20 Creative Writing Ideas for Kids of All Ages

20 Creative Writing Ideas for Kids of All Ages

Just because summer is here doesn’t mean the kids need to stop learning!  I wanted to make learning fun this summer so with the help of some friends I put together a list of 20 Creative Writing Ideas for Kids of All Ages.  My kids are all very creative, and...
Cincinnati Chili Spaghetti Pie

Cincinnati Chili Spaghetti Pie

Growing up in the Greater Cincinnati area makes it hard not to love “Cincinnati Style” Chili.  It’s not like your traditional hearty chili recipes, Cincinnati chili has a bit of sweetness to it and it’s perfect atop noodles and smothered with cheese.  We have our local preference on where to...
Sandusky:  Cedar Point and Hotel Breakers

Sandusky: Cedar Point and Hotel Breakers

Recently we made our first visit to Sandusky, Ohio for a long weekend spent at the Hotel Breakers.  While much of my time was spent learning great things at the Bloggy Conference, we also spent many hours exploring Cedar Point (known as the Roller Coaster Capitol of the World) getting...
Rowe Woods Cincinnati Nature Center

Rowe Woods Cincinnati Nature Center

The Rowe Woods Cincinnati Nature Center is one of my favorite places in the Greater Cincinnati area to spend a day in the woods exploring nature.  There are over sixteen miles of trails in Rowe Woods and they meander past a lake, over bridges, along boardwalks, over hills and through the...
Pesto Cream Cheese Dip

Pesto Cream Cheese Dip

You must know by now how much I love easy appetizer recipes.  Well here’s something you might not know about me, I cannot go to a party empty handed.  That’s where all of my easy appetizers come in…I have a collection of easy appetizers that I can throw together in no...
Spend a Day in Hamilton Ohio

Spend a Day in Hamilton Ohio

Edit:  June 2023 – I have come to realize that this post has some outdated information so I have deleted places that have since closed in Hamilton and will endeavor to make a day trip to Hamilton to make some updates this summer!  That being said, there’s still some good...
Our Chicago Vacation

Our Chicago Vacation

For Spring Break 2014 we took the kids on a mini-vacation to Chicago for three nights and four days. We crammed as much fun as we could into those four days and had adventures all over the Windy City. For our next trip, we may even take a trip to...
Five Easy Appetizers

Five Easy Appetizers

I have lots of favorite easy appetizer recipes, because I love making Hors d’oeuvres for any occasion.  Over the Thanksgiving weekend we had five different events going on!  So I had lots of easy appetizers to make.  I put together five of my favorite easy appetizers this weekend and thought...
Our Favorite Slow Cooker Recipes

Our Favorite Slow Cooker Recipes

My slow cooker is my best friend during a busy school week. I really don’t know what I’d do without it. If you don’t have one, I really recommend buying one! You can browse the best ones at somewhere like https://buyersimpact.co.uk/ to see if there are any that take your...
Cheap Date Nights in Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky

Cheap Date Nights in Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky

My husband and I value our date nights.  We have four children, we love said children, but we also cherish our alone time.  Sometimes we will jump at any chance to have a date night.  While we enjoy having nice dinners in swanky restaurants from time to time, we also...
Family Fun in Siesta Key & Sarasota

Family Fun in Siesta Key & Sarasota

Last year we took our family of six to Siesta Key for a long vacation.  We had so much fun exploring Siesta Key and the surrounding area, that I wanted to share my ideas for family fun in Siesta Key with you.  Our focus was mostly on beach lounging, so...
Getting Organized :: Children & Chores

Getting Organized :: Children & Chores

I am a stay at home mother of four children. I hate housework, but I also hate a messy house. It’s a frustrating way to live. And with five other people in this house with me, keeping up with the housework is a never ending task. My husband and I...
Walt Disney World with Kids :: Tips for a Fun Trip

Walt Disney World with Kids :: Tips for a Fun Trip

For Spring Break last year we took the family to Florida and spent three days at Walt Disney World. It was a blast! I was so thankful to have the tips & advice from friends and family before we went…I felt somewhat prepared for the special kind of chaos that...
Our Favorite Homemade Pizza Recipes

Our Favorite Homemade Pizza Recipes

Homemade Pizza with Salad is a favorite dinner around our house. I would venture to say we have homemade pizza on the menu almost every week. Homemade Pizza When Michael and I were first married he would make the dough and I would make the sauce, and we made some...
LEGO Birthday Party

LEGO Birthday Party

Last summer we had a big birthday celebration for all four kids at a local Civic Club. I wanted to find a common theme that they were all interested in, and settled upon a LEGO Birthday Party! They all love their LEGO blocks and especially their Minifigures. When I told...
Thirteen Ways to De-Stress

Thirteen Ways to De-Stress

I have days where I feel stressed & overwhelmed all day. There’s a huge amount of reasons, one is that I’ve just found out that I can get cheaper broadband deals with the help of someone like Usave, but there are many other things that are stressing me out. I’m...
Create Your Own Chihuly Sculpture

Create Your Own Chihuly Sculpture

Our family loves the arts, and we also love creating our own works of art. A few months back I read about a very cool art project for kids on the blog Mary Making and it inspired me to do a similar project with my children. The project was to...
Homemade Spaghetti & Meatballs

Homemade Spaghetti & Meatballs

Spaghetti and Meatballs is a quintessential comfort food, and a favorite at our house.  I found this recipe years and years ago and have tinkered with it over the years until I deemed it perfectly delicious.   This recipe is written for making mass amounts of sauce and meatballs…because I...
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Taco Pizza

Taco Pizza

You might be tired of hearing me say this, but my family loves to make pizza.  We eat homemade pizza weekly, and I’m always trying to find new ways to dress up our dough.  This week we had Tacos on the menu for dinner, and I doubled the batch of taco meat that I made...
Camp Carnegie

Camp Carnegie

Wednesday was the last day of Camp Carnegie for Ella and Max.  And they are STILL chattering about it days later.  They loved this camp experience so much, and I loved hearing about it from them, and watching their big performances on stage at the Carnegie.  I love that they spent their six days at...
Eden Park & the Krohn Conservatory Butterfly Show

Eden Park & the Krohn Conservatory Butterfly Show

Yesterday the kids and I spent the morning exploring the overlook at Eden Park, watching ducks chase their babies around the ponds, and seeing beautiful butterflies at the Krohn Conservatory.  Eden Park is one of my favorite places to take pictures, it’s just so gorgeous there with a fantastic view of the Ohio River and...

Morning on the Licking River

This morning Michael and his father took a canoe ride on the Licking River.  It was a special Father’s Day outing:  a little paddling, a little fishing, and a whole lot of  peace and quiet.  Here’s a little glimpse of their idyllic morning… The only thing that would have made their morning more perfect is...
Chicago: Where we Dined

Chicago: Where we Dined

Chicago Vacation :: For Spring Break 2014 we took the kids to Chicago for three nights and four days. We crammed as much fun as we could into those four days and had adventures all over the Windy City. I’m going to share our adventures with you in a series of installments so you can...
Thank You For Being a Part of MyNKY!

Thank You For Being a Part of MyNKY!

I want to thank each and every one of you that took part in the first portion of the myNKY campaign by taking polls, voicing your thoughts on what you want YOUR Northern Kentucky to be, and answering challenge questions.  With over 11,000 people responding over these past six months, there’s certainly a good amount...
Margaritaville at the Horseshoe Casino

Margaritaville at the Horseshoe Casino

Last week we were treated to dinner at Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville at the Horseshoe Casino to try out their newly re-vamped menu. We are big fans of casinos. As you are all aware I normally look for the best online sites according to US Gambling Sites. However, if you feel that you may have found...
Jake Speed and the Freddies at the Behringer Crawford Museum

Jake Speed and the Freddies at the Behringer Crawford Museum

Last night we took advantage of the beautiful weather and picnicked on the veranda of the Behringer Crawford Museum listening to the tunes of one of our favorite local bands, Jake Speed and the Freddies.  We did our fair share of laughing, toe-tappin’ and singing along.  Even Sam begrudgingly sang along to our favorite “Ohio...
A Flea Market Like No Other: The City Flea

A Flea Market Like No Other: The City Flea

Washington Park is home to the most interesting flea market I’ve ever been to.  The City Flea is a smorgasbord of quirky and unique artisans and vendors.  Throw in some food trucks, local craft beer distributors and a DJ to the mix and you have what seems more like a party than a market.  If...
Cincinnati Cyclones Kelly Cup Playoffs Giveaway - CLOSED

Cincinnati Cyclones Kelly Cup Playoffs Giveaway – CLOSED

Our very own Cincinnati Cyclones have advanced to the final round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs!  It’s been an exciting season for the Cyclones and they are certainly ending this season with a bang!  The Cyclones are traveling to Alaska this weekend for the first three games of the series against the Alaska Aces.  Then...
Youthletic ~ Find the Perfect Sport for Your Child

Youthletic ~ Find the Perfect Sport for Your Child

I am always a mess when it comes to my kids and their extra curricular activities.  I forget to register, miss deadlines, and so on and so on.  I’ve just been introduced to a new resource that can help me get my act together though, and to possibly find some new sports for my kids...
Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History

Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History

Chicago Vacation :: For Spring Break 2014 we took the kids to Chicago for three nights and four days.  We crammed as much fun as we could into those four days and had adventures all over the Windy City.  I’m going to share our adventures with you in a series of installments so you can...