Local events and things to do for families and kids around Louisville, Kentucky
Do you have enough to eat? Do you have laundry detergent? What about toilet paper? Food? These needs are at the heart of this month’s Volunteer Challenge. I have been greatly touched by looking at the need in our community—in all parts of the community, so this is where I started. In our city, the number of families in need […]
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We got to Churchill Downs for the Family Adventure Day around 11:30 last Sunday. The sun was shining, the wind was lightly blowing, and adventure was in the air. The kids, who had never been to Churchill Downs, were amazed by the sights and sounds of the racetrack. We got to catch some horses in the paddock area; a huge […]
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Princess Penelope’s Dragon is the latest children’s theatre production to hit the Derby Dinner Playhouse Stage. We went to the May 24th lunch performance and left happily entertained. They have future performances on May 31, June 7, 14 and 21. Tickets start at $16 and include food and beverage (juice/milk for kids, water/tea/coffee for adults). I took my daughter out […]
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Did you know that you can have your child’s birthday party at The Parklands of Floyd’s Fork? We just had my son’s 7th birthday party there and it was different and really nice. Of course, we did luck out with incredible weather and that didn’t hurt! We booked the party for 2 hours. I was able to set up 30 […]
» Read moreSpring has sprung! Once it starts getting warmer outside my kids (2 & 4) and I are outside A LOT. So, in an effort to get outdoors and do something a bit different we checked out The Annual Kite Extravaganza at Hidden Hill Nursery. (You might recognize the name of the owner of Hidden Hill Nursery, Bob Hill, who wrote […]
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My family and I have been attending the Kentucky Reggae Festival for a number of years. My husband and I first started going pre-kids, then after having our first child we took her, and then we had our little boy, and now all four of us go. We ventured out last year with both of our kids and had our […]
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We have a family tradition of always making pottery gifts for our family at Christmas time – it’s a fun give idea for any occasion year-round. We decided to try “Fire It Up” in downtown LaGrange. It’s a cute building with a main table for 4 in the center, and 2 other tables in the back area. They specialize in paint […]
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It was Monday of Spring Break and my family had no idea what to do. The weather was beautiful, so it had to be something outdoors. We headed to Bernheim Forest. We were surprised to see so many family friendly activities being offered, and we were told this was their regular spring break program. After enjoying our first picnic of […]
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I am not a Grandma, but I know quite a few amazing ones! Here are a few ideas I collected from the Grandparents in my life to share with you and your family: Attend a great live performance! Check out a play at Derby Dinner Playhouse or the Little Colonel Playhouse. Head over to Stage One and Actor’s Theatre. We’ve […]
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We went to opening weekend to see the Louisville Bats using a great promo code that we publicized through Louisville Family Fun. We chose a Sunday because there are so many things for the kids to do on Sundays, we thought it would help our kids make it through a baseball game – they are relatively young and not really […]
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This is a sponsored post The Louisville Independent Business Alliance (LIBA) will host the 6th Annual Buy Local Fair Sunday, May 18, 2014, at The Louisville Water Tower Park from 12:00pm – 6:00pm. The fair will host a variety of local businesses, bands, artists and craftspeople, community organizations, and farmers. The event will feature concerts, a cooking competition, a wide […]
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