When the Christmas music starts, the lights go up. These holiday light displays in Baltimore and beyond are running throughout the month—with some that came to life as soon as bellies were full of Thanksgiving turkey. Grab the family (Fido, too!) for festive illuminations. Discover extensive displays you can …
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Click the images below to download this Top 10 calendar as a PDF. This roundup of family events appears in the December 2021 issue of Baltimore’s Child. Correction: Museum admission starts at $19.95 in Port Discovery’s “Noon Time New Year: Rock The Boat” event on page 2.
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On Monday, Oct. 18, about 20 first graders planted seeds in freshly built plant beds for a new community garden at Curtis Bay Elementary School. Community volunteers saw five or six students huddled at each of the 8-foot by 4-foot beds, one of them excitedly exclaiming, “When do we …
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Baltimore’s Child received eight awards for publication excellence from the 2021 Parenting Media Association’s (PMA) annual conference held in St. Petersburg, Florida, Nov. 14-16. Explore which stories and designs won in the categories below. Column: Child Development & Parenting Issues Contributing writer Erica Rimlinger garnered a gold award …
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The Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Festival of Trees returns this holiday season at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium. Visitors can drop by from Nov. 26 through Nov. 28 to donate items for the toy drive. The traditional sale of more than 500 trees, wreaths and gingerbread houses decorated by …
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Looking for family-friendly activities to do with your kids this holiday season? If you’ve already grabbed your pictures with Santa, load up the car and make a trip to your local farm to choose or cut your own Christmas tree. Whether you’re looking for variety, organic or sustainable options …
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The Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation celebrated the opening of its 100th youth development park in the nation on Wednesday, Nov. 10. Approximately 100 people gathered to cut the ribbon for BGE Field at Reedbird Park, presented by Kelly Benefits, a $3-million, 83,000-square-foot waterfront turf field in the south Baltimore …
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Step into the North Pole alongside a scout elf from the beloved “Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition” as he gathers friends to help his human family remember the importance of Christmas cheer. The Lumistella Company—creator of the iconic brand—and Mills Entertainment present an original stage production, “The …
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Kelly Simmons has fond memories of her elementary school days in Baltimore. Images of children riding bikes and playing outside in the 1980s are interspersed with a strong food memory: Linden’s butter crunch cookies. They came in a yellow box, three to a pack. Everyone at her Edmondson Village elementary …
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Families seeking COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11 are now able to schedule appointments for clinics in Baltimore County offered Friday and Saturday, Nov. 5 and 6. The Department of Health will begin administering the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine—newly-approved by the Food and Drug Administration and Centers …
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