kids & family
by Kathleen Donner
Flights of Fancy Story Time: Mission to Mars For the last few months, the Air and Space Museum Early Childhood team has been writing and illustrating original stories and reading them as part of their virtual Flights of Fancy story time series. Your little ones will love “Mission to Mars,” which tells the story of three friends as they imagine what it would be like to plan a trip, build a rocket, and travel on a mission to Mars. Watch at airandspace. si.edu/virtual-story-time. Image: Courtesy of the National Air and Space Museum
Mount Vernon’s Patriot Run Festival
On Saturday, Sept. 12, at 9 a.m., Mount Vernon will host an optional, socially distanced Patriot Run Festival. They invite participants and their families to come by the estate that day to pick up participant t-shirts and medals, enjoy music, Mount Vernon Inn concessions, an opportunity to have your photo taken at the Patriot Run Finish Line, and participate in a live, socially-distanced, yoga class! Participants may enter for free and family/friends may attend by purchasing discounted tickets at $12 for adults; $7 for kids; free for five and under. To participate, you need to have entered and completed their virtual race by Sept. 12. mountvernon.org.
Welcome to Minerva’s Kaleidoscope
The Library of Congress’s Minerva’s Kaleidoscope is 38
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a single source for parents and caregivers to find materials to spark kids’ imaginations and to get updates on programs for families at the Library. The blog is led by a newly formed team, the Informal Learning Office, whose mission is to connect kids, families and teens to the collections and resources of the Library and to inspire you to use the Library for your own creative purposes. Blogs.loc.gov/families/2020/07/welcome-families.
Air and Space’s Udvar Center Reopens
The Udvar-Hazy Center, 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway, Chantilly, VA, is now open from daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Visiting the museum requires that each visitor to reserve a free timed-entry pass and to follow the COVID-19 safety requirements. Due to ongoing construction
