Want to keep up with new things to do with kids in (and around) Connecticut? Sign up for our email newsletters HERE. We visited Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania for the first time 8 years ago when our kiddos were 8, 5 and 1. (You can check out the highlights of that experience HERE.) We had such […]
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The NEW Addison Park Playscape in Glastonbury
Want to keep up with new things to do with kids in (and around) Connecticut? Sign up for our newsletters HERE. UPDATE 7/11/26: It’s officially open! We’ve got some **BREAKING NEWS** on the blog today 🙂 The NEW playscape at Addison Park in Glastonbury is (just about) open for business! We just came from Addison […]
Day Trip to NYC: The Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is more than an architectural marvel. It’s spirit-lifting awe, an iconic landmark, and a symbol of new beginnings and the subject of art, film and music. Instantly recognizable as one of the most famous bridges in the world with two 278-foot tall, neo-Gothic stone towers, the Brooklyn Bridge combines form with function with […]
Connecticut Touch-a-Truck Events 2026
Love this post? Subscribe to Out and About Mom for more outing ideas delivered right to your inbox! Touch-a-Truck season kicks off this weekend in Connecticut! This is such a fun time of year when car, truck and tractor loving kids can see and explore some of the coolest vehicles around. When we first started […]
Day Trip to NYC: The Empire State Building
There’s always a reason to visit New York City. This time: Destination Empire State Building. We drove to Stamford train station and took the express train to Grand Central Terminal. We had a packed day stopping by the New York Public Library, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and walking through Times Square on our way to […]
Nova Indoor Adventure Park
In our town, elementary school kids have early dismissal every Wednesday in the fall and spring seasons. They call it “Wacky Wednesday,” and I’m convinced that’s because–even after 10 years as an elementary school parent in this town–I still get caught off guard just about every week when I remember that I have two fewer […]
Ducks on the Ave
Tucked in a corner on Farmington Avenue in Hartford’s west end is a duckpin bowling alley that has served the community for seven decades: Ducks On The Ave. Walk down the staircase and you will enter a very sweet fun zone full of nostalgia and old school entertainment that’s been here since 1939. It’s not […]
Giveaway: Family Four-Pack of Tickets to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
This giveaway has ended. Congratulations to Brittany H., winner of the family four-pack of tickets! Didn’t win but still want to go? See details below! Thank you to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus for sponsoring this giveaway. Any opinions expressed by this blogger are 100% her own. The circus. It’s an iconic part […]
Maple Sugaring Activities in Connecticut (2026)
One of the things I love about writing this blog is that over the years I’ve grown increasingly aware of the subtle rhythms of New England agricultural life. I know that pick-your-own season officially opens with strawberries in June, that fresh berries and stone fruits start to top pancakes in local eateries in early July, and that corn mazes spring up […]
The Instant Pot Trick That Will Change Your Dinner Game
I’ve had my Instant Pot for more than five years now, and I use it weekly to make quick and delicious meals for my busy family (you can find some of my favorites here, here, and here). Lately though, I’ve been using my Instant Pot almost daily to prepare side dishes like rice and potatoes– […]