Did you know that the average American child only spends about 5 minutes playing outdoors each day? As someone who cherished her childhood spent building forts in the woods, playing sports in the backyard, taking trips to the beach, and biking around the neighborhood at every opportunity, this statistic deeply saddens me. Thankfully, there’s an organization striving to dramatically change that statistic, and a branch of it just started up in Baton Rouge! Hike it Baby is a non-profit organization dedicated to building communities that support getting outside with children. With Hike it Baby Baton Rouge, you’ll spend quality time outdoors with your family, make new friends, and learn more about the parks and trails our amazing city has...
Disclosure :: This post is sponsored by BREC.
BREC’s Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center is Celebrating 20 Years of Connecting People with Nature with Free FAE Fest Event
Join us for an EPIC celebration as we host an admission-free, day-long birthday party with a F.A.E. Festival theme on Saturday, May 13th from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Through whimsical and fun activities, participants can learn how to enhance yards and gardens making them more inviting to wildlife - which also makes them places the F.A.E. Folk like to be! We'll have face-painting, crafts, games, hands-on activity stops along the trail (even dragon-petting!) and, of course, birthday cake while it lasts.
Admission is FREE for fairies, sprites, gnomes and elves of all ages - and costumes...
Disclosure: this post is sponsored by Bra Genie.
I've heard it said many times and many ways over various times in my life that a woman's single most important piece of clothing is a properly fitted, quality bra. And I'm here to tell you it's true.
My husband had recently commented that my bras were starting to look "tired" and that maybe I should get some new ones. Constant opening and closing/pushing and prodding due to breastfeeding multiple littles over the past 4 years without a break? Yep, they're tired all right, and I don't just mean my bras.
So on my birthday last month, I decided to go into Bra Genie and see what it was all about (and I mean,...
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Family Fun & Fast Horses at Farr Park on Derby Day
Get ready for family fun and fast horses at Farr Park’s annual Derby Day event on May 6th from 4-7 pm. Come dressed to impress as you enjoy all the action of the Kentucky Derby live on the big screen in the arena. You can bet on a good time complete with derby-themed activities for adults and kids, food, drinks, music, mint juleps and more!
This year’s Derby Day event will be even bigger and better with more games, music and kid-friendly activities. Break out your best bowties and floppy hats for the hat and bowtie contests or test your skills on one of our stick...
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Highland Road Park Observatory Hosts Out-of-this-World International Astronomy Day Event
Spend an evening among the stars as Highland Road Park Observatory (HRPO), 13800 Highland Road, hosts its 11th annual International Astronomy Day celebration on Saturday, April 29th from 3-11 p.m.
The greatest International Astronomy Day (IAD) event in the area returns for its 11th anniversary! HRPO will once again host visitors from the Baton Rouge Amateur Radio Club, the Baton Rouge Gem and Mineral Society, the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, BREC’s Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, the Civil Air Patrol, East Baton Rouge Parish Library and LIGO for a day of “close-to-home yet out-of-this world” fun.
Among some of the guest favorites, the Scope-on-a-Rope session and chemistry...
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