Contest Closed. Thank you to all who entered. The winner was Rachel. It’s a family tradition for many of us, trick-or-treating at The Cincinnati Zoo during HallZOOween. This year, our friends at Frisch’s Big Boy want to send one lucky FFC family to HallZOOween on them! About HallZOOween this year: Calling all little ghouls… [read more]
Guest Post: Butler County Challenger Baseball 5K Run.Walk.Roll
Today we are happy to welcome Jesy Herron to the Family Friendly Cincinnati Blog. Jesy is here to talk to us today about the Butler County Challenger Baseball 5K Run.Walk.Roll. —————————————————- As a mom I’m constantly looking for weekend events to do with the whole family that promotes good health, quality family time and FUN.… [read more]
Blooms & Berries Farm in the Fall
Fall is my favorite season of the year. Seeing the leaves change color and enjoying our neighborhood as it comes to life with Halloween decorations and seasonal porch displays is something I look forward to every year. I also love that it’s cool enough for a sweatshirt but not so cold that you need your… [read more]
Get on Your Bike and Ride – Mitchell Memorial Forest
Get on your bike and ride is a line from one of my favorite Queen songs and I think of this song every time we head over to the west side of Cincinnati and to the Mitchell Memorial Forest. This park is part of the fabulous Hamilton County Park District. Mitchell Memorial Forest has two… [read more]
Countryside YMCA Mud-o-Ween
For some reason, I’ve entered an athletic phase of my life. I’m a bit freaked out by it, really. I started boot camp this past Spring and I ain’t lying to you when I say I hated it at first. But, I knew it was good for me, so I’ve kept on going. I hate… [read more]
CRAVE Restaurant at The Banks (CLOSED)
CRAVE Restaurant at The Banks Winter of 2011 I spent 17 days in Minneapolis for training. Did you connect Winter in Minneapolis. Yes, it was cold. One morning it, literally, took my breath away to go from the hotel lobby to the bus (5 steps) at minus 20 degrees F. At any rate, when… [read more]
4th Annual Wee Folk Festival
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Calling all fairies, princess, pirates, jesters, dragons and all other mythical & magical folks… Join your friends on Saturday, October 6th from noon – 4pm in the MainStrasse Village for the Wee Folk Fairy Fest – it’s an afternoon of fun & magic! Boys & girls, ladies & gentlemen, old & young… [read more]
Pike Lake – an Ohio State Park Worth the Trip
Pike Lake is loved. Which means I just have to stop and use an overused word and say that this is awesome. Not many OH State Parks are loved anymore. It’s sad, but true. There’s just not any money left for upkeep, or even trash cans. That’s what makes Pike Lake, which was already a… [read more]
