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No More Pencils,
No More Books….
Nby Devora Schor Arboretum,” she says. “They are Center contains collections of butter-
ow that school is closed for like a secret in our own backyard. flies and moths, birds and eggs, rocks
the next two-and-a-half You don’t have to pay an entrance and minerals, fossils and seashells,
months, families face the fee in either place. The children can games and habitat dioramas.
familiar dilemma of how to explore the grounds, run on the
keep the kids entertained. trails, climb fallen trees, and collect ◆◆◆
The Where What When frogs. They can’t take the frogs home,
spoke to some mothers to but it is fun to catch them. The Irvine Tamar, whose children are also
hear about places close to our neigh- has an indoor nature center with under 10, spoke about the wonderful
borhood – and some a little further interesting exhibits. One of them is a activities provided by the library.
out – that were a hit with their fami- real bee hive where you can see the “You have to be very organized,” she
lies. Somehow, hearing about a place bees actually making honey. says, by checking out what activities
from a fellow mother is more useful are available and registering in
than reading about it in a guidebook Cylburn is beautiful and peaceful, advance, because the programs fill
or online. And often, you don’t have with a lot of open grassy fields and up quickly. But there are many good
to travel far to find a kid-friendly many small gardens demonstrating programs, and they are also free.”
place to go. In fact, it might be right plants that can flourish in various
here in our neighborhood. environments, like shady or sunny, as I just checked the Baltimore
well as plants that resist deer or draw County website and found that
◆◆◆ birds and butterflies. A unique plant Tamar is right. At the Pikesville
at Cylburn closes its leaves if you branch, I saw such activities as a
Natali, whose children are under touch it. Children are intrigued by magic show, creating a motorized
10, spoke about her children’s the Garden of the Senses, where you robot, paper cutting, and a science
favorite places, which are very close can smell the scented plants and lab, where the participants will learn
to home. “We love to go to the Irvine culinary herbs. The Cylburn Nature to build a protective device that will
Nature Center or to Cylburn stop an egg from cracking when
dropped. These are only a few of pro-
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No More Books….
Nby Devora Schor Arboretum,” she says. “They are Center contains collections of butter-
ow that school is closed for like a secret in our own backyard. flies and moths, birds and eggs, rocks
the next two-and-a-half You don’t have to pay an entrance and minerals, fossils and seashells,
months, families face the fee in either place. The children can games and habitat dioramas.
familiar dilemma of how to explore the grounds, run on the
keep the kids entertained. trails, climb fallen trees, and collect ◆◆◆
The Where What When frogs. They can’t take the frogs home,
spoke to some mothers to but it is fun to catch them. The Irvine Tamar, whose children are also
hear about places close to our neigh- has an indoor nature center with under 10, spoke about the wonderful
borhood – and some a little further interesting exhibits. One of them is a activities provided by the library.
out – that were a hit with their fami- real bee hive where you can see the “You have to be very organized,” she
lies. Somehow, hearing about a place bees actually making honey. says, by checking out what activities
from a fellow mother is more useful are available and registering in
than reading about it in a guidebook Cylburn is beautiful and peaceful, advance, because the programs fill
or online. And often, you don’t have with a lot of open grassy fields and up quickly. But there are many good
to travel far to find a kid-friendly many small gardens demonstrating programs, and they are also free.”
place to go. In fact, it might be right plants that can flourish in various
here in our neighborhood. environments, like shady or sunny, as I just checked the Baltimore
well as plants that resist deer or draw County website and found that
◆◆◆ birds and butterflies. A unique plant Tamar is right. At the Pikesville
at Cylburn closes its leaves if you branch, I saw such activities as a
Natali, whose children are under touch it. Children are intrigued by magic show, creating a motorized
10, spoke about her children’s the Garden of the Senses, where you robot, paper cutting, and a science
favorite places, which are very close can smell the scented plants and lab, where the participants will learn
to home. “We love to go to the Irvine culinary herbs. The Cylburn Nature to build a protective device that will
Nature Center or to Cylburn stop an egg from cracking when
dropped. These are only a few of pro-
90 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
