Outdoor & Nature

The Giant Pandas Return to the National Zoo After almost a year

Todays Holiday activity features the Smithsonian National Zooalogical Park and their light show.

THE PROBLEM: I can’t get my kid to go outside. She’s 11 years old, and all she wants to do is watch TV, scroll her feeds, or chat with friends on the computer…

City Students Get to Know the Rappahannock River

Top Ten Tuesday. Earth Day is April 22. One way to reconnect with Mother Nature is to plant a garden. Here are ten tips for gardening for beginners:

Last week my 5-year-old son Benny asked me, “When can we go back to the place with the big slides? The one where you ride on a carpet?” It took some questioning to get him to elaborate, but I…

Camping is a great, inexpensive way to get tweens and teens to unplug from gaming and other time-consuming screen time devices and spend physical time with family and friends.Don’t feel that you…

The days are getting shorter and the nights cooler. Fall is on the way! After a couple months of hiding from the incessant summer heat (and bugs!), many families are looking for ways to spend some…

Sunny skies and warmer temperatures mean it’s time for less screentime and more green time. And not just for the kids! Summer is the perfect excuse for the entire family to set aside their…

One of my favorite parts of spring is the ability to get outdoors to enjoy the sunshine. I love running, but find it unbearable to do consistently throughout the winter. Once we get to late…