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Eden Park Playground
If you enter Eden Park, drive around the roundabout, up the hill and about a half mile past Krohn Conservatory, you’ll come to an overlook where you can see views of the Ohio River and Kentucky that...
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Hidden Gem: Home of the Brave Park
I don’t know about you, but I am so excited it’s spring. Instead of dressing my kids in boots/hats/heavy coats and carefully planning my afternoons around wet/cold/inclement weather, I can just grab...
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Rainy Day Fun Guide
April showers bring May flowers! With summer vacation coming up, parents need an arsenal of indoor activities for the inevitable rainy day. Today we’re sharing our Rainy Day Fun Guide, courtesy of our...
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Parcours and Play at Embshoff Woods
Tucked away on the West Side, off the beaten path, on a road you could easily miss, is Embshoff Woods. I consider myself a bit of an expert about the Great Parks of Hamilton County — but, I admit,...
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Voice of America MetroPark
Looking for a safe playground surrounded by activities for the whole family? Then visit the Voice of America (VOA) MetroPark Playground in West Chester. This children’s recreational area is located off...
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5 Picnic-Worthy Parks in Cincinnati
One of my favorite things to do in the summer is spend entire afternoons at the park with my kids. We pack a picnic, lots of water, snacks and a big blanket — and head out for an adventure! Cincinnati...
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Sawyer Point Playground
One of the many joys of growing up in Cincinnati is taking my own kids to places I remember as a child. I’ve been down to Sawyer Point many times over the past several years, but I haven’t been to the...
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Corwin M. Nixon Park: A Park for the Entire Family
One of my favorite local parks just happens to be my summer second home. Two days a week, I taxi my daughter to and from swim team practice at the Lou Eves Municipal Pool in Corwin M. Nixon Park....
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Kings Island: Cincinnati’s Largest Playground
Being a native of St. Louis, Missouri, I grew up hearing all about Cincinnati’s largest playground, Kings Island; however, I was never able to visit. Years later, when my family was transferred to this...
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Pleasant Ridge’s Best-Kept Secret: The 1000 Hands Playground
During college, I got a babysitting job in Pleasant Ridge — an urban suburb located a few miles north up Montgomery Road from Xavier. I fell in love with “The Ridge:” its walkability, bustling downtown...
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Did you know about the CVG Airport Playground?
Kids are notorious for changing their minds. One day they love apples and the next day they won’t touch them. There is one thing that does stay pretty consistent around our house: a love of airplanes....
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Family Fun Day at the CVG Viewing Area
It’s no secret we love the new CVG Viewing Area — with breathtaking views, a plane-themed playground and picnic area, this Northern Kentucky spot should be on everyone’s radar (plane pun alert!). If...
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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...
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Hidden Gem: Totter’s Otterville
Has cabin fever set in yet? Are you longing for the days when the kids can play outside, wear themselves out and sleep soundly? Me too. And winter hasn’t even really started yet. But, thankfully there...
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10 Cincinnati Playgrounds Worth the Drive
Is there anything better than taking your kids to a playground on a warm, spring day? We don’t think so. And here in Cincinnati, there’s no shortage of fantastic, straight-from-a-fairy-tale,...
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A new, inclusive playground has just opened in Northern Kentucky. Redwood, a disability service in Ft. Mitchell, recently celebrated its new playground with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, which was quickly...
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Fun All Summer Long at Washington Park
In the middle of our bustling but sleepy little city lies a busy but easy-going little piece of verdant heaven. Construction and reconstruction clamor alongside a brand new streetcar that circles the...
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7 things you need to do at Smale Riverfront Park
Smale Riverfront Park is every Cincinnati kid’s dream: part water park, part playground, with a carousel thrown in for good measure. But the water park at Smale is unlike any other splash park in the...
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Smale Family Fun Days
If you have yet to visit downtown’s Smale Riverfront Park, this is the time to do it! Smale is basically a summer paradise and the Cincinnati Parks Foundation has made it even better with Smale Family...
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Summit Park’s Playground
Chances are, if you ask my kids which playground they’d like to go to, the answer will be “Summit Park.” Summit Park, the Blue Ash gem that boasts a state-of-the-art playground, Great Lawn, year-round...
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