Family outing Coverage

The best family-friendly places to bike in the Triangle

Explore the best family-friendly and easy bike parks in the Triangle with our comprehensive guide, now featuring additional trails like the American Tobacco Trail and Art Museum Loop. Find the perfect biking adventure for your family in North Carolina's vibrant Triangle region.

Kaila Curry, WRAL audience engagement producer

Take the Kids: Polar Express ride along the Great Smoky Mountains Railway

Tara Lynn and her family recently enjoyed a special Polar Express train ride in the mountains of North Carolina. Check out her experience and find out how early you need to buy tickets.

Tara Lynn. WRAL contributor

Check out this 22,000 Lego brick version of Mount Rushmore to be unveiled at Raleigh's BrickUniverse this weekend

Now in its 5th year, BrickUniverse LEGO Convention will stop at the Raleigh Convention Center this weekend with a lot of Lego creation debuts, including a massive 22,000 brick rendering of the famous Mount Rushmore.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor

Artist moved to add magic to Mountains-to-Sea Trail

Courtney Pernell is creating stars in her pottery studio. She'll hang those stars along the 62 miles of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail around Falls Lake. It's a game of 'finders-keepers, a way to encourage families to get out and enjoy nature.

Time-lapse video: Watch a guy at the natural sciences museum put together 2,000 piece LEGO rocket

The N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences will host Astronomy Days this Saturday and Sunday. The free event includes all kinds of presentations, displays and hands-on activities that focus on space exploration.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor

10 family-friendly activities for weekend of Jan. 25 to Jan. 27

An African American Cultural Celebration. Astronomy Days. Lots of women's basketball. And other family-friendly weekend activities.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor

How to manage and enjoy a day at the Christmas parade with the kids

Arrive early and pack your patience. The Raleigh Christmas parade is a tradition for tens of thousands, but there are ways to make it more fun than frustration.

Take the Kids: Pick up fresh N.C. apples at the State Farmers Market

Why am I writing about this as part of our weekly Take the Kids series? Because I've been taking my kids to the market each fall for years to pick up bags of apples and gallons of cider. It's a fun, easy outing that ends with lots of crisp and juicy apples to take home.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor