Spring break and summer vacation are on the horizon, and many families are planning road trips and family travel over the next several months. While traveling as a family is an opportunity to create wonderful memories, it can also be cause for stress, especially when considering logistics and budgetary concerns. With Dream Dinners’ 16 years… [read more]
Guest Post: Enjoy Family Fun During Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
Flowers in bloom and warmer, longer days are sure signs spring is here. March, which is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, brings a change of season and the perfect time to get out and explore. The County Boards of DD in southwest Ohio celebrate the abilities of all, and we work to connect people with disabilities… [read more]
Guest Post: Start Backyard Composting for a Fun Family Project
We all want our kids to spend more time outdoors and want to instill in them a sense of responsibility to take care of our planet. Setting up a backyard composting bin allows you to do both while also creating a valuable soil amendment to improve your garden. And let’s face it: kids… [read more]
Guest Post: 5 Winter Salads Your Kids Will Love
If your kids tend to skip salad then try making it the main event. Here are five hearty winter salads brimming with nutritious veggies and dressed with sweet-and-salty fruits and proteins. For many kids, these are the salad days. So why not dress them up? Salad days are those when we are young and inexperienced.… [read more]
Everybody in the pool! Why winter is the best time to get your kids swimming at Goldfish Swim School in West Chester
Cincinnati-area families may not be thinking too much about beach and pool season during the chilly and snowy winter days ahead, but the fact is that this is the time of year to dig out those swimsuits and get your kiddos in the pool! According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are… [read more]
Guest Post: 5 New Ways to Get Kids to Eat Veggies
Kids may be worth their weight in gold, but show them an ounce of broccoli and many end up being twice their weight in resistance. Few events cause parents as much frustration, and guilt, as a kid who just will not eat. And often times, what they don’t want to eat are their vegetables. One… [read more]
My Owl Pal Makes Learning Fun
Local mom Lindsey O’Connell has come up with a super fun way to help her children learn key early learning concepts. She created “My Owl Pal”, which is a little plush owl who flies off to the forest each night and returns with a fun activity for young children to do during the day to… [read more]
Guest Post: A Green Bean Got Me an “A”: Veggies as Brain Food
Once upon a time there was a very smart cookie in the kitchen. She fed her kids green veggies, and they were happy. No, this is not a fairy tale, but it does require a little culinary magic. Greens – especially dark leafy greens, broccoli and beans –go straight our children’s heads, literally. Like Jack’s… [read more]
