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12/21/2025

🍩 Need a fun idea for winter break? Try making out part is the Cincinnati Donut Trail!

https://www.travelbutlercounty.com/donut-trail

🍩 This train hits 12 small business donut shops in the greater Cincinnati area, and depending on the weather, you could do them all in 1 day!

🍩 Check their website and hours before planning - and don’t forget your passport!

Comment ⬇️ your favorite donut!

Ready to plan your Donut Trail experience? We have all the tips and tools you'll need below. Visit 12 mom-and-pop donut shops with your passport in hand, and earn a sweet T-Shirt reward!Please remember that each donut shop on the Donut Trail has varying days of operation and hours. Some shops will c...

12/20/2025

🎄 We had the best time today for our end of year work event! We did some glassblowing at Neusole Glassworks!

They have a ton of classes, a lot of glassblowing options, and most classes are ages 5+! Make sure to call and get a reservation set up before you go.

12/15/2025

If you are looking for something unique and family friendly to do while the kids are on winter break, here is a fun option, great for all ages! Check out The Art of the Brick Expo! This is a traveling exhibition that rotates all over the country and it is back in Cincinnati between December and the first part of 2026!

🤩 Discover how one million LEGO® bricks have been turned into more than 100 works of art

🦖 See a T-Rex nearly 20 feet long, human figures, many animals, famous art, and other life-size sculptures

📸 Visit an innovative multimedia collection of photographs made out of LEGO®

✨ Embrace your creativity and build your own sculptures at the playground area

👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Enjoy a family-friendly day out perfect for people of all ages

🌏 Explore the exhibition visited by over 10 million people worldwide

12/13/2025

December is the season of sparkle, togetherness, and making memories! 🎄✨

If you’re looking for ways to bring a little extra joy to your month, here are some simple, meaningful holiday activities to enjoy with family or friends:

🎁 Swap small gifts or handwritten notes to spread appreciation
🍪 Bake holiday treats together—perfection not required
🎬 Have a cozy movie night with everyone’s favorite classics
❄️ Take a lights walk to enjoy neighborhood decorations
🧤 Volunteer as a group—a warm way to give back
🎶 Create a shared playlist of everyone’s holiday favorites
📸 Do a “memory moment” photo challenge and capture the season

The holidays can be busy, but they’re also full of opportunities to connect, laugh, and slow down. At MAC Counseling Services, we’re wishing you a month filled with warmth, fun, and meaningful moments. 💚✨

12/11/2025

Anyone like bingo and/or a scavenger hunt? Here are 2 options (plenty more with a quick google search) for bumping up the connection with your people.

Gretchen Rubin with The Happiness Project created a holiday bingo that can make a gathering more connection filled and maybe even create a new tradition for yourself!

The Savvy Sparrow created a fun Christmas lights scavenger hunt for all in your car to enjoy!

Comment ⬇️ your favorite light display!

12/08/2025

Anyone read a lot during the winter months?
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Here are a few holiday book lists to get you started. Comment ⬇️ your favorite holiday book!

Books for kids - https://www.countryliving.com/shopping/gifts/g22778889/christmas-books-for-kids/

Books for teens - https://www.maryhannawilson.com/christmas-books-for-teens/

Books for adults - https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/tv-movies/g28737773/best-christmas-books/

12/06/2025

Another fun idea for this season is to include a little friendly competition! You can include prizes, bragging rights, a trophy, etc. here are a few fun ideas to get you started if this is up your alley:

🎮 Mario Kart competition or other video game system/game

♟️ Baord games

🃏 Card game and/tournament like uno or euchre

🏠 Gingerbread house decorating

🎄 Outdoor decorations

🎤 Christmas karaoke

Comment ⬇️ some friendly competition ideas or your favorite way to celebrate!

12/02/2025

🎄 Happy December! 🎄

This month we were going to share a whole bunch of fun stuff - activities, books, podcasts, movies, anything really!

First up is from a local realtor and the local list of fun activities, ideas, etc. for this month.

https://usercontent.flodesk.com/82fbd069-18c7-4b7a-8c30-9d9b77cd164b/upload/oljgh35vbo/Holiday_Guide_2025_%282%29.pdf

Comment ⬇️ something fun to share!

11/29/2025

📰 Here’s another article that also outlines having enjoyable holiday experiences, especially with your family. Our hope is for your holiday season to be filled with more enjoyment than stress, more peace than chaos, and more of the traditions that make your heart happy.

Comment ⬇️ with your 1 word to thrive during the holidays.

https://poojalakshmin.substack.com/p/holiday-boundaries-that-actually?publication_id=1161647&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-share&isFreemail=true&triedRedirect=true

The tried and tested methods I share with my patients.

11/27/2025

🦃 Happy thanksgiving from all of us at MAC Counseling Services. We are so thankful, grateful, and honored to be a part of your story and journey.

11/25/2025

✅ Food drive donations were dropped off this morning to a local elementary school! Thank you to everyone who donated this month. We’re so glad to do our part in our small corner of the world.

We hope this week is full of little joys, time for calm, and whatever makes your heart happy.

11/24/2025

We love the work Mindful Marriage and Family Therapy is doing and this article is perfect for our holiday suggestions. Take a moment to read it, and then do the discussion questions.

Any preparation time ahead of the holidays will be time well spent. It will keep you safe, regulated, and ready for what your next steps will be. You may also want to do this before all the Christmas or other December holiday/family activities.

Comment ⬇️ one goal you have yourself for an upcoming holiday/event.

https://mailchi.mp/mindfulnessmft/stressing-about-the-holidays?e=aee9039a2a

The holiday season is upon us, and with it comes more than pumpkin spiced lattes and cozy evenings. Whether you spend it with family or not, this time of year can bring up questions, concerns, and the origin wounds that shaped you. Are they going to judge any aspect of my life? Will they remember my...