kids & family
by Kathleen Donner
Children’s Business Fair of Washington, DC
The annual Acton Children’s Business Fair of Washington, DC, is on Saturday, May 14 (rain date May 21), 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in Cleveland Park at 3409 Connecticut Ave. NW. The largest entrepreneurship event for children in North America, this morning-long fair gives children ages six to 14 the opportunity to showcase their own businesses. They are invited to create a product or service and sell to customers. Prizes will be given for the best businesses by age and category. Past businesses have included handmade greeting cards, a pet-sitting service for exotic birds, a photobomb booth and a lemonade stand that donated a percentage of profits to protect honeybees. Started in Austin, Texas, the Acton Children’s Business Fair has grown to over 455 fairs around the world, serving 23,022 young entrepreneurs in 206 cities and 12 countries. Join the mailing list at www.dcchildrensbusinessfair.org/email-updates.
Learn to Ride Classes
The Washington Area Bicyclist Association offers youth classes throughout the months of May and June from Anacostia Park. The fun and intuitive approach also requires hard work. Children will be riding for two hours. The class is for children
Native Pride Dancers offer “Dancing through Life” on Wednesday, June 29, for ages four and up.
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six to 12 years old who have never tried to learn how to ride a bike or has tried and not been successful. Learn more at www.waba.org/learntoride.
Retailer Raises Money for Ukrainian Toy Brands
Los Angeles Adventuretown Toy Emporium carries 34 products from three Ukrainian brands and will donate 50% of the sales receipts of these products to support the companies and their employees. See the toys at adventuretowntoys. com.ukraine.
Nats Park Giveaways for Kids
The Washington Nationals will offer the following giveaways: • On May 14, at 7:05 p.m., and May 15, at 1:35 p.m., vs. Houston Astros, Kids Superhero Socks for the first 5,000 fans in attendance, ages 12 and under. • On May 27, at 7:05 p.m., vs. Colorado Rockies, Juan “Soto Shuffle” bobblehead for the first 20,000 fans in attendance. • On June 11, at 4:05 p.m., vs. Milwaukee Brewers, the Unstoppable Josh Bell MARVEL Super Hero bobblehead for the first 10,000 fans in attendance. www.mlb.com/nationals/tickets/promotions
SNZCBI educators are collaborating with DC Head Start to visit classrooms across the nation’s capital for giant-panda-themed “Bring the Zoo to You” storytime through June.
Partnering to Reach Children about Animals and Conservation
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (SNZCBI) is partnering with the National Head Start Association (NHSA) to provide children in Head Start programs across the country with free nature- and conservationbased learning opportunities about animals. As part of this year-long collaboration, NHSA’s first with a zoo, SNZCBI’s Center for Learning Innovation will co-host four 30-minute virtual field trips connecting children to a variety of animals. SNZCBI and NHSA will also develop and distribute educational activiChildren’s Theatre-in-the-Woods at Wolf Trap ties and materials for Head Start stuAcross the meadow from the Filene Center, tucked in the woods at Wolf Trap Nadents, teachers and families to help tional Park, the Children’s Theatre-in-the-Woods has been a summer tradition for inspire curiosity about animals and generations. Performances range from music and dance to puppetry and storytellcultivate a lifelong desire to protect ing. All shows are about an hour long. Performances are always interactive, bringthe natural world. Virtual field trips ing both kids and adults to their feet. Here’s a listing of early summer shows: The to be held in October 2022 and JanFourth Wall ‒ “Fruit Flies Like a Banana” is on Wednesday, June 22, ages three uary and March 2023 will be availand up. Xuejuan Dance Ensemble ‒ “The Land of Mulan” is on Thursday, June able to view as recordings following 23, ages five and up. Madcap Puppets ‒ “Jack and the Gentle Giant” is on Friday, each broadcast on the SNZCBI and June 24 and Saturday, June 25, ages five to 12. Marsha and the Positrons ‒ “EnerNHSA websites. Head Start classgetic, Fun Songs about Science” is on Tuesday, June 28, ages three to 10. Native rooms can join NHSA’s classroom Pride Dancers ‒ “Dancing through Life” is on Wednesday, June 29, ages four and mailing list for more details. www. up. David Gonzalez with Daniel Kelly-Cuentos ‒ “Tales from the Latinx World” is nationalzoo.si.edu. dcheadstart.org on Thursday, June 30, ages four to 12. All shows are at 10:30 a.m. (gates at 10:00 a.m.). Tickets are $12. After each performance, children and parents are encouraged to continue enjoying the free and open space in the park. Theatre-in-theWoods, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna, Virginia. www.wolftrap.org
