Chicago Adventure Day

We splurged on a pop up experience created by Toys R Us, popping up in Chicago through January 26, 2020. The Toys R Us Adventure is a ...

If you are looking for a fall pumpkin experience without driving to the suburbs, we may have found your #1 option!  Jack’s Pumpkin is a po...

Photo credit: from the Codeverse website With desire of my boys to play video games every moment they are awake, it was a natural step ...

Did you know there was a building this beautiful in Illinois? Just outside of Chicago? We visited a Hindu Mandir (temple) in Bartlett,...

Starved Rock State Park is such a great destination! As the cabins (our desired lodging) were always booked, we decided to make it a day...

Our family ventured into the suburb of Huntley, IL to experience Tom's Farm Market for our first time picking strawberries together!...

If you are like me, you may have thought Haunted Trails  was something open during the Halloween Season. But we were wrong! It is a Famil...

If you haven't yet visited Cat & Mouse Games in the West Loop, you are missing out! This toy and game store is fantastic ! It i...

Want to have a great time at a restaurant with  your kids? Then, Benihana is the place for you! The Japanese-inspired restaurant featur...

Important note: The 2019 show is over, but read up so you know what to expect for next year! I never knew how neat the annual two-week ...

The Chicago Architectural Center  opened in their new location at 111 West Wacker Drive on August 31, 2018. The Center is a two level fac...

Navy Pier is the top tourist destination for people visiting Chicago, and I can see why - it has a lot for families with the Children...

Guest Blog Post by fellow Chicagoan, Carrie - view bio ---- We had an enjoyable day with friends at the Renaissance...

Blackberry Farm -- which is not a location for berry picking -- is a living history museum of pioneer life with a lot fun activities fo...

Apologies for the fuzzy photos - there was a smudge on my lens the whole day... We took a trip (waaay) back in time to my childhood wh...

Our family has been excited to test out this Chicago Adventure for some time....but due to it's popularity and my forgetfulness to r...

The SafeHouse is a unique restaurant downtown with a spy theme and we had so much fun. We won't provide many details, as it is mu...

We enjoyed our first weekend trip to the quaint, picturesque lake town of Saugatuck, Michigan and below are our recommendations of activi...

We were excited to take a walk through the special exhibit in Chicago through May 6: Dragon Lights It was tough to rally ourselves as t...

For city-dwellers, Funtopia is definitely worth a trek to the suburbs. We have now been twice and as we left the second time, the boys w...