Charleston Currents

FOCUS: Frugal ways to have some summertime fun at county parks

By Charleston County Parks | The Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission is making it easy to find affordable fun for the whole family. The Frugal Fun campaign highlights more a dozen affordable recreational activities at various Charleston County Park locations this summer.

Visitors to the county parks can choose from a wide range of activities that are available for five dollars per person or less (park admission fees sometimes apply). Many activities are also offered free with park admission.

Low-cost Frugal Fun activities at Charleston County Parks include skating, cycling, pedaling, paddling, fishing, swimming and more …

by Special to Charleston Currents · 06/25/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

FANNING: How to travel overseas with kids

By Ben Fanning, contributing editor | Often, when parents take an overseas trip, they leave their kids at home; however, this can be a missed opportunity.

Recently, we traveled to Italy for two weeks and decided to take our 5-year old daughter with us. We discovered taking our kid added to the fun and was a rewarding experience for the entire family…without the stress. Cl;ick to read 10 tips for traveling well with kids:

by Ben Fanning · 10/17/2016 · 5 comments · Careers, Views

Sabine: Looking for a summer camp

JAN. 26, 2015 | As we settle into the new year, popular demand for the best summer camps has resulted in early planning. January and February are now the months to begin looking at your summer calendar and bookmark the websites you will watch for upcoming camp schedules and registrations.
To help get your game plan organized, we offer a breakdown of some of our favorite camps, what they specialize in and a timeline of when those 2015 online schedules will appear on your screen.

by Andy Brack · 01/26/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Kids