Indoor Play Areas in MD, VA, and DC
Whether its summer or winter, sometimes the weather does not make for a fun day outside. Snow, rain, and even heat can make us...
Get Wet- Get Cool at Water Playgrounds
By Sarah GrosjeanWith skyrocketing temperatures and stifling humidity, what better way to spend the last few days of summer than by relaxing in the...
Curiosity Zone Experiments
OOBLECKTime: 10 minutes.Materials:mixing bowl, spoon, corn starch, water, food coloring (optional)Directions:In a mixing bowl, mix 1/2 cup water with 2-3 drops of food coloring. Add about...
Ideas For Springtime Activities
Enjoy springtime activities within your own backyards and neighborhood.•Organize relay races with household objects using recycling items like old boxes as obstacles•Conduct a scavenger...
The Curefest DC 2014!
Smashing Walnuts Foundation Represents....See Ellyn Miller, mom of Gabriella Miller and head of the Smashing Walnuts Foundation get her head shaved. She got her...
Decorating Backpacks
Here are all the essentials you need to design your own backpack this school year!Decorating Toolkit A plain backpack Fabric paint Patches...
Family Literacy Month
Family Literacy Month, celebrated every November, marks a time to address parent and child literacy and recognize the fundamental role of family involvement in...
Summer Reading Programs
Keep Kids Reading-andHaving Fun with it!byCynda Zurfluh Summermay only be ten weeks long, but there’s a lot of research that shows kids losesome of...
National Coffee Day- Free Coffee!
Happy National Coffee Day! How appropriate that it falls on a Monday. Instead of grabbing a cup from the office pot, here is a...
Acorn Jewelry
Create adorable jewelry pieces from nature with acorns! Here's how: Materials Capped acorns Tacky glue Fuzzy yarn and wool Permanent marker ...