Category Archives: Kids

This week learn about dinosaurs!

This week Camp Au Pair in America learns about dinosaurs! Click here for fun activities!

http://pinterest.com/aupairinamerica/camp-au-pair-dinosaurs/

And if you want to see dinosaur tracks in the area, visit the

M U S E U M   O F   C U L P E P E R  H I S T O R Y      803 South Main Street       Culpeper, VA 22701        540-829-1749

www.culpepermuseum.com

Hours:   Monday through Saturday 10am to 5 pm      Sunday 1pm to 5 pm

Admission:   Children (18 and under) and Culpeper residents free      Out of town guests $3.00

Trek through Culpeper’s Triassic period with the dinosaurs.

Learn about our dinosaurs, their habitat, and the science of Paleontology.

Examine a locally excavated pair of 215 million year old tracks.

Fun space crafts!

Au Pair in America will be featuring a regular page called Camp Au Pair in America. The first posting is Camp Au Pair – Outer Space. It features a collection of outer space themed activities to keep the kids engaged for a week of fun.

http://pinterest.com/aupairinamerica/camp-au-pair-outer-space/

LiveSky: Space Junk! Is Earth a Hoarder?

For more space fun, travel to the Virginia Science Museum in Richmond and find out about space junk!

LiveSky: Space Junk! Is Earth a Hoarder?
Friday, June 15
LiveSky, 6 pm
IMAX® film Space Junk, 7:30 pm
From the makers of junk food and junk mail…comes…SPACE JUNK! Tens of millions of objects floating in orbit around our planet. How did they get there? Can we clean them up? Do they pose a threat to our astronauts or even here on Earth? Come see what our astronomers and TV’s Matt Paxton have to say about Earth’s history of hoarding objects for decades!! After the show see a free sneak preview of the new IMAX® film Space Junk, then, weather permitting, we will point telescopes into the vastness of space and see things with our own eyes! LiveSky is $5, free for Museum members. IMAX® film Space Junk is free.

Science Museum of Virginia 2500 West Broad Street Richmond VA 23220

Go to the drive-in for a movie night!

Hull's Drive-In

A blast from the past! Authentic 1950’s drive-in movie theater. Bring the entire family, including pets, for an evening of fun at the country’s only non-profit, community-owned drive-in movie theater.

Pack a picnic and a frisbee for some quality family time before the show starts.

Open tonight! Open every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night, April-October.

In Lexington (Rockbridge County) Virginia located on Route 11, four miles north of town.

Use exit 55 from I-64; use exit 195 from I-95.

http://hullsdrivein.com/

Take time to read a book today!

mom readingIt is never too early to start reading to children.  Children of all ages enjoy having stories read to them.  Reading, cuddling up on a couch or reading before a child takes a nap or goes to sleep at night, is comforting for the child.  This special time together builds a bond, take the time to read to the children in your life.

  • Read slowly, this gives children time to think about what you are reading.
  • Change your voice for different characters, or read in a softer voice from some characters, louder for others.   A sing song voice is fun for young children.
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  • Share a picture book with a child and have them tell you a story from the pictures!
  • Read every day!
  • Children have favorites, so don’t worry if they want the same story every day, but add a few others so they can develop new favorites.
  • Talk about the story, ask the children what was their favorite part.  Let them share the story back to you or their parents!
  • Do arts and crafts about the story.  Have them draw you a picture about the story.
  • If the children are old enough to read themselves, have them read you a story.  Alternate, you read, they read.  This will encourage them to read more!
  • Have fun, read stories about subjects you and the children enjoy!
  • Turn off the TV and computer and read!

Dinosaurs in Culpepper?

Triassic Culpeper: The Dinosaurs of Stevensburg

Trek through Culpeper’s Triassic period with the dinosaurs.

Learn about our dinosaurs, their habitat, and the science of Paleontology.

Examine a locally excavated pair of 215 million year old tracks.

M U S E U M   O F   C U L P E P E R  H I S T O R Y      803 South Main Street       Culpeper, VA 22701        540-829-1749

www.culpepermuseum.com

Hours:   Monday through Saturday 10am to 5 pm      Sunday 1pm to 5 pm

Admission:   Children (18 and under) and Culpeper residents free      Out of town guests $3.00

Let’s Go, Let’s Play, Let’s Move!

From the White House website:

“On Monday April 9, 2012, the First Family will host the134th annual White House Easter Egg Roll. This year’s theme is “Let’s Go, Let’s Play, Let’s Move” and more than 35,000 people will be joining us on the South Lawn for games, stories, cooking demonstrations and, of course, the traditional egg roll on the Lawn. Starting at 10 am EST on March 1 you can click here to enter the lottery and win a chance to join the fun (lottery opens on March 1 at 10 am EST and closes at 10 am EST on March 5, 2012).”

Enter for your chance to win a ticket to join the fun! Here is a picture of Ingrid at the Easter Egg Roll last year.

What is the White House Easter Egg Roll? (answer from recreation.gov)

“The White House Easter Egg Roll is a tradition that dates to 1878. Originally, young children in Washington, D.C. would flock to Capitol Hill every Monday after Easter for egg rolling and a day of activities. Members of Congress grew tired of the growing crowds and passed an Act of Congress which prohibited egg rolling on the Capitol grounds. The event was moved to the White House in 1878 after President Hayes was approached by young children to use his backyard to roll eggs. Nearly every Easter since, the White House has invited young children to roll eggs on the White House lawn.

Today, the Easter Egg Roll has grown from a few local children rolling eggs on the White House Lawn to become the largest event held at the White House, filled with live entertainment, sports and interactive cooking demos. And, of course, the traditional rolling of the Easter eggs.”