PLEASE NOTE: This post was written in 2016, and while it should still give you a good idea of the overall experience, it may also contain some outdated information. Please be sure to visit their website for the latest on the Family Festivities Series! 2016 Post: Hi everyone! Before we get to today’s much-anticipated post, […]
The Newly Renovated Bushnell Park Carousel
PLEASE NOTE: This post was written in 2016 and while it should still give you a good overview of the experience, it may also contain some outdated information. Please be sure to check their website for the most current information, especially about things like hours & pricing. UPDATE 11/29/18: The new Bushnell Park playground is […]
Top 5 Tips for Skiing with Preschoolers
Disclosure: Ski Sundown is currently an Out and About Mom sponsor. All opinions expressed by us are 100% our own. Hi everyone! We have a VERY special post today. It’s written by our friend Lori Shield from Ski Sundown in New Hartford, CT. You may remember that last year Mandy wrote a fantastic post about […]
Take Your Child to the Library Day 2016
If you have been a follower of our blog for even a short amount of time, you know how much we love and appreciate our wonderful Connecticut public libraries. I think it was one of our most surprising discoveries that our public libraries offer so many incredible resources for parents with young children– from drop-in storytimes […]
Arts & Crafts and Cooking Workshops for Kids in CT
Every winter, we put together our annual guide to indoor play places. In previous years, we’ve focused on places for active play– bounce arenas, trampoline parks, indoor play spaces with climbing equipment, library play areas with lots of pretend play options. It’s always helpful to have a list of these kinds of places for those […]
Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show
My boys love trains (and when I say “boys” I am including my husband too 🙂 ). We have been all over this state looking at model trains. From Manchester to Middletown, Portland to Fairfield, Essex to East Windsor to Old Saybrook. And that’s not counting the more than a dozen libraries we’ve been to with toy […]
Plan a Clay Date at JumpingClay in Enfield, CT
PLEASE NOTE: This JumpingClay location is permanently closed. Visit their Facebook page for details. Cut to the chase. Take me to the Momsense. Thank you to JumpingClay USA for providing my family with complimentary access to a preschool workshop in order to write this post. All opinions are 100% my own. Today’s adventure is so […]
Holiday Break Survival Guide 2015
If your kiddos are anything like mine, they are going to play nicely with all those shiny new toys they received for the holidays for about 5 minutes before they start bouncing off the walls (and into each other) and we need to find an activity–preferably outside the house–pronto. And if you find yourself in one […]
A Holiday Spectacle at The Glastonbury Planetarium
This post was written in 2015, so be sure to check their website for the current schedule of shows. 2015 Post: As many of you may already know, I live in Glastonbury, CT. And I am always driving past the beautiful, (relatively) new Glastonbury-East Hartford Elementary Magnet School on Oak Street. In case you aren’t […]
It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye
—————————————————————————– But first, a note from Shawna: I’m going to wager that some of you read the title of this post and had a moment of panic. I know what that feels like because it’s exactly the emotion that came over me a few months ago when Mandy first shared her news that she would […]