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 …
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B’More Social: June 7-10
THURSDAY Toddler Time Bring the little ones to hear a railroad story, play in the Choo Choo Blue Kids Zone, make a craft and take a ride on the train carousel or Choo Choo Blueville Kiddie Train. Recommended for ages 2 to 5. June 7 or 21, B&O Railroad Museum, …
Read More »Have First Aid, Will Travel
Every family has tricks of the trade when it comes to successful travel. And many emerge only after getting something wrong. Road-trip fails have taught me: to bring the portable training potty (lined with grocery bags and napkins) for emergency preschooler pit stops; to keep a trash bag in the …
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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 …
Read More »Sense This Summer
It’s finally summertime, which means lots of extra family time to do the things you couldn’t do during the school year. As luck would have it, there are many activities and events in our area for kids of all ages (and some for just the grown-ups). Here’s our list of …
Read More »Animal Adventures
Nature isn’t all hiking trails and camping trips. Sometimes it’s a friendly horse that needs to be groomed. Or a penguin chick that is part of a 50-year-old conservation program. When your kids want to get outdoors this summer but aren’t looking for a woodland excursion, try one or two …
Read More »A Fine Balance
For my family, this will be the summer of The Second Coming, by which I mean the birth of our second daughter in August. My wife and I are mostly thrilled; she’s healthy and feeling pretty good, the doctor is pleased, and the anatomy scan indicates the appropriate number of …
Read More »First Line of Defense
This story is part of a Baltimore’s Child series on school safety which won a Silver Award for writing from the national Parenting Media Association. University of Maryland trauma surgeon Dr. Habeeba Park stands in front of 17 elementary schoolers, who are tired, fidgety and still in uniform from their …
Read More »Two Baltimore County Girls Represent in National Spelling Bee
Hereford Middle School seventh grader Nicole Tsygan — one of two Baltimore students who earned a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee — advanced to the bee’s finals Wednesday evening. Just 41 of the 515 competitors reached this level. One other Marylander, Saketh Sundar from Ellicott City, also advanced …
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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 …
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