Tag: children
Special night with Bowie Baysox benefits Chesapeake Kids programs
Hospice of the Chesapeake invites the community to spend an evening at the ballpark for Chesapeake Kids Night with the Bowie Baysox on Thursday, Aug. 16. The game against the Richmond Flying Squirrels starts at 7:05 p.m. at Prince George’s Stadium, the team’s home field in Bowie, Maryland. The fundraiser is sponsored by M&T Bank. […]
Blessing of the Animals at St. Anne’s
The annual blessing of companion animals, to be offered in St. Anne’s churchyard in Church Circle, is in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals, whose Feast day in the Episcopal Church is October 4. Churches worldwide, including Episcopal parishes such as St. Anne’s, traditionally honor St. Francis’s memory with the […]
Camp Kunta Kinte
For children entering grades 1-5 to experience the culture–the food, the music, and the stories–of western Africa. 9 am to 12 noon. The cost is $135. Register through Anne Arundel Community College: (Course #KDD843-301). For registration and more information, call: 410-777-2658 or visit: www.aacc.edu/kic
Chesapeake Children’s Museum Construction Maker Workshop
Get ready to get creative and build! Bring your recyclables–from toilet paper rolls to milk cartons–to make a creation of your own. Hard hats provided, of course. Open to everyone ages 3-6 at 10:30 am. $8 per builder!
Chesapeake Children’s Museum Princess Party
Come in your own finest princess clothes or borrow some of ours from the dress up room! Music, stories, and crafts fit for royalty! Open to everyone ages 3-6 at 10:30 am. $8 per student.
Chesapeake Children’s Museum Math in the Kitchen
Discover the wonders of math and how it works in each meal we cook! Learn how to follow and calculate a healthy recipe. Open to ages 7-9 from 11 am to 1 pm. $10 per child.
Chesapeake Children’s Museum Seed to Plant
What does it take to get a green thumb? How can you grow something all by yourself? Learn how to care for a plant you can take home. Open to ages 3-5 from 10 am to noon. $8 per young gardener!
Halloween Safety
Halloween is almost here! The holiday with the 4th highest number of ER visits & double the number of fatal pedestrian accidents. It’s not surprising given excited kids wearing bulky, sometimes flammable costumes with limited vision and mobility hopped up on sugar. What are the real risks and what can we do? So what are the biggest […]
Maryland boating safety tips and laws you must remember
It’s the middle of the summer. July and August are traditionally the worst months for boating accidents in Maryland. In 2013 there were 14 boating fatalities in Maryland. The worst day of the week for boating is, not surprisingly, Saturday. With one of our past legislative representatives, Don Dwyer, in the last few years receiving […]
Weichert Realtors welcomes Sandy Howard
WEICHERT, REALTORS® – Platinum Service, covering the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan area, is proud to announce Sandy Howard has joined their office as a real estate agent. Howard is serving property buyers and sellers in the Baltimore area. “We’re thrilled to have Sandy on our team of real estate specialists,” said Manager Donale Bernarding. “Armed with a […]
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Chesapeake to organize Day of Advocacy for mentoring in Maryland
Known as the oldest and largest youth mentoring organization in the state of Maryland, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Chesapeake, is leading the charge in organizing a mentoring day of advocacy in Annapolis. Mentoring Day in Annapolis, will take place on Thursday, March 12 at the House Office Building in Downtown Annapolis. An […]
The Great Cloth Diaper Change
Cloth diapers have come a long way in the past ten years, and The Great Cloth Diaper Change event serves to raise awareness of cloth diapering and create some buzz and excitement too! To do this, several people in the cloth diapering movement, including ChapmanHill BABY have joined forces with the nonprofit Real Diaper Association […]
A Different Kind Of Pain
Pain begins as a physical thing I believe. As a child we get bruises or scrapes and the physical pain is felt instantaneously. Then we grow, and pain becomes an internal feeling, not necessarily as tangible or recognizable as the physical wound. Love, happiness, loss, heartbreak, etc. The emotions grow stronger with maturity and are […]
How Quickly They Grow…
When my husband and I found out we were expecting, nine months seemed like an eternity. Before I knew it we were in the last trimester, registering for “baby goods” and packing our hospital bag. The time flew by. Now, as our baby girl grows older each day, I am amazed at the changes I […]
I’m Not Perfect…I’m Mom
Motherhood is perhaps the only occupation and hobby where the participant actually expects perfection on the very first attempt…. As the proud, yet cautious, new mother to a beautiful five-week-old baby girl, I have learned quickly how the smallest accomplishments can change the way a new mom may feel from minute to minute. Learning to […]
Local Woman’s Child Taken By TSA
Annapolis Woman’s Child Taken By TSA In Atlanta UPDATE: The TSA has responded: TSA’s policy is that officers will not ask parents to do anything that would distance them from their children during the screening process. Our goal is to provide the highest level of security while ensuring that all passengers are treated with courtesy […]
