Sweet Peas Playgroup
DG SWEET PEAS - The DG Sweet Pea playgroup meets the first Friday of each month at 10:00 a.m. Members interested in meeting other DG mothers with their children are welcome. Past events include the National Zoo, Bethesda’s Playseum, the Building Zone, the Children’s Garden, nature centers, the College Park Aviation Museum, Claude Moore Colonial Farm, Clemyjontri, several spraygrounds, and much more. Sweet Peas also holds an annual family picnic. Join the email list by contacting Kerri at sweetpea@wdcdeltagamma.org.
DG Sweet Peas’ Upcoming Events:
March 2, 20112 10:00 AM – ImaginNATIONS, National Museum of the American Indian, National Mall, Washington, D.C.: This brand new interactive, family-friendly activity center was designed with kids in mind. Weave a giant basket, explore different modes of transportation including snowshoes, or examine three different dwellings by wandering through an Amazonian stilt house, seeing what makes an adobe house special, or learning how to build an igloo! In addition, stories by Native authors are available in the story room, and visitors may complete make-and-take projects in the craft room. The Center also includes a wetlands ecosystem, kayaks and a full size tipi where you can learn about the parts of the buffalo. And, don’t miss the companion garden, and a music room! If a trip to the mall requires including lunch, consider the critically acclaimed Museum Café, Mitsitam. Admission is free. For information and directions, see: http://www.nmai.si.edu/index.cfm. For more information or to RSVP, contact sweetpea@wdcdeltagamma.org
April 13, 2012, 10:00 AM – Members Home, Location TBA: Join the DG Sweet Peas for a morning of snacks and play at a members home. April in D.C. is unpredictable. If the weather cooperates and we have a lovely spring morning, the kids can play outside. And, if April showers appear, well that’s what playrooms are for! For more information or to RSVP, contact sweetpea@wdcdeltagamma.org
May 4, 2012, 10:00 AM – Rock Creek Park Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW, Washington, D.C.: Nature Center exhibits tell about the park’s wildlife and forest and a library has many books on natural history. A Discovery Room encourages hands-on activities and is specifically designed for the toddler set. Visitors can watch bees at work in an observation hive, take a hike, and bring a picnic. Free. For directions, see: http://www.nps.gov/rocr/planyourvisit/naturecenter.htm. For more information or to RSVP, contact sweetpea@wdcdeltagamma.org
Recent Events:
January 6, 2011 11:45 AM, Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Avenue, Bethesda, MD
Imagination Stage presents “My First” theatre experience for the very young. Geared at ages 1 – 5, Nellie and Amelia are two adventurous mice ready to explore the world beyond their little mouse-hole. They decide to go to the moon, since it is cat-free and made entirely of delicious, mouth-watering cheese. In this world premiere interactive play, there are many opportunities for audience participation. Join us as we all try to reach beyond the stars. To purchase tickets: https://tickets.imaginationstage.org/public/daily_events_list.asp For information on directions and parking, see:http://www.imaginationstage.org/about/directions. For more information or to RSVP, contact sweetpea@wdcdeltagamma.org
December 2, 2011, 10:00 A.M., Smithsonian National Postal Museum, 2 Massachusetts Ave.,
NE, Washington D.C. – Join the Sweet Peas as we learn about the history of the Postal
Service at the National Postal Museum across from Union Station. Budding postal
workers and stamp collectors will love this interactive museum which includes modes
of transporting mail over time, some of which kids can climb on such as a stagecoach
and mail truck. And, don’t miss the chance to mail a postcard to Grandma or Owney the
postal dog. The museum can be perused in no more then an hour or two, the perfect size
museum for busy moms and their busy tots. For directions and more information on the
National Postal Museum, see http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/index.html. For more
information or to RSVP, contact sweetpea@wdcdeltagamma.org.
November 4, 2011, 10:00 AM, Kids Farm at the Smithsonian National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut
Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. – Join us at the Kids Farm (whose lifespan was recently
extended through 2016 through a grant from State Farm), home of many animals such as
alpacas, cows, donkeys and rare breeds of goats and hogs. Children may enjoy petting
some animals in the barn or may be content at the playground or pizza farm, an
interactive exhibit teaching children where their food comes from. Please meet near the
giant pizza playground. The zoo is accessible by metro and bus. In addition, Friends
of the Zoo (FONZ) members park free. For maps, directions, and other information,
see: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/kidsfarm/default.cfm. For more information or to
RSVP, contact sweetpea@wdcdeltagamma.org.
October 7, 2011, 10:00 AM, U.S. National Arboretum, R Street, NE, off of Bladensburg Road –
Wide open spaces for your sweet pea to run around, who could ask for more! The
arboretum is 446 acres but it’s just short walk to visit the Aquatic Garden and Koi Pond,
the Friendship Garden, the National Herb Garden, and the National Bonsai & Penjing
Museum. At 10:30 A.M. jump on the open air tram for a 35 minute taped tour. Picnic
areas are available for lunch or snacks. Tram tickets must be purchased the day of the
tour at the kiosk in the parking lot near the R Street gate and are free for kids under
4 and $4 for adults. The tram has room to store strollers. For maps, directions, and
other information, see: http://www.usna.usda.gov/Information/index.html. For more
information or to RSVP, contact sweetpea@wdcdeltagamma.org.
September 2, 2011 10:00 AM, Mr. Knick Knack at Clarendon Market Common, 2800
Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, VA – Join us for a performance by one of D.C.’s best loved
children’s entertainers, Mr. Knick Knack. Market Common has a play area, fountain,
and a 10:30 A.M. show by Mr. Knick Knack. For anyone who wants to add to the day,
Whitlows on Wilson offers a free lunch for each child with the purchase of an adult
entrée and there is a Whole Foods and other shopping to accomplish a few errands
before heading home. How efficient! For maps, metro directions, parking and other
information, see: http://www.marketcommonclarendon.net/events.html. For more
information or to RSVP, contact sweetpea@wdcdeltagamma.org.
August 27, 2011, 10:00 A.M., Reston Water Mine AM, 1400 Lake Fairfax Drive, Reston, VA –
The Water Mine Family Swimmin’ Hole offers more than an acre of slides, flumes,
sprays, showers, floatables and interactive play features, circled by Rattlesnake River
with a 2.5 mile per hour current that gently nudges tubes along. A bit of the old west is
recreated here. Kids careen off covered wagons, float on rattlesnakes and dash through
showers tipped from water-filled ore carts. While the Water Mine’s attractions are
designed for elementary-aged children, there’s something here for everyone. Tenderfoot
Pond, with its pint-sized slides and gentle bubblers, gives toddlers a perfect place
for water play, and everyone will enjoy going with the flow in a tube on Rattlesnake
River. For cost and directions on the Water Mine, see http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/
parks/rec/watermine/directions.htm. For more information or to RSVP, contact
sweetpea@wdcdeltagamma.org.
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