There are 99 days of summer and 99 opportunities to do something fun. Here are a few ideas for this week. June 24: Learn a new card game. (Visit pagat.com to learn games, rules, number of players, etc.) June 25: Gather a few friends and download the “Head’s Up!” app. …

There are 99 days of summer and 99 opportunities to do something fun. Here are a few ideas for this week. June 17: Go for a hike! (Don’t forget your sunscreen, tick repellant, a hat and some drinking water!) June 18: Declare a pajama day, and while you’re at it, …

There are 99 days of summer and 99 opportunities to do something fun. Here are a few ideas for this week. June 10: Plan a berry or fruit picking outing. Visit pickyourown.org for a list of pick-your-own farms, conveniently listed by county. June 11: Since you’ve picked fresh fruit, why …

There are 99 days of summer and 99 opportunities to do something fun. Here are a few ideas for this week. June 3: Plant a pizza garden, complete with herbs you’d like to use for homemade pizzas, such as basil, oregano, thyme, parsley, chives and grape tomatoes. June 4: Play …

There are 99 days of summer. Here’s an activity for each and every one of them, one week at a time, starting with Memorial Day. May 28: Make plans with friends to go swimming to kick off Memorial Day, the unofficial first day of summer, or turn on the sprinkler …

As spring looms, now is the perfect time to simplify and be present. What could be simpler than books with one-word titles? They are easy to remember and find in a local bookshop or library, uncomplicated and entertaining. This is also the monthly theme for Baltimore County Public Library’s 2018 …

My daughter might see my choice as a premeditated act of audacious dissent. After all, she had purchased the mug for me a few years back. I had seen a flutter of panic, then an idea leading to determination (one of her best traits, in my opinion) in her 10-year-old …

February book selections are all about love: stories about love itself, stories to share with those we love and stories that foster a love of reading, storytelling and togetherness. Our list was chosen with the help of JoAnn Fruchtman from The Children’s Bookstore in Roland Park. BOARD BOOKS: I Love …

Baltimore played host to the Washington, D.C./Baltimore area Autism Conference late last month. The conference was sponsored by Future Horizons, Inc., an organization whose mission is to provide resources, both human and literary, to help educate and support those within the autism world. Books, research, conferences and speakers who work …

I was a formation skydiver in my pre-kid life, a hobby that in many ways prepared me for the exhilarating, dodgy and sometimes treacherous days of parenting. My coach, Fred, used to say that if a malfunction occurred, it was important not to waste precious time arguing with yourself about …