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Greening the Holidays

by Leticia

December 10, 2008

Regardless of what you are celebrating this year, make your holidays a little greener by being kind to the environment and teaching your children a lesson in conservation. The holidays always involves an amazing collection of trash due to wrapping paper and the packaging that gifts come in. Be green when you wrap by recycling materials that would otherwise go in your trash. I was flipping  Read more...

Guest Savvy: Best Hanukkah Books and Toys

by Beth Hoffman

December 08, 2008

Jodi lives outside of Washington, DC and blogs at jodifur about being a wife, mother, attorney, and everything in between. Jodifur celebrates the randomness of life and she even has a category for random jewishness. Hi, I'm Jodi , Beth's friend. I'd like to say Beth picked me to guest post for her because I'm totally awesome and her favorite blogger,  Read more...

Five for Tuesday - Local Holiday Traditions

by Leticia

December 02, 2008

One of the fun things about having kids is the chance to start new traditions for your family. So far, most of our have been home-based because the kids are little and it is just easier, so we make gingerbread men on Thanksgiving morning and Christmas-themed sugar cookies on Christmas Eve. But I expect to be hauling the kids all over town before much longer, the same way my parents hauled  Read more...

More of Our Favorite Activities and Things to Do in Washington

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Creatures & Critters:
Our Urban Jungle

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Do, Re, Mi! Places to Hear, Sing & Play a Tune

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Artistic Endeavors:
Our Favorite Art Venues

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Room to Run:
Run, Jump & Wiggle Outdoors

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Rainy & Quiet Days:
Cozy & Crazy Indoor Fun

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A Sense of History:
Our City's Stories

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Tot's Science Fair:
Science & Nature Sites

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Splash, Spray, Play! Local Spots to Get Wet

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The Most Fun in Life Is Free!

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The Best of... Our Top Can't-Live-Without Spots

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