3802 Paxton Ave.
Hyde Park Plaza
871-4300

7800 Montgomery Road
794-9440

7663 Mall Road
Florence, KY
606-647-6400

895 E. Kemper Road
671-3822

The Blue Marble
1356 S. Ft. Thomas Avenue,
Ft. Thomas, KY, 41075
859-781-0602

Borders Books and Music
11711 Princeton Road
671-5852
Borders offers Wee Read for ages 2-4 every Monday at 10a.m., and Kids Storytime every Saturday at 11a..m., plus many more children's educational events. Call for more information.

Children's Theater of Cincinnati
2106 Florence Ave.
569-8080
One of Cincinnati's Best kept secrets, the Children's Theater has announced a terrific upcoming 1998-1999 season. Performances include the world premiere of "Thanksgiving Eve", "Charlotte's Web", and the fairy tale favorite "Jack and the Beanstalk" starring former Bengal Anthony Munoz. This is the fifth season under Artistic Director Jack Louiso, who will direct all three productions. Performances are at the Taft Theater downtown. Call for more information.

Cincinnati Museum Center
Union Terminal
1301 Western Avenue
287-7000
Located in historic Union Terminal, Cincinnati Museum Center is home to the Cincinnati History Museum, the Museum, the Museum of Natural History and Science, the Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX Theatre, the Cincinnati Historical Society Library and the Children's Museum. Meet the people of Cincinnati's past through recreations of the wild frontier and our bustling river town. Step back 19,000 years ago to Cincinnati's ice age, or walk through a re-created cave. Call about museum shops, group tours, programs, day camps, birthday parties and seasonal activities.

Cincinnati Nature Center
Three separate sites make up the Cincinnati Nature Center - Rowe Woods in Milford; Gorman Heritage Farm in Evendale; and Long Branch Farm in Goshen. Admission is free to members; non-members pay an admission charge. Call any of the following locations for more specific information.

Gorman Heritage Farm
3035 GHF Lane
563-6663

Long Branch Farm
6926 Gaynor Road
722-1038

Rowe Woods
4949 Tealtown Road
831-1711

Cincinnati Zoo
3400 Vine Street
281-4700
Your great Zoo always has a great set of family events like the "Halloween Happening" which includes the "Great Pumpkin Patch", hay rides and trick-or-treating. Also, the annual "Festival of Lights" runs from Nov. 21 through Jan. 3 at the Zoo with more than two million lights and many other attractions. Please call the Zoo for further information.

Discovery Zone
With two Cincinnati locations, this perennial children's favorite play area offers enclosed slides, a separate play area for small children, fun birthday party packages and much more. The two locations are:
8057 Beechmont Ave.
474-3164
1140 Smiley Ave.
851-2292

Florence Mall
2028 Florence Mall Road
Florence, KY
606-371-1231
Join the Florence Mall Kids Club! Kids Club membership includes two events per month at the mall for Kids Club members. Events feature games, songs, story-telling, crafts and other interactive activities. The mall stores offer specials for Kids Club members only.

Great Time Family Fun Center
756 Cincinnati Batavia
Old State Route 74
753-6900
This indoor family fun center has a soft play discovery zone, miniature golf, batting cages, go karts, and video and redemption games. Also, the center features Slam-Dunk basketball with a heigh-adjustable hoop and Krazy Kars (bumper cars). Party packages and group rates are available.

Hamilton County Park District
521-PARK
The park system is always offering an extensive set of activities for the family.

Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve
3455 Poole Road
385-4811

Lake Isabella
10174 Loveland Madeira Road
791-1663

Little Miami Golf Center
3811 Newtown Road
561-5650

Miami Whitewater Forest
8801 Mount Hope Road
367-9632

Mitchell Memorial Forest
8499 Buffalo Ridge Road
521-7275

Sharon Woods
11450 Lebanon Road
563-4513

Shawnee Lookout
2008 Lawrenceburg Road
941-1371

Triple Creek
2700 Buell Road
742-4416

Winton Woods
Parky's Farm
10073 Daly Road
521-FARM

Woodland Mound
8250 Old Kellogg Road
474-3004

Joseph Beth Booksellers
Rookwood Pavilion
2692 Madison Road
396-8960
Joseph-Beth has a terrific set of ongoing kid's readings and educational events, including a regular preschool story hour each Wednesday morning at 10:30a.m. Call for more information.

Madcap Productions
3821 Glenway Ave.
921-5965
Cincinnati-based Madcap Productions is a non-profit touring children's theater which combines giant puppets with actors to create a unique style of puppet the theater. Upcoming features include "Teddy Bear Island", "Jackie and Beanstalk", and "Granny Perkins and the Will O' the Wisp". Call for showtimes and further information.

Odyssey Learning Center
7791 Cooper Road
793-6100
Odyssey Learning Center offers a wide variety of weekly enrichment activities including Toddlers, Too, Stepping with Stories (three and four years), Building with Books (pre-K and K groups), Spanish, French, German, Computers, and Saturday Morning Eye-Openers. Please call for more information.

Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
800 Vine Street
369-6922
Your downtown public library offers the Children's Learning Center, which has an excellent selection of ongoing events for children. These include Story Time Friday, Read Alouds and Toddler Story Time. Call for further information.

Sports of All Sorts
This indoor/outddor family fun center features miniature golf, slam dunk basketball, batting cages and bumber boats. Sports of All Sorts also features party packages for children's parties. Facilities are located at:

25 Cavalier Blvd.
Florence, KY
371-5511

5170 Delhi Road
451-8386

10138 Transportation Way
860-4636

Taft Museum
316 Pike Street
241-0343
From the Federal-period building to the masterpieces of art inside, the Taft Museum encompasses a wealth of opportunities for adults and children to learn, create, discuss, and have fun together. Call for further information.