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		<title>Connecticut Touch-a-Truck Events 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:59:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Love this post? Subscribe to Out and About Mom for more outing ideas delivered right to your inbox! Touch-a-Truck season kicks off this weekend in Connecticut! This is such a fun time of year when car, truck and tractor loving kids can see and explore some of the coolest vehicles around. When we first started [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Day Trip to NYC: The Empire State Building</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[There’s always a reason to visit New York City. This time: Destination Empire State Building. We drove to Stamford train station and took the express train to Grand Central Terminal. We had a packed day stopping by the New York Public Library, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and walking through Times Square on our way to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Nova Indoor Adventure Park</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[In our town, elementary school kids have early dismissal every Wednesday in the fall and spring seasons. They call it &#8220;Wacky Wednesday,&#8221; and I&#8217;m convinced that&#8217;s because&#8211;even after 10 years as an elementary school parent in this town&#8211;I still get caught off guard just about every week when I remember that I have two fewer [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ducks on the Ave</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tucked in a corner on Farmington Avenue in Hartford’s west end is a duckpin bowling alley that has served the community for seven decades: Ducks On The Ave. Walk down the staircase and you will enter a very sweet fun zone full of nostalgia and old school entertainment that&#8217;s been here since 1939. It&#8217;s not [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Giveaway: Family Four-Pack of Tickets to Ringling Bros. and Barnum &#038; Bailey Circus</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[This giveaway has ended. Congratulations to Brittany H., winner of the family four-pack of tickets! Didn&#8217;t win but still want to go? See details below! Thank you to Ringling Bros. and Barnum &#38; Bailey Circus for sponsoring this giveaway. Any opinions expressed by this blogger are 100% her own. The circus. It&#8217;s an iconic part [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Maple Sugaring Activities in Connecticut (2026)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawna]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[One of the things I love about writing this blog is that over the years I’ve grown increasingly aware of the subtle rhythms of New England agricultural life. I know that&#160;pick-your-own season&#160;officially opens with strawberries in June, that fresh berries and stone fruits start to top pancakes in&#160;local eateries&#160;in early July, and that&#160;corn mazes&#160;spring up [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Instant Pot Trick That Will Change Your Dinner Game</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve had my Instant Pot for more than five years now, and I use it weekly to make quick and delicious meals for my busy family (you can find some of my favorites here, here, and here). Lately though, I&#8217;ve been using my Instant Pot almost daily to prepare side dishes like rice and potatoes&#8211; [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Sledding at Elizabeth Park</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Leary]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hi everyone! I am so excited today for TWO reasons! First of all, I have always wanted to feature a sledding destination on the blog. It&#8217;s such a quintessential New England winter activity (for kids and grownups!), and it always felt wrong that this blog about things to do with kids in CT never featured [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Sunday River Ski Resort in Maine</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawna]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:15:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hi everyone! I know it&#8217;s getting a little late in the month to say Happy New Year, but the last few weeks have gotten away from me. So, Happy New year!! I hope 2026 is off to a great start for you all, and I&#8217;m looking forward to sharing a new year of adventures with [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Staycation Guide for Connecticut Parents (Holiday Break Edition)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawna]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 01:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hi friends! School break is here! To keep things holly and jolly even after the holidays are through, we’ve put together this handy Staycation Guide with enough activities to fill a whole week&#8211;and then some! Check out an&#160;indoor play place.&#160; Several of these Holiday Light Displays stay open through New Year&#8217;s. Take a twirl around [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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