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April 1, 2023

Winter Weather Fun-for-All Indoors

Yes, it's chilly outside, but who says you can’t enjoy winter inside, too?

Check out these activities this month for some cool, indoor fun with the entire family.

• Head to Heritage Bank Center (100 Broadway St., Cincinnati) to be wowed by CIRQUE DU SOLEIL’S LATEST SHOW, AXEL. The new show features acrobatics, choreography and amazing aerial stunts — all on ice skates! This show runs January 23 – 26. Call 1-800-745-3000 or visit cirquedusoleil.com/usa/cincinnati/axel/buy-tickets for more information.

• Visit Sharon Woods (11450 Lebanon Road, Sharonville) January 18 – 20 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. for a great glacial experience. STEP INTO THE ICE AGE will take visitors back in time 20,000 years ago to a Pleistocene Forest where they can create ice age crafts, touch a real mammoth leg bone and more! A sensory-friendly hour will be available each day from 10 – 11 a.m. Call 513-521-7275 or visit greatparks.org for more information.

• Take in a family-friendly Cincinnati Cyclones game at Heritage Bank Center (100 Broadway St., Cincinnati). MARVEL WEEKEND takes place January 17 – 18. The kids will enjoy a hockey game and the opportunity to meet The Hulk, Black Panther, Ant Man and others. Puck drops at 7:30 p.m. both nights. To calm things down at the Heritage Bank Center, January 19 will be a SENSORY-FRIENDLY MATINEE GAME, featuring no goal horn, decreased microphone volume, decreased music volume, no strobe lights, no pre-game pyro, a “chill zone” and sensory kits available. Puck drops at 3 p.m. Call 513-421-4111 or visit cycloneshockey.com for more information.

About the Author

Amanda Ciani

Amanda Ciani lives in Northern Kentucky with her husband and their three terrific sons. She enjoys writing haiku parenting poems for her Instagram account (@cinciciani), and Twitter account (@haikuciani).