We love Bowling Green and Louisville too!

Just the other day the National Geographic declared Bowling Green and Louisville Kentucky some of the “world’s best cities.” I couldn’t agree more, between living in Bowling Green for several years while attending college and calling Louisville my home for my entire life. I feel pretty lucky to be able to tell our readers about places that the world is just finding out about. The article highlights the Corvette Museum which has sleigh rides with Santa on December 7th. Bowling Green has so much to offer families, did you know that in the Greenwood Mall they have a carousel? The article brings

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A weekend at the Galt House Part 2 KaLightoscope

Part of our family’s weekend at the Galt House and quite possibly the main reason we were invited was to get a glimpse of the all new KaLightoscope feature. Tickets are a very reasonable $12 for adults and $5 for children. in years past the ticket only granted one time entry guests are now allowed to come throughout the entire day. The theme of the experience this year is A Christmas Carol. The luminary area is totally different than in years past. We sat with a lovely couple for dinner after our KaLightoscope experience and their teenage boys totally loved

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Contest! Kentucky Necklace

I am not a creative person, but to know people that create with their hands fascinates me. Kentucky Family Fun is very lucky to be giving away a necklace created by the talented Jamie. She has a shop on Etsy and a blog Read what she has to say about making jewelry below! You can enter this contest on the Kentucky Family Fun Facebook page! I come from a long line of people who like to make things. On both sides of my family, the line between creativity and necessity is very thin. Handwork can be utilitarian, but there has

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Classically Kentucky Side Dishes for Thanksgiving

It is the time of year that I start to wonder if I should try something new. In terms of what I bring to Thanksgiving, of course. Then I started wondering what side dishes could be considered classic Kentucky, or what could I alter to make them that way. Below are some of my ideas. First on the list is cranberry sauce with bourbon, vanilla bean and orange. Sure your Uncle Bob the canned stuff and so do the kids but it is time to put a grown up cranberry sauce on the table as well. Try this loves recipe from the cooking

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A weekend at the Galt House Hotel Part 1

My family and I were invited to spend a weekend at the Galt House hotel, to take in the sights of their Christmas attraction, and to enjoy their holiday dinner show. In the interest of a concise review I have decided to break it into three parts. First, I wanted to review the stay at the hotel itself. At the Galt House there are two towers that you can stay in, the Revue tower and the Suite tower. We were provided with an executive suite for our stay, the Galt House’s website says “it is bigger than your first apartment.”

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My Town Monday: Bardstown

Our great state of Kentucky, has 120 counties and even more little towns that fill these counties. They are made up of hard working good people, that are raising families and earning a living in this state. We want to recognize these places, some times they are map dots, sometimes they are a big metropolis. Today’s My Town Monday Spotlight is Bardstown, Kentucky! Bardstown is an amazing smaller sized town with a really rich history.  My husband is a huge Thomas Merton fan, when I told him there is an art gallery that has Thomas Merton books he was all

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The Best Christmas Events in Kentucky

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, right? Time to visit the local Kentucky attractions and prepare for the coming holiday and squeeze as much fun into this time of the year as possible! We have compiled a list of the various events around Kentucky, they are in date order. As always, if your favorite event is missing make sure to let us know!  December See A Charlie Brown Christmas come to life at the Jenny Wiley Theatre in Pikeville. In Bowling Green they celebrate at Fountain Square for light up Bowling Green. You can go to Visit Bowling Green

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Deal Alert! Louisville Mega Cavern

The other day I was stumbling through Groupon and I wanted to make sure that everyone knew about the deal the Louisville Mega Cavern has going on, through TODAY only. They do so many things there year round that are so awesome, like Mega Zips and Mega Quest. Louisville Family Fun wrote a review of the Mega Quest that a bunch of the writers went on, you can read about it here. The Groupon is for another attraction that they have, the Lights Under Louisville event. If you live in Louisville then I am sure that you have heard about

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My Town Monday: Ashland, KY

Our great state of Kentucky, has 120 counties and even more little towns that fill these counties. They are made up of hard working good people, that are raising families and earning a living in this state. We want to recognize these places, some times they are map dots, sometimes they are a big metropolis. Today’s My Town Monday Spotlight is Ashland, Kentucky!  Did you know that you can take the adventurer in your family to Carter Caves? They have 7 caves that can be toured, they even have one that is completely undeveloped. Think no electricity, handrails and passing

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Celebrate Thanksgiving at Kentucky State Parks

I will be honest with you I have been in Christmas mode, since well before Halloween. As I was looking over all of the things that you and your family can get involved in to ring in the Holiday season, I wondered if there was anything to do for Thanksgiving. Guess what? There is! If it is your turn to host this year, or you can’t imagine having to endure your Aunt Edna’s dry turkey for the 10th year in a row this might be the solution for you! At the 16 Kentucky state resort parks they will be serving

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