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Still looking for a summer camp? These awesome camps all have openings available for this summer! Dayton Women’s Basketball Camps This camp is designed to… Read More
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Last Minute Summer Camp Ideas
Still looking for a summer camp? These awesome camps all have openings available for this summer! Dayton Women’s Basketball Camps This camp is designed to help players of all skill levels improve their game by focusing on individual skill development and fundamental reinforcement including ball handling, shooting, defense, and rebounding in a positive and fun environment.Camp Dates: June 18-21Camp…
Guide to Outdoor Movies in Dayton
Summer’s here and it’s time for family fun under the stars! So skip the early bedtime a few nights this summer in favor of some free fun watching one of these Outdoor Movies in Dayton. Middletown This Summer the City of Middletown and other organizations, businesses and churches are hosting a Family Friendly…
Discover the fun at Wegerzyn Gardens
If your kids love to explore, and I don’t know a kid doesn’t, you’ve got to check out the Wegerzyn Garden at MetroPark in Dayton. Bring the swimsuits and pack a picnic. I can’t think of a more appropriate name for this natural playground set right in the beautifully landscaped MetroPark. All ages will have fun discovering the…
Mermaids Return to Newport Aquarium
Mermaids return to Newport Aquarium to enchant guests September 28 – October 14, and this year they’re bringing pirates with them! Visitors will be amazed when they see mermaids swimming gracefully in the 37-foot long, 120,000-gallon Amazon Tunnel alongside some of the biggest freshwater fish in the world, the arapaima. Mermaids will be swimming from…
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
As soon as I saw the commercial showing that the Wizard of Oz would be playing at The Schuster Center, the memories came flooding back to my grade school days. When my 1st grade teacher made the announcement I was thrilled. Our class was going to do a play and it would be the Wizard…
5 Tips for Enjoying Halloween with Sensory Challenges
While many children enjoy Halloween traditions of trick-or-treating, pumpkin carving, and interaction with costume-clad “ghouls and goblins,” children affected by a sensory processing disorder may interpret and react differently to these holiday activities. “Children with sensory processing challenges may become overwhelmed with the wide array of sounds, sights and textures at Halloween time,”…
Holiday Fun in Dayton
Halloween is over and now it’s time to make plans for holiday fun! Here is our guide for Holiday Fun in Dayton that you will want to put on your calendar! Wreath Lighting at Fairfield Commons Details: November 10, 6:00- 8:00 pm at Fairfield CommonsJoin them for our third annual Wreath Lighting event presented by Soin…
Festive Holiday Fun with Five Rivers MetroParks
A flurry of school plays, shopping excursions, cooking and wrapping presents: The holiday season can be so hectic, you don’t actually get to enjoy it. Because the reason for the season is giving and spending time with loved ones, MetroParks encourages families to slow down and enjoy the holidays with a variety of festive activities….
MetroParks Ice Rink
The region’s largest outdoor ice skating rink is open for season-long, family-friendly fun on the banks of the scenic Great Miami River in downtown Dayton. Admission to the MetroParks Ice Rink under the pavilion at RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E. Monument Ave., is $5 daily, and visitors can rent ice skates for $2. The MetroParks Ice Rink…