiness factor and there was plenty of that. Then we were off to check out a few shops- one being Kate's Paperie (a glorified Papyrus) and Uniqlo. Uniqlo is kind of like a Gap import from Japan- it has reasonable prices- with a little more style/flair than Gap. It did however have loud unbearable techno music (we are old, aren't we?) so we did not stay there too long. Maybe worth the trip back sans children. We then packed back on the Subway to head back home, and get ready for a birthday party for one of the girls friends from church.