Next time you plan to spend the day at the Inner Harbor, treat the kids to a taste of local history with a tour of the USS Constellation and a trip to Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine — complete with a cruise around the harbor on a Water Taxi. Start your day at [...]
Archive for June, 2009
History at the Harbor
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Brainless bike designs
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Here’s my neighbor trying to get our kids bikes on the car last Sunday. It should have been an easy task, but these days kids’ bike frames have gotten a little funky. Gone are the triangle frames that easily slide onto a standard bike rack. In are sloping top tubes and fat frames that mimic [...]
Camping moms
Monday, June 29th, 2009Last week I went on what started as a mom and kids camping trip with two of my friends. The first trip was two years ago and the three moms and our 11 kids struck out for Jellystone park outside of Hagerstown. The ages of our crew ranged from 10 months to 8 years. Since [...]
City Sand at the Inner Harbor
Friday, June 26th, 2009The beach is coming to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor June 27 from noon to 3 p.m. when teams of architects, builders and design professionals will use more than 25 tons of sand to create multi-dimensional sand sculptures as part of City Sand. This year’s theme is Edgar Allen Poe, to celebrate the 200th birthday of one [...]
Explaining Michael Jackson to my kids
Friday, June 26th, 2009My guest blogger today is my co-editor, Cheryl Clemens: I was torn, as I’m sure many parents were yesterday, about how to explain to their kids the phenomena of Michael Jackson. Younger ones have no clue who he is; older ones only know him within the framework of the child molestation accusations earlier this decade. [...]
Scale model train show this weekend
Friday, June 26th, 2009The Great Scale Model Train Show comes to the Maryland State Fairgrounds this weekend, featuring displays, equipment and nearly 400 tables of merchandise. Rare train movies (as well as cartoons) will be shown and clinics and demonstrations are scheduled throughout the weekend for those who want to improve their modeling skills. Admission is $9 (kids [...]
Be a source for a Maryland Family story
Thursday, June 25th, 2009The editors at Maryland Family are looking for parents to interview on the following topics: 1. Did your baby fail his or her newborn hearing test? Even if the baby passed a test at a later date, we’d still like to talk to you. 2. Did you come up with a funny, heartwarming or creative [...]
Family Fun Day
Thursday, June 25th, 2009Catch family-oriented bands, make crafts and have fun at “Celebrate Your Style” Family Fun Day on Saturday, June 27, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Powerplant Live in Baltimore. The event is free and is sponsored by CREATE Everyday Geniuses. Bands will include Brandy Rymer and The Little Band That Could, and singer Joanie [...]
We have a village
Thursday, June 25th, 2009Summertime living is like a commune for me. Last Friday, I passed off one of my kids to the neighbors because he couldn’t go to the pool due to his swimmer’s ear. Then I picked up a friend’s kids to take to the pool because she was moving that day. When I arrived at the [...]
Keeping kids from vanishing
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009There’s just no way to describe the instant, overwhelming panic a parent experiences when you realize you’ve lost sight of your child. The Boston-based Center to Prevent Lost Children says that 90 percent of families will momentarily lose track of a child in a public place. With those kinds of odds, it pays to plan [...]