Local events and things to do for families and kids around Louisville, Kentucky
I took my daughter and “horsey” lover to The Kentucky Derby Museum. I will start off by saying that I am completey appalled with myself that in all of the hundreds of things I have written about, it has taken me this long to visit the Kentucky Derby Museum. This museum is incredible! It should be on your short list, if not on […]
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This morning, I attended the grand opening of a new sprayground at Long Run Park in east Louisville. Long Run Park is part of the Louisville metro parks system and offers scenic paved areas for biking and walking. Many people also enjoy fishing at this park and it has a popular golf course. It is very easy to find off […]
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Thank you so much to Louisville Family Fun reader, Brandy Schaefer for writing this fabuLOUs guest review for our site! A couple of weeks ago, I decided to hop into my van with my two kids, pop in Cars and drive to meet my sister and her family at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. I am the type of person who […]
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On Fridays, from the end of May until the first weekend in September, the Jeffersonville Riverstage hosts a summer concert series called Rolling Out the Weekend. My family and I went this past weekend and had a fantastic time! Regardless of the music genre scheduled for the evening, this is a wonderful family-friendly venue and if the weather’s just right, […]
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I will start by saying, I forgot my camera when we visited this park! Darn! I did snag one shot with my phone. Luckily, the Louisville Metro Parks website has nice photos so you can get the idea of what to expect. Please note, this post is older and some of the information may have changed. Riverview Park is located […]
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Recently, I chose to have ice cream instead of dinner and headed to The Comfy Cow with my daughter, the ice-cream-choc-o-holic. It was just a mommy-daughter evening, so why not have a scoop-able meal? She loves the “cow” shop! The Comfy Cow is located in Westport Village and is the the most fabuLOUs ice cream eatery. People are sitting outside enjoying […]
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Last week, Sharon Dodson, Managing Director of Bricks 4 Kidz in Louisville, came over to conduct a trial mini-party for my son, daughter and some friends. While she set up, the kids were getting so excited to see what kinds of lego goodies she was going to whip out of her bags! She got out a big box of the […]
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We recently spent a late afternoon playdate with some friends and their kiddos at Farnsley Park. This is a neighborhood park located at 3100 Wedgewood Way. It was a nice location for our picnic with some water play at the sprayground. There are two playgrounds with the one geared towards littler kids surrounded by fence. Swings, baby swings, and slides […]
» Read moreMy husband and I were extremely lucky to have the opportunity to visit Fench Lick, IN and stay at French Lick Resort at the French Lick Springs Hotel for a wonderful weekend getaway from Louisville with our kids. It was under an hour and a half drive from our home in Louisville which made for ample time to enjoy our […]
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Carrie Gaulbert Cox Park, 3730 River Rd, is a short drive from Locust Grove. The park is right along the river. It has a bathhouse, picnic tables with grills, open grassy spaces, and a playground. The playground had slides, baby swings, and regular swings. Unfortunately, there was quite a bit of litter around, but being a holiday weekend it may […]
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Our family took advantage of the free admission on Independence Day to explore Locust Grove off of Blankenbaker Lane. This is a National Historic Landmark housing 55 acres where William and Lucy Clark Croghan, enslaved African-Americans, and Revolutionary War hero General George Rogers Clark lived. Although my husband and I enjoyed the guided tour of the house, our children were […]
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Looking for something fun and educational to do with your 2-6 year olds to escape the summer heat? Then you should definitely check out VIPS’ Friday Friends which is open to both VIPS and non-VIPS children. We recently went with a group of moms from Louisville Mommies and my kids loved it! VIPS, which stands for Visually Impaired Preschool Services, […]
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