Local events and things to do for families and kids around Louisville, Kentucky
My family loves getting outside and enjoying nature. We go to The Parklands often, so we were thrilled to hear they’d found a company to handle their canoe rentals. So over Memorial Day weekend we gave them a call and headed their way. They were insanely busy. The parking lot was packed and we had to wait an hour and […]
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We have a new tradition in our family: Father’s Day Weekend Annual Campout. Apparently this is already a thing, because most of the groups camping at Natural Bridge State Resort Park were dads camping with their kids. I’m totally OK with bucking the system and being the only mom along for the fun. This was our first time camping as […]
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To view updated information about berry picking around Louisville, click here This review is from 2014. Some information may have changed. The beginning of warmer weather always makes us want to get outside and also enjoy a tasty cool treat! Strawberry picking at Gallrein Farms allowed us to do both! Their website states that their strawberry season starts mid-May and […]
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Want to spend half a day in South Louisville taking in some sights, sounds, and scrumptious-y-ness? Here’s an itinerary for you! Start your day at Iroquois Park. No back up first. If you’re arriving morning or late morning, stop at Sister Bean’s Coffee Shop first for a pick-me-up! Then take your coffee, latte, milk, muffins, or cookies over to the […]
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This is an old post and this business has new ownership and they no longer rent bicycles. “I feel like a kid again!” These were the words of my 6’6” 200+ pound husband as he bicycled along the Ohio River Greenway with our two year old daughter strapped in a child carrier seat on the back of his aqua and white […]
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I learned about the Portland Museum last summer while I was researching all the museums in the area for Louisville Family Fun. I was surprised I hadn’t heard of it since it had been around so long. I asked a friend who grew up in Portland if she knew about it, and she said she had gone there several times for […]
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While my daughter was on fall break from school, I decided to take my two kids around town to discover and learn about some history of our city and the state of Kentucky. I find myself stopping and reading the historical markers that I come across all the time, and my 10 year-old has just started becoming interested in the […]
» Read moreWarren County, OH is just about 30 minutes northeast of Cincinnati and a totally easy drive from Louisville since I71 goes straight through Warren County. The Warren County Convention & Visitor’s Bureau so graciously invited and hosted my family and I to visit some attractions in their fine county and report back to you on them. They call it “Ohio’s […]
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