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Art Appreciation

Take a class, make a friend.

September 09, 2008

Leave little kids alone for one minute in a new situation and chances are they will come back with a new friend. My daughter makes friends in the crayon aisle of Target, Playscape at the Children's Museum and under a slide at the playground. Preschoolers don't care what their friend looks like, sound like or smell like, the only care if the other friend wants to play and if the other friend is  Read more...

Indiana Festival at Conner Prairie

June 05, 2008

As the weekend approaches it's time to start thinking about what you're going to do. None of this Whadda you wanna do? I don't know whadda you wanna do or I'M SO BORED. This weekend is the Indiana Festival at Conner Prairie . Quite possibly the easiest way to expose your child to more than 30 live performances over the two day festival (we're looking forward to the Russian Ballet Academy's  Read more...

The Budding Art Critic: How to make the IMA a place your child loves.

June 02, 2008

Art is in every corner of every city and every building in America. From the sterile reproductions in a hotel room to the curve of a sports car. It's training an eye to see such things that is the hard part.  Heading straight for the IMA with a  small one for their first exposure to art can prove a little tricky.  Start out in small galleries featuring art you know your child will relate to .  Read more...

99 things to do with your child in Indianapolis before they grow up.

May 29, 2008

Go to the Indy 500. See the city from the top of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument (stair climbing optional). Lie in the shade with a heap of ribs to share at Rib Fest. Cheer the runners from the sidelines at the Indianapolis Mini-Marathon. Brush up on your French for the French Market Festival. Take a bike ride down the Monon Trail. Sit in the splash zone at the dolphin show at the  Read more...

The littlest Picasso.

May 26, 2008

We'd all like for our children to love art for a hundred different reasons. Even before I was married I dreamed of crayon drawings adorning my fridge. I wait for the day my walls become a canvas, I can't see myself getting all that mad about it. I saved the very first picture my daughter ever put crayon to paper with at eighteen months old. Now to see her write her name and draw little stick  Read more...

More of Our Favorite Activities and Things to Do in indianapolis

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Creatures & Critters:
Our Urban Jungle

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Do, Re, Mi! Places to Hear, Sing & Play a Tune

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Artistic Endeavors:
Our Favorite Art Venues

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Room to Run:
Run, Jump & Wiggle Outdoors

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Rainy & Quiet Days:
Cozy & Crazy Indoor Fun

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A Sense of History:
Our City's Stories

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Tot's Science Fair:
Science & Nature Sites

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Splash, Spray, Play! Local Spots to Get Wet

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The Most Fun in Life Is Free!

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The Best of... Our Top Can't-Live-Without Spots

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