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Butler County Donut Trail

Butler County Donut Trail

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Our local Visitors Bureau is up to no good. They are not helping with my sugar cravings! They are promoting a Donut Trail throughout our county as a fun tourism activity. You can find all of the information by going to the official Donut Trail website. The main things to understand are that there are 9 donut shops on the trail. At your first stop you need to grab a passport or you can download and print one online. The goal is to visit each shop and write the shop-specific passport code on your passport. Once your passport is full (and so is your belly), you can return your passport to the Visitors Bureau for a FREE Donut Trail t-shirt. The only deadline to complete the trail is the fact that there are apparently a limited number of t-shirts in stock.
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One of the moms at our elementary school started a Donut Trail group! Henry and I missed the first adventure last week, but tagged along today. She planned the morning strategically and we caravanned to three of the donut shops on the trail that were in close proximity to each other. It was a lot of fun visiting each shop and noticing the different varieties of donuts.
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We completed our stops between 9:30-11:00 AM and all three shops were already sold out of a lot of items. So keep that in mind if you are going for something specific. Always call ahead to verify hours and to see if donuts are still available. We were not picky and still found some sweet treats.

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Each shop did indeed have a stack of passports and a decal with the passport code. The employees were super friendly and had fun talking to us about our morning out on the trail. The donuts? Delicious.

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Henry had a HUGE donut with sprinkles at stop #1, no donut at stop #2 (we grabbed some to take home to share), and a few donut holes at stop #3. He wanted a HUGE donut at every stop, so set some ground rules ahead of time if you are traveling the trail with children.

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It was definitely a fun way to spend the morning. Three stops down…six to go! The girls are going to love getting to share what we brought home with us. I can still smell the donuts!!

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What’s your favorite donut?

{This was NOT a sponsored post. The Visitors Bureau nor the bakeries were involved. All opinions are my own!}

 

Bluegrass for Babies Event

Bluegrass for Babies Event

 7th ANNUAL BLUEGRASS FOR BABIES What is Bluegrass for Babies? The family-friendly concert benefiting Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, which runs on Saturday, September 19th from 3-9 PM at Sawyer Point, features music from top bluegrass bands, plenty of family-friendly activities, a variety of vendors, local and organic concessions, and much more. The concert, an official

Beach Mountain Snow Tubing

Beach Mountain Snow Tubing

Back in November we tried out Beach Mountain the weekend it opened. We went on a Friday night and it wasn’t crowded at all. I don’t think enough people knew about it yet. It worked out to our advantage. The kids had a lot of fun. There was a small play area especially for those

Cincy Brew Bus

Cincy Brew Bus

Cincinnati is hopping with craft beer. (ha ha) And my husband LOVES beer. He also turned the big 40 on Christmas Day. But…It’s kind of hard to throw a birthday party during the holiday season. Instead, I scheduled a surprise craft beer tasting tour through Cincy Brew Bus a month AFTER his birthday. And surprised

Book Bums Adds Afternoon Story Time!

Book Bums Adds Afternoon Story Time!

I just recently discovered the wonderfulness of Book Bums. If you are local and have not yet checked it out…what are you waiting for? They have so much to offer, but that post is for another day. Today I am super excited to report that they are adding an afternoon story time on Thursdays. Henry

Dogwood Art Studio

Dogwood Art Studio

Friday night a group of friends from our neighborhood went to Dogwood Art Studio to do some painting. We had a lot of fun. Robin was a fantastic hostess and led all of us through the process of blank canvas to masterpiece. Some of us drank a little more than others…so some were more masterpieces

Reds Opening Day Parade Overview

Reds Opening Day Parade Overview

The 2014 Reds Opening Day Parade is Monday, March 31st at Noon Last year we decided to attend the Reds Opening Day Parade for the first time. It was during Stella’s spring break and the weather cooperated. The parade started at noon so we made sure we were downtown around 11:00 AM. An easy place

Parky’s Farm Halloween Nights

Parky’s Farm Halloween Nights

Thursdays–Sundays, October 3–27, 2013 from 6–10 p.m. Parky’s Farm at Winton Woods 10073 Daly Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45231 I had no idea that Parky’s Farm did a Halloween event.  I have been receiving their newsletter since the girls went to Pony Camp this summer.  I was delighted to find out about it and to get some

Cones for the Cure Graeter’s Giveaway

Cones for the Cure Graeter’s Giveaway

Remember I told you that there was a Cones for the Cure Campaign going on in September until the 16th?  And that there would be a giveaway?  Well, guess what I got today?  That adorable monkey pictured above in a cute swag bag filled with goodies.  AND I have one for a giveaway!!  It includes

Bluegrass for Babies Info and a Giveaway

Bluegrass for Babies Info and a Giveaway

I must admit I have not attended Bluegrass for Babies in the past.  It always seems to fall on the same weekend as one of our huge family events.  However, this year I am hoping to attend – even if it’s for a little while. Never heard of Bluegrass for Babies?  Keep reading.  It’s a

1940s Weekend at Museum Center

1940s Weekend at Museum Center

This weekend the Museum Center is holding a 1940s event. After going to the Taste of OTR at Washington Park on Saturday for lunch we decided to pop over to the museum since we were so close.  And I am so glad we did.  There were a lot of free events going on if you