With all this snow and the frigid temperatures, the munchkin and I had to get out of the house today.
I just happened to be looking at the North Market’s website this morning to see if they had anything going on this weekend and found out that they are having story time every Thursday for the month [...]
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Story Time at the North Market
Posted in Free Activities, Winter, tagged free activities in Columbus Ohio, North Market, rainy day activities for toddlers, story time in Columbus Ohio on January 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
North Market Harvest Festival
Posted in Fall, Food, Free Activities, Things to Do, tagged fall activities in Columbus Ohio, family activities columbus ohio, free activities in Columbus Ohio, local food Columbus Ohio, North Market, North Market Harvest Festival, toddler activities in Columbus Ohio on October 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
On Saturday, October 4, the North Market will be hosting its Harvest Festival.
The Harvest Festival is free and has activities such as pumpkin pie, apple pie, and pumpkin bread contests; free cookies and apples for kids; face painting; crafts; and music.
If you haven’t bought any local apples, pumpkins, squash or cider this fall, the Farmers’ Market [...]
Slate Run Metro Park
Posted in Free Activities, Parks, tagged Columbus Metro Parks, family activities columbus ohio, parks in Columbus, playgrounds Columbus Ohio, Slate Run Living Historical Farm, Slate Run Metro Park, toddler activities in Columbus Ohio on September 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Fall is beginning to make an appearance in Columbus, and the weather is beginning to cool down a little bit, which makes this the perfect time of year to visit some of Columbus’s great parks.
This weekend, my daughter and I went to Slate Run Metro Park, one of our favorite parks in Columbus.
First, we went [...]
Via Colori Columbus
Posted in Fall, Free Activities, Parks, Things to Do, tagged family fun in Columbus Ohio, free, free kids activities in Columbus Ohio, Goodale Park, Goodale Park Columbus Ohio, Via Colori Columbus on September 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today, my daughter and I went to the Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival, which is a great event for kids. The festival had tons of art activities for kids.
While we were there, the munchkin colored on the sidewalk with chalk, which she loves to do. The nice people who supplied the chalk told us about [...]
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 »
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 [...]
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 [...]
Columbus Metropolitan Library’s Main Branch
Posted in Free Activities, Things to Do, tagged Columbus Metropolitan Library, Columbus Metropolitan Library main branch, free activities for kids in Columbus, rainy day activities for toddlers, rainy day activities in Columbus Ohio, toddler activities in Columbus Ohio on August 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This week the munchkin and I went to the main branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library. If you haven’t been to the main branch with kids, it is worth a visit.
The children’s area of the main branch is located on the library’s first floor. It has a large selection of books, much bigger than our [...]
Parks in Columbus
Posted in Free Activities, Hilliard, Parks, Things to Do, tagged family destinations columbus ohio, family fun columbus ohio, Goodale Park, Homestead Park, parks in Columbus Ohio, parks in Grandview Heights Ohio, parks in Hilliard Ohio, playgrounds Columbus Ohio, summer fun columbus ohio, things to do with kids in columbus ohio, toddler parks Columbus Ohio, waterparks Columbus Ohio on July 24, 2008 | 11 Comments »
I had a reader today ask me about parks in Columbus. We are new to the park scene this summer and still discovering Columbus’s parks and playgrounds.
Last summer, the munchkin was too small for parks.Now, we love a good park. With a 19-month old, my criteria for a good park is a good playground.
One of [...]
Rainy Days
Posted in Free Activities, Things to Do, tagged friends, rainy day activities for toddlers, rainy day activities in Columbus Ohio, rainy days on July 3, 2008 | 3 Comments »
As I am a somewhat new mom, I am still learning all the mommy tricks. Somehow I have the feeling that you never stop learning mommy tricks.
Last summer my daughter was only six months old. She could barely sit up. Rainy days didn’t bother us. I wasn’t concerned with taking her places so she could [...]
Slate Run Metro Park and Farm
Posted in Free Activities, Parks, Things to Do, summer, tagged Columbus Metro Parks, Columbus parks, family activities columbus ohio, family fun columbus ohio, farms Columbus ohio, free activities in Columbus Ohio, Friends of Slate Run Farm, Slate Run, Slate Run Living Historical Farm, Slate Run Metro Park, things to do with kids in columbus ohio, toddler activities in Columbus Ohio on July 2, 2008 | 7 Comments »
About 20 miles south of Columbus is Slate Run Metro Park and Slate Run Living Historical Farm. The farm is a living historical farm, which means the farm is operated as Ohio farms in the 1880s were.
My daughter loved the farm. We went early in the morning, and were the only visitors in the barn for [...]
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