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December 29, 2019 by routeonefunlady

Season’s Greenings Train Display at US Botanic Garden

Season's Greenings at US Botanic Gardens

The Season’s Greenings Train Display at the US Botanic Garden is still happening – but hurry! Now until Sunday, January 5, 2020, take the kids to check out this FREE model train show with pint-sized locomotives traveling up, down, around and through amazing plant-based recreations of iconic botanical gardens!

November 25, 2019 by routeonefunlady

Watkins Nature Center: Free, Indoor Fun

Watkins Nature Center in Upper Marlboro is a great spot for kids to explore local wildlife

Searching for fun, free indoor spaces to explore with the kids during the colder fall and winter temps (or maybe just over Thanksgiving weekend? Then check out the Watkins Nature Center in Upper Marlboro! The Center is full of hands-on exhibits and live animal displays – perfectly sized for pint-sized preschoolers and older kids. More on our fun time below!

October 24, 2019 by routeonefunlady

Route 1’s Halloween Guide 2019: Spooky Fun Events!

Pumpkin Walk in Greenbelt!

Halloween season is here and there is plenty of fun to be had near Maryland’s Route 1 corridor! Covering kid-friendly events from now through Halloween, October 31st – consider this your official guide to the spookiest and best activities for 2019!

July 4, 2019 by routeonefunlady

Route 1 Kids Weekend Guide: July 5th-7th

College Park Aviation Museum Kids Playing

Happy Independence Day holiday weekend, Route 1! Plenty of things to do this weekend with the kids along the Route 1 corridor, including: Crafternoon in Greenbelt, Storytime in Mount Rainier, Indoor Splash at Rollingcrest (little kids section’s been updated), Fireworks at Bladensburg Waterfront Park, Great Zucchini in DC and more! Enjoy & Happy 4th of […]

May 21, 2019 by routeonefunlady

2019 Regal Kids $1 Summer Movie Express

$1 Kids Movies this Summer at select Regal Theatres

The Hyattsville Regal Cinema at University Town Center is participating in Regal’s Summer Movie Express! This means that every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10 am this summer, the theatre (and select theatres in Maryland and Virginia) will be showing kids movies (‘G’ and ‘PG’) for only $1 per ticket!

May 20, 2019 by routeonefunlady

Toddlers, Preschoolers Love Circle Time at Takoma Park Maryland Library

Circle Time at Takoma Park Library

Searching for fun, free things to do near the Route 1 Corridor on Tuesday mornings with the infant, toddler and preschooler children? Tuesday Circle Time at the Takoma Park Maryland Library, full of books, songs, and rhymes, comes highly recommended from local (really, global) superstar Mandy Sheffer.

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