costa rica with kids

visiting costa rica with kids

Memorable stay in Costa Rica (Arenal Observatory Lodge)

May 16, 2013

If you are looking for an amazing affordable place to stay in Cost Rica, the Arenal Observatory Lodge is a place we’ve been twice and we we totally fell in love with it each time.  The first time we went it was years ago when Arenal still roared through the night with explosions.  We were […]

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An unconventional breakfast (San Isidro, Costa Rica)

January 19, 2013

Years ago, my pregnant self would never have imagined anyone would ever be able say to my kids “so you know how to collect eggs?” and have them answer “yes!” but something about having two boys who love adventure changed everything. Thanks to Farmer Jayne at Kelsey Creek Farm in Bellevue (two years ago we […]

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Where does chocolate come from? (Tirimbina Biological Reserve, Costa Rica with kids)

September 14, 2012

Ever since the Theo Chocolate Factory moved a twenty minute walk from our house in our old neighborhood, I’ve been dying to see where chocolate comes from.  We went on many tours and each time the guide told us about cocoa pods and how they would just hang off trees and how the insides were […]

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Just close your eyes and jump; zip-lining with kids in Costa Rica

August 24, 2012

I told the hubby when we booked our trip to Costa Rica, that we wouldn’t go zip-lining with the kids.  I even remember saying, “Whatever we do, we are NOT going zip-lining!!!”  I was worried that it would be dangerous, that they were too young; that I would get stuck somewhere on a line in […]

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Trainforest (Monteverde, Costa Rica)

August 19, 2012

I don’t know why I showed the kids this video on youtube but I did and then going on the Monteverde Rain Forest train became a must do on the duo’s Costa Rica adventure list. I couldn’t find much information on what this tour would be like and after taking the guys on trains all […]

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Toucan Rescue Ranch (San Isidro, Costa Rica)

August 15, 2012

Where do I begin to tell you about the most amazing, magical and enlightening place I’ve ever traveled to? The Toucan Rescue Ranch in San Isidro, Costa Rica is a place I want to go back to every year to watch as it grows. Leslie and Jorge, the owners of the ranch, are doing an […]

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visiting the sloth sanctuary where you can see sloths with kids in costa rica

Sloth Sanctuary (Cahuita, Costa Rica)

August 13, 2012

Trip planning is a joint decision in this household and one my husband and I make together.  When I first started  my “I want to visit Costa Rica” trip campaign to the hubby I reminded him of how wonderful a time we had when we went pre-kids and I told him that it would be […]

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