Article Archive for October 2009
Posted in Family Friendly Places on 20 October 2009
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I’ve lived near Rouster’s Apple House for several years, but for some reason never made the time to visit. Several friends and colleagues keep telling me to go, so we finally checked it out this weekend. According to the website Rouster’s has been around since 1939. They are known for selling several varieties of apples [...]
Posted in Family Friendly Places on 17 October 2009
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I’ve loved bookstores ever since I was a little kid. My mom’s an English professor, so I always knew I could talk her into buying me a book or two before we left the store. (It usually didn’t take too much convincing.)
Too bad Blue Manatee Children’s Bookstore in Oakley wasn’t around back then. This cute [...]
Posted in Family Friendly Events & Activities on 17 October 2009
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Want to entertain your kids with a little pre-Halloween fun? Meijer has a cool new web site for kids called “Be Transformed.” The Halloween site lets kids (and grown ups too) try on four different digital hologram Halloween masks and then record a “spooky” message they can send to friends through email, Twitter and Facebook. Parents will need to [...]
Posted in What's up this weekend on 15 October 2009
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A quick apology for not sharing our picks for “What’s up this weekend” last week. I (Shannan) lead the charge for this post and my family was on a vacation adventure in Washington DC & New York City and I didn’t have access to a laptop.
I hope you enjoy this week’s picks and get out [...]
Posted in Family Friendly FYI on 14 October 2009
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Attention parents with children ages 7 & up…”Pauly the Clown” will be giving free demo circus classes! There will be two Circus Respectus demo classes – one on Thursday October 15th and one on Wednesday October 20th (see info below).
Paul Miller, from Northern Kentucky, travelled with both Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circuses, perfroming as [...]
Posted in Family Friendly Events & Activities on 14 October 2009
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Fun and free upcoming Halloween events. Kids can come in costumes.
Posted in Family Friendly Philanthropy on 13 October 2009
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FACES without PLACES, a local non-profit that helps keep homeless children connected to their education, is selling $5 vouchers for Macy’s Shop for a Cause day at Kenwood Town Center this Saturday, October 17. Individuals with vouchers will receive exclusive discounts, anywhere from 10- 25% off.
The $5 cost for the ticket goes directly back to [...]
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