November 1 and 2 is the Day of the Dead – Dia de los Muertos – a holiday celebrated in Mexico, Central America, and Latino communities around the United States. Families remember and honor deceased relatives with flowers, candles, altars, and special foods.
Read more…London Mystery Books
London is a dramatic setting for mystery books, made famous with cases of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Here’s our list of new and favorite children’s mystery books, from daring detectives in Victorian London, to World War II spies, intrigue at court of Elizabeth I, and contemporary adventures in the city.
Read more…End of Summer Bounty: Marin Farmers Market San Raphael
At summer’s end, our farmers markets are bursting with fresh picked fruits and vegetables. A family favorite is the Marin Farmers Market in San Rafael. Vendors come from around a large area, this is of the largest farmers markets in California, open year round.
Read more…California Gold Country: Sweet Delights
Strike it rich at candy shops and ice cream parlors as you travel California Gold Country with kids. There’s nothing like eating ice cream on a hot day, drinking a cold sarsaparilla soda, and choosing old-fashioned sweets like giant lollipops, pink peppermint sticks, homemade fudge and chewy salt water taffy.
Read more…Pengos Adventures: Traveling with stuffed animals
Stuffed animals are great travelers on family trips – they don’t object to weird foods, can stay up late, no teeth to brush or face to wash, are wonderful company when a child goes to sleep in a strange place, kids love them, and they travel free.
This is Pengos Adventures as they travel the world.
Open now: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center
Udvar-Hazy Center, second location of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC, is now open. See famous airplanes such as Enola Gay, the Concorde, World War I and II fighters, Space Shuttle Discovery and more.
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