Have you ever been downtown and wondered where you should take your family for dinner? This has happened to me a few times. Whenever I’m downtown I can’t think of a place to eat, and then when I get home I think of 15 places I wanted to try. I thought I’d help myself, and… [read more]
Preschool Guide for Cincinnati and NKY Families
Preschool Guide for Cincinnati and NKY Families When I was a new mom, I had no idea January was the month to start looking at and choosing preschools. No one tells you these things! Luckily, I had a friend (Karen, now a fellow FFC writer) who did the legwork for me. I managed to get… [read more]
Secondhand Shopping in Style
I have never been much of a secondhand shopper — for myself or my kids. While I’m happy to donate our gently used items to Goodwill or Salvation Army, I just don’t have the time or patience to dig through their bins or flip through tons of racks for cute, appropriately sized clothing in good… [read more]
Greater Cincinnati Kid-Friendly Indoor Activities
Are you and the kids a little stir crazy? We’ve put together a sampling of fun places to beat the winter/rainy-day blues. Make sure you check out the details of each place on their website before heading out. Have fun! Greater Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky Kid-Friendly Indoor Activities The Arts Do your kids like the… [read more]
Cincinnati Summer Bucket List
Every year our family comes up with a summer bucket list (SBL) of things we’d like to do before the end of the summer. Even though we try to get through our list, there’s always a few things that we miss since we’ve got stiff competition with summer camps, swimming pool fun and unstructured free… [read more]
Great Places to Host a Birthday Party in Cincinnati & NKY
Places to host a birthday party in Cincinnati & NKY We all know how important birthday parties are. We work hard to make sure they’re perfect, that our children have fun and that great memories are made. Unfortunately, sometimes this is easier said than done, as it can be hard to find places other than… [read more]
Spanish Classes and Lessons for Children
Spanish is one of those languages I’ve wanted to learn for years, and now after watching Dora and Diego with alarming frequency, my 4-year-old daughter wants to learn, too. I can tell because she will often start speaking in fake Espanol, sprinkling in the occasional real Spanish word amidst a bunch of semi-Spanish-sounding gibberish. While… [read more]
