(re) discover Washington DC through the eyes of your children
Butlers Orchard (22200 Davis Mill Rd., Germantown, MD 20876)A large variety of Pick Your Own crops are available at Butler’s Orchard on a seasonal basis. Please see the crop calendar. They grow over 23 different varieties of fruits and vegetables each year. Pick Your Own will be by reservation only! Passes grant access to pick your own fields, the farm park picnic… Continue Reading…
Spring bucket list is here! We love making our seasonal bucket lists and in fact looking back at them can give you some ideas of annual events to mark down on your calendar! We are enjoying the colorful blooms popping up throughout the District and hope for warmer days ahead. Mount Vernon Spring Wine Festival & Sunset Tour takes place all weekend…. Continue Reading…
We love making our seasonal bucket lists and in fact looking back at them can give you some ideas of annual events to mark down on your calendar! We are enjoying the colorful blooms popping up throughout the District and hope for warmer days ahead. DC Dragon Boat Festival: May 21, 2022National Memorial Day Parade: May 30, 2022DC Dog Bars… Continue Reading…
Happy Mother’s Day to all!! We’ve found some fun things families can do together this weekend. It is going to be a wet and cold weekend in Washington, DC. Perhaps breakfast in bed with a movie marathon or game day is in the books. If you are okay going to indoor places, scroll all the way down for ideas. Friday and… Continue Reading…
Wolf Trap isn’t just for adults, there are great family shows too! If you do go sans Bambinos, remember to bring a picnic, drinks and blanket and make an entire evening out of it. For the Children’s Theatre-in-the-Woods performances, you can’t have your picnic at the show but once it is finished you can enjoy it in the big grassy… Continue Reading…
Friday-Sunday you can head to Landon for their annual Azalea Festival. In 1954, Landon co-founders Paul and Mary Lee Banfield sold azaleas from campus gardens to raise funds for tuition assistance. The success of the initial sale launched an annual Landon tradition. All the favorite attractions will be back this year, like the huge selection of azaleas, flowers and plants… Continue Reading…
Earth Day is today, get outside! Visit a garden or go on a hike this weekend to take in the spring views all around us. We’ve also got a round-up of ways families can be more sustainable in honor of Earth Day. All weekend Earth Days @ FUTURES: A Sustainability Celebration is taking place Saturday & Sunday. It’s Earth Day,… Continue Reading…
I am the shopper of the groceries and the planner of all meals in our house. And yes, I’m also the preparer — lucky me! I enjoy meal planning because I have come to follow a few Instagram food bloggers who haven’t failed me and are reasonably healthy. However, there are times when I loathe trying to figure out what… Continue Reading…