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June 15, 2020 · 7:44 am

Five Things for Today: June 15, 2020

Working on slime techniques

1. Have your kids made their own slime? It’s one of Sasha’s favorite activities at home — she loves to experiment with different ingredients, colors, and materials, adding things like glitter, food coloring, and beads. Recipes for making it vary, and Home Depot has some good videos with demos. You can also just search “how to make slime” on Google or YouTube for ideas.

2. The Explore! Children’s Museum, an upcoming children’s museum in the DC area that currently operates in a space at the National Portrait Gallery, has launched the Explore! Sandbox, a free database with over 100 virtual, interactive and hands-on activities for children up to nine years old.

3. If you haven’t tried geocaching (or even if you have), it’s a good time to give it a go. It’s like a scavenger hunt, and a great way to enjoy the outdoors with a little adventure. Even better, you can pick and choose where and when you want to do it. This KFDC post has info on how to get started.

4. The Library of Congress presents the Boccaccio Project, a series of musical responses to COVID-19. Ten pairs of composers and performers will write and perform brief solo works online over the course of 10 weekdays. It starts this evening at 8pm with a collaboration by Jeremy Jordan (piano) and Damien Sneed (composer).

5. Inspired by DC: Black Lives Matter murals on city streets around the country.

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June 14, 2020 · 8:20 am

Five Things for Today: June 14, 2020

Swinging Bridge over the Patapsco River

1. In the recent KFDC Facebook post crowdsourcing swimming holes and other places to swim, someone mentioned Patapsco State Park. We’d been hiking there, but not swimming, so we decided to check it out yesterday and had a great time! We hiked to Cascade Falls, which were lovely, though a bit crowded, and not far down a trail from them, you can swim in a nice shallow area of the river. There is some up (and down) hill hiking on rooty trails, not more than a mile, but something to be aware of with little trampers. It’s officially in the Avalon Area but we accessed it via the Hilton Area entrance. (If an area is at capacity and closed, try another part of the park instead — list of areas via main park link above.) See a few more pics from our visit here.

2. If you have a chance to bring your kids to the Black Lives Matter Plaza or join a protest or rally in the area, I highly recommend doing it. What better way to show them democracy in action and support for the black community. We’ve been out to a few protests and marches, including the big one last Saturday, and it was very peaceful, even joyful. Be prepared for a crowd if you head downtown — you may have to hang out on the fringes for good social distancing. Freedom Fighters DC has had stations set up offering free drinks and snacks (and other supplies), which is helpful with kids along. If you aren’t comfortable with a big crowd, consider going to a smaller protest, rally, or vigil in another area.

3. Spotify’s Black Lives Matter playlist.

4. The Great, a fun reimagining of the life of Catherine the Great, is one of the best TV series recommendations I’ve received in awhile. (On Hulu and for adults.)

5. Protest dance party. (More about it here.)

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Five Things for Today: June 13, 2020

Checking out the wetlands at Huntley Meadows Park yesterday

1. Quick links for weekend activities:
* Local Hikes
* Pick Your Own places
* Paddling opportunities
* Fairfax Parks and NoVa Parks (more open with Phase 2)
* Protests around the DMV

2. Friends of Peirce Mill invite you to Create by the Creek: A Socially-Distant Celebration of Art and Community in Rock Creek Park. Any time between today June 21, find a safe spot in Rock Creek Park and let your creative juices flow. Draw or paint a landscape or a single flower, write a rap or a poem, take a photograph, record a TikTok, make a collage. Then share your artwork using the hashtags #createbythecreek, #rockcreekpark, #loverockcreek, or #summerintheparks. See what other people have been making on Instagram and Facebook. All ages and artistic experience are encouraged to participate!

3. Oprah Magazine recommends 43 books by black authors to read in 2020.

4. Where to donate effectively right now.

5. Dave Chapelle’s brand new special, 8:46, is not funny. And it’s not supposed to be. (Update: This is NOT for kids — apologies for any confusion! I assume parents see “Dave Chapelle” and know that. Just like Oprah’s book recs, some of the “Five Things” are specifically for adults, since they are the ones actually reading KFDC.)

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