(re) discover Washington DC through the eyes of your children
Shelby Samperton was curious to find a better way to handle all of life’s ups and downs. As a single mother of 3, she understands the importance of leading by example. When she first started looking into Mindfulness, she was drawn to the sense of calm, understanding, and enlightenment the practice created within her. Shelby was instantly inspired to share… Continue Reading…
This post is written by Sam Sessa. You may have caught wind earlier this week of the upcoming concert he is bringing to the Miracle Theatre. Sessa is a former stay at home dad to 2 boys and lives in Baltimore. He works at NPR music station 89.7 WTMD as the station’s Baltimore music and community engagement manager. A couple… Continue Reading…
Valentine’s Day for me is just another excuse to shove even more chocolate in my mouth than I did the day before while giving extra tight snuggles. It also means the quality of the chocolate is definitely better than my typical 1 and 3 o’clock pick-me-up from my hidden stash. There are plenty of delicious places to shop this Valentine’s Day… Continue Reading…
Homemade love is in the air at the annual Valentine’s Day Card Workshop at the National Postal Museum on Saturday and Sunday from 10:00am-4:00pm! Create handmade heartfelt cards to send to your loved ones. The museum provides a bountiful spread of patterned papers, rubber stamps and postage stamps for decoration, gems and other 3-D embellishments, special cut-out scissors, washi tape, stickers, markers… Continue Reading…
The Valentine’s Day Card Workshop at the National Postal Museum is one of the very first events I included in a blog post back in 2014 when I was just staring out. I remember running into an acquaintance that Saturday afternoon, after the card workshop at the National Postal Museum had taken place. She told me she took her kids… Continue Reading…
Have a night with your person! Bring your kiddos ages 5 and up to Badlands for a night of fun for them, and a night of romance (or blissful nothingness) for you. Bring them by between 4:00pm and 5:00pm and pickup between 8:00pm and 9:00pm for a four hour window that works best for you. Badlands will be ready for… Continue Reading…
We’ve compiled a family-friendly list of ways you can incorporate sustainable products into your home. They are easy and affordable– and customary for our family now. Hopefully something below will resonate with you and will become a good replacement for the harmful ever-so present plastics. Skip the Ziplocs and get the reusable silicone storage bag, Stasher. Stasher was born from… Continue Reading…
The Chocolate Lovers Festival, an annual three-day festival held on the first full weekend of February, features activities for all to enjoy. The festival will be held Friday, January 31 for Liquid Chocolate only from 6-8pm, Saturday, February 1 from 10am-6pm (see schedule of events for times and locations) and Sunday, February 2 from 12-4pm. Join us for the Taste of Chocolate,… Continue Reading…