I was talking to a few friends the other day, and one of my friends didn’t know that the library had CDs, another didn’t know the library had DVDs. The library has more than just books!
The Columbus Public Library has CDs, DVDs, audio books, and computers to use. I can’t remember the last time I [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Library – More Than Just Books!
Posted in Free Activities, Things to Do, tagged Columbus library, Columbus Public Library, rainy days, saving money on books, toddler activities in Columbus Ohio on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Columbus Children’s Theatre
Posted in Things to Do, tagged Charlotte's Web, children's theatre in columbus ohio, Columbus Children's Theatre, family fun columbus ohio on August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Columbus Children’s Theatre production this fall is a musical version of Charlotte’s Web.
I haven’t been to the Columbus Children’s Theatre because my daughter is too young, but I can’t wait until my daughter is old enough.
The musical is recommended for ages 4 years old and up.
Show runs from: September 18 to October 5.
Show times are:
Thursday [...]
Fall is Almost Here!
Posted in Fall, Grove City, Things to Do, tagged Circle S Farms, fall activities in Columbus Ohio, fall apples, family fun columbus ohio, pick your own farms in Ohio, pumpkin patches in Columbus Ohio on August 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Fall is almost here. (Where did summer go?) School and football are starting – a sure sign of fall. For me and the munchkin, fall means apple and pumpkins. I have already been getting apples at the Worthington Farmers’ Market
Here is another website that I love – www.pickyour.org. The site lists farms that sell to the [...]
English Muffin Pizzas
Posted in Food, Recipes, tagged budget friendly recipes, english muffin pizza, healthy cooking for kids, healthy recipes on August 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The other night at a friend’s house we had english muffin pizzas. My daughter has had pizza before, but not on english muffins. It was a great meal – budget-friendly, healthy, simple, quick, and fun.
My friend’s daughter is almost three, and she was able to help make the pizzas. First, we gave her a pastry brush and [...]
Powell Water Park
Posted in Free Activities, Powell, Things to Do, summer, tagged family fun columbus ohio, free water parks in Columbus Ohio, playgrounds Columbus Ohio, Powell Ohio splash park, Powell Ohio water park, summer activities for kids in Columbus Ohio, toddler activities in Columbus Ohio, water parks in Columbus Ohio on August 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
As summer is winding down, my daughter and I went to visit Powell’s water park for the first time today. She loved the park.
The water area is small, but has some neat features. There is a spray tunnel the kids can run through, buckets that dump water from the pole in the center of the [...]
Another Great Blog
Posted in Being Frugal, Food, tagged Farmers' Markets Columbus Ohio, great blogs, healthy cooking for kids, Worthington Farmers' Market on August 21, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Wow – there are a lot of great blogs out in blogging land. Here is another I just found today - Stretching a Buck. I love her article “Food for Thought.” The article is about how important it is to buy good and healthy food for our families, and not view our spending on food as an [...]
Kids Reading List
Posted in Book, tagged American Library Association, classic childrens books, Kids Reading List, Oprah, reading to toddlers on August 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
We are big readers in my house. My daughter loves to read. She is now old enough that she pulls me over to the couch whenever we are at home to read to her. She also wants to involve our dog in our reading and requests that she sit on the couch with us too. I [...]
Baked Zucchini Sticks
Posted in Food, Recipes, tagged baked zucchini sticks, summer cooking recipes, vegetable recipes for kids on August 17, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Zucchini is in season at the farmers’ markets, and my daughter will eat zucchini any way I cook it. I’m always looking for interesting vegetable recipes, and I found this recipe this summer. And it’s so yummy!
Baked Zucchini Sticks
Ingredients:
3 large zucchini
1 cup dry breadcrumbs
1/2 cup panko – Japanese breadcrumbs (you can find them at almost [...]
Farm Days at COSI
Posted in Things to Do, tagged family activities columbus ohio, toddler activities in Columbus Ohio, COSI, things to do with kids in columbus ohio, Farm Days at COSI, farm equipment at COSI on August 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today my daughter and I went to COSI for Farm Days. For Farm Days, COSI has more than a dozen pieces of large farm equipment and smaller pieces of lawn equipment on display on their outside plaza. The kids can climb on the tractors and sit in the drivers seat.
My daughter loved climbing on the tractors. [...]
Blueberry Scones
Posted in Food, Recipes, tagged blueberry scones, kid friendly recipes, toddler friendly recipes on August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here is another guest writer post. The guest writer is my sister, who is mom to my lovely 22 month old niece.
This summer, the blueberries have been fantastic! We’ve been buying big, sweet Jersey blueberries at decent prices. My 22 month old loves to gobble them up plain or dunk them in yogurt. It makes [...]
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