My parents wanted to give our toddlers a yearly membership gift to visit their favorite places. It turns out, there are endless options in and around Jacksonville! From parks to play spaces, here are some of our favorite local...
Ahoy, me hearties! Come along as we chase the booty! Seriously, though, who doesn’t enjoy talking like a pirate and having an excuse to act silly? You know you do! In the oldest city in America, there is plenty...
If you haven’t already met Donna Deegan in person, you probably know her as a Jacksonville celebrity and inspiration to so many in our community. Award-winning journalist, philanthropist and marathoner, Donna is the founder of The DONNA Foundation, a...
“I can’t wait until Summer” is a sentiment shared among school age children this time of year.
“What are we going to do with the kids?” is a sentiment shared among moms of school age children. Let’s face it. Twelve...
Recently we Jacksonvillians found ourselves a little puffed with pride when Forbes magazine named our city number two in America to move to. While low unemployment and cost of housing do make an area desirable, not having a fraction...
It is easy for children to focus on the RECEIVING this time of year, sitting on Santa's lap and telling him what they want, browsing catalogs and making endless lists of gifts they would like, getting completely spoiled by...
We are headed to Clarke House Park on Wednesday, June 28 from 9-11am for the next stop on our park hop series! Clarke House Park, located in Orange Park at 1047 Kingsley Avenue, is a wonderful location for a summer...
I love holidays--the food, the festivity, the fun--but I hate choosing a gift for Derek. Why would I dislike giving presents to the guy who's given me everything? Because the dude claims he wants nothing, nada, zip! EVERY. SINGLE. YEAR....
As Florida residents, we all know too well that the unpredictable weather can prevent our kids from going outside. Even though my kids have trunks and closets full of toys, they’ll eventually complain of boredom if they’re indoors too...
When vacation calls where do you go? This is what my husband and I were trying to figure out the moment school ended in May. With a 5 and 2-year-old we had two criteria:
It had to be fun for everybody
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The downtown, San Marco, and Riverside areas in Jacksonville are FULL of great things to do with kids! There are so many kid-friendly restaurants I had a hard time narrowing them down to a few. So here you go!
Activities
The...
It's a rainy Friday night, and I'm debating even going to this new spot because, let me be honest and say, I look for any reason to cancel most late-night plans — and by late night, I mean the...