tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1514538 2009-07-02T21:41:15-04:00 Kid-friendly places to go and things to do around Baltimore, MD TypePad KidBaltimorehttp://feedburner.google.com tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54faa92058834011571a5b0ef970b 2009-07-02T21:41:15-04:00 2009-07-02T21:33:55-04:00

WHEN: May 2 - September 20, 2009 You can actually hear the gasps as people walk through the conservatory doors at Brookside Gardens. Hundreds of butterflies cover every surface and float by the crowd. My kids were amazed and couldn't...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KidBaltimore/~4/vejBQD8vU6M" height="1" width="1"/>

Joyce Hesselberth http://www.kidbaltimore.com/2009/07/wings-of-fancy-at-brookside-gardens.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54faa92058834011570737944970c 2009-06-27T21:10:36-04:00 2009-06-27T21:08:19-04:00

Every kid wants a tree house. It's one of those rites of childhood -- a place to house pirates, or witches, or woodland creatures; a place to perfect secret handshakes and clubhouse rules. We've been wanting to add a tree...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KidBaltimore/~4/1cM1GB3ei8w" height="1" width="1"/>

Joyce Hesselberth http://www.kidbaltimore.com/2009/06/treehouse-part-1.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68429073 2009-06-23T22:21:00-04:00 2009-06-23T22:21:00-04:00

The poison ivy crop sure is healthy around here. When we moved in to our little house by the edge of the woods, poison ivy was growing up the trees in thick, hairy vines. Dave donned his Tyvec suit (very...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KidBaltimore/~4/Mu2le040GTE" height="1" width="1"/>

Joyce Hesselberth http://www.kidbaltimore.com/2009/06/natural-weed-killer.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68386211 2009-06-22T20:48:31-04:00 2009-06-22T20:49:38-04:00

The Downtown Partnership of Baltimore sent over a great list of family activities to keep your little ones entertained this summer. Visit their kids' website for updates, discounts and promotions all summer long! Here's a quick roundup. Carnival Science- Saturday,...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KidBaltimore/~4/YiznNPNEjEQ" height="1" width="1"/>

Joyce Hesselberth http://www.kidbaltimore.com/2009/06/summer-happenings-from-downtown-partnership-of-baltimore.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67878711 2009-06-20T08:00:00-04:00 2009-06-18T17:06:33-04:00

Quilt © 2009 Judy Hesselberth and Jacob, photos © 2009 John Hesselberth Know how sometimes you blink and realize your kid had one of the monumental, brain leaps? Like those little neurons just fused somehow and a whole new world...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KidBaltimore/~4/OcnxRP5HqSc" height="1" width="1"/>

Joyce Hesselberth http://www.kidbaltimore.com/2009/06/quilt.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68214713 2009-06-17T16:42:00-04:00 2009-06-17T20:53:13-04:00

The Little Gym of Hunt Valley constantly impresses me. I think part of it is that everyone who works there is just so darn happy. Or maybe it's that owner Lia Arnold, actually address me (and all the other parents)...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KidBaltimore/~4/RNc5ku4kgvY" height="1" width="1"/>

Joyce Hesselberth http://www.kidbaltimore.com/2009/06/little-gym-of-hunt-valley.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68187779 2009-06-17T08:00:00-04:00 2009-07-07T07:50:43-04:00

Kids know how to draw. Why is that? They start life knowing, just knowing how to make something look so right, but over the years, it gets muddled until finally everyone is hunched around Pictionary making poor excuses for their...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KidBaltimore/~4/4v7Hpnh_2Pk" height="1" width="1"/>

Joyce Hesselberth http://www.kidbaltimore.com/2009/06/sketchbook.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67744997 2009-06-07T23:07:12-04:00 2009-06-07T23:05:33-04:00

My sister and I recently headed to the Aquarium with kids in tow, five of them age 10 and under, plus a teenager. Let's just say we had our hands full. We spent most of our time counting heads and...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KidBaltimore/~4/4QwclcCMp-8" height="1" width="1"/>

Joyce Hesselberth http://www.kidbaltimore.com/2009/06/jellies-invasion-at-the-national-aquarium.html