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Day trip adventures
Got a free afternoon? These posts talk about fun trips that you can easily do in a matter of hours. Included are descriptions of museums, hikes, zoos, and much more.
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- A change in plans
- A clown train
- A royal trip
- A trip back in time with Thomas and the Strasburg Railroad
- Amusement, French style
- Big dino, little dino
- California dreaming
- Christ Church Philadelphia: A quick trip back in history
- Day out with kids: Madison Children’s Museum
- Free fun at the Crown Center
- George Washington’s breakfast
- Guest post at WeJustGotBack.com
- Inauguration frustration – UPDATED
- Inauguration with the kids: Part two
- Invasion of the autosaurs!
- Is that a giant grasshopper?
- Is travel relevant? This mom says yes
- It’s here! The *new* Mother of All Trips
- Looking back…looking forward
- MidAtlantic Wednesday: Mommy and Ted’s excellent adventure
- MidAtlantic Wednesday: Much more than trains at the Choo Choo Barn
- MidAtlantic Wednesdays: An enchanted garden and more at Winterthur
- MidAtlantic Wednesdays: Christmas at the Brandywine River Museum
- MidAtlantic Wednesdays: Dinotopia at the Delaware Art Museum
- MidAtlantic Wednesdays: The National Canal Museum & Crayola Factory
- MidAtlantic Wednesdays: The Petersen Urban Wildlife Refuge
- MidAtlantic Wednesdays: Toy Magic in Bethlehem
- Mondays are for dreaming: Spring at Winterthur
- Never step inside a fairy ring…
- Out and about with kids: Calvert Farm
- Out and about with kids: Cape Ann, from the archives
- Out and about with kids: Children of the corn
- Out and about with kids: Havre de Grace
- Out and about with kids: Highland Orchards
- Out and about with kids: Lions, bears, and purple tigers at the Philadelphia Zoo
- Out and about with kids: More dinos at the natural history museum
- Out and about with kids: New Haven, from the archives
- Out and about with kids: Please Touch Museum
- Out and about with kids: The Eric Carle Museum
- Out and about with kids: Welcoming fall at Longwood Gardens
- Pioneer history at the Milton House
- Riding the Red Line
- So did you notice the tabs?
- The Magic House: A little less than spellbinding
- The teeniest pumpkin
- Three little monkeys
- Walking for a cause
- We {heart} Shelburne Farms
- Wild turkeys and tame tigers: A (mostly free) day out in Madison
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When you think of Pennsylvania Dutch country, it may well be horse-drawn buggies that first leap to mind rather than trains. But it is in fact a great place to visit if you’re a train buff. You can ride in a train pulled by a steam engine at the Strasburg Railroad, learn how that steam [...]
It has hit me recently that I’m about to leave one important phase of my life and enter another. In two short weeks, Teddy will be finishing up his preschool year. Next fall he will be starting full-day kindergarten at the same school Tommy attends. That’s right: The two of them will get on the [...]
Visiting the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art made me a fan of seeing original versions of pictures from famous books. Like meeting a movie star in person, there’s something thrilling about encountering a much-beloved picture out of its normal context, larger and more vibrant. Unnoticed details become apparent. Curated exhibits also offer the [...]
I’ll admit that this Monday morning I’m singularly uninspired. I just returned from a week in Vermont where I was helping out my father after surgery. Teddy and Matt both have the stomach flu. And I’m supposed to bring soup for the teacher’s lunch at preschool (thankfully I’ve got it all made). This is one [...]
People who live in Delaware tend to be a little sensitive about the size of their state. It’s understandable: it is small and not everyone realizes its significance – or even statehood for that matter (I’ve had people ask me if Delaware is a town in New Jersey). Things have improved a bit now that [...]
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