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    • Fall foliage
    • Fall classes {virtual & in-person}
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    • Fall festivals, farms, orchards and events
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    • Winter bucket list
    • Cut-your-own tree farms
    • Holiday tea
    • Outdoor ice rinks
    • Holiday light displays, outdoor markets and celebrations
    • Camps, classes & parent groups
    • Holiday shows, ballets and concerts
    • Survive Daylight Savings
    • Ski and snowboard with kids
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    • Easter, eggs and hunts
    • Mother’s Day
    • Memorial Day weekend in 2018
    • Tax day steals and deals
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    • Summer bucket list
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    • Outdoor movies
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Winter bucket list

December 16, 2020

This winter we will be spending much more time outdoors and so we have invested in an awesome fire pit, cozy blankets and outerwear to make it bearable. This winter bucket list is so much fun; even if some of the typical winter and holiday events are not listed due to covid-19. Happy holidays and here’s hoping for health and happiness to you all.

Quick links:
A Wider Circle
Holiday cookies
Holiday light displays
Ice skating
Holiday drinks
Gingerbread ornaments
Holiday treats
Games
Paper snowflakes
Camp out
Donate
Solo Stove

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Fall bucket list

September 17, 2020

Fall is just around the corner which will welcomes even more opportunities to be with your family while also being outdoors. We invite you to click the links below to gather more info as well as add to our bucket list in the comments!

Apple + pumpkin picking
Haunted house at American Plant
(River Road location)
Fall festival
Volunteer opportunities

National Arboretum
Fall foliage
Hikes

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Summer bucket list

July 8, 2020

Our bucket lists each season are typically full of new and exciting seasonal activities and exhibits happening in Washington, DC. While this bucket list is not listing those nor does it include my favorite summer adventures such as Jazz in the Sculpture Garden or our annual family trip to Dutch Wonderland, I still think it has some fun ideas to get your family outdoors. We’d love to hear how you are spending your summer.

Quick links:
51 new statehood murals
U.S. National Arboretum
Drive-in movie at Union Market or a drive-in which is a drive away, past Baltimore and in Virginia near Winchester, Columbia Pike drive-in
Kayak
Bike
Breweries & Vineyards
Delaware beach

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Spring Bucket List

March 9, 2020

With daylight saving time behind us and blooms starting to peak up from the ground, it’s time to start planning spring schedules!

Quick Links:
National Building Museum
National Cherry Blossom Festival
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory at National Theatre

Day out with Thomas at B&O Railroad
National Cathedral Flower Mart

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Winter Bucket List

December 27, 2019

Quick Links:
Ice Skating
Enchant Christmas
National Christmas Tree
Light Displays
Miracle on 7th Street
Volunteer Opportunities
Seasons Greenings
Ski and Snowboard

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Fall Bucket List

September 19, 2019

Most people love Fall. I love Summer {sigh}. However, I do recognize that Fall welcomes such great opportunities to be with your family while also being outdoors. We invite you to click the links below to gather more info as well as add to our bucket list in the comments!


–The Observation Deck at the Washington Monument and more info since previous site isn’t offering much
–Apple & pumpkin picking
–Boo at the Zoo
–Volunteer
–National Children’s Museum OPENS
–Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
–Haunted house at American Plant
–Mount Vernon Fall Harvest Family Day
–REACH
–Markoff’s Haunted Forest
–After Hours at NGA
–National Theatre

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How we’re making the most of our Summer in DC

July 9, 2019

Ahhhh sweet Summer! We countdown to our favorite season because we get to spend quality time with the kids, but spend much of it refereeing sibling fights. How many days until school starts? I’m not quite there yet, so what better time to share my ideas on how to have the best summer with kids in DC?

You may have seen our family bucket list we published at the beginning of summer (see photo below). It’s always a fun way to kick off the summer as everyone gets excited as they remember what they loved about the prior summer. We have crossed off four of our must-do’s so far; Jazz in the Sculpture Garden, Wolf Trap Theatre-in-the-Woods, a few trips to Bethany Beach (a blog post coming soon about kids + Bethany Beach) and a few Nats & Big Train baseball games. Up next is our annual trip to Dutch Wonderland where we are actually going to sneak in a few days in the Poconos for the first time, followed by the Montgomery County Agriculture Fair in August where Stefanie Harrington Photography and I have something exciting in the works that we will share with you afterwards. All of these things combined with a few weeks of summer camp, more frequent scoops of ice cream, later bedtimes and less hustle + bustle help to make for a pretty sweet Summer.

Does your family create a bucket list of sorts to accomplish each summer? Let us know in the comments what is on your list!

Need a reprieve from the heat or bugs? Here are some of our favorite family-friendly places to visit that are indoors.
Michaels Camp Creativity
U.S. Botanic Garden (Children’s Garden is outdoors but magical so don’t miss it)
Badlands
First Studio at The Kreeger Museum
Zava Zone
Drop-in at Red Panda Art Studio
Port Discovery Children’s Museum

Our family enjoys having neighbors and friends over for a bbq, pulling out the sprinkler followed by s’mores over the fire pit. Summers in DC are hot and wet –which inevitably bring mosquitoes. We wouldn’t be able to be outside as much as we are if it weren’t for Mosquito Squad of Greater Washington DC treating our yard. We have a shaded backyard which means the excess water sometimes sticks around longer and that actually attracts the bug. As a result, we have been getting our yard sprayed for three Summers and it makes an incredible difference. No more dousing ourselves in bug spray and running inside to find shelter and Benadryl itch cream. Just good old Summertime fun, the way it was meant.

Mosquito Squad of Greater Washington DC is our communities’ leading choice for mosquito, tick, stink bug and gnat control, as well as other forms of backyard pest control. Their work has made it possible for customers to enjoy their backyards for the first time without fear of bug bites or vector-borne diseases. Their work is backed by a 100% customer satisfaction guarantee. If you don’t like the results, they promise to spray your yard again for free or refund your money. Schedule your mosquito control treatment by calling (571) 364-6956 and find a service that is right for your family here. 

This post was written in partnership with Mosquito Squad of Greater Washington DC who is providing standard barrier treatment for our yard this summer.

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Summer bucket list in and around Washington, DC

May 30, 2019

We always make a summer bucket list and very rarely do we get through it because you know, there’s summer camps, beach trips, playdates and late afternoons at the pool in addition to all the wonderful activities DC has to offer. Not on the list are some of our previously popular summer spots like drop-in at Michael’s Camp Creativity, Strathmore Backyard Theatre this only takes place on Thursday’s in July and Regal Summer Movie Express, where movies are just $1 on Tuesday & Wednesday’s. Leave us a comment and let us know what’s on your summer bucket list!

Quick links below:
Jazz in the Sculpture Garden
Wolf Trap Children’s Theatre-in-the-Woods
Wolf Trap summer performances
Ballpark Boathouse, Fletcher’s Boathouse, Mariner Sailing School, The Wharf
County Fair
Hop on/off bus
Union Market drive-in
Dutch Wonderland and Lancaster County
Delaware beaches
Nats and Bethesda Big Train baseball games
Party cruise on the Potomac

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