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Mosaic Climbing
My 5 year old loves to climb. He learned to walk at Summit Park, and quickly mastered the playground's various rock walls and ropes. He also possesses superhuman strength and energy, and while I have no idea where it...
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Queen City Fencers Club
My kids are obsessed with Star Wars and love acting out epic light saber battles. They like to employ "Jedi mind tricks" on each other while choreographing crazy moves. So fencing seemed like a good fit to harness this...
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The Cincinnati Parent’s Guide to Local Sports
Cincinnati is a sports-loving town and growing up in the Queen City usually means you have a soft spot in your heart for our hometown teams. Cincinnati kids are lucky to have the Reds and Bengals (even if we...
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Riley Children’s Health Sports Legends Experience
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis just opened the Riley Children’s Health Sports Legends Experience - a fun, interactive and kid-friendly exhibit!
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FC Cincinnati Soccer
We love our sports here in Cincinnati -- and we are true fans, never wavering even when our professional teams have less-than-stellar stats. So, we are more than excited to welcome a new pro sports team to the Queen...
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Golf Year-Round at Topgolf in West Chester
Golf in the winter? Are you crazy? It may be cold outside, but all the family fun (and cozy heated golf bays) can be found at Topgolf in West Chester. Right at Highway 75 and Union Centre (there’s no...
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Hidden Gem: Recreations Outlet
Cincinnati is so much cooler now than it was when I was a kid. There's Smale Park. Carol Ann's Carousel. A streetcar. A PlayScape at the Nature Center.
The best example of Cincinnati's newfound Cool Kid status, however, can be...
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No Sports? No Problem
This article appears in our April 2016 issue of Cincinnati Parent Magazine. Flip through it here or pick up a copy today at your local Whole Foods or Kroger store, YMCA, public library or bookstore.
Are sports not really your...
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Is a little effort too much to ask?
Over one hundred fourth grade girls stood impatiently at the starting line. It was the first cross country meet of the season. POW! When the starter's pistol went off, it looked like the opening of the gates to a...
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Science of Sports
When the temps soared earlier this week, I decided to pack the kids up and head to the Museum Center. I had big plans to visit Tower A, but was a bad blogger and didn't check the hours (Tower...
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Local Spotlight: The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati
2021 is here (hooray!) and everyone is breathing a collective sigh of relief. But despite it being a new year, the problems of 2020...
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Why Preschool Matters
When thinking about your child’s education, preschool is typically the first step. Not all children attend preschool however, making some parents wonder if it...
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Get Schooled on Private School
From a large Catholic high school to a small Montessori elementary, a nature-based program on 40 acres or a selective school for gifted students,...
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Celebrating MLK Day with Kids
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, many kids look forward to a day off from school, but do they understand the significance and importance...