(re) discover Washington DC through the eyes of your children
All weekend Celebrating Culture and Lights: Diwali at the Kennedy Center Beauty and the Beast at Olney Theatre Pumpkin Chunkin’ at Great Country Farms Maryland Emancipation Day Celebrations Friday 4:00pm-7:00pm: First Friday’s Brookland Art WalkThe studios will be open so you can stroll the walk and check out the studios of all the artists, makers, and artisans who make up… Continue Reading…
Thanksgiving camps: Nov. 24: HoopEdThroughout the school year, HoopEd offers special, one to five-day sports camps for children, ages 5-13, who are out of school due to Federal holidays, parent-teacher conferences, professional development days and winter/spring break. Camps are held in the gyms and playgrounds of local area schools between the hours of 9:00am and 3:00pm with after care available until… Continue Reading…
Smoky Mountain fall foliage prediction map is a helpful guide to ensure you don’t miss those colorful landscapes {anyplace in the US}. Now is the time to head out to see the colors– before we know it they will be gone. Getaways worth the drive: Skyline Drive in Virginia offers 75 overlooks Shenandoah National Park in the Blue Ridge Mountains… Continue Reading…
My kids have been counting down to Halloween for a month & it’s finally here!! Tons of DPR events scheduled for today but check links to verify if they are still on due to the rain. There’s also plenty of farms still open and welcoming pickers! Friday3:30pm: Story Pirates Halloween Party and Costume ContestCreator Campers are hard at work this… Continue Reading…
ARTECHOUSE has been such a wonderful addition to the art scene in Washington, DC. It is unique in that each exhibit is mesmerizing and limitless with an interactive, technology component. The concepts are engrossing and unusual which makes it that much more appealing. STEAM Family Days are back at ARTECHOUSE for a limited time. We got the chance to see the… Continue Reading…
As you’ve gotten out and about in the city more, you may have noticed some new murals throughout each ward. A bit of back story on that– the murals were commissioned by Mayor Muriel Bowser who requested the murals be completed by June 26, 2020 which was the day the U.S. House of Representatives voted on D.C. statehood for the first time… Continue Reading…
November 2, 8:30am-3:30pm: The Loft CollectiveNovember 4, 8:30am-3:30pm: The Loft CollectiveNovember 5, 8:30am-3:30pm: The Loft CollectiveIf your child follows the DCPS traditional school calendar, sign up with us on these upcoming school days off: They’ll have art programming and outside play for grades K-5. See sample schedule and registration info in the link above. November 2, 8:45am-4:00pm: Nature Up Close:… Continue Reading…
The biggest and best Halloween guide is here! From here until Halloween there are many fun events happening, especially this weekend and next! We’ve bee updating it almost daily as events roll in. Fall is here, which means there’s plenty of fruit to pick, perfect pumpkins to be found and fall festivals happening every weekend! We are so thrilled that we were able to… Continue Reading…