2024 SUMMER CAMP FAIR GUIDE
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CHARLES COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY AT HOME
Date: Daily
Host: Charles County Public Library
Details: Visit the library from the comfort of your couch. There are plenty of ways to enjoy your local library while at home or on the go. Check out the children’s section for recommended books, educational resources, activity ideas and virtual events.
Cost: FREE
ANIMALS IN THE WATER
Date: December 2, 2020
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Calvert Nature Society – Flags Pond
Details: Explore the park looking for evidence of winter animal life. Dress for a seasonal walk outdoors, and be prepared to use your senses as we explore!
Registration: Required (Limited Spots)
Cost: $8
YOUTH DROP OFF- AR WORKSHOP
Date: Wednesday’s
Time: 10:00 AM -12:00 PM
Location: AR Workshop in La Plata, MD
Details: Join AR for a kid-friendly or family-friendly DIY Craft at AR Workshop!
REGISTRATION REQUIRED to guarantee your spot and allow us time to prepare your design!
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PLAY HOUSE PLAY GROUP
Date: WEDNESDAYS
Time: 10AM-11AM
Location: ARTful PLAYhouse
Details: Playhouse Playgroup is for children walking to five years old. Perfect for families with children of multiple ages to attend class together! Parents/Caregivers are responsible for their child at all times. Play group is not an instructed class. Invitations to create and play are set up for you and your child to explore at their own pace.
This is a caregiver participation class.COVID-19 Protocols are in place for safety:
-Masks are required for anyone ages 2 & up
-Sanitize upon arrival
-Handwashing in between activities and prior to departure
-Surfaces and high touch areas are sanitized throughout class
Cost: $
Registration: Required
FREE TUTORING AND HOMEWORK HELP
Date: Daily
Host: Southern Maryland Regional Library
Details: FREE tutoring and educational resources! All you need is a library card.
SCIENCE AT HOME
Date: Daily
Host: James E Richmond Science Center
Details: Science lessons and activities for every grade level!
Cost: FREE
LIVE OTTER CAM
Date: Daily
Time: All Day
Host: Calvert Marine Museum
Details: See the otters live at Calvert Marine Museum on the camera.
Event Type: Educational
Age Group: All Ages
Cost: Free
FREE MEALS FOR KIDS
Date: Monday-Friday
Time: 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM Most days
Location: Public Schools Through Out Charles County
Details: Bring child, ID or report card to receive bagged. Available at school or mobile pick up in communities. See flier or View the full months menu here
CHRISTMAS DOLLS AND TRAINS EXHIBIT AT ST CLEMENTS
Date: December 1, 2020 – January 3, 2021 (Closed Christmas Eve & Christmas)
Time: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Place: St. Clements Island Museum, 38370 Point Breeze Road, Coltons Point, MD
Price: $3 Adults/ $1.50 Children 6 – 18, FREE Children 5 and under.
Information: Exhibits will feature special doll collections from the Black-eyed Susan and Southern Maryland Doll Clubs. Dolls will be arranged to depict Christmas scenes and vignettes of Chesapeake coastal living in the early 20th century. Learn more.
PLAY HOUSE PLAY GROUP
Date: WEDNESDAYS
Time: 2PM
Location: ARTful PLAYhouse
Details: Mini Makers meets an hour each week for child-led, hands on explorations of process art, tinkering and sensory play. Preschoolers will work with a variety of materials including but not limited to various paints, chalks, doughs, clays, sculpture, and mixed media.
COVID-19 Protocols are in place for safety:
-Masks are required for anyone ages 2 & up
-Sanitize upon arrival
-Handwashing in between activities and prior to departure
-Surfaces and high touch areas are sanitized throughout class
Cost: $
Registration: Required
WINTER GLOW AT MT VERNON
Date: November 27, 2020 – December 28, 2020 (Select Weekends)
Place: Mount Vernon, VA
Price: Experience an enchanting evening of winter lights at George Washington’s Mount Vernon. See the estate illuminated with soft lights and holiday patterns as you listen to Christmas carolers and visit an 18th-century winter encampment.
WINTER FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS AT WATKINS REGIONAL PARK
Date: November 27, 2020 – January 1, 2021
Place: Watkins Regional Park, 301 Watkins Park Drive, Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Price: Tickets range from $8 per car or van to $30 per bus, see website for details. (Free November 30 & December 25.) Pre-Purchase Tickets online.
Information: Bring a little twinkle to your holidays at this spectacular drive-through event featuring dazzling displays with more than 2.5 million lights throughout the park! You won’t want to miss our giant, 54-foot LED musical tree!
LIGHTS ON THE BAY
Date: November 2, 2020 – January 2, 2021 (5pm – 10pm) *Including holidays*
Place: Sandy Point State Park
Price: $20 Per Car
Information: Head to Sandy Point State Park from November 19th to January 1st. Not only will you see Christmas lights, but 3D glasses are available to make your experience even more amazing.
SYMPHONY OF LIGHTS
Date: November 25, 2020 -January 2, 2021 (5:30 PM-10PM)
Place: Symphony Woods at Merriweather Park, Columbia, Maryland
Price: Wed.-Fri. and Sun. $20, Sat. $25 (Purchase Tickets Online)
Information: The Symphony of Lights is a time-honored Howard County holiday tradition. This family-oriented spectacular is a dazzling display of more than 100 larger-than-life animated and stationary holiday light creations, made up of more than 250,000 bulbs. Proceeds from the event benefit Howard County General Hospital. Lots of new elements this year to include: new course design, new displays, 100% LED lighting, laser show.
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