This May, students at the Baltimore School for the Arts (BSA) put together a cultural celebration with performances, food and traditional dress in honor of its Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) students. The program was an opportunity for all students to celebrate their culture and learn about their traditions. …
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Memorial Day Weekend: More for Families at Harbor East Cinemas
What can you pack into a day trip to Baltimore? Families planning Memorial Day outings might be wondering the same thing. A trek into the city for county residents over the last few years might not have included the movies—as there were few theaters in the area, with a limited …
Read More »Top 10 Family Events this May See what's hopping in Baltimore
See the calendar in our digital edition here.
Read More »Wow, You’re Really Flexible: What Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Is (And Isn’t)
Flexibility is usually described as a positive trait in children. They might be able to do party tricks like bend their pinky backwards or always hit a split in gymnastics. But if those skills come with chronic pain, your child could be living with a disability without even knowing it. …
Read More »5 Places to Go Ice Skating in the Baltimore Area
Oh, the weather outside may be frightful, but the glistening ice from these indoor and outdoor winter skating rinks is all too delightful. Downtown backdrops and shopping centers in Baltimore and beyond offer picturesque views in locations convenient for a family outing. Stop in for an hourly skate, book a …
Read More »Baltimore’s Child Wins 4 Parenting Media Association Awards
Mid-Atlantic Media publication Baltimore’s Child won a total of four awards in the Parenting Media Association Design and Editorial Awards Program—two of them gold. The awards recognize excellence in family publications across the U.S. in 2022. Publications are awarded gold, silver and bronze awards in two categories: small or large …
Read More »Finding Their Inner Courage Children in need still benefit from a nearly 20-year community
When John Ramming imagined a therapy tool for children, he never thought he’d be presenting the idea to 19 specialists at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. The 35-year Glyndon resident had been fundraising with the Carroll County Knights of Columbus for a Hopkins chaplain who was supporting hospitalized children from the …
Read More »Meet Baltimore’s Shop Pets Say, 'Hello!' as you window shop with Mom and Dad
Children have always had a special connection with animals. Nothing makes little ones light up more than the opportunity to visit with of their furry friends, from class field trips to the farm to family zoo excursions, or even just feeding ducks at the pond. Now you can make running …
Read More »School Lunch Memories
Every school cafeteria offers a familiar scene. As lunchboxes open, eyes dart from one child to the next, and then comes the classic question: what ‘cha got? School lunches draw up memories even years later of what was traded, of special items brought from home with a note from mom …
Read More »Top 10 Family Events for August Start the back-to-school countdown with these events at the tail-end of summer vacation in and around the Baltimore area.
Click the images below to download this Top 10 calendar as a PDF. This roundup of family events appears in the August 2022 issue of Baltimore’s Child.
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