Places to go:
- Jug Bay Wetland Sanctuary
- Woodlawn Manor Cultural Center (Underground Railroad Trail)
- Matthew Henson Trail
- Northwest Branch Trail
- Billy Goat Trail
- Pine Lake
- Roosevelt Island
- Croydon Creek
- Cunningham Falls
- Calvert Cliffs
- Sandy Point Beach
- Greenbrier State park
- Shenandoah State Park
- Sligo Creek (walking path)
- Kilgore Falls
- Sugarloaf Mountains
- Luray Caverns
- Fairland Recreational Park
- Centennial Lake (nice lake to walk on a paved path)
- Green Meadows Farm (petting zoo) (big open place, not a lot of people when we went, but people also didn't necessarily keep 6 feet away and not everyone was wearing masks)
- Go Kart Track (Bladensburg)
- Foot Golf at Sligo Creek Golf Course (must make a reservation and bring your own soccer ball)
- Rocky Gorge (batting cages, mini golf, and driving range)
- Lake Needwood (Boating)
- Vertical Rock (indoor rock climbing)
- Sandy Spring Adventure Park (ropes course)
- Larriland Farm and Butler's Orchard (fruit picking)
- Capital SUP (stand up paddleboarding)
- Drive-in movie theater (there are a few in the area)
Fun Activities:
- Geocaching (there is an app, but start by looking on geocaching.com and watching the video).
- Dance Party
- Write letters to athletes, politicians, actors, musicians, artists, etc. (I suggest reading an article first on TTM (through the mail) autograph seeking. https://www.beckett.com/news/mail-call-how-to-get-started-collecting-autographs-through-the-mail/
- Draw (lots of great you tube tutorials), paint, sculpt, etc...
- Play sports in the yard or at a local field
- Pick up an instrument
- Water play in the yard (water balloons, sprinkler, slip n' slide, etc...)
- lots of good yard games like corn hole, ladder toss, travel ping pong (we've been using the dining room table), horseshoes, bocce, etc.
- Don't forget the classics like sidewalk chalk, bubbles, playing in the rain, catching fireflies, etc...
- As a child in the late 80's/early 90's, I taught my kids how to make a paper football, and we have been playing a lot of this game.
- Bike riding, fishing, boating
- Reading books
- Car wash
- virtual museum tours
- lots of free coding, video game making, and animation videos
- hackeysack, hoola hoop, jump rope
- board games, puzzles, diamond art, tie dye, knitting, crocheting,
- baking/cooking
- Let each kid have a week of planning meals (takes the pressure off of you, keeps them busy, and gives them some control in an uncontrollable time)
- play in a local stream
