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How to be a Good Neighbor

April 15, 2009 By

There are countless reasons to be a good neighbor. Building social ties, trust, and friendship with those around you is important on a personal level as well as on a society level. As a mom, I found it interesting that Harvard University’s Saguaro seminar suggest that knowing your neighbors by first name does more to [...]

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Boettler Park & Heritage Hill Playground in Green, OH

April 3, 2009 By

Boettler Park is located in Green, which is southern part of Akron, OH. This impressive park boasts 8 acres of protected wetlands providing a home to the wildlife. The paved easy walking trails that allow you to get right up close to nature’s best through the wetlands and by the stocked pond.

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Ft. Island Griffiths Park is a Great Akron Playground

April 3, 2009 By

Ft. Island Griffiths Park is a family recreation at its best right in the heart of the Fairlawn/Montrose area. They even have Nature Resource Center with great education opportunities and programs. Kids love the playground! There are two play structures for ages 2-5 and 5-12. Playground has swing sets, slides, climbing walls, activity panels, play [...]

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Colorful Fun Bath Time

March 27, 2009 By

Kids either love or hate bath time.  Fortunately, my kids love it. I’m always looking for fun toys, plastic books, and fun ways to make bath time entertaining and educational. Colorful Bath Water Our latest fun bath time activity involves exploring colors. You can buy colored tablets to make bath water change color. A cheaper [...]

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FREE Akron Art Gallery

March 18, 2009 By

Plan a family outing to the Summit Artspace Gallery for FREE. The gallery changes often with new art from local summit county artists.  Plan to take the family for an afternoon of art, culture, and learning every 2-3 months for each new gallery. There are FREE workshops on Saturdays from 1-3pm on various forms of [...]