THE DC MOMS

UGG Sponsors Family Day at the Zoo

by Sandie May 18, 2013 Around Town

UGG Australia usually connotes one thing: soft shearling boots worn by everyone from A-list celebrities to snazzily dressed toddlers. So when UGG approached me about their “Let’s Get Lost” initiative to outfit select families with shoes and then send them to a zoo to get lost in an adventure, my first thought was “Of course” [...]

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Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody GIVEAWAY!

by Jennifer Thorson May 17, 2013 Entertainment

I’ve never read Fifty Shades of Grey. I was busy writing my own stuff or re-reading Pride and Prejudice or stretched out on the chaise lounge with a cool cloth pressed to my forehead lamenting the fall of civilization. A friend of mine read the books. She’s a librarian, and when she told me she [...]

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Riverdale Park Farmers’ Market: Fresh Food,Family Friendly

by Jennifer Thorson May 13, 2013 Food

Riverdale Park Farmers’ Market is a regular Thursday destination for me and my two boys. We go whenever we can, and we always end up staying a lot longer than we need to. At three o’clock in the afternoon, when the market opens, it’s a great place to get fresh produce, meats, cheeses, breads and [...]

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Dance Academy: Fun Show To Watch With Tweens & Teens

by Sandie May 13, 2013 Entertainment

Last week, I became addicted to a new show. It all started when I was desperately searching for a cute Asian actor to include in a story about the upcoming adaptation of the YA trilogy “The Infernal Devices” by Cassandra Clare. I had a lot of trouble finding teen/early 20s half-Asian actors on IMDB, so [...]

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Quick and Easy Ideas for Teacher Appreciation Week

by Aimee May 7, 2013 Parenting

It’s officially Teacher Appreciation Week and I know that you, like me, have a million other things on your plate. Thank goodness this “holiday” lasts an entire week so you (and I!) still have plenty of time to put together quick, easy and thoughtful gifts for the teachers in our children’s lives! At my son’s [...]

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Giving freedom, making happiness

by christine May 7, 2013 Parenting

I recently read this article from The Guardian newspaper. It made me think. In case you don’t have the time to read it (though you really should), I’ll briefly go over its main points: Controlled crying seems cruel. Why do we do it? Parents in other cultures hold their babies close, carry them, feed on [...]

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The Great TV Hypocrisy: Realizing My Kids Don’t Watch Primetime

by Sandie May 1, 2013 Entertainment

When I was a girl, I watched a LOT of television. I would say that it was a bad thing, but I still managed to graduate near the top of my class, read a ton of books, go to youth group, have friends, and even do my chores. I wasn’t an athlete, but I don’t [...]

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Earth Day, all week (or month)

by Jessica Haney April 27, 2013 Green

If it’s spring, that means everyone is talking about the environment. A number of schools and jurisdictions recently held events related to Earth Day. Among my wanderings with my kiddos this past week were the Wetlands Festival at Campbell Elementary School that celebrated the school building a Wetlands Learning Lab for students and solving a [...]

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Listen To Your Mother Comes to The Synetic Theatre on April 28th

by jodifur April 26, 2013 Entertainment

This Sunday, I am part of the awesome cast of Listen to Your Mother. Listen to Your Mother is a show, but it is unlike any other show you have seen. 12 DC area writers will read essays they have written about the joys and heartache of motherhood. It is the brainchild of Ann Imig, [...]

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SuperWhy Live at the Warner Theatre

by Ellen April 25, 2013 Around Town

I am heavily selective about the TV shows that my kindergartner and first grader watch and rely on recommendations from places like TeachMama and Common Sense Media. It was my friend Vickie, of the blog La Vida Cochinillo who many years ago was talking about this “Super Why” show that first turned me on to [...]

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