Tag: children
Lake Accotink carousel gets a makeover
A crew working on the Lake Accotink Carousel. [Thomas Kinder] The restoration of the carousel at Lake Accotink Park is nearing completion after months of work. Park manager Joshua Smith hopes the carousel will be ready to reopen on July 4. The Lake Accotink carousel is about 80 or 90 years old and is … Continued
Free summer meals available for children
Children enjoy a free lunch at Bailey’s Elementary School. No child should go hungry during the summer when the free and reduced-priced school meals program isn’t available. That’s the idea behind Fairfax County Public Schools’ free summer meals program operated by the Office of Food and Nutrition Services at selected sites where there is a … Continued
Crescendo Studios, a new venue for music lessons, signs on as a Taste of Annandale sponsor
A music lesson room at Crescendo Studios. Crescendo Studios, a brand-new, beautiful facility for music lessons, showed its commitment to community engagement by signing on as a Gold-level sponsor of the 2019 Taste of Annandale. Crescendo offers lessons in piano, guitar, drum, bass, violin, cello, viola, and voice to children, teens, and adults. It’s located in … Continued
Glen Forest Odyssey of the Mind team to compete in World Finals
The Glen Forest Odyssey of the Mind team. An all-girls Odyssey of the Mind team from Glen Forest Elementary School in Bailey’s Crossroads is heading to the World Finals during Memorial Day weekend at Michigan State University. Odyssey of the Mind is an internationally run competition that calls for students to solve problems related to … Continued
Suspicious incident involves child at bus stop
The Fairfax County Police Department is reporting a suspicious event involving a strange man approaching a child. The child was waiting at a bus stop at 2900 John Marshall Drive in Seven Corners on April 3 when a man started talking to her. She ignored him and he walked away. The child reported the incident … Continued
Creative Cauldron’s Alice in Wonderland will delight children – and their parents
Izzy Smelkinson as the White Rabbit and Madeline Aldana as Alice. [Keith Waters, Kx Photography] By David Siegel Full of high-spirited playfulness, flights of adorable fancy, and some verbal gymnastics that children and adults can savor, Creative Cauldron’s Alice in Wonderland is family entertainment that will sweep one’s cares away into the joys of “curiouser … Continued
Stranger tries to lure child into his car
There is increased police presence in the Pinecrest neighborhood after a stranger tried to get a boy into his car on March 19 at Pinecrest Vista Drive and Sand Wedge Court. The Columbia Elementary School student was walking home from his bus stop at about 4:20 p.m. on March 19 when he noticed a red … Continued
Register for Mason League Little League by March 7
Although the wintry weather doesn’t bring to mind the crack of a bat on a green field, baseball season is just around the corner. In fact, registration for Mason District Little Leagues’ spring season closes at midnight on March 7. MDLL, a chartered member of Little League International, seeks new and returning players ages 4-13 – … Continued
School news: Teacher raises proposed
A student displays her research project on the effectiveness of natural and artificial preservatives on bread at the Annandale High School science fair. See more pictures from the science fair here. School News is an occasional series highlighting news about school programs, activities and issues. The photos are from Fairfax County Public Schools. School board seeks … Continued
Library will reward young readers with free books
The George Mason Regional Library in Annandale encourages children to keep reading during winter break and throughout the winter. As an incentive, the library is giving kids in grades K-12 a free book of their choice for every three books they read between Dec. 21 and Feb. 28, reports Jane Ampah, the library’s youth services … Continued
Golden Boot offers soccer winter break camp and skills training classes
A Golden Boot Soccer class at the JCC. Kids don’t have to stop playing soccer just because it’s winter. Golden Boot Soccer is offering two ways to get kids ready for spring soccer leagues: indoor soccer skills classes and an indoor winter break futsal camp. The classes, for players age 3-18, beginners through travel-level, are on … Continued
Kids’ active play center opens at St. James
Super, Awesome & Amazing, the kids’ active entertainment center at the St. James sports complex in Springfield, officially opened to the public Nov. 30. It has a ninja warrior course; three climbing structures, including one that can be used for racing; a jungle gym that can be used for Nerf battles; trampolines; a ropes course; … Continued
Santa’s Ride collects toys for hospitalized children
The 2017 Santa’s Ride stopped by Mason Crest Elementary School in Annandale. The Fairfax County Police Motor Squad, with help from other law enforcement agencies, will visit several local schools Dec. 10, including St. Ambrose Catholic School in Annandale, for the annual Santa’s Ride. The police are asking the public to donate unwrapped toys, games, … Continued
Childcare center needs more children
Children’s activities at the CDC during the Taste of Annandale. The ACCA Child Development Center (CDC), in the center of Annandale, has gone from having 100 children on a waiting list last year to an excess of spaces now. There are about 40 spots available for children age 2 to 5. The CDC organized and … Continued
The Taste of Annandale: 12 things you need to know
The fourth annual Taste of Annandale is tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 13, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., along Tom Davis Drive in the heart of Annandale. It’s happening rain or shine. There will be tents, so you’ll be able to enjoy a meal and watch the entertainment without getting wet. The children’s program is indoors at the ACCA … Continued