9 S Summit Avenue (map it) Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301−258−6160 The Gaithersburg Community Museum is neither big nor fancy — it is just a one room affair with a model train set up, gift items for sale, historical displays, and a friendly docent — but it is worth stopping by if you are in the […]
Woodend Sanctuary 8940 Jones Mill Road Chevy Chase, MD 20815 301−652−9188 We love the Audubon Nature Fair, and look forward to attending each year. We picnic with friends, shop for gifts for upcoming events, meet bee keepers, learn about invasive species, find little creatures in the pond, make cardboard binoculars, enjoy performances geared at both […]
Happy belated Thanksgiving! We snagged a great book from the library recently! In A Plump and Perky Turkey (written by Teresa Bateman and illustrated by Jeff Shelley) the turkeys all skip town before Thanksgiving and the town-folks try to trick them back, but (after pages of engaging illustrations and rhymes that please me) they end […]
I know I rave about most of the places my kids and I explore, but this is one of the coolest places around here. If you are looking for a fun summer day with your kids, Greenbrier State Park (map) will not disappoint. It is worth every mile of the drive, even at the current […]
A local mom shared a site with me that could prove useful given all the upcoming summer movie screenings. kids-in-mind.com reviews movies and rates their appropriateness for children. I have looked over the reviews of a few movies we have seen recently and they seem to be accurate and thorough. Summer Family Movie Screenings: Regal […]
Audubon Nature Preschool I have seen the folks at the Audubon Nature Society’s Woodend Santuary in action during their spring fair the last two years and would send my kids there in a heartbeat if it were closer and cheaper. You can get all the details on their website… just wanted to put the name […]
Natural Baby & Child Fair Special Beginnings Birth Center 1454 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd Arnold, MD 21012 naturalbabyfair@yahoo.com This looks like a small fair and is a bit of a trek from my usual haunts in Loudoun County, but I know how hard it can be to find cloth diapers and a variety of baby carriers […]
Beans in the Belfry 122 West Potomac Street Brunswick, MD 21716 (301) 834‑7178 I may have raved about other cafes, but Beans in the Belfry is my favorite in the Tri-State area. They have a doll house. They have dress up clothes. They have books. They have toys. They have so much to look […]