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Grab & Go: Events for Moms and Kids in Falls Church

Have fun and stay cool this weekend

Glad you clicked on our Grab & Go Kids Planner! We've assembled a weekly calendar of kid-friendly activities and new places to try out with children.

We'll give you the info on the five best family activities or events for the week. You're time-pressed enough, so we're happy to do the research and find the best things to do and places to go, both locally and within reasonable striking distance.

Look for the kids’ planner each Wednesday, and help us build the planner with your own suggestions and tips — just add them to the comment box. Even if you disagree with our picks, let us know. We want to hear from you!

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“Discovery Stations”

Where/When: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway, Chantilly, Va.; Saturday, July 30, All day

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Why Go: Discovery Stations at the National Air and Space Museum are portable interactive carts which encourage informal learning through active looking, discussion, and hands-on activities related to aviation, space exploration, astronomy, and planetary geology. Presented by volunteers or Museum staff, the carts provide interactive fun for all ages.  Discovery Stations are presented during regular Museum hours throughout the week and on weekends.

Pricing: $15 for parking, free admission.

Ages: All ages

Kid Zone Laser Tag

Where/When: LaserNation, 421 S. Sterling Blvd., Sterling, Va., Saturday, July 30; 10 a.m. – noon

Why Go: Every Saturday morning from 10 until noon kids 12 and under can play LaserNation. No one over 12 is admitted in the arena.

Pricing: $4

Ages: 12 and under

Maryland Youth Ballet

Where/When: Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna, Saturday, July 30; 10 a.m.

Why Go: The area’s talented young dancers present Caroline’s fantastic adventure at the seashore where she encounters stalwart lifeguards, a friendly octopus or 2, sea horses, angel fish, and more. But what happens when the waves threaten her friend! Will Caroline once again save the day?

Pricing: $8

Ages: All ages


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