Afternoon Treat

On a nice day, I like to take my toddler to Sunny Daes on Black Rock Turnpike. A short drive later, we're sitting on one of many picnic tables by the brook on Samp Mortar Drive enjoying our ice cream. When we're finished, we stroll along the brook in search of ducks and geese.

Calendar of Events

I'll be updating this post constantly with new events and info. If you have an event or know of one in the area, please let me know and I'd be happy to include it.

JUNE
6/7 The Fairfield Museum & History Center hosts Family First Sunday at 2pm.
6/13 The Farmer's Market at the Brickwalk, every Saturday through Labor Day, from 8am to noon.
6/13 Brentapalooza, an day music festival benefiting the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, will feature a demonstration by The Little Gym and a visit by the Sound Tigers mascot, Storm. From noon to 11pm.
6/20 Annual Norfield Country Fair from 10am to 5pm.
6/20 The Wing Ding Parade for Kids from 11am to 3pm .
6/21 Exotic Animal Show & Dinner with Jungle Jim of "Party Safari" at Playtime Village from 5-6:30pm.
6/23 Beardsley Zoo’s Country Fair from 9am to 4pm daily and runs through 8/31.
6/27-6/28 Arts & Crafts Show (and Farmer's Market) at the Old Town Hall Green from 10am to 5pm.
6/28 Barnum Festival's Great Street Parade is CT's biggest parade and starts at 11am.

JULY
7/1 Fairfield Farmers Market at Greenfield Hills, 1950 Bronson Road. Every Saturday 1-4pm until October.
7/1 Westport's Levitt Pavillion Summer Outdoor Performances is free and offers a Children's Series every Wednesday at 7pm. Ends 8/26.
7/9 -7/12 Festival Italiano in Westport.
7/15 Pick your own peaches at Silverman's Farm. Season starts mid-July.
7/18-7/19 Christmas in July at Sheffield Island Light House.

AUGUST
8/1 Apple picking season begins at Silverman's Farm
8/1-8/2 Sono Arts Celebration in South Norwalk. Don't miss the Puppet parade on Sunday afternoon.

More to come...

Magic at the Brick Walk

The Magic Genie Nisan Eventoff (from The Tonight Show) will perform Thursday, June 4 at 5pm at The Promenade at the Brick Walk, 1189-1215 Post Road in Fairfield. Magic, Balloons, Mind Reading and more. My little one and I will be there. Hope to see you too!

The Annual Norfield Country Fair

The 108th Annual Fair will be Saturday, June 20, in nearby Weston. Activites are from 10am to 5pm, and include full size audio, video and motion car racing. This could be a good event to take the kiddies and daddies for an early Father's Day celebration.

Win a Color Me House or Rocket!

TheOpinionatedParent.com is giving away an awesome prize for the kiddies: A Color Me House or Color Me Rocket. Entries must be received by today at noon MST so hurry.

Fairfield Facebookers

Is your child(ren) in your Facebook profile picture? If so, then you're guilty as charged...according to this. I ask, "What's so wrong with moms and dads being proud to be parents?"

Support the Beardsley Zoo

The Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport is a great escape for kids and adults! Admission is free for kids under 3, and a reduced price for kids 3-11. It's not as big as the Bronx Zoo, of course, but that means it's also a more relaxing day trip that could be a spontaneous adventure (which also means more enjoyable to some parents, like me!).

But, budget cuts mean the local zoo needs our help. Please take a moment to check out Bidding Green for the Zoo, the online auction benefitting Beardsley Zoo. Your support in this effort will showcase your commitment to the environment while helping to raise money for Connecticut's only Zoo. Bidding continues through June 22.

Fairfield Parks

My 2yo daughter and I are doing a tour of all the parks in town. Our favorite so far:

Owen Fish Park on Stratfield Road
There's a playground set with no fewer than 3 slides, a sandbox area with a smaller slide for younger kids, swings, a pond with lively ducks & geese (bring bread at your own risk; you may get more excitement than you bargained for!) and a large baseball field (warning: it's not the cleanest; see aforementioned ducks & geese). Plus, there are tennis courts for older kids and adults. See a list of all parks, beaches and fields from Fairfield Parks & Recreation.

Welcome...and an Introduction!

Hello and welcome to my blog!

With an active and curious toddler, I am always looking for new things to do around town. Hope you'll find useful info for you and your family. And please, share any events or ideas. We could all use them!