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Thursday, May 31, 2012

A free, fun princess tea party!

The Miss Greenbelt Pageant is having it's annual Princess Tea Party for children ages 2-10.  The event is free and lots of fun, but space is limited!

My daughter and I went last year and she had a blast. She got her nails done (with nail stickers; though if you feel your child's old enough for paint, they'll use nail polish too), played dressup and made a pretty picture frame with stickers (all supplies provided). We also got a bevy of sweet treats, including mini cupcakes, cookies and brownies. Yumma Yumma!

As I mentioned at the top, the tea party is associated with the Ms. Greenbelt Pageant. They do not do a hard sell of the pageant from beginning to end. They do take 5 minutes or so to talk about the pageant at the end, and they're very nice about it.  I hate when people try to convince my kids to sign me up for something and then I look like the jerk Momma for saying no (don't get me started on the ballet teacher who told all the kids to ask their parents if they could do the recital; and then they tell me the recital is $65 to participate. Umm, no. I do not like that). But, based on my prior experience, they talk to the group in general and don't do any hard-selling to the kids. And in case you're wondering, there is a fee to participate in the Ms. Greenbelt pageant.

The Princess Tea Party is June 10 from 2-4 pm. You have to e-mail them to confirm participation (do not just rsvp to the evite!).  Visit this evite for more information on the pageant. The Ms. Greenbelt website is www.missgreenbelt.com, if you're looking for more information. And, of course, you don't have to participate in the pageant to attend the tea. It's just a chance to have fun and get information on the pageant.

Have a great day!

-Hyattsville Mom

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

I'm Baaack!

I know it's been awhile, but I'm back.

Took a blogging break for that little thing we call life (or perhaps that little thing called having enough hours in the day to blog, take care of the fam, and be happy).

As it were, it seems summer is upon us, so I thought I'd start my blog again with what's on tap for summer. Does anyone have any exciting plans?

For me, we're going on a couple of trips to see family--back to Illinois to see mine and then down to the Outer Banks to hang with my husband's. Then the kids have 4 weeks of camp, and then...summer's over. Yep, it's short this year. The kids start back up June 22.  However, I'm hoping to get in a few trips to local attractions even over our short break.  High on the list are: Museum of National History (my kids LOVE the Morgie movie), the Hirshhorn (there's a wishing tree in the lower level of the sculpture garden outside the museum; and my kids LOVE to make wishes on that tree), the National Aquarium (dolphins; enough said), the Playseum (play; enough said); and Six Flags.

So, what are your must do summer activities?

Catch you later.

-Hyattsville Mom