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“Know Before You Go”: Final Space Shuttle Discovery Welcome Event This Sunday

“Know Before You Go”: Final Space Shuttle Discovery Welcome Event This Sunday

It’s supposed to rain tomorrow which means it will be a GREAT day to head to the final pre-planned event to ”Welcome Discovery.”  Earlier in the week, I posted the full schedule so we decided Friday would be the best day for us!  I partnered up with one of my fav mommy bloggers, SuperNOVAMommy, and our boys [Read More]

Welcome Discovery: More Space Shuttle Fun!

Welcome Discovery: More Space Shuttle Fun!

What a memory making day!  Seeing Facebook and Twitter full of pictures and comments from local families and friends on their shuttle sightings throughout the DC Metro Area underscored the importance of the day.  But, the fun isn’t over!  Check out the rest of Discovery’s Welcome Party Events.   EVENT LOCATION: All events take [Read More]

Know Before You Go: MathAlive! (Nerdy Fun for the Entire Family)

Know Before You Go: MathAlive! (Nerdy Fun for the Entire Family)

  When I posted the link for MathAlive on our Facebook page, I acknowledged that I’m a nerd. I fully accept that. And my goal is to make learning so much fun (as my teachers did) that my children choose to be nerds as well! So, when I saw that there was an exhibit at [Read More]

Indoor, Hands-on Fun at ImagiNATIONS! (National Museum of the American Indian, Washington DC)

Indoor, Hands-on Fun at ImagiNATIONS! (National Museum of the American Indian, Washington DC)

I’m always on the hunt for ideas for the kiddies for the winter.  It seems like options abound during every other season but I’m always digging for fun activities that are exciting enough to get me out of the house on those cold winter mornings.  I’m so excited because I finally found another one: ImagiNATIONS Activity [Read More]

To Do Today: Improvise (Pumpkin TrolleyFest at National Capital Trolley Museum)

To Do Today: Improvise (Pumpkin TrolleyFest at National Capital Trolley Museum)

So, what do you do when it’s October, Harvest Fest/Pumpkin Patch Season, and it won’t stop raining?  You improvise! On Thursdays and Fridays in October and November (see website for specific dates), the National Capital Trolley Museum hosts its Pumpkin TrolleyFest!  Children can enjoy the model street railway, check out restored [Read More]

To Do Today: Find a New Favorite (National Museum of American History)

To Do Today: Find a New Favorite (National Museum of American History)

Whenever friends are in town and ask which museums are best for little kiddies, I always recommend the National Air and Space Museum and the National Museum of Natural History. I figured it was time to try out some new museums and see whether there were any that I could add to the list so [Read More]

College Park Aviation Museum: College Park, MD

College Park Aviation Museum: College Park, MD

RJ really loves planes.  He gets it from his dad.  When we are driving from one outing to another, he always points out the planes and gets upset because “mommy is driving” and can’t look at them.  So, whenever there are fun activities at the College Park Aviation Museum, I try to take him. The [Read More]

The International Spy Museum

The International Spy Museum

I always wanted to take RJ to the Spy Museum but I was not sure it was age appropriate and didn’t want to pay $18 (+tax) to find out.  So, imagine my excitement when a friend gifted us his “LivingSocial” deal to check it out!  A pricetag of $FREE is something I will never pass [Read More]

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