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Antietam National Battlefield, (301) 432-5124

Maryland Route 65, Sharpsburg Pike, Sharpsburg

Audubon Naturalist Society, (301) 652-5964

8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase, 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.

Bethune Council House, (202) 673-2402

1318 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.; 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

Black Hill Regional Park, (301) 972-3476

20930 Lake Ridge Drive, Boyds, Maryland

Pontoon boat rides given on hour noon- 6:00 p.m.; Fri-Sun, $2.00, check ages 3-5, 6+

Brookside Gardens, (301) 962-1400, www.brooksidegardens.org

1800 Glenallen Avenue, Wheaton, Maryland

Free book reading and activity for children six and under

Saturdays April through October 10:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Children’s Museum of Rose Hill Manor Park, (301) 694-1648

1611 N. Market Street, Frederick, Maryland; 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

Clara Barton House, (301) 492-6245

5801 Oxford Road, Glen Echo, Maryland; 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Discovery Creek Children’s Museum of Washington; (202) 364-3111

ages three through ten, Saturday 12:00 noon – 3:00 p.m., Sunday 12:00 noon until 4:00 p.m.  Special programs for ages three through six Saturday mornings.

FBI Building, (202) 324-3447

Fire Museum of Maryland, (410) 321-7500

1301 York Road, Lutherville, Maryland

Wed – Sat, 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. ($8 for three)

Ford’s Theater, (202) 426-6924

Talks every hour starting at 9:15 a.m. with lunch break at 12:00 noon.  Call to see if theater is in use.

            House Where Lincoln Died, (202) 426-6830 

Frederick Douglass Home, (202) 426-5961

1411 W Street, S.E., Washington, D.C.; 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

Fruit Picking

Butler’s Orchard, 22200 Davis Mill Road, Germantown, Maryland

(301) 972-3299 – bring container

Johnson’s Berry Farm, 1700 Swanson Road, Upper Marlboro, Maryalnd

(301) 627-8316

Homestead Farm, 15600 Sugarland Road, Poolesville

(301) 926-6999

Great Blacks in Wax Museum, (410) 563-3404

1601 E. North Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland; 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.

Imagine That, (301) 468-2101

1616 E. Jefferson Street, Rockville, Maryland; 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.; $12

Laurel Skating Center, (301) 725-8070

9890 Brewers Court, Laurel, Maryland; rollerskating

Martin Luther King Library, (202) 727-0321 (and other local libraries)

Monte Miniature Golf, (301) 935-9821

University Blvd and Boteler Lane, College Park, Maryland

National Arboretum, (202) 245-2726

3501 New York Avenue, N.E., Washington, D.C.

National Aquarium, (202) 482-3679 or (202) 482-2825

Commerce Department Building, 14^th and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., $.75 ages two through ten, $2.00 adults

Shark feedings Monday, Wednesday, Saturday at 2:00 p.m.

Piranha feedings Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

National Gallery of Art, (202) 737-4215

4^th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.

family workshops, family weekend, children’s guide available

National Geographic Museum, Explorers Hall, (202) 857-7000

Tours, (202) 857-7689, Monday – Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Grovner Auditorium, lectures and concerts, (202) 857-7700

National Theatre, nationaltheatre.org

Saturday 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.  Free tickets distributed 30 minutes prior to each show.  For younger children.

National Weather Service Science and History Center, (301) 713-0622

1325 East West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland

National Wildlife Visitors Center, (301) 497-5760

10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel, Maryland

National Women in the Arts Museum, (202) 783-5000

National Zoo, (202) 673-4800

Navy Museum, (202) 737-2300

Newseum, (703) 284-3700

Wednesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

Oxon Cove Park, (301) 839-1176

6411 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill, Maryland; 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.; make reservations to milk cows

Pony Rides, (301) 218-6770

Old Maryland Farm, 301 Watkins Park Drive, Upper Marlboro, Maryland

$2.00 per ride every Tuesday and Saturday at 11:00 a.m.

Sandy Spring Museum, (301) 774-0022

17901 Bentley Road, Sandy Spring, Maryland

Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday; 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

Seneca Creek State Park, (301) 924-2127

11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, Maryland; 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.

Pedal boats and playground, $7.00 for two-person boat per hour; $9.00 for four-person boat

Smithsonian Museums, (202) 357-1300

(Hirshhorn, Arts and Industries, Castle, Freer, American History, Renwick Gallery, Portrait Gallery, American Art, African Art, American Indian, also)

Natural History, (202) 357-2747 phone; (202) 786-2778 fax

Insect Zoo – Reservations must be made four weeks in advance through phone or fax.  Include name, number of people, telephone, address, date desired.

            Discovery Room (no appointment necessary)

            Tuesday through Friday, 12:00 noon until 2:30 p.m.; Saturday 10:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.

            Air and Space, (202) 357-1686

            Theater, $4.50 adults, $3.25 ages 2-21

            Planetarium, (202) 357-1400, $3.25 ages 2-16, $4.50 adults

Story Time

Greenbelt Branch Library, 11 Crescent Road, (301) 345-5800, Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m.

Hyattsville Branch Library, 6530 Adelphi Road, (301) 985-4690, Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.

Textile Museum, (202) 667-0441

Tidal Basin, (202) 479-2426

1501 Maine Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C.; 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.; $7.00, pedal boats

Trolley Museum, (301) 384-6088

Northwest Branch Park, 1313 Bonifant Road, Silver Spring, Maryland,

Saturday and Sunday noon until 5:00 p.m.

Union Station

Big trains 10:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Movie Theater, (202) 842-3757

Postal Museum, (202) 357-2861

University of Maryland, Astronomy Department, (301) 405-0355

Adelphi and University; 5^th and 20^th of month at 9:00 a.m.

Warner Theatre, (202) 783-4000

Washington Dolls’ House and Toy Museum, (202) 363-6400 or (202) 244-0024

5236 44^th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.; $4.00 adults, $2.00 children

Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Sunday 12:00 noon until 5:00 p.m.

Wheaton Regional Park, (301) 946-7033

2000 Shorefield Road, Wheaton, Maryland

train rides and recommended playground, carousel 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. weekdays

 FREE Respite!

 http://dcfapac.org/respite.html

FREE birthday ice cream!

www.baskinrobbins.com

Monthly Reading Calendar!

http://www.rif.org/parents/resources/monthly.mspx

Health Info/Calorie Counting

www.sparkpeople.com

FREE 411

http://www.google.com/goog411/#utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-google&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=f

Help Give FREE Mammograms 

http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=2

Vintage Children's Books (some audio)

http://www.childrensbooksonline.org/library.htm

FREE Fun Printables for Kids

http://kidprintables.com/

http://www.fisher-price.com/fp.aspx?st=30&e=printcardlanding

FREE TV Shows

http://www.free-tv-video-online.info/internet/movies/