Last Friday my family went on a magical adventure! We went on a BB Riverboats sightseeing cruise called Pirates on the Ohio. This 1 1/2 hour cruise in a paddleboat up and down the Ohio was a wonderful way to spend a Friday afternoon with my kids. The cruise runs on Fridays through September 2nd. While on… [read more]
Super Sunday Family Programming at BCM
I’ve told our readers before how much my family LOVES the Behringer-Crawford Museum in Devou Park when I wrote about the train show in a previous post. Behringer-Crawford Museum is a great place to explore with children, with lots of hands-on learning experiences for them! My kids love to hang out on the giant steam boat, and… [read more]
Florence Freedom Hits It Out of the Park
This summer, taking your family to the ballpark is as easy as reading a good book, literally. The Freedom’s Xtreme Reading Team, will enable your child to slide into a good book and provide an affordable evening for your family all summer long. The Freedom’s summer literacy program, sponsored by Xavier University, incentivizes children to… [read more]
Covington’s Totter’s Otterville
It was years ago when my now 4 year old son was a colicky 2 month old that I fell in love with Totter’s Otterville. Not much would soothe him, and both his 4 year old brother and I needed to get out of the house. Totter Otterville, located on Boron Drive in Covington, Kentucky,… [read more]
Enter the Land of Make Believe
What kid doesn’t love a great park? When I say great, I mean awesome….many different yet connected play structures, swings, lots of room to run and stretch their legs along with their imaginations. What parent doesn’t dread sitting on a steaming hot playground, on the hottest day in June, constantly applying and reapplying sun screen… [read more]
Theodore M. Berry International Friendship Park
For weeks now my dad has been telling me about this great little park near Sawyer Point where he goes to run, the Theodore M. Berry International Friendship Park. He couldn’t wait to take the kids and their bikes. And last week we decided to head down with bikes and food in tow for a… [read more]
Fun At Monster Mini Golf & The Cone
Even though today was cloudy and cool, our family had a great Father’s Day. My husband’s only request was to be home later in the afternoon to watch golf and since golf was on the horizon, we decided to begin our Father’s Day celebration by visiting Monster Mini-Golf in West Chester, Ohio. If you read… [read more]
Cool Off at the Sawyer Point Sprayground!
Whew…..we went from rain that didn’t seem to stop right into a hot, hot, hot summer! Last week, Karen posted about some great places to cool off in Greater Cincinnati and this past week we took some of her advice. I enlisted my Mom to head to Sawyer Point/Yeatman’s Cove with me and my girls… [read more]
