Kid Baltimore | Family Activities with Children in Baltimore, Maryland

Gunpowder River Artfest

2013-05-06T12:08:03-04:00

WHAT: Art and Crafts Festival + Wine WHERE: Boordy Vineyards WHEN: June 1, 2013 This is our 4th year with the Gunpowder River Artfest and we couldn't be more excited to spend the day at this event. In addition to over 60 fine art and craft vendors, there will be live music by Nelly's Echo (featured on Season 3 of The Voice) and Midlife Crisis. Wine tastings are included in the adult admission fee. I personally am a little too excited about some of the new food vendors: Flavor Cupcakery (winner of Season 4 Cupcake Wars) and Prigel Creamery. This...

Patapsco State Park

2013-03-30T23:05:29-04:00

We want Spring. We want it now. So today we headed out to Patapsco State Park on a mission. We wanted to find a place to go camping later in the season (they have tent sites and cabins), but more importantly, we wanted Spring. Admittedly, we are pushing things a bit. There is barely any green to be found. But still, it's in the air. As we started to explore the trails, we discovered some amazingly steep hills. This trip is not for the stroller set, but my kids are officially big kids now. The twins (age 8 now) are...

Just Released – New Version of PrestoBingo Shapes!

2013-03-16T20:34:51-04:00

We've just released a brand new version of PrestoBingo Shapes, our iPhone and iPad app that teaches basic shapes and counting to kids. I'm particularly excited about this version, because it includes 4 new animated and illustrated shape puzzles. It also has a new swipe feature so you can move between puzzles more easily. Making this app has been a great project to work on, but it's a big app store, and small developers like us have to work hard to get found. We greatly appreciate tweets, ratings or reviews on the app store. And good old-fashioned word of mouth?...

How TV Advertising Targets Our Kids

2013-02-13T07:51:04-05:00

I recently illustrated a story about TV advertising and children. The top four categories that are marketed to kids? Fast foods, sugared cereals, sugary drinks, and candy. In other words: fat, sugar, sugar, and sugar. Oh, no! You can read the full article, by Dr. Perri Klass, here.

Free Family Art Drop-in at Creative Alliance

2013-01-17T12:05:00-05:00

WHAT: Family Art Drop-in WHERE: 3134 Eastern Ave., Baltimore, MD 21224 WHEN: Saturdays, Jan 19-Mar 23, 12-3pm COST: FREE Cabin fever anyone? About this time of year I think we all need to find excuses to unburrow from our hiding places and go play. Creative Alliance is hosting a free family drop-in art class, Kerplunk! It begins this weekend and continues every Saturday through March 23. Kids must be accompanied by an adult. No registration is needed. All materials are provided so stop by and create your masterpiece! Here are some of the upcoming activities: 1/19 Story Boxes- Transform a...

Children's Book Illustrator Paul O. Zelinsky

2013-01-13T09:33:19-05:00

Paul Zelinsky just sent me a copy of one of his children's books. Actually, it was his first-ever picture book, and was published in 1981. He has since gone on to have an amazing children's book career, and I'm thrilled to take a look back to where it started. The inscription reads in my book reads "To Joyce, for the oddest reason — happily, Paul O. Zelinsky. Isn't your curiosity piqued? The Maid and the Mouse and the Odd-shaped House , was adapted from an old rhyming story that Dorothy Brooks found in her mother, Henriette Holzer's notebook. Henriette Holzer...