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Top 5 Things to Do in the DC Area on a Rainy Day
Top 5 Things to Do in the DC Area on a Rainy DaySometimes rainy days make me want to curl up on the couch underneath a blanket with my two children cuddled close with a stack of books for a reading marathon. Other times we feel like we've been stuck in the house for days and need to escape. National Building Museum's Building Zone- - My children love anything construction related so we hop on ... Read more >
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Local Music- Rocknoceros
We were introduced to Rocknoceros a year ago during their performance at a local coffee house and became hooked. Ever since then we've been checking their online calendar and following them around the DC Metro Area like groupies. Hailing from Northern Virginia, Rocknoceros' Coach Cotton, Boogie Woogie Benny, and Willie Bob have been friends since they were kids. Now these three dads play gigs ... Read more >
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Downtown Silver Spring's Little Tots Summer Fun Series
Happy Wednesday! If you are reading this with nothing on the agenda this morning and happen to be close to Downtown Silver Spring, today is the start of Little Tots Summer Fun Series. Beginning at 10:30 am every other Wednesday there will be children's performances, in-store activities, specials at the stores, arts and crafts, and more! Here's the summer lineup:June 11- Flumpa and FriendsJune ... Read more >
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Introduction to performing arts at Imagination Stage's Story Theater
Everyone I know raves about Imagination Stage. All the preschool moms I know say that their classes are world class and hold them in the highest regard. Their fantastic performances are a fabulous way to introduce the performing arts and now Imagination Stage has a Story Theater series geared just for the preschool and toddler set. Not only am I excited about having a family activity that ... Read more >
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival Children's Activities- Texas
Today is the third day in a row that I've devoted Being Savvy DC to the ways the Smithsonian Folklife Festival can be enjoyed by the whole family. I covered Bhutan, wrote about NASA, and am highlighting Texas today. My goal through this series is to provide you with a kid-friendly guide to enjoying each part of the Folklife Festival when it opens this Wednesday.After learning about space over ... Read more >
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Being Savvy DC's Weekend Picks
Lacking plans for the beautiful weekend that is ahead of us? Well look no further! Here are my Being Savvy Washington DC picks for this weekend:Saturday- Crafty Bastards Arts & Crafts Fair On Saturday, the Crafty Bastards Arts & Crafts Fair will be held in Silver Spring, Maryland (just north of the DC line) for the very first time! Hosted by Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center, Crafty ... Read more >
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insider tips for attending Wolf Trap's Theatre in the Woods
Guest contributor Linda Kerr lives in Fairfax County with her two children. She and her clan venture out to find cheap fun and excitement close to home. Linda is currently writing a book on having kids less than two years apart (aka Baby Bunching). She writes at Monkey Business and for DC Metro Moms.While there's no shortage of things to do in the area during the summertime, one of the ... Read more >
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Free Metro accessible summer concerts
Nothing says summer like enjoying music outside while you get your groove on with your kids with a cold drink in hand. Summer isn't quite over yet but it will be before you know it. With free Metro accessible concerts almost every day of the week, you can be sure to catch some live music before the summer ends.Enjoy free music on Wednesdays at Stathmore's Gudelsky Concert Pavilion Gazebo ... Read more >
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Savvy Guest: A Savvy Parents Guide to the Performing Arts
Today's Being Savvy Washington DC guest contributor is Jennifer Buzzell. Jen is a former public school music teacher who strongly believes in the importance of the performing arts. Today she shares how performing arts are integral to a child's learning and provides a list of ideas where to find great opportunities for the whole family.Let's start out with a pop quiz!Q: Are the arts an important ... Read more >
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Leticia
Leticia never had any inkling that she would end up in the DC Metro Area but now finds herself loving everything about living here except Beltway traffic. Born and raised in Northern California's Silicon Valley, this Bay Area native spent 6 years as a New Englander and then moved to the DC Metro Area to be closer to her now-husband and teach for a local school system. By day, Leticia spends...Read more >
Beth Hoffman
Beth is a former corporate flunky turned corporate drop-out and now spends most of her time chasing her two kids; princess-obsessed brand-new preschooler, Mia, and food-obsessed chubbiest baby you've ever seen, Owen. She's a 30-year resident of Northern Virginia and enjoys dragging her kids to all the same places her parents used to drag her....Read more >
Because a Great Book Helps Explain a Tough Subject
Oh, the tough stuff. Life with preschoolers means wading right into the hard stuff, sometimes on a daily basis. And what's perhaps most striking of all is just how much tough stuff there is!
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