1. If you’re looking for an outdoor activity this weekend, I recommend going on a family bike ride. Several roads are being closed to traffic for recreational use, including sections of Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park, Anacostia Park, Fort Davis Drive in Fort Dupont Park in DC, Beach Drive in Kensington, and more than a mile of Little Falls Parkway in Bethesda. This article discussing the biking boom during the coronavirus also mentions a couple of trails in Northern Virginia to ride. The Anacostia River Trail (pictured above) is another one we like. Even if it’s just around your neighborhood, biking is a great way to be active and practice social distance. I find our rides very therapeutic — they make things feel temporarily normal.
2. Port Discovery, the wonderful children’s museum in Baltimore, has loads of tips and resources for at-home play on their website. From art to STEM to theatre to health & wellness to sensory to music & movement, there are activities for varying ages and interests of kids!
3. We enjoyed a couple of meals from Skinnytaste this week: Beef, Tomato and Acini di Pepe Soup is a hit with our family — I always substitute ground turkey for the beef, and it could probably be made vegetarian with beans, too. I also made Slow Cooker Chickpea Sweet Potato Stew for the first time, and it was delicious!
4. The weekend calls for some viewing recommendations — and something to make us laugh. Check out Vulture’s 30 Best Comedies on Amazon Prime. (Note that just about all of them are for adults.)
5. Banksy strikes again (in an unexpected place)!
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