Hey! You know how your little one is motivated by positive reinforcement? Well, we are too! Help motivate us to keep writing. All you have to do is press that little Facebook “Like” button above this post. Thanks a bunch! For Day 4 of our Ready for Summer Series let us reintroduce you to some of […]
Wordless Wednesday: Time to Start Picking!
Pssst. Hey there! See that little Facebook “like” button above this post? If you like what you see here, would you mind clicking on that for us? Pretty please? We’ll be your best friends 🙂 ————————- It’s about that time. That time when we get to take to the fields, harvest tons of sweet, delicious […]
Ready for Summer Series: Playgrounds in Connecticut
Hi! See that little Facebook “Like” button above this post? If you like what you read below, would you mind pressing it? Thanks! You’re the best! ——————————– So today I’m continuing our Ready for Summer Series with a little rundown on the playground scene here at Out and About Mom. We’ve been blogging now for […]
Ready for Summer Series: Connecticut Open House Day 2013
Pssst. Hey there! See that little Facebook “like” button above this post? If you like what you see here, would you mind clicking on that for us? Pretty please? We’ll be your best friends 🙂 ———————————- Are you ready for summer? Sure, you’re ready for the longer days, the warmer weather, and the outdoor activities. […]
Big Ideas For Your Littlest Ones From This Month’s Sponsors
We’re back today with our monthly Sponsor Shout-Out to thank our wonderful sponsors for supporting our site and helping us to keep “scouting your CT outing.” Of course, this post is also a great opportunity for you, our readers, to learn more about these great businesses with lots to offer to CT families. (And you can […]
May 2013 Roundup
Well, it is almost June and it is HOT. Some of us (especially those of us who are, ahem, 32 weeks pregnant) might even be waxing a bit nostalgic about those chilly days in April we complained about so much. But before we plunge into summer (and various bodies of cool, refreshing water), let’s take […]
Wordless Wednesday: Touch a Truck
My kids are obsessed with trucks. Well not even just trucks. Cars, emergency vehicles, city buses, school buses, you name it, they like it. It seems that an obsession with vehicles is all the toddler rage these days and my kids are fully on board. For that reason, touch-a-truck events have become a pretty popular […]
Valley Sports Center Lil’ Kickers Soccer Program
UPDATE: The Valley Sports Center has announced that they will be closing their doors for good on June 21, 2015. Find out more details about the change here. Thanks to Valley Sports Center for providing us with complimentary access to their Lil’ Kickers class! All opinions are 100% my own. As a mom of two […]
Kids in the Kitchen: Stew Leonard’s Toddler Cooking Classes
UPDATE 1/21/16: This post was originally written in 2013. While it should still give you a great idea of the overall experience, it is also possible that some information may be outdated. We encourage you to check out Stew Leonard’s Press Room Page on their website (and look for the release concerning the latest cooking class offerings; here […]
Wordless Wednesday: The Heat is On
Was it really in the high 80’s yesterday? All I know is that it was hot, hot, hot. I really wanted to take the kids to a spray pad, but they don’t open in West Hartford until this weekend (Yes. Fernridge, Kennedy and Wolcott spray pads open May 25, 2013!) So we headed over to […]