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]
Archives for June 2011
Guest Post: Kenton County Library Updates
This week we are SUPER excited to welcome Amy Schardein with the Kenton County Public Library to Family Friendly Cincinnati. Amy is a mother of two and the Early Childhood Librarian for Kenton County. This week we invited her to share with us an update on the renovations taking place at the Covington branch. Families… [read more]
Sky Galley Restaurant
A few weeks ago we went to the Sky Galley restaurant at the Lunken Airport to celebrate Sam’s 4th birthday. The kids get to pick wherever they want to eat dinner for their birthday. In an effort to avoid his inevitable request to go to the golden arches, I told him that there was a… [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]
Warren County: Ohio’s Largest Playground Splashground Vacation Sweepstakes
Are the kids getting bored already this summer? Are you trying to stay cool and stay close to home? Need to get out of the house and try something different? Well, Warren County has a great promotion right now and you could win a Splashground Vacation! All you have to do is visit the Warren… [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]
