Being Savvy: Activities, things to do with your preschoolers, toddlers and kids in New Orleans, LA

5 tips for skipping town with your preschooler in tow

by Kelly Leahy

This month at Being Savvy we are talking about summer escapes. It just so happens that I have escaped New Orleans for a couple of weeks. I'm hiding out in a camp on a lake in Vermont. This is the second summer that I have been able to get out of the city for a couple of weeks in a row. It's a much needed vacation as I was low on the fuel needed to carry me to the next Mardi Gras.The trip ... Read more >

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Go pitch a tent

by Kelly Leahy

Camping can be quiet, peaceful and relaxing. New Orleans rarely is. If you are looking for an experience that will get your kid a glimpse of the "great outdoors" then unearthing your tent and grabbing your cooler would be a good start. The question is where do you go? I always shudder when I pass the "camping" signs on Claiborne near the Quarter and the I-10 overpass. The idea of sleeping in the ... Read more >

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Three Days in and Around New Orleans: Day One

by Kelly Leahy

Over the next three days we will be highlighting the best that New Orleans has to offer families with preschoolers who chose the Crescent City as a destination. It's unfortunate that the first thing that pops into one's head about New Orleans is not "kid friendly." There are a great number of activities that make our fair city perfect for family fun. Here is a sample itinerary for activities to ... Read more >

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Three Days in and Around New Orleans: Day Two

by Kelly Leahy

If you took my advice for Day One, you had a full afternoon and evening in the Quarter. You might be ready now to explore a little further into what the city has to offer families with young children. Day Two holds a trip to the zoo and aquarium while taking advantage of various means of transportation offered in New Orleans.No visit to New Orleans is complete without a ride on the streetcar ... Read more >

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Three days in and around New Orleans: day three

by Kelly Leahy

This is the third installment of our mini New Orleans vacation guide and as it is your theoretical last day in the city, it's only fitting that I try to jam a few more things into the morning hours before you catch your hypothetical plane back to where you came from. No trip to New Orleans would be complete without a trip to Cafe Du Monde. Here your preschooler will delight in beignets buried in ... Read more >

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Best Things about Coming Home to NOLA

by Kelly Leahy

My clan returned home from vacation on Saturday. Keeping in line with this month's theme, I'd like to take a look at the best things about returning to New Orleans. My trip entailed three weeks filled with fun and family on a lake in Vermont where I'm pretty sure it never reached ninety degrees. Needless to say I went through severe re-acclamation when I stepped off the plane. Now that I've ... Read more >

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Meals that take you away -- without getting away

by Kelly Leahy

For today's list, we are taking a look at meals in New Orleans that not only go beyond gumbo and po'boys but are also preschooler friendly! It's a tall order but here are five restaurants that fit the bill.Go for sushi. I've taken my kids out for sushi a number of times. I've found the staff helpful all over the city but I'm personally very fond of Sake Cafe (2830 Magazine Street) and the ... Read more >

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