Entries by Wendy and Mike Pramik
Recreations Outlet
Handling goods OK at playground supply store Normally if I see a for-sale item in a store with a hefty price tag attached to it, I steer my oftentimes destructive children away from it. The mantra “You break it, you buy it” echoes in my mind. But at Recreations Outlet in Powell children are encouraged […]
Central Ohio Fire Museum
Slide down brass pole at downtown historic landmark With the ability to ride in noisy trucks and spray water hoses at fires, it’s no wonder that so many children are fascinated by firefighters. Youngsters in central Ohio have the perfect opportunity and place to meet the real men and women behind the profession at the […]
Gym X-Treme
Channel your inner Mary Lou Retton at open gymnastics facility Gym X-Treme is making the world of gymnastics more accessible and less intimidating for many central Ohioans who’ve never had an opportunity to walk across a 4-inch-wide balance beam, swing on a set of uneven bars or tumble across a bouncy floor mat. By opening […]
Firefly Play Cafe
Community vibe keeps customers coming back to Clintonville cafe Since opening in 2010, the original of the play cafes in central Ohio has made itself at home in the Columbus neighborhood of Beechwold. Firefly Play Cafe, at 4822 N. High St., has become a welcoming gathering spot for children to play and adults to socialize […]
Piccadilly Play Cafe
Respite for parents, rumpus room for kids in Bexley Play cafes are popping up like posies around central Ohio, offering rumpus room for restless children and a degree of respite for tuckered parents. Included among the pack is Piccadilly Modern Play and Creative Cafe, which opened last year at 2501 E. Main St., Bexley. I […]
Hayden Falls
A pocket of paradise amid urban sprawl There’s a pocket of paradise amid urban sprawl on the Northwest Side of Columbus, where you’ll find rare plants in a wooded gorge and an impressive, 25-foot-high waterfall. Located at 4335 Hayden Run Rd., near the intersection of Hayden Run Road and Riverside Drive, Hayden Falls has been […]
