Category Archives: Family Day Trips

5 Fun Things to Do in Kentucky for Families

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Jen

Looking for fun things to do in Kentucky as the weather gets warmer? Kentucky is a scenic and beautiful state with plenty of fun places for families to explore. While I love to take a huge family vacation each year, that is not always possible. Our family has learned though that a day trip can be just as much fun. I appease my love of travel by taking several day trips throughout the year. We live a little over an hour away from the Ohio-Kentucky line, so many of our day trips are to visit attractions throughout the state of Kentucky. I thought I would share some our family’s top picks for fun things to do in Kentucky. These are places that we have visited and enjoyed. They would all make a great day trip for a family, with plenty to keep kids interested and engaged. 5 Fun Things To … Continue reading →

The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis – a Fun Family Day Trip

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Jen

I have always held a fond place in my heart for the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. As a child, we would visit every couple of years. So when my husband and I were trying to come up with a fun family day trip for Father’s Day, we decided to return for a visit. Indianapolis is about 2 1/2 hours from us. So it’s far enough away that we don’t visit very frequently, but yet close enough for it to be a day trip. (Do your kids love to pose for goofy pictures as much as mine do?) We hadn’t been to the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis since 1998. All the exhibits were different, so it was a whole new experience for us. Of course they still do have some of the old favorites from my past visits – like the Polar Bear, Indy Race Car, the Carousel, and the giant … Continue reading →