Family Friendly Cincinnati

Katie resides in Northern Kentucky with her husband Michael and their three children, ages 2, 4, and 6. Katie worked as a preschool teacher until 2007, and now she is a stay at home mother who keeps busy with her three children, fundraising & making and selling note cards. Katie enjoys exposing her children to all of the wonderful things Northern Kentucky & Cincinnati have to offer and finding new and interesting things to do around town.
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Piatt Park Acoustic Lunch Series
By KatieS
Posted in Downtown, Family Friendly Events & Activities on 19 July 2010
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Are you looking for a fun way to spend your lunch-hour during the week?  Well, on Tuesdays from 11:45 – 1:45 you can head downtown to Piatt Park for the acoustic lunch series (now through September).  Each week a different local artist will perform an acoustic concert.  Piatt Park is a quaint & cozy park [...]

Newport Aquarium Fish Facebook Contest
By KatieS
Posted in Family Friendly Events & Activities on 11 July 2010
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I received some information today about an intriguing contest going on right now on Facebook, and I couldn’t wait to share it with our readers.  I look forward to seeing your fishy faces on facebook!  And while you are there, be sure to become a fan of Family Friendly Cincinnati too!  Good luck in the [...]

Perfect Parks: Battery Hooper Park
By KatieS
Posted in Family Friendly Places on 7 July 2010
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This perfect park is a fun neighborhood playground, the Battery Hooper Park, on Highland Avenue in Ft. Wright.  Located adjacent to the James A. Ramage Civil War Museum, this playground is perfect for children of all ages.  If you read my “perfect park” segments here on Family Friendly Cincinnati, you know that one thing I [...]

Restaurant Review: Barleycorn’s
By KatieS
Posted in Family Friendly Food on 24 June 2010
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In the summertime my family is always on the lookout for fun places to eat outside.  I love eating outside with the four kids…there’s a lot less worry about how much noise they are making, how much of a mess they are making, and there’s so much more for them to look at.  One of [...]

Restaurant Review: Oriental Wok
By KatieS
Posted in Family Friendly Food on 19 June 2010
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Are you looking for a family friendly restaurant to take your family to celebrate a special event?  Or perhaps you are just in the mood for some delicious Chinese cuisine?  I suggest you take your family to one of the three area locations of the family-owned Oriental Wok.  We recently visited Oriental Wok on Buttermilk [...]

Restaurant Review: Qdoba
By KatieS
Posted in Family Friendly Food on 12 June 2010
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Recently Qdoba Restaurant Corporation contacted me with an offer to try out their Summer Fresh Mango Chicken Salad.  I cannot resist an opportunity to taste food, especially when it is free, so I accepted their invitation to try the salad.  Tonight my husband and I loaded up the van and took our three sons to [...]

Perfect Parks: General Ormsby Mitchel Park
By KatieS
Posted in Family Friendly Places on 11 June 2010
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Well Summer is upon us..the kids are home from school, and the weather is perfect for a day at the park!  There’s nothing like taking your kids to a good playground — it’s free, and it’s fun!  And there are countless hidden gems out there just waiting for you to discover them!
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