There are plenty of spots throughout Northeast Ohio that offer healthy goodies that still will appeal to the most discerning of kids – even those with a serious sweet tooth. Lighten up by visiting some of these area eateries with your kids and enjoying these treats together.

Chef Art Pour Restaurant Group presented Cleveland Clinic Children’s with a check for $5,000 to be used in pediatric education. Funds were raised through the sale of holiday gift cards at Burntwood Tavern, M Italian, and Pacos Tacos.

The Science Center's OMNIMAX Theater will hold the screening and will not include any previews or trailers for coming attractions. The theater is one of fewer than 20 worldwide showing the movie on 70mm film. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 26, and will be available at the Science Center box office.

It's National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend, so I created an Oreo Stuffed Thin Mint Brownie recipe to celebrate!

While it’s important for our children to be involved and find activities they enjoy, there is only so much time in the day and so much money to spread around. When it comes to being busy, how much is too much? Find the right balance between your children’s activities, school and family life.

It will soon be that time of year again. Your kids will be dragging out their trunks, sports equipment, musical instruments, science and art supplies to get ready for the camp season. At what camp will your child find themselves this summer? There are plenty of options around Northeast Ohio. We provide you with where to go, but also help with your decision by sharing camp experiences through the eyes of four local kids.

While technology is a useful resource, it can turn dangerous for teens as they face the potential of being cyberbullied and lured away from their homes by online predators. Parents have to balance allowing their kids to become digitally literate people and protecting them from harm. It’s not easy, but there are tools to help.

Summer at Magnifi-Camp is making your own jewelry. It’s also running a business, whipping up a soufflé, programming your own video game and nailing a fast break. Magnificat High School has reinvented summer programming to offer busy families more options for a fun, active and purposeful summer for girls and boys in grades 1-8.

Kids ages 7 to 12 will create books during a workshop led by Akron artist Dan Cuthbert at Summit Artspace. The workshop is 2 to 4 p.m. on Feb. 20, March 19 and April 16. Participants in small groups will write and illustrate a book and learn about the bookmaking process.

Registration for the spring season opens Feb. 24. The program serves girls in third grade through eighth grade in Summit, Cuyahoga, Lorain, Portage and Medina counties. It uses fun, experience-based curriculum that integrates confidence-building, community service and physical activities.