Explore your wild side this fall by spending an evening under the stars! With the cooler temps and colorful leaves, fall is perhaps the best time of year for a camping adventure. Five Rivers MetroParks offers 23 tent camping sites at four parks. Frontcountry campsites are easily accessible by car, and hike-in backcountry sites are…
I LOVE my Mini Tool Box – and not just because it is PINK! This Craftsman Tool Tote comes in several colors and runs about $32.00. I like it because it is open for easy access and has a handle. It is also the perfect size to fit everything I need. It is filled with picture…
When I tell people I am a Professional Organizer I am often asked if my house is “perfect”. The answer is “of course not”! I live in a small-ish home with a fiance, a teenager, 3 dogs and 4 cats. I love them all dearly, but no, my house isn’t ‘perfect’ with all of…
Can you tell me how to help my son stay motivated through a mid-fall slump? He starts out the school year so excited and ready to work but by mid-October, he has lost his drive. The excitement of a new school year, a new teacher and new classmates brings a special kind…
We are giving away 4 tickets to the Disney in Ice Dare to Dream show performance at the Ervin J Nutter Center Oct. 20th-23rd 2016 Nothing can stop a princess from a courageous adventure at Disney On Ice presents Dare to Dream. Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse as they share the heroic stories of…
We are giving away 4 tickets to the Disney in Ice Dare to Dream show performance at the Ervin J Nutter Center Oct. 20th-23rd 2016 Nothing can stop a princess from a courageous adventure at Disney On Ice presents Dare to Dream. Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse as they share the heroic stories of…
Have you noticed a larger then normal amount of half full water bottles laying around? Are you kids walking out the door with a water bottle and phone to video? Do you hear a lot of thumping (more then normal at least!)? Then you are probably experiencing the new water bottle flipping craze. It apparently…
GHOSTLY GOINGS-ON Free Halloween Activities at the Dayton Metro Library DAYTON CITY BRANCHES: Belmont, Burkhardt, East, Electra C Doren, Madden Hills, Northwest, Westwood, Temporary Downtown Branch With October comes Halloween and thoughts of haunted happenings. The Dayton Metro Library has many seasonal activities scheduled for all ages. From ghosts to Big Foot, The Library explores…
We want all readers – parents, neighbors, community members – to understand what an Amber Alert is, why they are issued and what you can do.
Children are little question factories. Their conveyor belt of whys and hows moves at a delirious pace. As we hasten to answer this deluge of quandaries sometimes a lie slips through. You see, we parents don’t know everything, like what makes a firefly glow, how many Earths can fit in the Sun and the difference…
