Your guide to activities and fun things to do with your preschoolers, toddlers and kids in cincinnati, OH

83 Ideas for Fun In and Around Cincinnati

by Amy Mumper

February 24, 2009

1.  Visit Devou Park in Northern Kentucky and check out the view

2.  Visit Sawyer Point in Downtown Cincinnati - playgrounds and tennis to say the least

3.  Visit Eden Park

4.  Cincinnati Parks offer great camps

5.  Gorham farm; a working in Evendale

6.  Shaw farm has a great Fall Fest

7.  Meet Farmer Frank at Sunrock Farm

8.   See the Krohn Conservatory's nativity scene at Christmas

9.  Attend the Butterfly Show at Krohn Conservatory

10.  Try a free class at the art museum

11.  Visit the Taft Museum

12.  A favorite of mine!  Duke Energy Children's Museum at Union Terminal

13.  Contemporary Art Museum

14.  Do the scavenger hunt at the art museum

15.  Do a mommy and me movie at AMC

16.  Attend a Cincinnati Reds Game

17.  Try the trails at French Park

18.  Enjoy Lindner Park Nature Preserve in Norwood

19.  Try the Drake Planetarium for programs and birthday parties

20.  Jump around at Go Bananas!

21.  Run, Jump and Play when you need to get the wiggles out

22.  Bike ride at Woodland Mound Park's trail

23.  Enjoy yummy ice cream at Graeter's

24.  Candies at Aglamesis

25.  Cincinnati Chili for dinner at Skyline!

26.  Lunch at LaRosa's!

27.  Picnic on the Ohio River

28.  Visit handmade Loveland Castle

29.  Loveland Bike Trail is great exercise for families

30.  Totter's Otterville in Covington is fun for ALL ages

31.  Fine arts sampler weekend is a must do event

32.  Library activities are versatile and year round

33.  Blue manatee Story Times and special classes are interesting

34.  Joseph Beth Booksellers Story Times are three times a week

35.  Findlay market; take the kids to shop for dinner

36.  Coney Island

37.  Kings Island

38.  The Beach Waterpark uses its facilities virtually year round

39.  Ice skating

40.  Kentucky speedway is a unique experience

41.  Music hall

42.  Newport aquarium for your fishies

43.  Oktoberfest ZinZinnati

44.  Flying pig marathon - even The Littles can enjoy with the Hog Log

45.  Vineyards; in Cincy no less!

46.  Tall stacks - a history lesson

47.  Great wolf Lodge

48.  Coco Key

49.  Xavier games

50.  UC games

51.  Zoo

52.  The fountain at Yeatman's cove

53.  Movies - G-rated fun

54.  Go play café

55.  Children's theatre

56.  Playhouse in the park

57.  Aronoff Center for the Arts

58.  Climb Carew tower

59.  Walk the Purple People bridge

60.  Pizza tower

61.  WGUC Classics for Kids

62.  Cincinnati Music Academy

63.  Musik Kids

64.  Madpotter

65.  Parky's farm

66.  Parky's ark

67.  Winton woods riding center

68.  Chuck e cheese

69.  Bonbonerie tea room

70.  Omnimax theatre

71.  Lazer kraze

72.  Bowling

73.  Color me mine

74.  Pump it up

75.  The Imaginattic

76.  Kentucky Horse Park

77.  Try a free Gymboree class.

78.  Wyoming fine arts center

79.  Golf lessons at Sharon woods.

80.  COSI

81.  Visit the Indianapolis Children's Museum

82.  Try the Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton for flight fun

83.  WHO-DEY think gonna see 'dem Bengals?

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by Amy Mumper

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I don't know about you, but I feel like everything matters with my preschoolers. I am constantly in fear of what I'll do to scar them for life. But, I've tried my best to narrow down what I think truly matters. In no particular order. Feel free to chime in! 5 Thing That Really Matter with Preschoolers: 1. Reading with kids - I do truly think this is absolutely  Read more...

Hanukkah Books, Toys and Activities

by Amy Mumper

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5 Things You Must Do in Cincy before the kids grow up!

by Amy Mumper

October 06, 2008

Whether you?re a Cincy native or a transplant, you?ve just GOT to do these 5 things here in the Queen City ? get going, time flies, you know! Cincinnati history has been part of my family for generations. Literally! Thinking over the best places to go before your ?Littles? becomes ?Bigs?, I can?t help but think of my Grandma, who probably took me to each of these things. Visiting the CBD in  Read more...

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by Amy Mumper

October 06, 2008

The Cincinnati Zoo cant be beat! Wilderness? Urban jungle? It's all here! Rated one of the best zoos in the States and the #1 Family Attraction in Cincinnati by Zagat, this place is one to see. Its unique architecture and historic buildings are added umph for enjoyment! Consider a pass and it will keep on giving. Hosting out of town friends and family? Check for reciprocal pass  Read more...