Summerfest Guide - July 6, 2008
Is Summerfest a place for kids? Here's one opinion
A few weeks ago, OnMilwaukee.com's Molly Snyder Edler asked our Parent Posse about taking kids to Summerfest and, as expected, the replies were mixed. I took my toddler to the Big Gig one day and my results were, perhaps as expected, mixed.
Tags: Summerfest, jungle gym, kids

Kids & Family - May 26, 2008
100 things for kids to do in Milwaukee
Accept no substitutes, here's an updated OnMilwaukee.com list of fun stuff for kids of all ages.
Tags: kids, 100 Things

Kids & Family - May 10, 2008
Wisconsin sites offer fun and education
With the price of gas going through the roof, your economic stimulus check might not be enough to convince you to vacation outside the Badger State this summer. However, in addition to its many natural charms, Wisconsin also offers some fun family destinations that are also educational.
Tags: Paul Bunyan, Eau Claire, Chippewa Valley, Kenosha, Racine, Madison, Spring Green, Fox Valley, history, kids, families, Wisconsin Connections Academy, Jeff LeMahieu

Kids & Family - May 6, 2008
Freckle Face is on the move
The Third Ward's Freckle Face is growing up fast. Deanna Inniss opened the children's boutique over two years ago at 407 E. Buffalo St. and is now planning a summer move to 244 N. Broadway.
Tags: freckle face, deanna inniss, kids, fashion, boutique, green

Dining - July 19, 2007
Kid-friendly food
Sometimes you just need to make food a little more fun to get the little ones to try it. I am including a few quick and easy kid-fun recipes here to get your small ones eating their vittles.
Tags: kids, children, recipes

Arts & Entertainment - June 9, 2008
Outdoor youth talent show to be held at 62nd & Center on Sat., June 28
Outdoor talent show to be held at 62nd and Center on Saturday, June 28               Young singers, dancers, poets and musicians – especially those between ages 7 and 18 -- are invited to participate in a noncompetitive t...
Tags: youth, kids, music, poets, poetry, sing, singers, dance, dancers

Kids & Family - June 3, 2008
Kiddies Splash for FREE at Noah's Ark June 8
    If you are young and adventurous, June 8 is your lucky day.  Kids, ages eight and under, will receive free admission to Noah’s Ark, America’s largest waterpark, to experience the park’s newest attraction, Tadpole Bay.  An island of fun for the litt...
Tags: kids, noahs ark, water park, travel

Travel & Visitors Guide - May 8, 2008
Not traveling(when you have children) and when to start again
As any parent can tell you, the idea of traveling anywhere with two young children is a nightmare in and of itself, thus, my spouse and I have come to the foregone conclusion that for at least the next 5 years or so we will not be traveling anywhere more exotic than the Target in the next subur...
Tags: travel, kids

Kids & Family - April 16, 2008
Coping strategies by Pokemon
My seven year-old son taught me some lessons about life the other day.  He was stuck in his Ninetendo DS Pokemon game outside the gates of Eterna city.  We had to collaborate on some potential problem-solving ideas to help him to find his next move.  It was through this exe...
Tags: Pokemon, kids, video games, lessons, coping

Kids & Family - March 13, 2008
WISH in the Bay
WISH in the Bay “When It Stops Here in the Bay” is a group that is advocating for a Bully Policy to be implemented in the Whitefish Bay School District.   The affections on children that are repeatedly bullied include depression and suicide.  Many times the child t...
Tags: bullying, kids, depression, suicide