If you have young kids, you know that keeping them entertained all summer long can be a challenge. Social Media is a great place to start!

The popular Instagram account Kids Day Out Long Island has over 91,000 followers and hundreds of thousands of views. Lauren McDonnell is the stay-at-home mom turned content creator behind the account. WSHU’s Sabrina Garone spoke with her about local summer fun!

Kids Day Out Long Island

WSHU: I'm curious about the origin story here! Of course, you're a parent, but what inspired you to start making this kind of content in the first place?

LM: My daughter was born during the COVID pandemic, and everything shut down. She was my second child, and the way that I, kind of, survived motherhood was going out and doing things. So when this happened, i

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