Monthly Archives: August 2016

Refreshing Mountain Ziplines and Activity Courses

Oh. My. Word.  This was a trip my husband planned and I came along unsuspecting.  He had gone with Jackson last year so we just planned on having me take the older two girls while he watched Lilah and then Jackson would do a different activity course by himself.  There…

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Chris Ivey–Character Juggler

At the request of my oldest daughter, I am including a little blurb about Chris Ivey, a character juggler from Lancaster.  If you have not seen him perform, you don’t know what you are missing!  Children and adults alike will be transfixed by the awe-inspiring, upbeat, and incredibly…

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Pineview Dairy

This time of year my family is craving ice cream and there is a sweet little spot to go that you can show your kids where the milk to make the ice cream comes from right before you eat it!  Anyone who lives in the southwestern part of Lancaster has…

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Cater your day trips to your child’s learning strengths

Day trips can be a perfect time to nurture your child’s individual strengths and intelligence.  Have a child who is art smart?  Take them to an art museum.  What about a child who is logic smart?  Take them to a science-based museum.  Maybe they are nature smart…

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Turkey Hill Experience

Day tripping in Lancaster County would not be complete without a visit to the Turkey Hill Experience, a museum exploring the iconic ice cream and tea maker founded right here in Lancaster.  I had resisted going for some time because I thought it was a little pricey for the amount…

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Lititz: Mueller House and Sturgis Pretzel Bakery

I had the opportunity to chaperone my daughter’s fourth-grade field trip to Lititz at the end of the school year and I realized this little trip fit in perfectly with my day traveling interests hence another blogging topic!  Both sites mentioned can easily be done in a morning…

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Amos Herr Honey Run 5K

As a runner I am always on the lookout for local races and the 5K is my favorite.  Some I do once and don’t feel the need to do again, but the Honey Run is my favorite and it goes on the calendar every year.  The course is decent…

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