Crayon marks on the wall–that’s the inevitable outcome of giving crayons to babies and toddlers, right? Well, maybe, but I’m going to suggest doing it anyway… 🙂 Writing is one of the five early literacy practices that prepares your child to read. Though starting writing with children younger than around three years old has…
Trains are a quintessential part of the holiday experience. Kids love trains; and for parents, there’s just so much nostalgia and holiday memories attached to trains. While Dayton has lots of amazing holiday trains, we wanted to share this roundup of top-notch train displays in Greater Cincinnati. Because what’s better than bundling up, cranking the…
Each year as Halloween approaches, those who love a good scare look forward to the start of Kings Island’s popular Halloween Haunt. But for those of us who have little ones at home that can’t quite handle the fear factor (or for moms who can’t handle it, either), the amusement park has the perfect compromise. The Great…
A while back my wife and I each recalled one of the happiest trips of our childhood. It might surprise you to know it was not a trip to the circus, an amusement park or Disney World. The trip we each fondly remembered was a trip to the family attic. Attics can be dirty, dusty…
When I was a kid, I used to watch movies with my cousin Ross. One evening, circa 1990, while sitting on the floor watching the old Batman movie starring Michael Keaton, he decided he’d had enough of me. “Quit asking questions!” he cried. “We’re watching the same movie! I don’t know why all these things…
Spring Break Water Safety Tips from Goldfish Swim School April means spring has finally come to Dayton (or it is at least on it’s way)! As families prepare to head out to warm-weather spring-break destinations, water and swim safety are on the minds of many parents. Maybe the kids haven’t been in swim lessons since…
Much like their escape rooms, TEG’s Field Trips challenge players to progress through games by uncovering clues and solving puzzles.
I have a great deal of concern about the increased use of technology in classrooms at our son’s elementary school. It seems that more and more time is spent using electronic devices and less and less time is devoted to traditional paper/pencil activities. How can kids possibly be learning when they are playing games so…
When we’re reading to a baby who is unfamiliar with most of the words and pictures in books, we tend to naturally stray from the text, pointing out the objects that we see on the pages. As kids get a little older and already know the names of everything in the illustrations, it’s easy for…
My kids love LEGO, and on a daily basis are playing and creating with the little multicolored bricks. It’s safe to say that they’re obsessed with all things LEGO, so when we learned that the eponymous LEGOLAND was coming to Ohio, we couldn’t wait to check it out! LEGOLAND Discovery Center just opened in Columbus…
