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May 12, 2020 · 8:22 am

Five Things for Today: May 12, 2020

Skink sighting on the Wye River shore

1. Today at 11am, the National Portrait Gallery is hosting a virtual edition of their Young Portrait Explorers program. Discover new stories in history and learn about art and portraiture with downloadable activity guides that highlight a renowned person. This takes place every Tuesday, focusing on a different person each week. Join on Instagram stories to start with a close look at a featured portrait, then dig deeper with some discussion questions and finally get moving with fun and engaging activities on the day’s topic. Full activity guides will also be available on Facebook. This is recommended for children ages 3 and up.

2. Maryland parks are open, and we enjoyed a really lovely outing to Wye Island Natural Resources Management Area on Mother’s Day. It’s a little over an hour from DC in Queenstown on the Eastern Shore.

3. Plan for the weekend: Want to visit a zoo and enjoy a fun, safe activity out of the house? Leesburg Animal Park is opening as a Drive-Thru Zoo from Friday to Sunday, 10am – 5pm. Admission is $13/adult, $11/age 2-12 — purchase tickets in advance online.

4. A bunch of beloved chefs and cookbook authors created Family Meal, a digital cookbook-for-a-cause that benefits the Covid-19 Emergency Relief Fund. It’s $5.99 and includes 50 recipes from Alison Roman, Ina Garten, Eric Ripert, Deb Perelman, Kwame Onwuachi, and many more favorites. Purchase on Amazon here.

5. The latest episode of Some Good News with John Krasinski is a must-see. Watch until the end… I guarantee you’ll be crying happy tears. 😭

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May 11, 2020 · 8:41 am

Five Things for Today: May 11, 2020

A first-ever attempt at sourdough

1. How about an at-home activity that gives back to others? Volunteer in a Box is a brand new offering that gives kids the opportunity to volunteer from the comfort of their own home. Children can learn about helping those in need in a fun, hands-on way. Project boxes are delivered directly to your home and include all supplies, easy to follow directions, and a curriculum guide. Three different projects are currently available that focus on different populations in need.

2. This evening at 6pm, join a free Superhero Family Yoga session with The Station at Riverdale Park. Ari Isaacman Bevacqua of Yoga District will be leading this wellness class for the whole family — it’s the Kryptonite to cabin fever! Wear your favorite Superhero costume and share on Instagram (tag @thestationrp) to enter to win a family meal for 4 to District Taco! Register for the class here.

3. A list of the 17 best video games to play with kids.

4. Relationship advice for couples under stress during COVID-19. (Esther Perel’s podcast “Where Should We Begin?” is great listen, too!)

5. So, I jumped on the sourdough bandwagon. And while my first attempt didn’t turn out the best loaf, the process of making it was fun and interesting, so I will be trying again. A friend gave me starter with a recommendation to follow this sourdough master class, and I also Googled a few others. (The guides were good, it was me who messed up.)

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Five Things for Mother’s Day: May 10, 2020

🌷This one is especially for the moms. Happy Mother’s Day!🌷

1. The second season of Dead to Me is now out on Netflix — I’m a few episodes in, and so far really good!

2. Treat yo’ self: The Mom Edit’s Weekly Sales Report is a good place to start.

3. A Mother’s Day book rec: Nobody Will Tell You This But Me is a woman’s memoir as told to her granddaughter (I’m currently reading and really enjoying it). A couple of other recs: I recently read Amy Schumer’s The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, which was hilarious and raunchy and poignant all at once. Next on my to-read list is Writers & Lovers, the new Lily King novel.

4. Quick links to some good Amazon purchases (or inspiration for them) that might come in handy right now: This, this, this, this, and this.

5. A Mother’s Day chuckle.

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