Toledo Winter 2021 Family Fun Guide

Whether you’re looking for a fun mother/son date day, daddy/daughter afternoon, a fun activity for the entire fam, date night, or fun ways to spend quality time at home with the kiddos, this guide has you covered!! 

Please note, we are 10 months into this pandemic, it should go without stating that masks and social distancing are required and all establishments are sanitizing, offering sanitizing stations, and some require a reservation for parties over 6. FYI-if you see an image of people without masks it is an older image. 

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101 Fun Activities to do with Kids at Home

What day is it? Between remote learning, winter break, working from home it’s a wonder any of us know what day it is! lol! Sure structure, routine, & sticking to a schedule are how most of us are trying to maintain our sanity, but the home wasn’t mean for all work and no fun! The home should be a safe haven, away from all the commotion of daily life, a place where the fam can gather for some quality time together….after 10 months of kicking it at home your creativity level might be running on empty, here’s some fun ideas!

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Need an excuse to keep up your decorations?

December 27th and no more Christmas music, trees can be seen on the curb, and there’s chatter over when to take down the Christmas lights. But Christmas has only just begun! The season leading up to the 25th of December is advent and the official Christmas season literally just started. Why all the confusion? 

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Toledo Churches that are Live-streaming Christmas Services

We’re too busy, too tired, woke up late, what’s your excuse for not making it to church ? You’re in luck, church is coming to you! We might not be able to physically join together, but we can in prayer 🙏🏼 for the health & safety of our loved ones, community, country, & the world. So let’s do this Holy Toledo! Is your local church offering live streaming and didn’t make the list? Please share links to local churches & those around the world in the comments…we’ll be updating the list periodically. Please share, tag friends, & invite them to your church’s live stream service.  And, FYI-Sunday best is totally optional, loves! 😘 Read more

Tips to Have a Smooth Moving Day

There is a lot of preparation that goes into moving; from planning your relocation to boxing everything up, with so many different things to do it’s easy to forget to look into moving companies in Ottawa to help. But, when moving day arrives the moving company will be ready to load everything and get you into your new home. To get your move off on the right foot, it’s important to make sure that you are fully prepared ahead of time. Do not wait until the movers arrive to remember things, such as having a crate ready for pets. Here are some tips to help you prepare for moving day and help you have a smooth, effortless move.

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Easy Christmas Breakfast & Brunch Recipes

Christmas morning is a busy morning especially for “Santa’s Helpers” who might have been up late on Christmas Eve putting the finishing touches on gifts and up and at ’em early with kiddos eager to open their presents. This is the BIG morning when all your hard work, cleaning, shopping, keeping up family traditions, decorating, going on Christmas lights scavenger hunts, etc. culminates and you can finally relax, the last thing you should be worried about is breakfast. Here’s some fabulous breakfast and bunch recipes that are super easy and fast to make, in fact most can just be made the night before and just heated up in the morning. Oh, and did I mention they are mouthwatering delicious, like legit the perfect Christmas treat!  Did your fave make the list? If not be sure to add yours’s in the comments.

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Toledo Ballet’s 80th Nutcracker goes Virtual

Always wanted to see the Nutcracker but couldn’t afford to take the entire fam? You’re in luck! The longest running annual production of The Nutcracker in the nation, TOLEDO BALLET’S NUTCRACKER  is going ALL virtual this year!  Due to Ohio Governor Mike Dewine’s recommendations and Lucas County’s stay-at-home advisory related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic you can watch the Toledo Ballet’s Nutcracker in your PJs from the comfort of your own home, how cool is that? And we’re personally loving the fact that our elderly loved ones and those family and friends with compromised immune systems and those who live out of town can watch our daughter perform! (Keep an eye out for a Big Angel in Saturday’s performance- beginning of Act II after the baby angels 😉 ) Details for online viewing are below. 

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SAFE, LOCAL, Princess & Character visits are the perfect Holiday Gift! ($15)

Anyone else have Princess Fever? Tis the season when we usually see our favorite prince, princesses, and additional characters gliding across the ice at Huntington Center. It’s a long standing tradition in our family and of course this year it just won’t be the same. Pile on the fact that most families had to cancel any plans to head to Florida or California to see the big mouse and princesses in-person and we’re practically dealing with a whole new pandemic, the Princess Blues Pandemic….don’t worry, TP sales aren’t affected with this one. 😉 Thankfully Princess Essentials LLC has the remedy for this ailment and for a cost that can’t be beat! 

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Toledo Stocking Stuffer Ideas

“What should we get the kids for Christmas?” tis the season for parents to be asked that $64,000 question repeatedly by relatives and friends. To answer the question parents often ponder 3 things….

1- Storage Space: As each year passes children seem to accumulate more toys, games, puzzles, “stuff” than one has storage space. One shouldn’t have to rent out a storage unit just to accommodate all their children’s “stuff”.

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