Benjamin Franklin thought the wild turkey should be our national bird. Find out why we still eat turkey and not eagle for Thanksgiving dinner at Talking Turkey with our Naturalist, 2-4 p.m. on Nov. 21 and 22 at Oregon Ridge Nature Center. The program is free and perfect for families. Call 410-887-1815 for reservations. The [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Talkin’ Turkey
Friday, November 20th, 2009Santa arrives at the Inner Harbor Nov. 21
Friday, November 20th, 2009Santa is temporarily ditching the reindeer to arrive Baltimore style at the inaugural Santa House Lighting at the Inner Harbor Nov. 21. He’ll be chugging in by tug boat. The celebration will begin at 4:30 p.m. at the Harborplace Amphitheater with barbershop songs of the season performed by The Heart of Maryland chorus. There will [...]
The best gift for my birthday
Friday, November 20th, 2009Today I’m 44. Yesterday I spent a lot of time thinking about how I wanted to spend my birthday, where I wanted to go to eat dinner, who could and could not join us. It all felt very important. Then my day took an unexpected turn. At 4:15 yesterday afternoon my son left home in [...]
Conference keepers
Thursday, November 19th, 2009We had parent teacher conferences this week. Here were the parts I liked the best: Maggie’s teacher bought 10 students in her class a meal from a fast food restaurant to reward them for meeting their reading goal. Two kids said thank you. Maggie was one of them. Adam’s teacher is known for giving kids [...]
Da Vinci on Display
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009Don’t miss the opportunity to introduce your children to the magnificent mind of one of history’s greatest inventors when “Da Vinci — The Genius” comes to the Maryland Science Center. The most comprehensive traveling exhibition on Leonardo Da Vinci includes 10,000 square feet showcasing his work as an inventor, artist, anatomist, sculptor, engineer, musician and [...]
Happy Birthday Baby Loves Disco
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009Baby Loves Disco is celebrating it’s 5th birthday with a pajama party Nov. 22, noon to 3 p.m., at Recher Theater in Towson. The afternoon dance parties began 5 years ago in Philadelphia and feature real music spun and mixed by real DJs blending classic disco tunes from the 70s, and 80s, according to the [...]
The last weekend before holiday madness
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009This blog is written by my co-editor Cheryl Clemens: My husband keeps asking me if I want to go to the Ravens game on Sunday, and while I love football, I’ve been hesitant to commit. It finally dawned on me why: This is the last weekend before holiday madness begins. One week from tomorrow is [...]
All grown up?
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009My second daughter, Lilly, got her ears pierced this weekend. It was a present for her 9th birthday, which was in September, but she had to wait until soccer season was over. Lilly has been chomping at the bit to get her ears pierced since before her older sister, Maggie, got them pierced for her [...]
Project panic
Monday, November 16th, 2009My twins came home last week with their first project assignment of the year. They are in fourth grade and they have to write a 10-line poem about a topic having to do with culture in the middle ages. Parents may help, the assignment clearly states. Have I told you yet how much I loath [...]
Bending Light: A Family Friendly Experiment Courtesy of the Maryland Science Center
Friday, November 13th, 2009Do you think you can bend light? In this experiment you will try to use water to make light go around a corner. What you will need: • Plastic pitcher • Sink • Water • A nickel • Water glass • Pencil The Experiment: 1. Place an empty plastic pitcher in a sink under a [...]