Archive | May, 2011
Natural Play Areas at Columbus, OH Metro Parks

Natural Play Areas at Columbus, OH Metro Parks

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

When was the last time you skipped a stone, climbed a tree, or played in a stream with your kids? If you haven’t done it in a while, take the kids to one of Central Ohio’s Metro Parks Natural Play Areas. Batelle Darby Creek, Highbanks, Prairie Oaks, Sharon Woods, and Three Creeks have areas designed [...]

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Columbus Commons in Columbus, OH

Columbus Commons in Columbus, OH

By on May 28, 2011 in Educational, Exercise, Food, Music, Play Outdoor, Spring, Summer, Theater

Columbus Commons in downtown Columbus is fabulous, and I am still in awe that City Center Mall once stood there. Thank you to the city for turning the space into a huge park for its residents. My memories of stopping at Au Bon Pain before acting class and fights with mom over school clothes (hee [...]

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Family Fun Activity: Raise Butterflies

Family Fun Activity: Raise Butterflies

By on May 18, 2011 in Educational, Fall, Gift Giving, Spring, Summer, Winter

My teacher friend Angie told me she was raising butterflies in her classroom and at home with her kids. I was immediately intrigued. My girl loves butterflies and my son loves bugs, so it seemed to be the perfect mesh of caterpillar and winged-creature to appease them both. In addition to that, my daughter has [...]

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Inniswood Metro Gardens in Westerville, Ohio

Inniswood Metro Gardens in Westerville, Ohio

By on May 17, 2011 in Educational, Exercise, Fall, Play Outdoor, Spring, Summer, Winter

My son and I visited Inniswoods Metro Gardens specifically to go on the Frog Talk Walk, and ended up adding an educational hike the perfect length for my three-year old boy. Inniswoods Metro Gardens is a park specifically designed to teach patrons about flowers, plants, and wildflowers that have been introduced or are indigenous to [...]

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Throw a Stinkybomb Soap Party!

Throw a Stinkybomb Soap Party!

By on May 13, 2011 in Art, Birthday Planning, Educational, Fall, Gift Giving, Spring, Summer, Winter

Looking for a unique birthday party idea with a cool take-away for the kiddies? Make soap. My girl turned five a few weeks ago and we had Megan Green from Stinkybomb Soap come and make soap with each of our little guests. All the kids loved it – it was hands-on and they used their [...]

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School Days: Bye-Bye Preschool

School Days: Bye-Bye Preschool

By on May 6, 2011 in Educational, Summer

Okay, so I don’t normally write about this kind of stuff, but my girl is starting kindergarten in the fall and I am trying to get prepared. I have a feeling it isn’t going to be the same as dropping her off at preschool for a few hours a week. So when I state prepared, [...]

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Family Volunteer Idea: Gardening & Community Gardens

Family Volunteer Idea: Gardening & Community Gardens

By on May 2, 2011 in Educational, Fall, Food, Play Outdoor, Spring, Summer, Volunteer

Gardening is a great activity to do with your children. Whether it be planting flowers in a pot or planting veggies in a garden, the activity can be done as a family and kids love that getting dirty is part of the job. What *I* love is it gives me the opportunity to teach my [...]

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