Mama In Columbus

As I mentioned as a tip in the previous post, sometimes you need to keep the familiar attractions fresh and new.  So you change up the exhibits at Cosi, visit different animals at the Zoo, and overall try to have a different enrichment experience each time you take the kids somewhere.  This keeps both you [...]

Something about minor league baseball just screams summer.   Maybe it is the hot dogs and Cracker Jacks or maybe it is just the crack of the bat that seems to signal a warm, summer evening.  There are just a handful of home games left this regular season for the Columbus Clippers, and you if [...]

It’s been said, almost to the point of cliche, that moms need to put their own oxygen mask on first before they help anyone else.  In other words, no one is happy if mama ain’t happy. So as mothers to young children we are often encouraged to plan date nights, to go out with friends [...]

Mamas, did you know you and the little ones could get into the Columbus Museum of Art for free through August?  Yep, there is free admission for the public throughout July and August (and always on Sundays).  It’s never too early to start a conversation about art – even the littlest kiddos can appreciate the [...]

If you didn’t make it to the PBJ & Jazz concert last week, but are still interested in enjoying some fun sounds in the city, check out the Goodale Park Music Series tomorrow (Sunday, July 18) with additional dates throughout the summer.   These concerts are family friendly and Goodale Park is a great location [...]

Last week on Facebook, Cosi announced the  Adventure exhibit will be reopening this fall.  This is a really neat exhibit where visitors solve clues to learn more about the Valley of the Unknown.  When the “new” Cosi opened, this was one of my favorite exhibits.  There are two preview days July 20 and 25 if [...]

Today we attended the second concert in the PBJ & Jazz at the Topiary Park series.  The grounds of the Topiary Park are always impressive (the bushes are made to look like Georges Seurat’s famous painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Isle of La Grand Jatte) and well-kept.  For older children it is a great chance [...]

As every Mama knows, there are times when kids just need to run and explore and touch and see and not be told no in response to their curiosity. For times like these, we usually head to Cosi and the wonderful Little Kid Space there that encompasses a large part of the second floor of [...]

While you would never guess this birding oasis is back there (behind the city impound lot), the Grange Insurance Audubon Center is a great place for a kiddo outing. The building itself has learning and fun opportunities behind each door. Kids can don bird costumes and climb through a nest, see native animals and talk [...]