Ready to visit the new Unity Park in Greenville, SC? The $66 million project near downtown Greenville is open to the public and we’ve got all the details.
The huge Unity Park is now open and it is gorgeous. Families will love the wide-open spaces, playgrounds, shelters, paved trails, and of course, the splash pad.
Looking for the most delicious burger in Greenville? Kidding Around Greenville readers have recommended their favorites giving you options for the tastiest burgers around town. If you find a burger you love based on this list, show us some love and let us know!
We asked where to get the best burgers and Kidding Around Greenville readers delivered big time. You guys really love your burgers! When I’m craving a burger, and believe me, if I wasn’t before writing this post, I am now, it’s all about the juicy center with gooey cheese melting over mushrooms, tomatoes, and onions with perfectly cut and seasoned French fries and a pickle. It’d be hard to find something more satisfying than a really good burger. And look no further than this list!
(more…)We are thrilled to announce that Kidding Around Media’s Editor-in-Chief and Owner, Bethany Winston, is the recipient of the 2022 Entrepreneurial Success Award, which recognizes the power of small businesses to use innovation to create jobs and expand their business model. It was sponsored by Forum Benefits.
It’s nearing summer and parents may be dreading the annual balancing act of having summer fun and summer learning, too. Sylvan offers some great options that combine fun with engaging learning activities that will help children feel prepared for the coming school year and avoid summer learning loss all while having a great time! (And if your register for their summer camp before April 30, you can buy 2 and get 1 free!)
Thank you to Sylvan of the Upstate for supporting Kidding Around Greenville by sponsoring this post.
Sylvan Learning of the Upstate (with locations in Greenville, Taylors, Spartanburg, and Anderson) has the perfect solution – the well-known tutoring company has a variety of options that include personalized instruction, excellent STEM and academic camps, courses for credit, and prep classes to help students catch up on any unfinished learning, get a head start on next school year, and build confidence for college while having a great time learning.
(more…)Money is a big part of life, whether we like it or not, and kids understand way more than we give them credit for. It’s never too early to start talking about money and developing financial literacy with your kids. But how do you really do that?
We are partnering with Future Scholar, South Carolina’s 529 college savings plan to give you the practical steps you can take to have those conversations with your kids, even toddlers.
From cakes and desserts to private chef experience to catering, Chef Ebony at Suga Pie Honeybun does it all – and right here in Greenville, SC no less! She offered some of her bestselling dishes to us to try so we could write this review.
There are few things I love more than finding easier ways to feed my family during a busy week. I try to be intentional about menu planning, grocery shopping, and cooking regularly but it’s hard when you are trying to take care of the kids and do the million other things we have to do as parents to keep all the balls we are juggling in the air. This is the very reason why I was delighted when I met Chef Ebony, who runs a catering company called Suga Pie Honeybun.
Oh, and she’s an amazing pastry chef. Her signature dessert is a Strawberry Lemonade cake. I’ll get to that in this story but let me just say that Ebony is a cake wizard and I’ll be dreaming about it tonight.
(more…)Looking for a new family adventure? The Blue Ghost Fireflies are an amazing site you can view through the Cradle of Forestry in Pisgah Forest. KAG’s Kristina Hernandez experienced this unique site and she’s sharing all the information so you can check it out with your family!
(more…)There is an island outside of Charleston, SC that is home to Boneyard Beach, an otherworldly driftwood forest right on the ocean. Kristina and her kids explored the island with Coastal Expeditions, who provided us media tickets. Here’s why it should be on your bucket list.
I had seen photos of Boneyard Beach on Bulls Island, which is part of the Cape Romain Wildlife Refuge in Charleston, SC, but nothing could truly prepare me for the experience of walking through those old and weathered trees strewn across the sandy beach. It was an experience like no other. And because us here at Kidding Around are always looking for incredible experiences to bring to you, our awesome readers, we had to do this one.
(more…)Did you know Takeoff Mini-Golf is opening in Greenville, SC? The only aviation-themed miniature golf course in the Upstate is now open next to Runway Park near downtown Greenville. We’ve got all the details.
After a 20-year corporate career, Megan Mishler needed a change, something fun that would allow her time with her two little kids. Her husband, Anthony, has his small plane pilot’s license and after visiting Greenville’s Runway Park, they had their answer: they would open an aviation-themed miniature golf course right next to the park. The dream came true.
For more amazing things to do in Greenville, SC, don’t miss out guide to Things to Do in Upstate, SC.
When Megan and Anthony decided to go with the aviation theme for the mini-golf course, they went all in. Every detail was thoughtfully devised and the experience centers around having fun with your family and friends in a unique and adventurous way.
There are 19 holes (18 plus a bonus!) and each one is a bit longer in length than a standard mini-golf course so you have more space to get those coveted hole-in-ones, or just laugh at how bad you are at mini-golf (ahem, myself).
The lights that dot the course look like actual runway lights, the numbers of each hole look identical to the ones you would see on a runway, there are plane propellers on one of the holes, and the last hole has a real plane beacon that lights up and has a siren if you make a hole-in-one.
The course lights up like a runway at night even and like at next door Runway Park, you can watch small planes land and take off not 200 yards away at the airport.
My kids, ages 11 and 7, loved, loved, loved this place. They had such fun trying out the different holes and watching the golf ball bounce over the humps, through obstacles, and around boulders. They thought the hole where you needed to get the ball into a small water cascade so it could get to the hole was awesome. I mean, I thought it was awesome, too. They loved trying to hit the ball under a big boulder bridge and enjoyed trying to get a hole-in-one on the last, beacon hole.
For the enjoyment of the adults, they have holes that, while tracking with the plane theme, were designed to look like old school games like Plinko and Skee-ball. I freaked out here. Obviously. I love those games! The Plinko one has lights that all light up at night and look like runway lights, and the skeeball one – well, that was hard. I couldn’t get the ball through it where it would come out the other side but I had a blast. I love those thoughtful touches that Megan and Anthony did to make sure every guest, no matter their age, has a great experience.
During the hot summer months, you’ll appreciate the 32 flavors plus four house specialties of shaved ice in two sizes: coach and first-class. They also have hot and iced coffee, snacks, ice cream, water, soda, and yogurt drinks available.
Bathrooms are indoors at the café and a shaded pavilion has plenty of seating for guests.
If you’re already thinking Takeoff Mini Golf would be a great spot to host a birthday party, you’re right. They have three birthday packages available, starting at $250 that comes with 10 passes to play the course plus either a shaved ice or ice cream treat. Two of the packages offer total turnkey service that includes aviation-themed decorations.
One of those packages though is extra special. Included in this birthday package is the opportunity for the birthday child and two guests to take a Discovery Ride in a small plane with Greenville Aviation to see Greenville from the air, taking off and landing right there at the airport. That package includes 10 passes and ice cream treats, a gift for the birthday child, pavilion rental, decorations, and memories to last a lifetime. That fantastic birthday package costs $475.
Takeoff Mini Golf also offers corporate and group events and can be rented in full on Wednesdays.
Takeoff Mini-Golf has putters for all ages and balls, which come with your mini-golf ticket. Ticket prices are $11.50/age 13+ and $9.50/age 4-12. Kids 3 and under play for free with golden plastic putters. Expect to spend about an hour and a half playing the course.
Hours are:
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday – 10 am – 5:30 pm
Friday and Saturday – 10 am – 9 pm
Sunday – 1:30 – 5:30 pm
Takeoff Mini Golf
28 Airport Road Ext, Greenville
864.263.3456
A brewery take on the popular Mice on Main downtown hunt, Brewmiceter seeks to encourage people to find little dressed-up mice at eight local breweries.
I met Darcy at the Toaster Farmer, a wonderful indoor winter farmers market in Greenville, and was drawn in by her super cute apparel that showcased her love of Greenville. But there were also little mice on the table, which piqued my curiosity – and as we got talking, I learned all about a brewery take on the popular Mice on Main downtown. It’s called the Brewmiceter Hops Hunt and it’s very much geared towards supporting local businesses while having fun. Â