Tag Archives: Activity Rocket

July 19, 2018 · 9:46 am

Introducing Seasonal Activity Boards in Partnership with Thrively!

I’m excited to announce a new partnership with Thrively, an online service that helps parents and teachers guide K-12 students through a journey to develop their strengths, interests, and aspirations!

What does this mean for KidFriendly DC? With this collaboration comes curated Activity Boards that highlight our top recommendations for kids’ pursuits around the area — all at a glance. You can view the selections on a single board with visual appeal and link to the source to learn more, sign up, or purchase tickets. Of course, you can also find KFDC reviews on just about all of them here on the blog, too!

This new feature is launching with two summer boards: Outdoor Family Fun and Indoor Family Fun, and there will be more to come! You can find them under the Special/Seasonal tab.

Thrively is a personalized strength based learning tool that is used in over 60,000 schools nationwide. While it is predominately used by educators, parents can also create a free account to use it. The Activity Boards are presented as a unique way to inform its community of all the great activities and experiences that are right in our backyard to help enrich kids’ lives and learning as they discover their strengths and interests.

Go check them out and let us know what you think!

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October 20, 2014 · 9:51 am

Activity Rocket: Your One-Stop Shop for Classes and Camps

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You can find a lot of great things to do with the kiddos here on my blog (I hope, anyway!), but what I don’t cover very comprehensively are classes and camps. There are just so many options in the area, that I can’t possibly keep up with them all.

Luckily, there’s a fantastic website that is a convenient one-stop for that: Activity Rocket. If you haven’t checked it out, try this new widget (also located on the right, where it will stay).

Just type in a category of interest — soccer, drama, Spanish, tutoring, holiday, Mommy/Daddy & Me, swimming, piano plus 230 more activity types! The widget will launch you to a search results page where you can filter by other key criteria like your zip code, the age of your child, and even the activity or camp start date.

And not only can you find the best classes and camps for your kids, you can register for ALL of them one-stop. No more filling out multiple registration forms for every single camp or class you sign your kids up for throughout the year. Your registration form lives in your Rocket account and you can reuse it each time you sign your kids up for something new (which feels like every other month, right?). And did I mention that you can sign up multiple kids for multiple activities and check out in one secure shopping cart? Think of all the checks and time you will save!

With all the fall/winter school days off, it’s a great time to start searching for and booking kids classes and camps to keep them entertained, especially with Activity Rocket sending you $20 cash back (while supplies last) when you sign up with them. Even better, Rocket membership is FREE, so sign up today and start finding and booking your classes the easy way!

Plan for Summer with Activity Rocket’s New Online Camp Guide

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My friends at Activity Rocket have just released an awesome Online Summer Camp Guide! It has everything you need to find and book camps for your kids ages 0-18 in Maryland, Northern Virginia, DC, and Greater Baltimore. You can preview the guide here.

The Guide is for Rocket Members Only – but Membership sign up is quick and 100% FREE. Register here and get your complete copy of this fabulous Guide ASAP!