Wilmot, WI On our day off school and work we made a fun day at Wilmot Mountain. It was on our winter bucket list! Previous attempts to visit over winter break, and the Martin Luther King holiday didn’t work out with the warmer temperatures. The temperatures finally dipped enough for the park to create snow…
Round Lake, IL Round Lake has a couple of great museums for younger children. I took my 4 year old to explore both of these and he had a ton of fun. These museums are great spots for those who are local. Round Lake Children’s Museum Our first stop was the Round Lake Children’s Museum….
Schaumburg, IL On the last day of summer break for the boys, before they head back to school the next day, we do a special family day. This year we decided on visiting Legoland Discovery. The locations is about an hour away from our house and we went in with the plan to be there…
Milwaukee, WI After lunch we headed downtown Milwaukee to the Public Museum. We easily found paid parking about a block from the museum. Then headed inside to explore. After buying our museum admission tickets we headed over to the Daniel M. Soref Planetarium and Dome Theater to watch our included Planetarium program. We saw the…
Vernon Hills, IL One of our favorite things to do as a family when we have a free day is go to one of our local ice rinks for an Open Skate. Open Skates are sessions held at ice rinks open to the public, allowing anyone to ice skate for a small fee. The experience…
Grayslake, IL Are you looking for a way for your children to get their energy out and have fun? Gymnastics Facotry in Grayslake offers Open Gym. There is no instruction, no training, just a way to have some unstructured fun. If you enjoy the trampoline parks like us this is another place to add to…
Lake Zurich, IL Are you looking for a place to meet adult friends and kids for a playdate? The Treehouse Play Cafe is a great place for meet-ups for many reasons. Not only do they have a fun play area for the kids, but they have a wonderful area for adults to sit and have…
Grayslake, IL Living in northern Illinois, our winters have been milder than I remember. I have appreciated getting in more mid-day walks, but that isn’t the best condition for using our local lakes for ice skating. The red flags have been flying for most of our winter. Thankfully our town has an outdoor ice rink…