The trees are in bloom. Daffodils are pushing up through the warming soil. And school has paused for a week for spring break. This means important changes are about to […]
Get Away From the Pool and Into a Lake This Summer
Tired of the same pool routine? Bored with diving boards and hot cement underfoot? Yearning for sandy shores and exciting fun in the sun?! Need to add a jolt to […]
Create a Summer Fun Car Pack
Before you know it, summer will be back. And with the advent of sunshine, warm breezes, and cool grass under the shadows of large trees, you need to prepare yourself […]
Why Unstructured Play is Important for Kids
When you are thinking about your summer time plans in southwest Ohio, it is tempting to pencil in a few big ticket items like Kings Island, a couple Dayton Dragons […]
Capturing the Last Few Magic Days of Summer
Summer solstice has come and gone. The days grow shorter and the nights grow cooler. Fall has arrived, and with it, fewer hot days spent beside the pool or at […]
Why Back to School is a Great Time to Splash!
With Labor Day approaching, a lot of people give up on summer. School is open, the nights are a little cooler, the days a little shorter. There is pumpkin spice […]
Summer Pool Games
It’s summer again and time to cool off and relax at your favorite local watering hole. Whether you are lucky enough to own your own pool or you have to […]
What You Didn’t Know About Sunscreen
You can be forgiven for not having rushed to the newsstand to buy the latest episode of Wired Magazine to look for information about sunscreen. In fact you might wonder […]
Footwear Options for Summer Fun
Summer is coming, and most restrictions for outdoor gatherings have been lifted. After a year spent in quarantine or relative restriction, this summer promises to be a busy and active […]
The Cicadas are Here. Can I Go Outside?
Quarantine is coming to an end and we are all looking forward to running outside in the sunshine. Just as we started to make plans to greet spring and summer […]
Here Comes Summer!
Get ready, because summer is coming, finally. After a long summer, fall, winter AND spring indoors and away from others because of COVID-19, summer is coming. With the tantalizing knowledge […]
What is a “Splash”?
We are all familiar with the term splash. It’s when something gets everywhere, especially somewhere that it is not expected. Perhaps we use it to say there is a “splash” […]