Sorry, but — NO ADULTS ALLOWED — this one is for the kids. Grown-up, please hand this over to your little one. Got it, kiddo? Let’s plan a family day together. Here’s a fun schedule of kid-friendly activities for you to try.

Morning

Be a chef and cook breakfast for the adults at home. The night before, ask your family to choose from one of these recipes. Don’t be afraid to ask for help if any of the instructions seem confusing.

While you eat, talk about your plan for the day. Ask your family to help you prepare a backpack with things you’ll need. We suggest bringing:

🍫 Plenty of snacks like granola bars
💧 A water bottle
🧢 A hat

If you have time before heading to lunch, play at a playground like Adventure Playground at Waterfront Park.

Afternoon

For lunch, head toreplace with local kid-friendly restaurant Doc Crow's for the kid's menu. After you’ve filled your belly, spend the afternoon exploring the Frazier Kentucky History Museum. What are you looking forward to most? Seeing the world’s largest collection of toy soldiers? Or pretending to explore America as Lewis and Clark?

Try your hand at animal tracking in the Lewis and Clark exhibit. | Photo courtesy of Frazier History Museum

Or go wild at Louisville Zoo. Check out the butterflies at the Flutter Fest this weekend — and maybe even get your face painted.

Evening

Wrap up the day with a family dinner. Head to one of our local farmers marketsLink to our City Guide to pick out foods you can make together. Over dinner, talk about everything you did today. Ask questions like: The new style guide says we're limited to 3 emojis per article and can only use them in headlines, subheads, and email subject line. Not sure if you want to pass this along since this is a NC piece! Oh yup, this is an exception

🧠 What was something new you learned?
🤡 What was something funny that happened?
👀 What would we do differently if we did that again?
👍 What do you definitely want to do again? (And again and again…)

Grown-ups —replace with your inbox send us more family-friendly recommendations and we may just feature them in an upcoming newsletter.