Are you a lunch packer? An aspiring lunch packer? Or a skeptic of lunch packing? Do you pack your own lunch, or your children’s lunch? If you answered yes to any of these questions you should take a few minutes to read the guest post that our own Family Friendly Cincinnati contributor Katie wrote about… [read more]
Archives for January 2011
Live Theatre Series Just for Kids
Kids and live theatre don’t always mix. You’ve got to have the right kind of show, setting and timing, or any number of things (inappropriate outbursts, utter boredom, or worse–a lifelong distaste for the theatre) could occur. Kicking off this Saturday, Jan. 21, the Rosenthal Next Generation Theatre Series provides a perfect venue for Cincinnati-area… [read more]
What’s Up This Weekend (Jan 21-23)
All this snow got you down? Ready to get the kids out of the house? Check out our recommendations for fun this weekend. As always, please feel free to include events you know of that we missed and remember to double check event details with the individual business/organization. Blue Manatee Books Stop by Blue Manatee Sunday… [read more]
Got a kid heading to college? Get help with the FAFSA from the YMCA
My sister-in-law talks often about my nephew’s departure to college. Though he is a Junior this year and they have a bit of before crunch time, the excitement and the worries are on their minds already. And not just the empty-nest worries either. There is so much to consider when it comes to college. It’s… [read more]
Red Robin!
One of my all time favorite restaurants is Red Robin! It is one of the ultimate kid-friendly restaurants! Even when the bug was little and would have crying episodes, I never felt like I had to hurry up and leave. To be honest, based on the noise level many people probably didn’t even hear the… [read more]
Tom+Chee takes comfort food to an all new level!
Let’s face it, nothing says comfort food more than a crispy, melty grilled cheese and hot tomato soup. The folks at Tom+Chee realized there was magic to be made using this very formula and a new taste experience was born! Tom+Chee is the brainchild of a group of friends, with foodie backgrounds, who realized the… [read more]
Get 20% off tickets to see Cincinnati Ballet’s, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Visiting the Aronoff Center for the Arts and seeing the Cincinnati Ballet perform makes for an extra special day. The Cincinnati Ballet is offering our readers a chance to see their upcoming performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at 20% off regular ticket prices. Please use discount coupon code G1011DANCE when you order online. The… [read more]
Get Discount Tickets to the Circus
Helping to put a smile on the face of a child who has cancer or a blood disease has been a driving force behind the Dragonfly Foundation whose motto is to “bring comfort and joy to kids with cancer”. They have been tirelessly working to help the children at Children’s Hospital and now Cincinnati Bell… [read more]








