Tucked away off of A1A Highway, just south of Marineland and St. Augustine is Washington Oaks Gardens State Park in beautiful Flagler County. We are lucky to live an hour away from this gem, and one morning I randomly decided...
Day trips are the best way to make memories with the family. This summer, the kids and I are ready to go! Here is an excellent list of kid-friendly day trips or weekend trips that offer plenty of fun,...
Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park is located in Keystone Heights, Florida, and provides 2,400 acres of rolling sandhills for visitors to enjoy. This beautiful state park was originally created in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps,...
Families have enjoyed making memories at the Clay County Agricultural Fair since 1987. Located at 2493 State Road 16 West in Green Cove Springs, the fair will be celebrating with the theme, the "Fair Is For Everyone" — and...
The kids are about to be "home for the holidays" and we are ready to get out and celebrate the season! But if you've hit all the great holiday events in Jax, you might be looking for other events and...
If you ask my kids what their favorite family vacations have been, their answers might surprise you. Although we've traveled to various states, big cities and major amusement parks, it’s the memories made during our adventures in the Florida...
Along Florida’s Atlantic coast between Daytona Beach and St. Augustine, you'll find a cozy beach town known for the salt life. With friendly residents, open-air restaurants, and that coquina sand between your toes, Flagler Beach makes for the perfect...
Now that college football is over for the season, what else is there to do in Gainesville without the Gators football games, you may ask. Plenty! Below are some suggestions from our recent day trip to Gainesville (about 90...
Get ready for some good ol’ down-home fun when you visit the Showcase of Citrus in Central Florida. A scant 30-minute drive from the most magical place on earth (Disney World, obvi), the Showcase of Citrus offers monster truck...
Call us brave, call us crazy, or call us your guinea pigs... we visited Universal Orlando with a preschooler and an infant. Multiple times. And we survived! Dare I even say it was easy AND we had fun? Okay,...
Walt Disney World in Orlando is a super magical place to visit. But did you know there is a lot of fun to be had outside the parks? You could easily spend several days just hanging out, enjoying resorts,...
As a Floridian parent, there's no need to break the bank for your little ones to have a blast. Kennedy Space Center, SeaWorld, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and Adventure Island, and Miami Seaquarium all have annual preschool passes for...