Trees and Santa

We went to see the holiday tree festival and Rachel asked Santa for a "salon".

Fire Station Tour

Monday we had a tour of the Green fire station- which Rachel did not enjoy very much. Then we went swimming even though I had a sore throat. By Tuesday I was miserable and we missed our Tuesday play group. We are still having a fun summer vacation!

Strawberry picking and a covered bridge

Today was the first official day of summer vacation. We went strawberry picking at Greenfield Berry Farm (it was a nice cloudy day). And later we went through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park to see the Everett Covered Bridge.

Then it looked like rain so we stopped at home to have a picnic in the front yard.

Berean Christian Store

Children's story time on Fridays at Berean Christian store in Copley. Check their website for a location near you. Story time and a free book.

Library Storytime

Another great weekly outing is library story time. Our library has several sessions by age group. The two-year-old class is only 20 minutes. They sing some songs and hear a few stories. My daughter really looks forward to it every week.

At another nearby library they have something called "Born To Play" . They set up a room from 1pm-4pm with different developmental toys- it is open to kids from 6 months to 4 yrs.

The library is also a great place to "rent" free DVDs!

McDonald's

A McDonald's with a play area is another toodler fun idea- but beware! I have found these often to be very dirty. You best bet is a newer store. Speaking of McDonald's they are having a promotion Thursday 2/28 and Friday 2/29. Get a free McSkillet Burrito with the purchase of a medium or large drink.



I want to give a shout out to Moneysavingmom.com for the heads up!

Things to do with a Toddler

Since I have an active 2 1/2 year old, I am always on the lookout for fun things to do- especially if they are FREE! I will try to highlight some of the kid-friendly places I have found in our area. Hope you enjoy!



We just had a Chick-fil-a restaurant open in our area. It is a very nice fast-food restaurant with good quality food. Maybe a little pricey. The new store in our area has a wonderful kids play area that is very clean. My 2 1/2 year old daughter enjoyed it very much- we couldn't get her to leave!