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USA Science & Engineering Festival
Celebrate Mama!
Family Fun
Mom Blog: Scary Mommy
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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

For more information, click here! 
FAMILY FUN

Celebrate Earth Day Festival
When: Friday, April 25
Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: United States Botanic Garden Conservatory
100 Maryland Ave. SW
Washington, DC
Learn more about this event here!

Friends of the National Arboretum's Annual Garden Fair
When: Friday, April 25
Time: Free 
Location: United States National Arboretum
3501 New York Ave NE
Washington, DC
Learn more about this event here!

Maryland Bacon Festival
When: Saturday, April 26
Time: 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Location: Rash Field
201 Key Highway
Baltimore, MD

Families Unplugged: Cool Ceramics
When: Saturday, April 26  
Cost: $7  
Location: Arlington Mill Community Center
909 S. Dinwiddle St
Arlington, VA
MOM BLOG: Scary Mommy 
6 Unlikely Perks of Motherhood 

 Motherhood comes with a ton of hardships like sleepless nights and diaper blow-outs. Fortunately, it also comes with some perks you might not have expected. Obviously, there's the whole endless love part and hugs and cute baby onesies, but here are a few other benefits that are pretty sweet, too...

 

1. Tax Refunds. Upon my first post-kid visit to TurboTax.com, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the universe (er, well, the government) wanted to monetarily acknowledge all the hard work I'd been doing in the baby maintenance department that year. I typed in my new addition and BAM- I just doubled my tax refund! Of course, it didn't come close to covering L&D costs, diapers, or my many trips to the therapist (kidding, kind of), but I guess... 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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Your Friends at FAMILY Magazine