Photographs Courtesy Kids First
Compete
For more than 50 years, the Kids First Sports Center has helped shape healthy and responsible habits through participation in youth sports. Offering more than two dozen programs, including soccer, gymnastics, and martial arts, kids learn to understand the consequences of their actions—respectfully reveling in the pride of accomplishment and embracing the disappointment of loss. ♦ 7900 E. Kemper Rd., Sycamore Twp., (513) 489-7575, kidsfirstsports.com
Play
In August, Gorman Heritage Farm opened its Natural Playscape, turning traditional farm equipment and elements of nature into the ultimate playground. The new site features paths to run on, logs and tractor tires to climb, a play barn, arbor swing, and sensory and tasting gardens. Admission to the farm is $8 for adults, $5 for children ages 3–17, and free for children under 3. ♦ 10052 Reading Rd., Evendale, (513) 563-6663, gormanfarm.org
Read
Every morning Monday through Saturday, Joseph-Beth’s storytimes draw in families with children for a fun and educational morning. At 10:30 a.m., the bookstore welcomes local or bestselling authors to read a children’s book to their audience of kiddos—often their recent releases—for a relaxing way to ease into the day. ♦ 2692 Madison Rd., Norwood, (513) 396-8960, josephbeth.com
Swim
In its four-day-a-week, one-on-one swim lessons, Swim Life of NKY ensures that children as young as six months old learn the proper survival-based techniques to be able to respond safely in case of an accidental fall. Once children are proficient in their survival swim skills and are informed on water safety, instructors provide additional lessons to increase kids’ confidence, refine their technique, and instruct on competitive swim strokes. ♦ 7333 Burlington Pike, Florence, (407) 878-4352, myswimlife.com
Explore
This former Green Township home has been transformed into the ultimate interactive bookstore for kids, where every nook and cranny has a surprise in store. While you peruse the selection at Snapdragon Books and Gifts, check behind cabinets for miniature scenes of stuffed toys reading their newest paperbacks, crawl through miniature doors from one room to another, and don’t forget to take a coin to offer to the giant green dragon in the basement. ♦ 4471 Bridgetown Rd., Green Twp., (513) 574-0172, @snapdragonbooksandgifts
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