Take a walk outside and look for signs of spring – swelling buds on the trees, flowers poking up from the ground, more birds back in the trees.
Photo by: Thomas Quine
Take a walk outside and look for signs of spring – swelling buds on the trees, flowers poking up from the ground, more birds back in the trees.
Photo by: Thomas Quine
St. Patrick’s Day is observed on March 17, because that is the feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. It has become a holiday all around the world, where everyone can share in the fun and be Irish for the day.
Fun Ideas with the Kids
St. Patrick’s Day Recipes
Fun Facts
Miscellaneous Expenses
There are different ways to handle the little day to day expenses that come up. Things like when an au pair takes the kids out for ice cream or picks up a gallon of milk. Some families keep a cookie jar fund, a little cash that they set aside weekly or monthly for this kind of expenses. Here are some suggestions for avoiding problems with expenses.
Host Families
Au Pairs
Gas and Fare Cards
Host families are responsible for the au pair’s transportation costs:
It is a good idea to figure out how much gas an au pair will use for these trips and either put gas in the car or give a gas allowance. If your au pair is riding to classes or cluster meetings with another au pair, you should offer to share the cost of gas.
Au pairs are responsible for their own transportation at all other times. You should replace the amount of gas used for personal use.
Photo: Andrea Travillian
The National Cherry Blossom Festival is an annual event that celebrates springtime in Washington, DC as well as the 1912 gift of the cherry blossom trees and the enduring friendship between the people of the United States and Japan. This year’s festival will be MARCH 20-APRIL 14!
The predicted peak blooming period of the cherry blossoms for this year is – MARCH 26–30.
Family Day – Saturday & Sunday, March 23-24, 2013
National Building Museum
401 F Street, NW
Metro Judiciary Square, Red Line
Sat – 10 am-4 pm & Sun- 11 am-4 pm
Smithsonian Kite Festival – Saturday, March 30, 2013
Washington Monument Grounds
10 am-4:30 pm
Fireworks Festival – Saturday, April 6, 2013
Waterfront Park – 600-900 Water Street, SW
1-9 pm
Fireworks at 8-9 pm
Cherry Blossom Parade – Saturday, April 13, 2013
Constitution Avenue from 7th to 17th Streets, NW
10 am- 12 pm
There are many more great events, visit the festival website for more information.
Cherry Blossom Festival Website
National Park Service Bloom Watch
Metro Website (use the trip planner feature on this website to find the metro options, taking metro is much better than driving for the festival events)
If you are under 21, it is illegal to drink alcohol in the U.S. If you are over 21, please celebrate responsibly and never drink and drive. If you plan to drink alcohol, arrange for a designated driver, take public transport (Metro) or use the SoberRide service for a free cab ride home.
WRAP’s 2013 St. Patrick’s Day SoberRide campaign will run Sunday, March 17th from 4:00 pm to 4:00 am on Monday, March 18th. For a FREE ride HOME (up to a $30 fare) call 1-800-200-TAXI (8294). AT&T users may dial #WRAP from their wireless phones. You must be 21 or older to use this service. This service only applies to calls in a specific area which includes DC, Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties in Maryland and some areas in N. VA.
For more information visit www.soberride.com
Check out our St. Patrick’s Day pinboard on Pinterest for recipes, games, crafts and other fun activity ideas to do with your kids.
After our laser tag cluster meeting in February, we decided to make our own Harlem Shake video.
Thank you to The Castle Laser Tag for providing a great location for our video.