If you’ve decided to stick close to home this year because of gas prices, there’s a new book out that could help spice up your summer. “Kids Love Maryland” by George and Michele Zavatsky has over 600 places to visit and things to see throughout Maryland for children ages 2 to 15. The book is [...]
Archive for May, 2007
Guide showcases top spots for kids
Thursday, May 31st, 2007Get back to nature in your backyard
Thursday, May 31st, 2007Prepare to pitch that pup tent because the annual Great American Backyard Campout is June 23. Sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation, the Great American Backyard Campout is held to encourage parents and kids to turn of their televisions, iPods, Playstations, computers, cell phones and all things high tech and experience a night with Mother [...]
Talent shows, parades and more at annual LakeFest
Thursday, May 31st, 2007Columbia’s lakefront promises to be full of fun the weekend of June 8 to 10 as the LakeFest Celebration kicks off the Columbia Festival of the Arts 20th Anniversary Celebration. On Friday there will be performances from 5 to 11 p.m. including three shows by Australia’s Strange Fruit, a group that fuses theater, dance and [...]
Get Up & Go Howard County
Thursday, May 31st, 2007The following listings contain events taking place in Howard County, Md. For more listings, including other events in the county and around the greater Baltimore area, click the link at the bottom of this page. STORY TIMES Note: Story times are free and require registration one week in advance unless noted. > Center for Jewish [...]
Get Up & Go
Thursday, May 31st, 2007STORY TIMES Note: Story times are free and require registration one week in advance unless noted. > Center for Jewish Education 5708 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore. Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Ages 2-5. Toddler tales with related music and crafts. Free. 410-735-5011, hcohen@cjebaltimore.org or www.cjebaltimore.org > B & O Railroad 901 W. Pratt St., Baltimore. Ages 2-5. [...]
Letter to the Editor
Thursday, May 31st, 2007Although I was glad to see the subject of adoption in your current issue of Maryland Family magazine, I was quite distressed to see Baltimore City absent from your list of adoption resources. Maryland has 11,000 children in foster care, 7,000 of whom are in Baltimore City. Baltimore County has the second largest group, with [...]
How extracurriculars create confidence
Thursday, May 31st, 2007My son Danny began performing in plays at local children’s theaters when he was in first grade. He had a small role as the Grand Duke in Cinderella and found he enjoyed being on stage and adopting other personas. More plays followed and soon his on-stage resume included such roles as Aladdin, Tevye and the [...]
What’s Up Doc?
Thursday, May 31st, 2007Q I know everyone grows at a different rate, but now that my tall daughter is in middle school, I thought her friends would be catching up. Is there a certain window that most preteens go through a growth spurt? Yes, there is a window, predominantly due to the hormone-driven pubertal growth spurt that most [...]
Spotting scoliosis
Thursday, May 31st, 2007Five years ago Perry Hall resident Lisa Aversa was bathing her then 6- year-old daughter when something unusual caught her attention. “It seemed to me that one side of her spine was more muscular than the other,” she recalled. “Like the muscles were just thicker on one side of her back than the other.” An [...]