Cleveland Botanical Gardens Storytimes

More fun for the little ones during the week:
Story Time in the Eleanor Squire Library
All children between ages 3-6 with an accompanying adult are welcome to visit the Eleanor Squire Library and listen to tales of secret gardens, runaway bunnies, and firefly magic. Stories will be followed by a related activity.
Free with Garden Admission. No [...]

Cleveland Botanical Gardens WinterShow

Another place I think I’d like to take the toddler this year:
Do you remember what it used to be like to go downtown with the family during the holiday season? What with shopping malls and online shopping, today’s children don’t know the awe and excitement of gazing at the magical displays in the store windows [...]

Great Place for Toddler Playdate in Cleveland

While the in-laws were in town last week the hubby and I took a couple of days off from work.   I’d been to the Hershey Children’s Garden at the Cleveland Botanical Garden before, but I guess being an adult without children at the time, I hadn’t realized how very suited to toddlers it is.   I [...]

Children and Nature Deficit Disorder

Yesterday morning I was sitting in an Arts and Cultural Tourism Directors meeting and heard someone discussing the idea of nature deficit disorder, particularly in relation to an event taking place at their attraction. In looking up the term, I came across this book on Amazon, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From [...]