Owensboro Entertainment for Kids and Families

As guests of Visit Owensboro, we explored for a weekend and found that not only is Owensboro and affordable place to visit, it’s packed with fun. Here are some things our writers had to say: Smother’s Park Smothers Park is absolutely amazing. The playground is huge, good for all ages, it was super clean, felt very safe, and entertained my kids for HOURS. The splash pad was just flat and basic, but with different timing of the sprays of water which kept my kids entertained. The restrooms were clean and well stocked, which is hard with a splashpad involved! The

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Reach Out for Kosair Kids Fundraising Event in Cave City

Reach Out for Kosair Kids® is a fundraising event which has raised over $131,000 for Kosair Charities since 2012. Join the Glasgow Shrine Club on August 5, 2017 at 9am at the Cave City Convention Center in Cave City, Kentucky. It’s the 6th (and final) year for this event! There is no admission cost and most kids activities are free or just cost a coin to play.  Prizes are given out like bikes, gaming systems, basketball goals and more. There will be a cake walk, karaoke contest, dunking booth and more that are sure to be fun. Mascots will be

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FREE Apple Camp – Locations in Kentucky

Are you aware of the FREE summer camps that Apple offers? Three-day program for kids ages 8 to 12 They fill up FAST – register now! Topics are: Coding games & programming robots Creating characters & composing music Stories in motion with iMovie Here is a list of the Apple Store locations in Kentucky: Oxmoor Mall  in Louisville Fayette Mall in Lexington Kenwood Towne Center in Cincinnati (it is technically not in Kentucky but…close for those NKy folks) Would your kids dig this camp?

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Mount Washington Summer Shop Hop

   Cordial Lee has teamed up with 12 other Mt Washington Small Businesses to bring you the 2nd Annual Summer Shop Hop!! It will be fun for the entire family and you can win great prizes and get to know some of the awesome from small businesses in the area. The participating businesses are: Amanda’s Creations Florist Busy Lady Quilt Shop Cindy’s Consignments Cordial Lee Country Vogue Daddy Yo’s Frozen Desserts-Mount Washington F&B Furniture & Variety Store Game Day Graphics James’ Jewel Box Maggie Mae’s Cafe Missy K’s Boutique & Consignment Mt.Washington Florist Urban Max Boutique Grand Prizes: 1st place

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The Best of Family Friendly Dining in Owensboro

Some writers from LouisvilleFamilyFun.net and I went on a trip to Owensboro to explore thanks to the lovely folks from Visit Owensboro. While there, we had the opportunity to explore several dining options and had excellent food!  Here are some of our recommendations and suggestions. Keep in mind, there are many more places beyond what we tried. You can click here to find more and try something different. Let us know about what you choose! Colby’s Fine Food & Spirits:  This restaurant is a downtown go-to for many locals, we could tell by how bustling it was on the Friday

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Tour Toyota’s Motor Manufacturing Plant – it’s FREE

Toyota Motor Manufacturing came to Georgetown, KY 30 years ago and has continued to grow over the years. This past year saw the introduction of a new Lexus line to the plant as well as new updates to the visitor’s center. Toyota offers FREE tours of the factory to visitors from 1 st grade and up. It’s a great way to see up close how a real assembly line works and how one of America’s favorite cars is made.  I’ve taken the tour with my boys and there is always something new to see each time you go. With so

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