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Florida, Travel

Where to stay in Clearwater Florida: Clearwater Beach Marriott Suites on Sand Key

In 2018 Trip Advisor ranked Clearwater Florida as the #1 most beautiful beach in the United States, and I can understand why! This area, located west of Tampa and north of St. Pete Beach is such a hidden gem of a vacation destination. In Clearwater Florida, there are lots of great places to stay, but if you are looking for an amazing resort – check out the Marriott in Sand Key!

Clearwater Beach Marriott Suites on Sand Key

Travel

Nat Geo Encounter Ocean Odyssey in New York City

Spring Break is finally here and we are heading out of town soon. But for these few days we are home, I wanted to try some new stuff and explore NYC a bit more. My kids are finally old enough to spend the day walking around Manhattan – without too much complaining! They love visiting new exhibits and attractions – especially anything that involves science or animals! We were super excited to be invited to visit the Nat Geo Encounter Ocean Odyssey in Times Square and include that in our spring break plans. If you are heading to Manhattan, this should for sure be on your to-do list!

The Best of NYC with Kids: Nat Geo Ocean Odyssey in New York City's Times Square #NatGeo #NYC #NYCKids #NewYorkCity #OceanOdyssey — photos courtesy of Nat Geo Ocean Odyssey

Momma To Go would like to thank the National Geographic Encounter for hosting our visit. As always, all opinions are my own.

A Visit to the Nat Geo Encounter Ocean Odyssey

Disney, Travel

Tips for Spending Only One Day at Disney World

One of the things I love about Disney is there are so many ways “to do it.” At Walt Disney World alone there are four theme parks, countless restaurants, resorts, park-hopping, character meals, Disney Springs, dining plans – you could stay for a month or like we recently did, visit just for one day! There is so much to see and do, that no matter how much time you have you can’t see it all. But if you only have a short stay, you definitely want to maximize your time, so I’m sharing my best tips for spending only one day at Disney World!

Momma To Go would like to thank Walt Disney World for providing two park-hopper passes for purpose of this review. As always, all opinions are my own.

Tips for Spending Only One Day at Disney World

Travel

Orlando Tree Trek: Florida’s Family Treetop Adventure Park

As we all know, there is so much to do in Orlando! Even outside of Disney and Universal, there are awesome theme parks (we love Legoland and Aquatica), indoor experiences (like the Crayola Factory), and wildlife tours a plenty. On our recent Orlando trip, we wanted to try something totally new so we were beyond excited to partner with Orlando Tree Trek for a visit! If you are looking for an awesome treetop adventure park, and/or a zipline in Orlando, we highly recommend a visit to Orlando Tree Trek Adventure!

A review of Tree Trek Orlando, Floridas premier treetop adventure park and zip line #Orlando #Florida #FamilyTravel — photo courtesy of tree trek orlando

Momma To Go was hosted by Orlando Tree Trek Adventure, for purpose of this review. As always, all opinions are my own.

Orlando Tree Top Adventure

Florida, Travel

The Best Aquarium in Florida: Clearwater Marine Aquarium

My kids love animals and are always up for a zoo, farm or aquarium visit. On our recent trip to Clearwater Florida, we were so excited to be able to visit the Clearwater Marine Aquarium and Marine Life Rescue Center– not just to see all the great sea life, but to learn about how they rehab animals! That’s right, the Clearwater Aquarium is more than just a place to go and look at marine animals – it a working sea animal rehab facility!

Momma To Go would like to thank the Clearwater Aquarium for hosting us on our recent visit. As always, all opinions are all my own.

The Best Aquarium in Florida

Stuff I Love

Paint Kit for Kids – Pint Size Painters

The winter blah’s have hit full force here, as I’m sure is true for many of you. With plummeting temperatures, shorter days, and even school cancellations, entertaining my kids this time of year is always a challenge. That’s why I was so excited to have baby girl try out a new creative art immersion kit from locally based, Pint Size Painters!

Momma To Go was gifted a Vincent van Gogh Sunflowers set from Pint Size Painters for purpose of this review. As always, all opinions are my own.

Paint Kit for Kids: Pint Size Painters Review

Travel

The Trolls Experience NYC

Over Christmas break, I wanted to take the kids into the city to see the tree in Rockefeller Center. But I also wanted to do something else, something new (new to us at least) and different. I looked into the three pop-ups that are currently going on, Candytopia, Color Factory and the Trolls Experience. Honestly, we went to Trolls because it was the one of the three that wasn’t sold out for our date and it was close to Rockefeller Center. We had a great time at the Trolls Experience NYC and I’m excited to share our review with you.

Trolls Experience NYC

Travel

The Ultimate Review of Great Wolf Lodge Poconos PA

This fall has been so hectic, I’ve been tutoring a ton, working hard on the blog, and with my son playing travel soccer, it feels like we have been on the run since school started. With some random fall days off, Election Day & Veterans Day specifically, I wanted to plan a little getaway where we could have fun, spend time together and maximize the small break from our daily activities!

Since my kids have been begging, I mean BEGGING, to go to an indoor water park, I knew a night at Great Wolf Lodge Poconos PA would be the perfect destination for this fall break!

Great Wolf Lodge supplied my kids with their own Paw Passes for purpose of this review. As always, all opinions are my own.

The Ultimate Review of Great Wolf Lodge Poconos PA

Travel

Where to find the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday Airline Deals

As the cold weather arrives here in New York, I had been looking at a warm weather getaway with baby girl. It’s her turn for a trip with mommy, since little man took the last mommy trip, going to Dutchess County with me. A few weeks ago, I saw some of the airlines were having sales (which I believe makes prices come down across the board) and I found two tickets from JFK to Orlando for less than $200 each!

Sadly, we hesitated on buying them. Baby girl was on the fence about not wanting to miss stuff at home to go to Orlando, and by the time I convinced her to go with me, the sale had ended and the fares had gone up.

WAY UP!

I feel like this is a familiar tale – do I book? Not book? Wait? Will prices go up? Go down? Will there be another sale?

It’s really hard to ever know if you are getting the best prices when booking travel. Except for one weekend a year when you can know you are getting great sales. When is that?

Let me share.

This post is sponsored by Skyscanner. As always, all opinions are all my own.

Where to find the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday Airline Deals

Holidays, Stuff I Love

Italian Gift Ideas and The Best Italian Gift Baskets You Can Make Yourself

I love giving gifts, I love finding unique things the recipient would love. Sometimes, it makes sense to do a basket of smaller things, as opposed to one big present. Of course those need to fit a theme, or have a common thread. Since I love Italy, and all things Italian, I thought I’d put together some fun ideas for creating Italian Gift Baskets for your friends and family! These would also make GREAT teacher gifts as well. Keep reading for the best Italian Gift Ideas!