Weekly events, articles and contests from Washington FAMILY Magazine
 
    



Comment Your Costumes

We hope you had a great Halloween weekend! What were you and the kids this year? Click the link below and comment your favorite pictures in costume! 
 
FALL

Knit a Blanket in 45 Minutes
Click here for more Fall recipes, activities, fashion and more!  
 
ARTICLES   
 
Thanksgiving is just around the corner. This brings to mind a large turkey with all the trimmings on a dining room table, surrounded by happy family and friends. It's one of my favorite holidays. But this year, I want to take a look at "thanksgiving" as a verb, instead of the noun of the holiday. "Thank" is a...
 
With diminished stomach space, pre-delivery jitters and a mile-long to-do list, expectant moms may be tempted to slack off on healthy eating as delivery day nears. It's completely understandable; after all, you're busy, tired, and you've got other things on your mind. Who has the time or energy to whip up healthy meals when you've got a birth plan to finish and diapers to buy?
 
EVENTS  

When: Nov. 8
Where: Ticonderoga
26469 Ticonderoga Rd.
Chantilly, VA


When: Nov. 6
Where: Other Voices Theatre
244 South Jefferson St.
Frederick, MD


When: Nov. 7
Where: Locust Grove Nature Center
7777 Democracy Blvd.
Bethesda, MD

Click here for more events happening this week!
Mom Review: Hope Springs   
Mom Reviewer: Eric Walters 
 
The Mbooni District in Kenya is a village far away from our Washington, DC, suburbs. Hope Springs is set in that distant, dusty village. It is a story about how people confront the reality of scarce resources, specifically, what does a community do when there is limited water during a drought? In the story, three children... to read the rest, click here! 
We have been running the Best for FAMILIES survey in our magazine for more than 20 years! This year, we surveyed thousands of DMV moms and dads in over 200 categories and rounded up tens of thousands of votes. Take a "scroll" down this list for access to the D.C. area's Best for FAMILIES restaurants, retail, activities, trips and more!
Contests

Check our Facebook page for a ton of fantastic contests coming up where you can win tickets to fun and local events near you! Be sure to "Like" us so you don't miss out!
Subscribe to Washington FAMILY

Get the D.C. area's number one parenting resource straight to your mailbox! Click here for more information!
Thank you for reading!

We love hearing from you! If you attend one of these events or have a story to tell, share it with us on social media! Visit our website, www.washingtonfamily.com for more great FAMILY resources, events, articles and more!

Sincerely,


703-318-1385 ext. 7#
11260 Roger Bacon Dr. Ste. 20
Reston, VA
Copyright © 2015. All Rights Reserved.