A Moms Guide to November Family Fun in Cincinnati {2016}

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a-moms-guide-to-november-1Peanut Butter & Jam Session

November 5
Mt. Washington Presbyterian Church
6474 Beechmont Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45230

November 12
Heritage Presbyterian Church in Mason
6546 S. Mason-Montgomery Road, Mason, OH 45040

10-11:30am
$5 for an individual ticket (child or adult), $15 for a Flexible Ticket Book (4 tickets)

Powered by Wind – This windy program features the oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, and piano. The music they make will blow you away!

Vikings: Beyond the Legend

Starting November 11
Cincinnati Museum Center
$19.50 adult, $12.50 child, $12.50 adult member, $8.50 child member

Explore the rich, often-misunderstood Viking culture through a rare collection of artifacts and fresh insights revealed through new archaeological discoveries that gives you a real look into the lives of Vikings and shows why they continue to capture our imagination.

Second Sunday Family Showtime: Luigi Bullooney’s Circus Menagerie

November 13
Clifton Cultural Arts Center
3711 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220
2pm
$5, free children

See the Butterfly Lady and the Bear Boy, the Strong Man and the Misfit Clown. Come to the puppet circus where all manner of strange and delightful characters come to life. Hosted with pizzazz by Luigi Bullooney, the alter ego of a certain well-known puppeteer, under the small big top filled with wonder.
Recommended for all ages.

Growing Up a Farm Kid: Turkey Day

November 15 & 16
Winton Woods/Parky’s Farm
10073 Daly Road, Cincinnati, OH 45231
9:30-11am
$10/child with one adult; $5/additional adult, register by 11/13

Meet our turkey and play turkey games to celebrate turkey day. For kids ages 2-5 accompanied by an adult.

Talking Turkey

November 16-20 & 23-27
Glenwood Gardens/Highfield Discovery Garden
10397 Springfield Pike, Cincinnati, OH 45215
15 minute program runs 1 to 3 different times per day depending on the day
$5/person (Program included in Highfield admission.)

This week, we will talk turkey. Join us to learn all about turkeys, from their parts to their behavior.

Lollipops Family Concert: Peter and the Wolf

November 19
Taft Theatre
317 E. Fifth Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
10:30am
$10 Children 12 and under, $15 Adults

Every part of our orchestra helps bring this adventure to life, from the friendly bird, cat and duck (flute, clarinet and oboe), to the big, bad wolf (French horns)!
Visit the Family Fun Zone to try orchestra instruments, make a craft and more! Open pre-concert starting at 9:30 am and immediately following the concert.

First Thanksgiving Assembly

November 19
Cincinnati Parks’ LaBoiteaux Woods Nature Preserve
5400 Lanius Lane, Cincinnati, OH 45224
11am-1pm
$5/person or $15/family; call 542-2909 by 11/15 for paid reservations

The table has been set and the harvest is in. Discover the truth behind America’s first Thanksgiving celebration and explore how this iconic holiday has changed over the past 395 years. Create a turkey call, try your hand at cursive with a feather quill pen, and enjoy games that pilgrim children would have engaged in. Enjoy a nature scavenger hunt with your family designed to help you find all the fixings for the big meal. Appropriate for families with children of all ages.

3rd Sunday Funday: Dancing Turkeys

November 20
Taft Museum of Art 316 Pike Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
1-4 pm
FREE

Get into the Thanksgiving spirit with the Taft. Make a turkey decoration to adorn your dinner table, learn about animal textures at the Art Cart, and enjoy a guided or self-guided tour of the Museum. At 2 p.m., join hip hop dancers from Elementz as they teach us a few moves to help work off our Thanksgiving Day feast.

Turkey Time Crafts

November 20
Woodland Mound/Seasongood Nature Center
8250 Old Kellogg Road, Cincinnati, OH 45255
1-3 pm
$1/craft, payable at the door

Children ages 5–12 will enjoy making turkey day themed crafts. Kids can make up to two crafts to take home.

#OptOutside Green Friday Hike

November 25
Shawnee Lookout/Historic Log Cabin
2008 Lawrenceburg Road, North Bend, OH 45052
8am
FREE

Burn off that Thanksgiving Day turkey on the trails at Shawnee Lookout. We’ll start with hot chocolate around the fire before heading out for a 5.0-mile hike. Traveling through tall woods and past ancient earthworks, we’ll enjoy gorgeous overlooks of the Ohio River and try to spot some bald eagles.

Run Turkey Run 5k and Walk!

November 24
England-Idlewild Park
5550 Idlewild Road, Burlington, KY 41005
9am
$23 adults, $13 kids 14 and under; Registration required by 11/22

“If you’re looking for running product expos, Mylar blankies, goody bags, fancy medals or post-race massages … this is not the race for you! But if you’re looking to get up on the line and race with a bunch of your pals before you go over the river and through the woods to Grandma’s, this is for you.
Come out and burn some pre-Turkey Day Dinner calories with us!”
CASH Race proceeds will go to the Burlington Student Mission Projects helping to serve local families. Please bring one or more canned or nonperishable food items for Saving Grace Food Pantry.

Thanksgiving Day 10k Run & Walk

November 24
Paul Brown Stadium
9am
$36 adults/ $10 kids; Registration required

10K Run/Walk; McDonald’s Quarter K Kids Run (ages 5-8); McDonald’s Half K Kids Run (ages 9-11)

Macy’s Family Festival: LIGHTS, CAMERA, ART!

November 26
Contemporary Arts Center
44 E. 6th Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
12-3pm
FREE

Stop by the UnMuseum for this photo inspired Family Festival! Join us as we experiment with photography, design camera necklaces and create our own photo booth backdrops. Learn how to make photo transfer stickers and then stick around to help decorate some yummy camera cookies.

Wee Wednesdays: Into the Woods

November 30
Cincinnati Art Museum
953 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45202
10am-12pm
FREE

Your preschooler will learn about their local community through sensory play this Wee Wednesday. You and your toddler will wander through the galleries to find interactive art stops, as well as an art making activity.
This “Open house” program is recommended for preschoolers (ages 5 and under) accompanied by an adult.

Seahorses: Unbridled Fun

Through March 31, 2017
Newport Aquarium
10am-6pm
Aquarium admission prices apply.

A new, interactive exhibit where guests can discover 10 species of seahorses, sea dragons, trumpetfish, shrimpfish and pipefish. With a head like a horse, snout like an aardvark and belly pouch like a kangaroo- seahorses are anything but ordinary. The way the exhibit is designed; guests will be completely immersed in the world of seahorses with something new to experience around every corner.

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Lisa Springer
I am a native Cincinnatian, born and raised on the West Side and currently settled across the river in Northern Kentucky. I’m a former Highlander, Bearcat, Falcon, and Fulbright Scholar. My greatest challenge hitherto is the one I love the most: being a Mom to an energetic eight-year-old boy. When not working full-time at one of the city’s great hospitals, I’m trying to fit in all there is to do in this wonderful city – and there is certainly A LOT to do! As one who loves to read, I am an advocate for the public library and go multiple times a week. You can often find me at Music Hall enjoying the ballet, opera, and orchestra. I am an introvert, a bit of a foodie, an NPR listener, a pessimist who likes to think she’s a realist, a middle child, an ex-wife and amicable co-parent, a fiancée, and much, much more. I feel lucky to have grown up in Cincinnati and to be raising my own child in this wonderful city.

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