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99 (or so) things to do in Tampa Bay before your children grow up
Air, land & sea Carriage rides at The Pier (St. Pete) HMS Bounty (St. Pete) Hot-air balloon rides Jolley Trolley (Clearwater Beach) MacDill AFB Air Fest Streetcars (Ybor City) Suncoast Beach Trolley (St. Pete) Trains (Largo) Aquariums Clearwater Marine Aquarium The Florida Aquarium Parker Manatee Aquarium (Bradenton) The Pier Aquarium (St. Pete) Tarpon ... Read more >
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How to cultivate the tiniest green thumb in Tampa Bay
Learn about ecosystems, insects and how plants decompose at Brooker Creek Preserve Environmental Education Center in Tarpon Springs. Prices and age requirements vary (many are free!), so check the Web site or call (727) 453-6800 for more information. The Florida Botanical Gardens in Largo has more than 30 acres of gardens and 90 acres of natural landscape to explore, including a ... Read more >
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Things to do, upcoming week
On Fridays, I will post an extensive schedule of educational and entertaining things to do for the week and weekends ahead. Make sure to check the links or call ahead. Enjoy and have fun! June 13, Friday 10-11 a.m. Story time, Kid City, Oldies but Goodies Books Every Child Should Experience, all ages, free with admission ($5) 11 a.m. Story time, Fantastic Fridays (toddlers >3 & ... Read more >
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Preschoolers can learn about nature with hands-on activities
Looking for activities for your preschoolers to learn about ecosystems, bugs and dinosaurs? Check these out. Interactive exhibits showcase ecosystems at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve / Lake Maggiore Environmental Education Center in St. Petersburg. Check the Web site or call (727) 893-7326 for more information. Go on a fossil dig at Dinosaur World in Plant City. Check the Web site or call (813) ... Read more >
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Best things about vacation and best things about coming home
As I mentioned before, my family went on summer vacation to Iowa in June. We lucked out with the weather, getting there just days after the worst flooding ever and a week without running water. With blue skies during the day and cool temperatures at night, it was hard to believe we had just missed tornadoes and torrential rain. Maybe it was just good old Iowan hospitality -- they ordered good ... Read more >
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Things to do, upcoming week
Friday, July 11 3 p.m. Story time, Fantastic Friday Bilingual, Barnes & Noble, Tampa 7-9 p.m. Ulmer Park, Largo, Tim Mullally, rock & folk guitarist Saturday, July 12 10 a.m. Free movie at Beach Theatre, St. Pete Beach, Mysterious Island 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tropical Plant Fair, USF Botanical Gardens, $4/adults, free/children 12 & younger 11:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Family Fun ... Read more >
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Cultivate Your Child's Green Thumb in Tampa
As a child, I have fond memories of my mother's neighborhood garden plot. We spent endless summer afternoons tending, cultivating and finally harvesting enough tomatoes to fill a laundry basket.Fast forward to this past weekend. As I was cutting back that enormous palm bush in my front yard, who should be standing over my shoulder, watching? Donning enormous garden gloves and a watering can? My ... Read more >
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Becky
A native Nebraskan whose parents were teachers and always made her "look it up" in the dictionary, she married a Norwegian she met in college. She wound up in Tampa via Norway, where her fondest memories are of listening to a bar full of Norwegians sing every word to "American Pie" at closing time (the most English she heard at one time in two months) and explaining "Paradise By The Dashboard...Read more >
Caroline
Caroline is an over-thinking mom of two boys currently living under swaying palm trees in the sunny state of Florida. She grew up as a Foreign Service brat and spent half of her childhood in Africa. But alas, life got a little more typical once she settled down in the U.S. to attend college and eventually start a wonderful family of her own. In 2005, she moved her family from Boston to Florida....Read more >
Because a Great Book Helps Explain a Tough Subject
Oh, the tough stuff. Life with preschoolers means wading right into the hard stuff, sometimes on a daily basis. And what's perhaps most striking of all is just how much tough stuff there is!
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