Welcome to Our Kids - Washington DC
Disney Live! Rockin' Road Show will be at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA February 28, 2010 for two shows (12:30 & 3:30pm).
Nickelodeon Presents Storytime Live! will be at the Warner Theatre in Washington, DC April 16 to 18, 2010 for 8 shows. Tickets are not yet on sale, but you will be able to purchase them online ranging in price from $16 to $46.
Here are some great activities now underway or soon-to-be. We'll change the page along with the seasons. Check back often for new updates. On the seasonal events page you'll find things from local festivals and fairs to the latest information on consignment sales in your area.
Also see >> Special Events
- 2010 Open House Guide - check here to find out when all the local preschools and private schools will hold their open houses.
- 2010 Spring Consignment Sale Guide - here you'll find a compilation of all the local spring consignment sales going on in the DC metro area.
- Spring Break Camp Guide - check here for complete listings of all the local spring break camp offerings for kids in the DC metro area.
- Indoor Play Areas
- Indoor Pools & Water Parks
- Roller Skating Rinks
- Skiing & Skating
- Volunteering as a Family - Our Kids Top 10 List of Holiday Volunteer Opportunities!
Also see >> Special Events
Our area is a mecca for family-friendly live entertainment and museums. If your children can sit still for 45 minutes or so, they are probably ready to see a (short) play or a concert. Here are some recent shows, museums and other attractions around the DC area the OK staff has taken in. Can you recommend something else? Please send us a review!
Amusement, Festivals & Special Events
- Adventure Park USA
- Great Wolf Lodge
- It's Raining, It's Snowing! What Should We Do with the Kids?!
- Our Kids Top 10 List of Ways to Get your Family Pumped for the Winter Olympics
- Spring Break Camp Guide - check here for complete listings of all the local spring break camp offerings for kids in the DC metro area.
- Terra Cotta Warriors at the National Geographic Museum
- Volunteering as a Family
Day Trips & Vacation Ideas
- Amtrak's Auto Train
- An Insider's Guide to Deep Creek Lake
- An Our Kids Camping Q and A
- B&O Railroad Museum
- Calvert Cliffs State Park
- Chesapeake Children's Museum
- Chincoteague Island - your guide for a family vacation!
- Wildwood Beaches, New Jersey: A Family Vacation
Indoor Activities
- At Play Cafe
- Be With Me Playseum
- Clix Portrait Studios
- Dynamite Gymnastics Center
- Great Kids Village in Silver Spring
- Home Depot Kids Workshops
- House of Bounce
- JW Tumbles
- Kids Bowl Free Program
- Kids N Motion - indoor playspace
- MoBu Kids (formerly Monkey Business) - indoor play area
- musiKids
- Pump It Up
- Romp n' Roll - Germantown, MD location
- Skate-N-Fun Zone
- Sport Bounce of Loudoun
- Tips to Cure the Cold Weather Blues
- Volunteering with Kids
- Wee Play - indoor play area
- Wkids Fun Center at Wegmans Dulles
Kids Concerts, Theater, Movies & Music
- A Family Christmas - a Putumayo Kids CD
- Alvin and the Chipmunks - The Squeakquel
- Banjo to Beatbox - Cathy & Marcy CD review
- Cinderella Wore Combat Boots at the Industrial Strength Theatre
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
- Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia in 3D - at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater
- Dinosaur Pop - CD review
- Earth - on DVD
- Fantastic Mr. Fox
- Hot Vinyl: The New Tunes from Recess Monkey and Rocknoceros
- It's a Great Day to Buy Milkshake's New CD Great Day
- Jammin' Java Kids Weekday Music Series
- Little Passports brings learning adventures right into your home!
- Little Tots Summer Fun Series
- Night at the Museum Battle of the Smithsonian
- Planet 51
- Puss 'n Boots at Synetic Family Theatre
- Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws on DVD
- Seattle Saves Your Day The Not Its Way - CD review
- Silly Songs for the Shorter Set
- That Holiday Spirit at the Young Artists Theatre
- The Great Zucchini
- The Little Engine That Could at Adventure Theatre
- The Princess and the Frog
- The Spy Next Door
- The Tooth Fairy
- Up on DVD
- Wake Up, Brother Bear! - at Imagination Stage
- Wild Ocean 3D at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater
Museums
- Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution - at the National Museum of Natural History
- College Park Aviation Museum & NASA Goddard Flight Center Visitor
- Fairfax Station Railroad Museum
- Kreeger Museum Family Programs
- Madame Tussauds DC
- Marian Koshland Science Museum
- National Aquarium in Washington, DC
- National Building Museum
- National Children's Museum Launch Zone
- National Museum of American History Museum
- National Museum of the Marine Corps
- National Postal Museum - Getting Started in Stamp Collecting
- Newseum
- Sant Ocean Hall - at the National Museum of Natural History
- Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum
Outdoor & Nature Adventures
- Apple Picking at Hartland Orchards
- Apple Picking at Stribling Orchard
- Burke Lake Park
- Clemyjontri Park
- Fantasy Playground
- Gulf Branch & Long Branch Nature Centers
- Hidden Pond Nature Center
- Ice Skating at Manassas’ Harris Pavilion
- Meadowside Nature Center
- Nature Playce at Hidden Oaks Nature Center
- Spraygrounds in Arlington, Virginia
- The United States National Arboretum
- Tips to Cure the Cold Weather Blues
- Trail Discovery for Kids: October Highlighted Hike
- Trail Discovery for Kids: September Highlighted Hike
- Trail Discovery for Kids: August Highlighted Hike
- Trail Discovery for Kids: July Highlighted Hike
- Trail Discovery for Kids: June Highlighted Hike
- Trail Discovery for Kids: May Highlighted Hike
- Trail Discovery for Kids: April Highlighted Hike
- Trail Discovery for Kids: March Highlighted Hike
Sports and Waterparks
- Atlantis Waterpark
- Broad Run Miniature Golf
- Pirate's Cove Waterpark
- Review of VA and MD Indoor Waterparks
- Signal Bay Water Park
- Six Flags America
- Spraygrounds in Arlington, Virginia
- Warrenton Aquatics Facility
- Water Park at Bohrer Park
- WaterWorks
- Woody' Miniature Golf
Birthday Parties & Restaurants
- Curiosity Zone Birthday Party
- Gymini Gymnastics Birthday Party
- I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream!
- Life Time Fitness Birthday Parties
- Paradiso Ristorante Italiano
- Pickle Bob's Ice Cream & Treatery/The Bear Mill
Older Reviews
- Christmas in Hershey - a complete review of the park, Sweet Lights, The Hershey Lodge and more!
- Cox Farms Fall Festival
- Holiday Lights: A Comparison of Three Exhibits in Maryland
- The Maryland Renaissance Festival
- 2008 Gaithersburg Winter Lights Festival
- Beauty & the Beast performed by Act III Theatre Company
- Berry Picking
- Book Review: Songs, Rhymes and Activities for Young Children in English, Spanish, and ASL, Fall Season, Book 1
- Bolt - on DVD
- Bunnyland - at Butler's Orchard
- Burke Nursery Fall Festival and Pumpkin Playground
- Bull Run Festival of Lights
- Creativity
- Claude Moore Colonial Farm - Market Fair
- Cows-N-Corn
- Fairfax Corner
- Day Trip or Family Vacation: Fenwick Island
- Ferdinand the Bull at Imagination Stage
- Garden of Lights - at Brookside Gardens
- Gift-Giving Suggestions - Our Kids has compiled a list of reader recommendations for toys, books and other gift ideas just in time for the holidays.
- Great Country Farms Fall Pumpkin Harvest Festival
- Great Falls
- ICE™ and Christmas on the Potomac
- JumpWorks
- KT for Prez! - at Charter Theatre
- Leesburg Animal Park
- Look Out Below! - at Round House Theatre
- Meadowlark Botanical Gardens
- National Archives
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Peter Pan: The Musical - at Olney Theatre Center
- Ratatouille - Updated review with local elementary school opinions.
- Sandy Point State Park
- Snow Tubing at Liberty Mountain Resort
- Story Theatre Series - at Imagination Stage
- The Dinosaur Radio Hour - at the Puppet Co. Playhouse
- The Flying Circus Aerodrome Air Show
- Unicorn Winery
- Watson Adventures
- Winter Festival of Lights
- You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown - at Adventure Theatre
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-- Mary E.
Our Kids Special Giveaways
This week OK members are getting a chance to WIN:
- A family four-pack of tickets to GREASE at the National Theatre,
- Discounted tickets to the Disney Live! Rockin' Road Show and Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic and
- A family four-pack of tickets to the Hello Kitty Breakfast at Adventure Park USA on February 13th!
Why Use Our Kids?
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- a comprehensive searchable/sortable event database,
- presale codes,
- fun giveaways
- and much more.
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Our Kids in the News
- Teaching That Giving Spirit: Guiding children into sharing during the holidays. Arlington Connection | December 10, 2009
- Do Your Kids Have Enough Time to Daydream? Over scheduling and the End of Free Play. Momentum Resources | November 2, 2009
- Our Kids on Parents Perspective, an award-winning weekly radio program, talking about kid-related activities. Listen to the podcast.
- Making It: A stay-at-home mom profits by finding things to do for other people's children Washington Post | October 26, 2008
