Kathryn Dowell
July Dayton Dozen: Guide to Family-Friendly Events
With summer in full swing, get out around Dayton
with our 12 event picks to inspire great summer fun!
1. Dog’s Night Out @ Ritter's Frozen Custard
***DMB Tip*** Start with a walk and end up at...
Choo-Choo-Choosing to Participate in a Meal Train
Meal train : food given during times of need, such as illness, hardship, or birth.
As someone who has received as well as given meal trains, let me tell you, a meal you don’t have...
BYO Mom Edition
As a mom and resident pack mule, I schlep around diapers, extra clothes, snacks, and what-have-you for the bemusement of tiny humans. When thinking of what all we might need, I also think about...
Paper: Reuse and Recycle, Mom Edition
Paper is one of the most recycled products by weight in the US; more than glass, plastic, steel and aluminum combined, according to Paper Recycles.
If you have budding artists like me, material appropriate for...
Fantastic Library Events and How to Find Them
I LOVE our Library.
I should restate; I love our Libraries. And I don’t just mean the branches of one system. I have a warm place in my heart for Dayton Metro, Washington-Centerville, Greene County,...
March Dayton Dozen: Guide to Family-Friendly Events
1. First Friday @Downtown Dayton Partnership
***DMB Tip*** Pick one main attraction to do as a family with a backup destination if you feel like continuing on in the night. Can be for families or...
5 Tips to Enjoy Games with Young Families
I have lovely memories of playing games with my family growing up. And having found the hobby of modern board games, I love creating new memories with my own family.
Here are 5 tips to...
Crazy Hair Don’t Care
Perhaps we all go a bit long between shaves in the colder climate of Ohio’s winters. Long sleeves, long pants, no swimsuits; to what purpose would up-keeping our body hair serve? I feel a...
The Facebook Unfriend: When You Get Dumped
We’ve all seen the posts, “I’m deleting people so if you can read this, you’ve made the cut.”
What I’m talking about is the less obvious, elusive un-friending. When you don't even notice someone’s gone.
The...
October Dayton Dozen guide to Family Friendly Events
It’s Fall, Ya’ll. October comes with all the usual festivities, but Dayton has so much more to offer! Add these local experiences to your calendar; some of them even reoccurring.
1.) Ohio Renaissance Festival @ Waynesville Ohio
***DMB...
Family Time = Game Time
I’m a gamer but I don’t own a video game system. Instead, I have a collection of tabletop games; analog dice, card, and other types of games.
I grew up playing Batteship, Clue, and Monopoly,...
Patient Advocate – A Tale of Two Exams
I never meant to be ‘That Mom.’ My eldest child is 7 years old and has been to six medical practices; a mix of nurse practitioners, D.A. and Ph.D. There’s a mix of reasons...
A Terrific Time at Touch-a-Truck
Timehop tells me I’ve been going to Touch-a-Truck events since 2013. This year alone we’ve been to four with at least one more on our calendar.
If you’ve never been, a Touch-a-Truck event consists of...
Personal Hand Towels: Reduce and Reuse, Mom Edition
Any mother of young children can empathize in public restrooms when it comes to hand washing. Between lifting tiny humans to reach the faucet, growing an extra arm to also assist, and then conquering...