September 2012
- Sat, Sep 22, 10am, Lowe's Build and Grow Clinic: Build a Fire Truck
- Sat, Sept 22, 10am & Sep 23 12pm, Library of Congress National Book Festival, National Mall. A family event, free and open to the public. Click here for more info.
- Sat, Sep 22, 7pm-10pm NASA Goddard Observe the Moon Night 2012. A family event, free and open to the public. See my blog post on the 2011 event here.
- Wed, Sep 26, 10am-11:30am, Sharp Farm Open House & Educational Program. Homeschoolers and Individuals welcome. In addition to learning about farm life, kids also get to feed the animals, go on a hayride, take home a pumpkin, a boll of cotton and an ear of corn. $7/child, adults are free. Registration Required at least 2 days prior to event. Click here for more info and to register.
- Fri, Sep 28, 9am-1pm, Clagett Farm Interfaith Day to Serve Oyster Restoration Center, Discovery Village, for ages 16 and older. RSVP at MHoffman@cbf.org and click here for more info.
- Sat, Sep 29, 9am-4pm, Clagett Farm Interfaith Day to Serve, Upper Marlboro, all ages. RSVP at Cthomas@cbf.org and click here for more info.
October 2012
- Sat, Oct 6, 10am-11:30am, Sharp Farm Open House & Homeschool/Educational Program. Kids also get to feed the animals, go on a hayride, take home a pumpkin, a boll of cotton and an ear of corn. $7/child, adults are free. Registration Required at least 2 days prior to event. Click here for more info and to register.
- Sat, Oct 6, 3pm-5:30pm, Columbia Art Center Empty Bowls Fundraiser. Call 410-730-0075 to purchase tickets, $20/ticket. Proceeds to benefit FISH of Howard County. Watch the promotional video and get more info here.
- Fri, Oct 19, 1pm-2:30pm, Sharp Farm Open House & Homeschool/Educational Program. Kids also get to feed the animals, go on a hayride, take home a pumpkin, a boll of cotton and an ear of corn. $7/child, adults are free. Registration Required at least 2 days prior to event. Click here for more info and to register.
- Sun, Oct 21, 1pm-3pm, NASA Goddard Sunday Science Experiment. A family event, free and open to the public. Click here for more info.
- Patuxent Wildlife Visitor's Center. Teacher Workshops, Kid's Enrichment programs (free) and other fun things to do. On a nice day, a Nature Walk through the Reserve is nice. Visit their website link to see more.
- Laurel Library Chess Club, meets twice a month on Saturdays at 1:30pm. Open to all ages, 2 and up! Call 301-776-6790 or see library web site for details.
- Laurel Chess Club, meets every Thursday from 6pm-10-pm at the Boys and Girls Club. Open to all ages. Call Jason Waggoner at 301-490-6042 for details.
- Oregon Ridge Nature Park in Cockeysville- so much to do!
- Homeschooler Nature Day, 2nd Friday of every month from 10am-12pm.
- Wooly Bear Preschool, 1st Wednesday of every month from 10am-12pm
- They have a long list of events and activities, including canoeing, hiking and swimming to check out as well.
- News and Events page
- School Programs
- Port Discovery Thrifty Thursdays- $6 admission between 1p-4:30p
- Lowe's Build and Grow Clinic, every other Saturday at 10a-11a at a Lowe's location near you, FREE. Check their website for project details and to verify date and time for the Lowe's nearest you. Pre-registration is preferred but not required, walk-ins accepted.
- Home Depot Kids' Workshop, 1st Saturday of each month from 9a-12p
- College Park Aviation Museum
- Peter Pan Club, 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month, 10:30a, pre-school club with story time and hands-on activities
- Afternoon Aviators, every Friday, 2-4:30p afternoon Aviation-themed activities
