Children

Postcards from Camp: Spencer A., Camp Airy

by Linda L. Esterson | Jul 17, 2017 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Postcards from Camp

Spencer A., 11 Back when Camp Airy’s huge zipline, called the Mega Zip, first opened in the summer of 2016, I was nervous about whether or not I should try it. So I didn’t. Now this year, I have finally tried the tall 60-foot zipline. I regret not doing it last year...

Postcards from Camp: Ava P., Camp Louise

by Linda L. Esterson | Jul 10, 2017 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Postcards from Camp

Ava P., 9 Summer 2017 at Camp Louise has officially begun! Camp only started two weeks ago, but it’s already been an awesome summer. Camp is a place where you can be someone who you never thought you could be. At camp, I have learned that I really love the nature and...

Playground Fun for Community Connector Kids and Parents

by Staff Report | Jul 3, 2017 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Family, Parenting

What better way to spend a Saturday morning than being with friends and having some fun? That’s what 30 kids under the age of four and their parents did last Saturday morning, July 1, at a Community Connector event at Bubala Indoor Playground in Pikesville. The...

Hold On To Those Mouse (Y)ears!

by Dana Hemelt | Jun 15, 2017 | Children, Community, Family, Parenting

Disney World visits are something to savor with older children, too. We’re a family of late sleepers. It’s not unusual for the four of us to be pajama-clad and bed-headed at 11 on weekend mornings. But under rare circumstances, my teenagers do pop out of bed before...

Young Families Enjoy ‘Shabbat in the Park’

by Staff Report | Jun 6, 2017 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Family

Fifteen young Jewish families came together on June 2 at Meadowood Regional Park in Brooklandville for “Shabbat in the Park,” presented by the Louise D. and Morton J. Macks Center for Jewish Education. The families — all with children under the age of 4 and who...

JCC Block Party Draws Thousands

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Jun 5, 2017 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Family

On Sunday, June 4, the Owings Mills Jewish Community Center hosted more than 3,500 people for its fourth annual Community Block Party. The five-hour indoor-outdoor event featured food trucks, arts and crafts, carnival games, moon-bounces, face-painting and...

Howard County Families Come Together for Picnic

by Staff Report | May 24, 2017 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Family, Parenting, Schools

PJ Library in Howard County held its annual family picnic on May 21 at Cedar Lane Park in Ellicott City. More than 150 people attended, including some new residents to Howard County. PJ Library provided a moon bounce, face painting by Sophia, and frozen treats...

Saving the ‘Lasts’ in Raising Kids

by Dana Hemelt | May 23, 2017 | Children, Community, Family, Parenting

I’ve said goodnight to my children approximately 6,000 times. I used to put them down in their cribs after kissing the tops of their soft heads, inhaling deeply to catch that delicious, sweet baby scent. One night, I smelled that scent for the very last time. I don’t...

Family Fun at the Maryland Zoo

by Staff Report | May 23, 2017 | Children, Community, Family, Parenting, Spirituality

More than 200 parents and children, ages 6 months old to 11, attended the “Spring In To the Zoo” event on Sunday, May 21, at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. The event was sponsored by IMPACT, the young adult division of The Associated: Jewish Community...

Grandparents and their Grandkids Savor ‘Playdate’

by Staff Report | May 16, 2017 | Children, Community, Family, Schools, Spirituality

Despite the occasional drops of rain and gusts of wind, 18 families showed up recently at Chizuk Amuno Congregation for “The Grand Playdate,” a two-hour inter-generational gathering hosted by the Pikesville synagogue and the Louise D. and Morton J. Macks...