This time of year, The Cincinnati Zoo is the epicentre of all things family friendly: Zoo Blooms, as well as Tunes and Blooms in April; Zoo Babies in May; the new manatees…the list goes on and on. Our family has been to the Zoo every weekend since the weather started warming – even some weekdays… [read more]
New Resource Lets You Share What You Have and Borrow What You Need
How many times have you bought a tool for a specific project, used it just once and then set it in a closet where it proceeded to collect dust? It’s frustrating when you feel like you have wasted money on something that you don’t get much use out of. New neighborhood sharing website, ShareSomeSugar.com helps… [read more]
Movie Review: Omnimax Presents Under the Sea
This morning when I told my husband that I was considering taking our four children to the Omnimax to see a movie you could see him cringe as he said “Isn’t that expensive?”. And he was right, it isn’t that cheap for a 45 minute show, but I have no buyers remorse on this one! … [read more]
Wordless Wednesday – Findlay Market Opening Day Parade
Check out these photos from the Findlay Market Opening Day Parade. This post is part of Wordless Wednesday, a weekly photo sharing Meme. For more Wordless Wednesday entries, visit Wordless Wednesday or 5 Minutes for Mom.
Reds Hall of Fame Museum
On Valentine’s Day we were lucky enough to be invited to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Cincinnati volunteer appreciation party at the Great American Ballpark. My Mom has been a volunteer for them for a number of years and they graciously allowed up to four family members to come to the event. My… [read more]
Historic Betts House Offers Family Programing
As part of its Family Fun Saturdays, The Betts House is now offering various family friendly crafting activities in addition to its regular exhibits and tours. Visitors can participate from 12:30 – 5pm. No advanced sign up is required. All crafts are included in the $2 admission. Upcoming dates and crafts: JANUARY 30: Milk Carton… [read more]
Hamilton County Children Need Us
Family Friendly Cincinnati recently invited John Cummings, manager of adoption & foster care recruitment with the Hamilton County Department of Job and Famiy Services to share with us information about the need for adoptive & foster care parents in Hamilton County. Every week, I get a list of children waiting for adoption who we will try… [read more]
Ice Skating at Fountain Square Now Through February 2010
My husband and I had hoped to head down 71 to Fountain Square on Saturday to introduce our three kids to ice skating, Cincy-style. We never made it downtown on Saturday; our oldest is getting over the croup and we didn’t want her getting any sicker. I was a little bummed; not having grown up… [read more]
