(re) discover Washington DC through the eyes of your children
To celebrate the trailblazing contributions to the world by women in STEM fields this month, KID Museum, a pioneering experiential museum and educational makerspace, is launching Maker Girls, a series of hands-on, invention-based workshops for 4th-8th grade girls. A live, interactive virtual event on Thursday, March 25 from 4-5 PM ET will kick off the program, in partnership with AAAS… Continue Reading…
Dino Safari is a fun and educational drive-thru experience that features 40 full-size animatronic museum-quality dinosaurs you can experience from the comfort and safety of your vehicle and is invading National Harbor! Dino Safari takes audience members – in their vehicle – to “Pangea National Park,” for an up-close-and-personal journey with the most fascinating prehistoric creatures from the mighty T. rex of North America… Continue Reading…
Like many others, our family needed an escape from the four walls of our home that we had come to know so well over the year. The criteria for the trip since we were still in a pandemic was that we needed wide open and outdoor spaces to explore. We found a great airbnb in Madison, Virginia (which was under… Continue Reading…
Not too long ago we were going to local performances at our favorite theatres, exposing our children to the arts. We are so happy Imagination Stage has adapted their art into something we can watch from home, for now and in this latest show, they definitely completed the mission! For its second foray into the world of virtual theatre, Imagination… Continue Reading…
This marks a year of everyone pivoting and adapting as our lives changed pretty fast. Hopefully this finds you well and optimistic for the future. I’m appreciative to those who have stuck around this past year– I look forward to sharing family-friendly events throughout our city as they slowly return. Speaking of returning, many summer camps will return in-person and… Continue Reading…
PJ Library has updated their Passover hub with dozens of fresh ideas and resources for families, including stories and songs, games, activities and recipe ideas, and printables. One of the new resources in 2021 is the free downloadable, intereactive PJ Library Family Haggadah. Downloadable translated PDFs are also now available in Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, and French. Additionally, there’s an interactive component that makes the Seder that… Continue Reading…
The below is a guest post from the creators of Good Trouble for Kids; an arts initiative to promote racially conscious reading. Good Trouble For Kids is an especially valuable children’s book subscription program in this moment of an expanding consciousness that being antiracist must include intentionally engaging children through reading, art and conversations on racial and social justice. Antiracist… Continue Reading…
This guide has been updated, see the 2022 guide here. While this summer may have some uncertainty to it, we are fortunate that camps are moving forward in safe ways. We have noted whether they are in-person, virtual or a hybrid of both. Some camps have not yet decided how they will operate so we have noted those with TBD… Continue Reading…