The Ultimate Experience Gift for DC Area Kids: The Gift of Play

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A year-long National Children's Museum membership makes the perfect experiential gift for kids and families.

This holiday season, give your kids the gift of play and learning with a year-long membership to DC’s beloved National Children’s Museum.

Have you seen those videos where parents ask their kids to name a holiday gift they got last year and the kids can’t name a single one? Well, with many experts agreeing that children need way less stuff and way more screen-free brain-growing play, it’s no wonder experience gifts are on the rise.

Fortunately, the DMV is home to one of the very best places for unlimited, educational, hands-on play: the city’s beloved National Children’s Museum. A year-long membership makes the perfect experiential gift for kids and families across DC, Virginia and Maryland–and one that children will remember long after the holiday season comes to a close.

How to Celebrate New Year’s Eve With Kids at Home: 22 Parent-Tested Ideas

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Noisemakers and party hats make the evening feel festive from the start! Photo by Ivan Samkov via Pexels

New Year's Eve with kids doesn't have to mean a boring night at home. Keep the night at home but lose the boring with these 15 fantastic family-friendly activities to help celebrate New Year's Eve with kids at home. From balloon pops to ball drops, discover how to ring in the New Year – or Noon Year! – in the most festive and memorable way.

For more New Year's Eve fun with kids with an international flavor, check out our guide to 23 Family-Friendly New Year’s Traditions from around the World. Chair leaping or grape eating, anyone? Also, there are tons of activities and things to do on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day on our local event calendars.

However you celebrate, from all of us at Mommy Poppins: Happy New Year!

Passport to Santa, Nochebuena Christmas Spectacular, and More Top Things To Do in Los Angeles This Weekend

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Las Posadas is happening in DTLA this weekend, Photo courtesy of the City of Norwalk

Looking for the best things to do in Los Angeles this weekend? Here are some of our favorite events and activities to add to your list this weekend

It's the weekend before Christmas, and we are going all in on the holiday spirit. We've booked our Passport to Santa for a magical North Pole adventure to visit Santa Claus. Our holidays get a Mexican spin at the Soraya's annual Nochebuena Christmas Spectacular; this year's show welcomes Mexican actress & singer Ximena Sariñana. And we celebrate the last of Hanukkah's eight crazy nights, with menorah lighting ceremonies at Lomita City Hall, the Reagan Library, and more!

Elf the Musical, Holiday Celebrations, and More Things to Do this Weekend in Atlanta with Kids

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Head to the Fox Theatre to see Elf the Musical this weekend! Photo by Evan Zimmerman, courtesy of The Fox

Looking for the best things to do in Atlanta this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list for this weekend! 

As Atlanta kids cheer for the beginning of winter break, families will have plenty of opportunities to experience holiday fun. Celebrate the last weekend of Hanukkah with Menorah lightings and events in Dunwoody, Marietta, Midtown, and more. Families can enjoy lots of holiday shows this weekend like Elf the Musical at The Fox! Attend one of several Nutcracker performances, including Southern Ballet's traditional The Nutcracker in Lawrenceville or Ballethnic Dance Company's Urban Nutcracker in Decatur.  Keep reading for even more things to do this weekend in Atlanta.

Kennedy Under the Stars, Holiday Celebrations, and More Festive Things to Do in Orlando This Weekend With Kids

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It's the final weekend to attend Oh What Fun! Lake Nona Holiday Festival and prove to Santa you've been nice! Photo courtesy of the event

Looking for the best things to do in Orlando this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list!

It’s the final weekend before Christmas, and Central Florida is packed with festive family fun! If you’re looking for merry ways to celebrate, we’ve rounded up the best events to check out. Head to the Kennedy Space Center for Kennedy Under the Stars: Holiday Edition, experience the magic of Holiday Nights at Give Kids the World Village, and celebrate at the City of Longwood’s Chanukah Celebration. Plus, it’s your last chance to catch Gatorland's Holiday Ho-Ho-Ho-Down, Amber Brooke Farms Winter Fest, and Lake Nona's Oh What Fun! Holiday Festival. Keep reading for all the festive details!

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