Disclosure: I attended a media event to preview this new exhibit and received light refreshments and admission in exchange for sharing my thoughts and this information. Please see my Disclosure Policy. Starting April 6th, a new interactive exhibit will be featured at Brookfield Zoo called “Dinosaurs Alive!” Newly discovered feathered dinosaurs along with dinosaur favorites line […]
LEGOLAND + Star Wars = A Very Cool Exhibit! {Review}
LEGO® Star Wars™ MINILAND is now open at LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Chicago! Young Padawans will learn to harness the Force in LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago’s first-ever LEGOStar Wars MINILAND – a large-scale, interactive LEGO model display, chronicling the adventures of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. Take part in a thrilling Podrace through treacherous […]
Grizzly Jack’s Grand Bear Resort – Utica, IL {Review}
This past weekend my family and I drove just under two hours down to Utica, Illinois. It is just a mere 88 minutes away from Chicago and right next to Starved Rock, which is a big spot for hiking and beautiful scenery. Where were we staying? None other than the hidden gem, Grizzly Jacks Grand […]
Key Lime Cove in Gurnee, IL {Review}
One of my families favorite vacation destinations is not so much a vacation as it is a staycation for us. We take the hour-long drive to Gurnee, IL, and check in at the awesome Key Lime Cove Indoor Waterpark Resort. We have stayed there for a weekend previous years but this time due to time […]
Rink Side Sports & Family Entertainment Center {Gurnee, IL} Review
We have been to Gurnee Mills numerous times and somehow we have totally missed that they have an amazing Ice Arena and Entertainment facility there! Yes right in the mall there is Rink Side Sports & Family Entertainment Center! It is a 60,000 square foot facility that features mini-golf, ice skating, laser tag and an […]
Santa’s Village Review {East Dundee, IL}
Santa’s Village is an amusement park that I remember from my childhood and I couldn’t wait to take my own kids to someday. After being closed for five years, Santa’s Village is back with new rides and attractions (as of last year.) With my kids being 5, 4, and 1, we had a blast there […]
2Toots Train Restaurant {Glen Ellyn, IL} Review
A restaurant that has a train that goes around and delivers customer’s food, does it really get any cooler than that? 2Toots in Glen Ellyn (there is also a Bartlett location) is probably my son’s favorite restaurants, and honestly I don’t mind going there either. The joy on their faces when we walk in is […]
BUGS have invaded Chicagoland {Xtreme BUGS @ Brookfield Zoo} Review
A few weeks ago my kids and I got to attend the pre-opening of the new Xtreme BUGS exhibit at Brookfield Zoo. Now I will say when I first read about it, I was creeped out, but my boys love bugs and I figure it would be a learning experience. Xtreme BUGS, presented by Dominick’s, […]
The ALL-NEW Show at Medieval Times! {Review}
Medieval Times is a show, or actually an experience, that everyone should do at least once. It is a dinner and show together perfect for families to enjoy together, which in my book is a plus! I actually can’t think of anything like it that we have seen that appealed to both us adults as […]