Kids

Nordstrom Shoe Tying Clinic

If your kids are anything like mine, then they have an impressive collection of slip-on shoes: Velcro sneakers, Uggs (knock-offs, of course), Colorful rain boots, Native slip-ons. (And, to...

Celebrate Earth Day in Cincinnati

Cincinnati may not seem like the greenest city, but we've come a long way in recent years: 1. Hybrid Metro Buses 2. A brand-new, soon-to-debut Streetcar...

No Sports? No Problem

This article appears in our April 2016 issue of Cincinnati Parent Magazine. Flip through it here or pick up a copy today at your...

Road Trip: The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis

One of my best friends from college used to live in Indianapolis, and she'd invited us many times for a play date at The...

Navigating IKEA with Kids

When you have kids, going anywhere can be a challenge. Especially when "anywhere" is a giant, sprawling, Swedish superstore full of Ektorps, Jennylunds and Hemneses. For...

CANstruction Voyage

My son Dorian doesn't stack blocks, build forts or play with Legos. He's 11-months-old. But when I stack his colorful foam blocks into precariously...

Where are we going this weekend? March 12-13

Hello, hello! We're back with another edition of Where are we going this weekend?! In case you missed it, this week we debuted our 2016 Easter...

Getting our Jam On!

Music has always been part of my life. When I was little, I was in piano lessons. Then middle school band. Marching band. High...

Everything Trains at EnterTRAINment Junction

If you've been reading this blog for awhile, you know how much my kids love trains. And, for a train-obsessed kid, the sudden post-holiday trainlessness...

No more telling my daughter she killed the dog and other resolutions

It's here: The first post by could-be-new-to-you-but-will-become-your-new-virtual-bestie Mary Graham, of Trusty Chucks. We've followed her humorous yet real tales about parenting for a couple...

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