Picking Blueberries

This morning we went to Hillside Orchard in Hinckley to pick blueberries. We picked 2 pounds of blueberries- after Rachel ate a few! Then we stopped for a picnic lunch.

Cleveland Children's Museum

We took Rachel to the Cleveland Children's Museum. She had a really great time as all of the exhibits are geared towards little kids. She really liked "being on TV" giving the weather report!

school, maybe?

We registered Rachel for preschool in the fall. We actually have 2 options- a private church-based preschool or the public school system developmental preschool. She has to get tested in May. I'm not sure how the timing of it is all going to work out.

YMCA

The YMCA is a wonderful place to take a class with your child. There are many classes for toddlers ranging from swimming to gymnastics in the $30-$35 range. We have taken shrimp swimming, little tumblers gymnastics and signed up for Kinder-rhythm. Classes are parent with child together.



We are lucky to have a couple different Y branches and some are nicer than others. You can check online for your local YMCA location.

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!

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!