5 Reasons Why You Should Let Your Kids Go on Field Trips

You might hesitate when your little one comes to you with a permission slip for a field trip. After all, you may not be okay with letting them go into the world and a different environment outside of the classroom. However, these excursions offer invaluable experiences that a school can’t replicate, and they may have good, lasting impacts. Discover five reasons why you should let your kids go on field trips.

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8 Reasons Why You Need to Visit Toledo Ohio’s Glass City Metropark

Located a stone’s throw from downtown Toledo Ohio, Glass City Metropark is where curiosity and tranquility meet. It is a perfect destination for any occasion, mood, time of year, and age. Are you seeking meditative peaceful reflection? A destination where the entire family can play for the day? A quiet stroll hand-in-hand with the one you love? An epic afternoon or evening filled with active play and a great workout? No matter what you seek Glass City Metropark and Riverwalk is the answer. Are you ready to step off to an epic adventure? 

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Sauder Village Celebrates Summer with Themed Weeks for All Ages

This July, Sauder Village invites guests to participate in Summer at the Village, a three-week celebration featuring unique themes and activities each week. From learning about the importance of cows in early American society to exploring nature and historical leisure activities, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

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15 Summer Date Night Ideas in Toledo!!

Date Night!! The two words every couple looks forward to, especially those with kids. It means a night away from the kiddos, reconnecting with your spouse, and remembering why you fell in love in the first place. It is easy to get caught up in the responsibilities of adulthood & parenthood. That is why it is so important that you step away from it all for a few hours and have some fun, remember the fun, that thing you did before you had a job, mortgage, kids, you know before you had major responsibilities!?

Here are some FUN Date Night destinations you and your significant other are certain to enjoy:

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Reasons Buying Refurbished Tech Items Is Smart

When technology comes to mind, we often think of the newest smartphones and gaming consoles on the market. Even though we’re following trends, there’s a good chance that the dazzle of new tech will wear off because another new thing is right around the corner. So we consider other avenues, such as refurbished tech. While it may sound unappealing to some, the savvy shopper knows that buying refurbished tech can be advantageous. Take a look at our reasons why buying refurbished tech items is smart.

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Holden Arboretum Forests & Gardens Where Adventure Lives

Butterflies delicately dancing along a sea of vibrant blossoms, water whispering, anticipation escalating with each bend along the path, & the forest gifting a preverbal warm hug!  Holden Arboretum is a retreat from the worries of life. Holden Arboretum is a safe haven, a reminder that there is endless and abundant beauty in this world, it’s a place where your soul can relax and your inner child can play. And for us it was the perfect place to spend a milestone birthday, the big 10! It was the Imaginative Outdoor Fairy Land and Doors exhibit that initially piqued the interest of our birthday girl but the Canopy Walk was the frosting, and Emergent Tower the sprinkles on the cake!

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10 Kid-Approved Things to Do this May in Toledo

April showers bring May flowers and lots of fun family-friendly festivities in Toledo!! The weather is getting warmer, days are getting longer, and everything is blooming!! It is officially that time of year when everything comes back to life, including your family’s social life. Though let’s be honest, May should come with a warning, before you know it it’s summer, and then you blink and school is already starting back…so don’t blink!!  Don’t delay; call up your playgroup peeps, neighborhood friends, family, etc. coordinate schedules, and get these awesome festivities on the calendar today!

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