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Welcome to the Siouxland Families Blog! 

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The Siouxland Families Blog is dedicated to connecting Sioux City area families to local fun!

If you are a parent, grandparent, babysitter, nanny, or other caregiver of children in the Siouxland area, I want this to be your place to find out about fun things to do with kids in Sioux City and nearby, like library storytimes, fairs and festivals, concerts and plays, and much more.

If you hear about a family friendly event or activity in Sioux City, Iowa; South Sioux City, Nebraska; North Sioux City, South Dakota, or surrounding communities in Northwest Iowa, Southeast South Dakota, or Northwestern Nebraska, please let me know!

You can reach me by leaving a comment on this page, by sending me an e-mail, or by leaving a comment in the Siouxland Family Friendly Events Facebook Group.

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Besides family friendly fun in Siouxland, I also love blogging about restaurants and food trucks from a mom's perspective, and about places that make great vacations for Siouxland area families. Occasionally I receive free admission, free food, or free tickets, or am otherwise compensated for posting. I will always make it very clear when that is the case!


I believe Siouxland is a great place to live and raise kids and I'm so excited to share that with you all! Thanks for stopping by!





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  1. UnknownOctober 5, 2015 at 10:59 PM

    Great idea to make this for parents and grandparents to be able to quickly look up all the fun children's events in Siouxland on one website! Thank you from a Grama!

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