Archive | March, 2011
Enjoy the OSU Campus and Grab a Waffle!

Enjoy the OSU Campus and Grab a Waffle!

By on March 31, 2011 in Educational, Exercise, Fall, Food, Play Outdoor, Spring, Summer

I received my undergrad from The Ohio State University and have fond memories of my time there, so I was excited when my buddy Rachel over at Hounds in the Kitchen suggested we take the kids down to Orton Hall to see the fossils. We ended up not only enjoying the fossils, but took the [...]

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Newport Aquarium in Cincinnati, OH

Newport Aquarium in Cincinnati, OH

By on March 29, 2011 in Educational, Exercise, Fall, Play Indoor, Road Trippin', Spring, Summer, Winter

Wanna get away for the day or plan a weekend get-away? Newport Aquarium in Cincinnati, well Newport, KY, is a good option. I took the kids down for a day trip and they had a blast. The drive was easy, admission prices weren’t bad because they had a deal going on, and the kids got [...]

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Magic Mountain at Polaris in Columbus, OH

Magic Mountain at Polaris in Columbus, OH

By on March 18, 2011 in Birthday Planning, Exercise, Fall, Play Indoor, Spring, Summer, Winter

One of the moms at my daughter’s preschool invited the class to play at Magic Mountain right off 71 in the Polaris area. My daughter was excited to see her preschool buddies outside of class, and I was interested to check it out. I had been there once to play putt-putt years ago, and remembered [...]

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Worthington Libraries in Worthington, OH

Worthington Libraries in Worthington, OH

By on March 17, 2011 in Art, Educational, Fall, Guest Post, Spring, Summer, Winter

Another guest post from the awesome iCate. Cate is currently a SAHM who was laid off from corporate America two years ago. She used to work project plans – and now spends her days building forts, managing play-doh and legos, and reading countless books with her kids. She never watches TV and dreams of ways [...]

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Donate Books to Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Donate Books to Nationwide Children’s Hospital

By on March 12, 2011 in Educational, Fall, Spring, Summer, Volunteer, Winter

Giving back to the community in charitable ways or by volunteering is a terrific family activity. Not only does it teach your kids compassion, but can be fun, meaningful, and educational. Even just exposing young children on ways to give back to their community makes an impact. Our latest endeavor was donating books to Nationwide [...]

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Grange Insurance Audubon Center in Columbus, OH

Grange Insurance Audubon Center in Columbus, OH

By on March 8, 2011 in Birthday Planning, Educational, Exercise, Fall, Play Indoor, Play Outdoor, Spring, Summer, Winter

I have found a new hang out. And, no, it is not a candy shop, it is the Grange Insurance Audubon Center located off Whittier Street downtown. This place is seriously cool. Full of educational information and full of fun educational play time for the kids, and FREE. They not only have an indoor area [...]

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