Use our Family Fun checklist to narrow down your child’s camp choices. Is there a type of camp they may not have considered yet? To Zoom into this list and explore other camp-related stories and resources, read our digital edition here.
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Port Discovery Launches New Chapter: 5-Year Plan
Port Discovery kickstarted its 25th anniversary in Baltimore by unveiling a new master plan for the children’s museum that will be implemented over the next five years. A $17.5 million investment will support updates to Port Discovery exhibits that complement existing themes and structures, an expansion of its At Play …
Read More »Baltimore’s Child: 2024 Summer Camps & Activities Fair on WBAL-TV 11
Baltimore’s Child Editor Lindsay C. VanAsdalan spoke with WBAL TV-11 Sunday to tease the February camp fair and talk all things camp. Learn what camp info you can find in the current and upcoming issue of the magazine and hear why camp fairs are beneficial to both kids and parents. …
Read More »Too Sick for School?
Education and medicine may seem like two completely different areas of support for a child, but when it comes to children with chronic or complex illnesses, they are more dependent on each other than you’d think. Research on childhood cancer patients during the pandemic showed their academic needs were not …
Read More »Baltimore School for the Arts Celebrates AAPI Heritage Month
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. …
Read More »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 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 …
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