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 […]
Gallery Cinemas in Colchester
UPDATE 6/14/16: Check out Gallery Cinemas in Colchester’s Summer Kids Series! Wednesday mornings at 10:00am starting June 15th. Just $2/person. Find the 2016 lineup here. 2015 Post So…has anyone taken their little ones to see The Good Dinosaur yet? How did it go? I ask because I, ummm, somewhat naively took my little guys to […]
Give Back While You’re Out and About: New Donation Drop Spots Make it Easy to Support Local CT Nonprofits!
This post has been sponsored by Savers. All opinions are 100% my own. Thanksgiving is around the corner, and for most of us, this is a time when we naturally start to think about all the blessings in our lives and what we are thankful for. Many of us may even actively seek out ways to […]
Fun with Friends at the Shirley Reaback Early Childhood Center in Glastonbury
Disclosure: The Mandell JCC is an Out and About Mom sponsor. No additional compensation was received for this post and all opinions expressed are 100% my own. PLEASE NOTE: This post was written in 2015, and while it should still give you a great overview of the experience, there is also a chance that it […]
What We’re Loving Now (October 2015)
Can you believe we’re just two days away from the spookiest night of the year?! I mean, really, how is it Halloween already??? At this rate, Thanksgiving is going to be like, next week 🙂 But you know what they say– time flies when you’re having fun. And if there’s one thing we know how […]
Burke Ridge Farms Hayride to the Pumpkin Patch
After 4 years of blogging (and 5 fall seasons!) we’ve noticed that people take their pumpkin picking pretty seriously around these parts. Sure, you can pull up to your favorite farm stand and pick out a Jack-O-Lantern-worthy gourd, but then you’d be missing out on half the fun. When you’ve got kids in tow, no […]
