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2024 Trunk or Treat Events in the Fredericksburg and Surrounding Areas

Oct 01, 2024 10:46AM ● By Leigh Anne Van Doren

Get ready for some candy-filled, fun-packed Halloween events! Trunk or Treat has become a favorite family-friendly tradition, where participants decorate their car trunks and distribute candy to eager trick-or-treaters. This year, Fredericksburg and its surrounding areas, including Spotsylvania, Stafford, and King George, have an exciting lineup of Trunk or Treat events throughout October. Check out the full directory below to find the perfect event for you and your family!

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12 Free or Low Cost Family Friendly Activities For September in Fredericksburg, Stafford, and Spotsylvania

Sep 01, 2024 06:16PM ● By Leigh Anne Van Doren

September has arrived, and even with the kids back in school, there’s still a wide variety of fun family activities and events to enjoy throughout Fredericksburg, Stafford, and Spotsylvania. You don’t need to spend a fortune to have a great time with the kids. We’ve rounded up many free and low-priced activities for September 2024. Just remember, some of these events may require advance registration, so be sure to check the details before you head out.

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July 8 Summer Fun Carter Mountain Orchard

Jul 08, 2024 12:25PM ● By Brandy Centolanza

Visit Carter Mountain Orchard on a short day trip to pick peaches and listen to live music.

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Taking The Steps to Bloom Where You are Planted

Oct 25, 2020 12:10PM ● By Lauren Malloy

By: Lauren Malloy  Buried or Planted? The goal of a garden is to produce beauty, bounty and harvest.  The process to get there is messy and at times not so beautiful. We know what the goal is, but...

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Snowy Day Fun - Take Two

Mar 03, 2014 04:12PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

With more snow this week, you may be in need of some additional activities to do with the kiddos.  Here are some more fun math and science activities to do during a snow day: Instead of...

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Snowy Day Science

Feb 14, 2014 11:57AM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

School is cancelled.  Stuck inside with the kiddos for a few long snow days?  Try these five fun snow day science experiments, inspired by my daughter’s love of Sid the Science Kid.   1. Do...

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Making Learning Fun Again!

Dec 10, 2013 12:00PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

My daughter, still in preschool, is too young to know math as a school subject. However, she never tires of playing a game. She often asks to play the adding and subtracting game. Here is what...

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Parent Teacher Conferences- A Perspective from Both Sides of the Desk and Some Tips from the Experts

Nov 12, 2013 11:06PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

I rush to the car, grabbing items as I pass through in a blur: purse (check), paper and pen (check), toddler has presentable clothes on (check), hair brushed sometime today-mine and hers (check...

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Every Day is Halloween

Oct 24, 2013 11:05AM ● By Dr. Nimali Fernando

by Nimali Fernando, a.k.a. Doctor YumI have noticed there are some strong, opposing camps when it comes to how parents approach Halloween. There’s the “You’re only a kid once, so let kids eat...

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We Are Not Robots!

Oct 11, 2013 05:01PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

In a survey performed by the Stanford Research Institute and the Carnegie Mellon Foundation of over 500 CEO's, it was found that 75% of long term job success depends on soft skills and only 25% on...

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