Discover the whimsical world of butterflies at the annual Wings of Fancy Live Butterfly and Caterpillar Exhibit at Brookside Gardens!
The seasonal display features hundreds of live butterflies from all over the world, as they flutter and glide throughout the conservatory. Witness their amazing metamorphosis on display, from tiny chrysalis to flying beauty. Learn firsthand how these magnificent creatures play an integral role in establishing healthy ecosystems and how to create a healthy environment that supports the butterfly life cycle.
Wings of Fancy will be on display at Brookside Gardens through September 16, 2018. Hours are 9am – 5pm until June 30. From July 1 – August 30, it will be open 9am – 1pm on weekdays, and 9am – 5pm on weekends. From September 1-16, hours will return to 9am – 5pm. Tickets are $8/age 13+, $5/age 3-12, free/2 & under. You can also try to win them through the giveaway below!
Read more about the wonderful exhibit in this KFDC post and view scenes from our visit there last summer.
Giveaway: For a chance to win a Family 4-Pack of tickets to the Wings of Fancy exhibit at Brookside Gardens, simply leave a comment below telling me what activity you and the kids enjoyed most over Memorial Day weekend. Get an extra chance to win by entering on the KidFriendly DC Facebook Page, too! This giveaway will run through Wednesday, June 6, 2018, then a winner will be drawn at random and notified shortly thereafter. Good luck!
We enjoyed our local playground and Splash park. (Macomb Rec Center)
We took a day trip up to Gettysburg and enjoyed the historic area.
My little girl would love this!
Sesame place!
We enjoyed looking at the art at the Baltimore museum of art
Brunch
We grilled dinner together! Picnicking is the best!
The best activity we enjoy doing during Memorial weekend is celebrating my husband services in the military & picking strawberries. 🙂
Huntley Meadow
Lots of baseball games, spending time with family and the pool!
the Memorial Day parade
We loved getting together with friends and family for a casual BBQ. Also 1st swim of the summer!
Definitely taking my kids to the W. W monuments and teaching them about the sacrifices our soldiers have made for this country. Then visiting their grandfather amomg many others at the Arlington cemetery.
We went to the beach.. it was great to put my toes in the sand and see the joy on the kids faces playing in ocean and on the beach.
Going to the pool!
My kids love water! So enjoying the day grilling and splashing at Sandy Point Beach was a perfect way for my family to celebrate the holiday!
We love our annual tradition of staying local and going to ViVa! Vienna and riding the carnival rides.
Taking my kids to the W.W monument and teaching them about the sacrifices our soldiers have done. Then visiting their grandfathers grave at the Arlington cemetery among visiting other families there.
We had a great time riding bikes around the neighborhood with a new biker in the family..
We enjoyed water ballon fights! We stayed local this holiday and had so much fun in our backyard.
We had a fabulous time celebrating my cousin’s graduation family and friends.
We loved going to our first parade as a family in Rockville on Memorial Day, despite having two cases of undiagnosed strep!
We loved spending time at our neighbirhood pool & getting ice cream cones.
We went camping over Memorial Day weekend at Burke Lake.
We saw Waitress at the National Theatre and loved it!
We spent a few days at our pool that opened. We had a great time with friends.
First swim of the season!
The pool!!!
We went for a hike in Greenbelt National Park 🙂
being by the water in Southern Maryland and being with friends
We went on a family hike at Cunningham Falls State Park and it was so much fun!
We explored a new playground in our Reston neighborhood.
Splash park!!!
We went to North Beach, Md (first time going). Had a great time and wilm definitely go back.
Cirque du Soleil then having a cookout with friends who have a son the same age as ours.
We enjoyed lots of pool time!
We really wanted to go to the pool, but didn’t make it before the rains came through. We played laser tag instead.
We went camping at Deep Creek Lake and tried stand-up paddle boarding for the first time! It was awesome!
We loved hanging out in the hammock together
Family movie.
This patt weekend we spent time with family that we never get to see. My kids enjoyed spending time with their new baby cousin and big brother as my husband prepared a crab/crawfish boil. Which was fantastic. Everyone was full and we all enjoyed ouselves. The kids also had a blast at the pool which they were anticipating the opening.
We finally tried out Badlands in Rockville (rainy day activity). What an amazing space. Love that it feels like an indoor space for parents to play with their kids. Lots of adults joining in.
The whole family most enjoyed the couple of hours we spent at the local rec center pool! It was so much fun. We’ll definitely go lots over the summer.
Pool and picnic!
We all enjoyed laser tag with friends and then grabbing lunch afterwards. Kids loved it☺️
We watched turtles and fish at Huntley Meadows, went to the farmers market and checked out some new-to-us playgrounds in Alexandria.
Pool and BBQ.
We had a very low key weekend and just spent time at home with family.
We loved spending time in the backyard playing with a ball.
Cookout with friends including water balloon fight!
We love butterflies! Especially Blue Monarchs!
We really enjoyed strawberry picking at Shlagel Farm! A tradition with a milkshake!
Going to the pool!
Favorite activity this weekend was looking for pillbugs and checking on tadpoles in rock creek park!
Opening of the pool for us
We traveled to Deep Creek Lake in MD, and enjoyed a family 5k trail run together – benefiting the local library! Next, we visited Herrington Manor State Park with its adorable beach and swimming area. So much fun!
We went camping and took the kids to Gettysburg. I loved that my oldest was finally into the history of Gettysburg
Our girl wanted to volunteer at Arlington National Cemetery to lay flowers to honoring on Memorial Day weekend. We were humbled by the experience of laying a flower in every grave.
My boys loved Six Flags, even in the misty, almost rain!
Our family loves to visit the parks and grill out during the Memorial Day weekend.
The kids love watching the parade
We went to see Rolling Thunder and also the Memorial Day parade.
We had an amazing time at the beach and good weather too!!!
Two trips to Home Depot! Little guy loves seeing the forklifts, fans, and smoke detectors…
Breaking in the summer season with a trip to the pool! So much fun, lucky to have a nice day on Saturday!
We enjoyed a wonderful weekend in Shenandoah National Park! A very nice stay at Skyland Lodge, with mountain hikes and pony rides.
Over Memorial Day weekend we went to see the Water Circus (Cirque Italia) at the Fairgrounds in Gaithersburg. The girls had so much fun. And were so amazed by all the tricks!
First visit to our neighborhood pool for the summer.
We went to Rehoboth Beach!
We enjoyed family time!
Bbq and pool!
Camping!
Swimming!!
Splashing in a creek and spending time outdoors.
With back to back BBQs over the weekend it was nice to stay in our PJs Monday and just hangout together as a family.
A family bbq!
strawberry picking!
Memorial Day Parade and Festival!
Watching the kids play in the sand at Wrightsville Beach, NC.
We hosted a red/white/blue themed BBQ in our backyard for family and friends – that was what we enjoyed the most over the Memorial Day weekend.
My daughter and her 2 best friends set up their first lemonade stand. So cute and fun to watch. Thanks
🐶 puppy party with friends! Splash park! Kent Island! Backyard camping!
BBQ with friends! Strawberry picking and making strawberry pie!
we went to rehoboth beach for the day! the drive was long but the waves were worth it!
We went to Viva Vienna thanks to your post!
I enjoyed some one on one time at the zoo with my 3 year old who is adjusting to life with a 4 month old sister! We both needed the time to reconnect just the two of us.
We enjoyed family movie night.
enjoyed pool and some grilled dinner
We enjoyed going to Cabin John and seeing Sleeping Beauty at Glen Echo Park.
Family Mini Golf rules!!!!
We love road trips!
Hanging out with family and friends!
The magic show at Viva Vienna!
We went to the Annmarie sculpture garden (on your recommendation) and loved it!
We went to Hershey Park! Not sure if the kids like the park more or the chocolate world!
We went down to Flag Ponds Nature Beach on Monday in the mist and found a bunch of shark teeth fossils. We loved it!
We spent a wonderful weekend in Lancaster exploring the oldest farmers market in the nation and going to Dutch Wonderland. Such an easy drive from the DC Metro area!
yard work and a friend’s birthday party!
We took our toddler and our baby to The Georgetown waterfront. My parents took me there as a child so it was great to take my kids. And thanks to their early morning wake ups we scored the best parking spot I’ve ever had.
We enjoyed the Franciscan Monastery-beautiful grounds!
We went camping outside of Shenandoah National Park – an adventure, for sure!
We kicked off outdoor pool season with the grandparents!
Going swimming! Is great on memorial weekend
Hello.
My grandchildren (7 & 9 yrs old) and I, along with my little dog, stayed at a pet-friendly suites hotel over the holiday weekend while their parents worked with movers to transport their home furnishings into their new home. This gave my grands and I a wonderful time to bond and hang out together. Among the hotel amenities, we particularly enjoyed the hot breakfast each morning (with no worries to wash dishes :-)) and we went swimming in the in-door pool. We had a great time.
Went to Hyper Kidz
We enjoyed spending time together! A lot of trips to the park and a lot of dancing!
We spent hours at our neighborhood pool over Memorial Day weekend! Finally enjoyed a break in the rain!