What You Need to Know About Visiting the Zoo with Your Family This Covid Summer It’s been a long time since I wrangled the kids on a legitimate Family Field Trip — Covid has sure put a damper on our adventures of the past. I truly can’t imagine when I’ll feel ready to venture back …
Family Field Trip: Weigand Riverfront Park
With so many pools, beaches, and splash pads closed or complicated due to Covid social distancing requirements, the only way to beat the heat, it seems, is to take it back to nature in a way that I never thought I’d be comfortable with. Yeah, if you would have told me last year I’d be …
Summer Bucket List, Social Distancing Edition
20 Ideas for Summer Fun Right Now It’s no secret that summer is going to look different this year. Our favorite neighborhood pools and water parks have already announced they aren’t opening at all this season. The Chicago lakefront is still closed. Even playgrounds are still closed. But news flash: ⚠️ SUMMER ISN’T CANCELLED ⚠️ (Home)school’s out, sun’s …
Family Field Trip: Brookfield Zoo Brick Safari
The Dos and Don’ts of Visiting the Zoo’s Newest Exhibit (and More!) This Summer We got a jump start on our summer adventure guide before school was even officially out for the summer, taking an impromptu zoo trip a couple of weekends ago when the weather was a beautiful 70 degrees and sunny, not a …