Local events and things to do for families and kids around Louisville, Kentucky
Kona Ice truck is serving up smiles one cup at a time! Bring a shaved ice truck to your school or business! Since 2012, Kona Ice has been spreading smiles all around Louisville! They service Jefferson, Oldham and Bullitt Counties with their shaved ice truck. In just 7 years, they have helped raise over $250k for our local communities […]
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Looking for a family-friendly restaurant in Louisville? These locally owned restaurants not only provide a great atmosphere for families but also make it possibly to stick to a budget! Here are ten excellent family-friendly restaurants! 10. Shiraz Mediterranean Grill has three locations in Louisville. This is a great place to take the family for a healthy fast food alternative. […]
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Southern Indiana residents know Zesto Ice Cream is the place to go on a hot day! When the temperatures hit the triple digits the first thing we thought of was ice cream so we took a trip down memory lane (for my husband) and visited Zesto Ice Cream in New Albany. After indulging at The New Albanian for pizza, Zesto […]
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Boudreaux’s New Orleans Style Sno-Balls serves up a refreshing treat during the summer heat. My kids and I recently visited the Boudreaux’s New Orleans Style Sno-Balls shop after a trip to E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park to swim. It was the perfect way to end our afternoon! This tiny little shop in Middletown is unique, locally owned, and bursting with friendliness […]
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My family and I finally got to Claudia Sanders Dinner House– one of my Kentucky bucket list items – no pun intended! At the age of 69, Colonel Harland Sanders and his wife Claudia, moved from Corbin, Kentucky to Shelbyville with his chicken recipe. It was from this building in Shelbyville that Kentucky Fried Chicken grew into a world-wide organization. The Sanders […]
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My friends and I visited the recently opened Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint in Indian Springs. Martin’s is a popular fast casual restaurant with roots in West Tennessee. We visited on a Monday night and we were able to order right away. We were handed menus upon arrival and ordered our meals at the counter. The set up was similar to Joella’s […]
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On hot and sticky nights, ice cream is the best solution to cool us down so we went and got some ice cream at Dairy Kastle. It was super busy when we got there and we were lucky to get one of their few parking spots. After a short wait, we were ready to order. My boys had lots of […]
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Tami ~ Chicken with Cranberries We love this one in the fall! Nicolle ~ Chicken Tortilla Soup (I usually use a rotisserie chicken from Costco and use half the beans in the recipe. Family favorite!) Jeanette~ Slow Cooker Ham For a delicious, no-fuss ham that is juicy and good, try this slow cooker sensation with only two ingredients! It shreds great. […]
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PRP Ice Cream Corner is a cute little ice cream shop located at the corner of Sky Blue and Greenwood Rd in the Pleasure Ridge Park area of Louisville. It replaced an old, vacant building and was such a wonderful addition to the neighborhood in 2010. The ice cream shop, locally owned and operated, is going strong. Most of the […]
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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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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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