A Local Adventure: Scioto Audubon Park!

06 Wednesday Jun 2018

Posted by Planning for Paris in Daily Happenings, Life's Loves, Uncategorized

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active, Activities, adventure, Columbus, double stroller, free, hiking, local, Ohio, Storytime, summer, toddlers, Trails

Good morning! Wanted to hop on this week to share with you a fun little local spot that we kind of just happened upon last weekend! I’ve been to Scioto Audubon with my middle school students on a field trip (which they loved!), but I got a new perspective going with toddlers!

We were there for almost two hours and could have stayed for much longer! Things for toddlers outside: trails, playground with music player (can be used as a coordinated dance things for older kids), gardens, and ponds. But the great thing for this summer is the indoor activities at their nature center! Every Thursday and Saturday at 10 they have a storytime, followed by a little showing of the turtles and snakes. For older kids, you can bring your own equipment for the rock climbing wall or head down to the obstacle course. They also have a water tower that you can go up and overlook the park!

This was also one of the mannnnnnny times we have been immensely thankful for our Double Stroller (which I did a full review of here, but had no idea how much we would use and how many comments we get about it!) It is just perfect for zipping around–double strollers can get bulky and overwhelming, but this one is slim and can fit on trails without being obnoxious.

What should we do next?! We have two weekends of stuff planned, but we have the whole summer ahead and are looking for ideas!! I LOVE SUMMER!!

Hope you all have a great week!
Erin

Lessons at Goldfish Swim School!

03 Friday Feb 2017

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active, baby, fun, Goldfish Swim School, health, learning, lessons, lifestyle, swim lessons, swim safety, swimming, toddler, water

Oh my gosh you guys! Happy Friday! This is a post I have been dying to share with you all. E’s first swim lessons! When Goldfish Swim School contacted me to set up some lessons for E, I literally could not say yes fast enough. Anyone we talk to said to get her signed up ASAP, that the teachers and staff there were literally the kindest and most effective swim teachers out there. Well, let me just tell you. We put them to the test on her first swim lesson. She wasn’t too thrilled at the idea of getting in a pool. Hello, winter baby! But, y’all, the instructor we had could not have been sweeter about it. He said it was fairly normal and he even let her have the baby that he uses to demonstrate to parents what to do in order to keep her somewhat calm.

Ok, fast forward one week to swim lesson #2. I sat behind the glass (no swimsuit for me!!!) and got to watch Matt take E for her swim lesson. I literally think my heart exploded into a thousand pieces watching them. Yes, I was that parent. They had an absolute blast. No tears at all and she was already gaining so much confidence in the water.

We go again tomorrow and the instructor said we are going to try to go under water this time!! I will keep you posted on that one 🙂 There’s also a roundup of cute swimwear for your little fishy here!

To see if there is a Goldfish Swim School near you check out their website–you won’t regret getting them started early!

I hope you all have an excellent weekend!
Erin

*This post was sponsored by Goldfish Swim School, but all opinions, as always, are my own!