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USA Science & Engineering Festival
Celebrate Mama!
Family Fun
Mom Blog: Musings From Me
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SAVE THE DATE! 
USA Science & Engineering Festival
 
 
When:
Saturday, April 26 - 
Sunday, April 27 
  Cost: FREE! 
  Where: Walter E. Washington Convention Center
801 Mt Vernon Pl. NW
Washington, D.C.  
 
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Celebrate Mama!



When: Saturday, April 26
Cost: FREE
Time: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
WhereRockville Town Square
200 East Middle Lane
Rockville, MD

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FAMILY FUN

Built to Amaze
When: Wednesday, April 9 - Sunday, April 20 
Cost: Starting at $15
Location: The Patriot Center
4400 University Dr
Fairfax, VA
Learn more about this event here!

Spring Break Fun!
When: Saturday, April 12 - Monday, April 21
Time: Vary for activities  
Location: Port Discovery Children's Museum
35 Market Place
Baltimore, MD
Learn more about this event here!

Easter Egg Hunt at Ida Lee Park
When: Saturday, April 12
Time: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Ida Lee Park
Rt. 15/North King St.

Cherry Blossom Family Celebration
When: Saturday, April 12
Time: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm   
Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Kogod Courtyard
8th and F Streets, NW
Washington, D.C.
MOM BLOG: Musings From Me  
Giving Back: Starting a Family Tradition 

As my children get older, I want to teach them to give back. I want giving back to be a part of their lives. When they were little, we would talk about people who had very little. I would show them that I was donating to the needy by placing an envelope of money in the church collection. I would take them to buy mittens for the "Christmas glove tree." I hoped that giving back would sink in, but I wasn't sure. I remember a time when one of my children couldn't understand why I was not buying the toy for her. Other times, I shopped for our adopted family by myself to minimize the concerns expressed by the children. Truly my children have everything they could ever want. But for a little one, seeing mommy buy a toy for someone other than them doesn't make any sense. To keep the subject of giving back a positive one, I....  to read the rest, click here!

SAVE THE DATE for these GREAT Upcoming Events!


USA Science & Engineering Festival
When: Saturday 26 April - Sunday 27 April
Cost: FREE! 
Where: Walter E. Washington Convention Center,
801 Mt Vernon Pl. NW
Washington, D.C.
For more information, click here!


Celebrate Mama
When:  Saturday 26 April
Cost: FREE! 
Where: Rockville Town Square, 200 East Middle Ln.,
Rockville, MD
For more information, click here! 


March of Dimes
 
When:
Saturday 3 May - Sunday 4 May 
Where: Maryland, DC and Virginia
For more information, click here!


Glen Echo Family Day
 
When: Saturday 3 May
Cost: FREE!
Where: The grounds of Glen Echo Park
For more information, click here!


ViVa Vienna!

When:
  Saturday 24 May - Monday 26 May
Cost: FREE!
Where: 245 Maple Ave. W 
Vienna, VA
For more information, click here! 


Herndon Festival
 
When:  Thursday 29 May - Sunday 1 June
Cost:
FREE! 
Where:
Downtown Herndon, VA
For more information, click here!


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