For a second year in a row, Ohio is offering a weekend-long sales tax holiday in August to help back-to-school shoppers reduce the cost of clothing and school supplies. Read on for the 411 on Ohio’s Tax Free Weekend 2016. This year’s tax free weekend is Aug. 5-7, beginning at 12 a.m. on the 5th and…
[LOCAL SPOTLIGHT] Brigid’s Path- Changing the course for Dayton’s most vulnerable childrenIn 2014, Jill Kingston and Deanna Murphy saw an increasing need in the Dayton area to help the innocent victims of the growing heroin and prescription drug epidemic – newborn babies. The two women began Brigid’s Path, named after Saint Brigid, the patron…
We are enjoying another beautiful summer here in Dayton. And that means plenty of time at the pool, beach and local water parks! Many families are planning on water-related fun for the upcoming 4th of July weekend. Sadly, every summer communities across the country are impacted by drowning or near-drowning incidents and Dayton, OH is…
Shortly after sunrise, from mid-June through mid-July, rows of lawn chairs begin appearing between the limestone cliffs of Veterans Park. It’s the time-honored method for reserving a prime spot for that evening’s performance at the Summer Arts Festival! Get your chairs ready for Springfield’s 50th Anniversary season of admission-free summer entertainment! Unlike gated, ticketed events at…
“Pull” Together at Tab-a-PULL-ooza! Does your family, school, or workplace collect pull tabs? Your collection can help keep families close to their hospitalized children! Bring your tab collection to the Tab-a-PULL-ooza pull-tab contest: Saturday, May 21, 2016 | 8AM – 1PM Second Street Market , 600 East Second St, Dayton This family-friendly event is a…
Each year 11 million+ children attend a summer camp. They are great for building self esteem and confidence as well as teaching independence along with building social skills and making lifelong memories. We want our kids to have fun but we also want them to be safe. There are day camps and residential camps that…
In an era when many early childhood centers run off ready-made curricula and cookie-cutter lesson plans, one school is still reinventing student-led learning — as they have for over 25 years. It’s The Miami Valley School’s Early Childhood School, where independent learning is thriving and evident on every smile on the children’s faces. The passionate…
Some parents feel that their child will have a better chance of succeeding in school and keeping up with their peers if they wait to begin kindergarten.
DAYTON, Ohio- The last place families with a sick child want to be is sitting in a waiting room. That’s why Dayton Children’s now offers families the option to “save a spot” at the Springboro Urgent Care. It’s a simple online form that allows a sick child to stay comfortable on the couch while waiting…
