I’m totally going to date myself here and say that my first super cool pair of roller skates were the shoe kind (not the boots like my mom had) and they were royal blue with bright yellow stripes and HUGE yellow wheels. They were indoor/outdoor skates, which were a brand new thing, and I wore… [read more]
Archives for November 2012
FFC Behind the Scenes -> Meet Susan
Over the past few months, and in the months to come we would like to take you behind the scenes at Family Friendly Cincinnati and introduce you to the fabulous ladies who write for this blog. Over the years we have all shared with you some of our favorite things to do and see around… [read more]
Chuy’s Mexican Restaurant
Chuy’s Mexican Restaurant in Florence, KY Last week I escaped my house for a few hours for a Mama’s night out and we headed to a new restaurant in Florence: Chuy’s Mexican restaurant. Before we had even been seated at our table I had fallen in love with the place. There was a huge… [read more]
2012 Holiday Toy Trains at the Behringer-Crawford Museum
Someone asked me recently what my favorite holiday tradition was, and I struggled to answer, because we do so many fun things around the holidays. The Behringer Crawford Museum‘s Holiday Toy Train Show is one of those activities! We take the kids every year around the holidays. I love how “hands on” the holiday train display… [read more]
2012 Holiday Fun in Downtown Cincinnati & Over-The-Rhine
I’m not sure how it’s happened (didn’t I just put the pool bag away?!) but we are already on the edge of my favorite time of the year…the Holiday season! Everyone is planning their Thanksgiving menu and Black Friday shopping trips or making travel arrangements to go over the river and through the woods to… [read more]
2012 Holiday Fun up North – A little something for everyone!
I love the holiday season in Greater Cincinnati. Every year we enjoy some of our tried and true holiday traditions but we always like to throw a new event into the mix. There is so much to see and do. With so many festive and fun holiday events, I’m narrowing the focus of this post… [read more]
Your Library Card: The Key to Unlock Lots of Freebies
Most of us have a library card in our wallets (and if you don’t, you should!). The obvious benefits of a library card–access to all the free books, magazines, DVDs and CDs you could ever want–make it a must-have for many families. But did you know a library card can also get you these fabulous freebies?… [read more]
Fun Fall Activities Around Cincinnati 2012
Do you miss Thanksgiving? No, you haven’t really missed it, but it seems like we skip right to Christmas after Halloween. Neighborhood decorations go from ghosts and goblins to Santa and sparkly lights overnight. Stores trade trick or treat candy and costumes for Christmas trees and tinsel. In an effort to help you savor the season… [read more]
