30 Things to Do in Hartford County, Connecticut with Your Kids Before They Grow Up

I have a thing with lists…I love them! Grocery lists, bucket lists, to-do lists you name it I make it. When I was living in New York the Mommy Poppins 100 Things to do in NYC with your child before they grow was like my holy grail. So of course after moving to Connecticut I deemed it necessary to come up with a similar list in my own area. While New Englanders may have some stiff competition against the endless amount of things to do in NYC, Connecticut does not disappoint us. There are plenty of things in our very own list of things to do in Connecticut that will help to form our children into the full fledged Yankee Doodle that they will grow into.

1. Cheer on the Rockcats at the New Britain Baseball Stadium
2. Ride the carousal at Bushnell Park
3. Spend a summer day at Lake Compounce
4. Eat apple fritters at the Southington Apple Harvest
5. Go tubing down the Farmington River
6. Sled down the huge hills at Page Park
7. Learn about the history of this great state at The Old State House
8. Watch a show at the Southington Drive-in theater
9. Gaze in awe at the Hot Air Balloon Festival
10. Go apple picking at Karabin Farms
11. Ski the slopes at Mt. Southington
12. Dress up and enjoy a show at the Bushnell Memorial Theater
13. Splash about at CoCo Key Water Resort
14. Smell the roses at Elizabeth Park’s rose garden
15. Taste the best wings in Connecticut at the new family-friendly Sliders Sports Bar & Grill (they even have a brand new kids menu!)
16. Explore New England’s woodland environment at Roaring Brook Nature Center
17. Run through the gigantic life-size whale at The Children’s Museum
18. Go see The Christmas Carol or another great show at the Hartford Stage
19. Lace up your skates and enjoy a day at Newington Veteran’s Memorial Rink
20. Become mesmerized by the beauty of Fantasia’s Christmas Light show
21. Excite all your senses at Wickham Parks Sensory Garden
22. Climb to the top of Castle Craig
23. Let your imagination run wild at the Imagine Nation Museum
24. Go fishing at Crescent Lake
25. Spend the day playing in the Treehouse Arcade while the parents win cash at Foxwoods Casino
26. Hike around Talcott Mountain State Park
27. Learn about the prehistoric times at Dinosaur State Park
28. Go for a tour of the factory and then make your own soda at Avery’s
29. Sit in the cockpit of an airplane at the New England Air Museum
30. Pet the animals at the Flamig Farm