Tag: children
Registration opens for summer camps at Hidden Oaks Nature Center
Despite the winter weather, it’s time to start thinking about summer camp. Registration for summer camps at Hidden Oaks Nature Center in Annandale opens Jan. 23 at 9 a.m. These sessions fill up quickly, so it’s best not to wait. To register for all camps, visit Parktakes online and search for the camp title or … Continued
Inova opens clinic for sick children
Inova celebrated the grand opening of a clinic for sick children Jan. 18 in Seven Corners. The Inova Cares Pediatric Sick Clinic, the first of its kind in the Inova system, provides care for children who have such common symptoms as fevers, ear infections, and sore throats so they can return to daycare or school … Continued
Police bring holiday gifts to kids in Culmore
Hundreds of kids at Culmore and Fairmont Gardens collected free holiday gifts donated by community members on Dec. 16 during the Mason Police District’s annual Gary Claus program. The event continued on Dec. 17 when the police distributed donated pajamas and socks at both locations. Gary Claus is named for Det. Gary Moore, who has … Continued
New playground opens at Lake Accotink
Children have a new place to play at Lake Accotink Park. A new playground was officially opened on Nov. 2 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The new playground has a tall climbing structure, a long twisty slide, musical features, a playhouse, dragonfly seesaw, large net for climbing, and a double swing allowing a parent to ride … Continued
Cakes4Kids ensures at-risk children get a cake on their birthday
When children, for one reason or another, aren’t getting a cake for their birthday, a group of volunteer bakers with Cakes4Kids steps up to make sure they are not forgotten. “We want to make a child feel special on their birthday,” says Campbell, founder of the Northern Virginia Chapter of Cakes4Kids. That group has … Continued
Construction of new playground at Lake Accotink park to start this week
Work is set to begin as early as today on the new playground at Lake Accotink Park, weather permitting. The playground, with equipment for children of all ages and abilities, will be installed on the same spot where the old playground was removed in May. It will have a tower play structure with a winding … Continued
Unfolded strollers allowed on Connector buses
It’s just gotten a lot easier to take small children on Fairfax Connector buses. A new policy that took effect Sept. 1 allows adults to bring a stroller on board without having to fold it and hold the child in their lap. Strollers are now permitted in the ADA-accessible seating area of the bus but … Continued
Annandale Boys & Girls Club gets $20,000 worth of new technology from Cox
The Annandale Boys & Girls Club has a bunch of new technology, thanks to a $20,000 grant from Cox Communications. The Cox Innovation Lab will be used by children and teens in the afterschool programs operated by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington (BGCGW) in the new Annandale Community Center at 7851-B Heritage … Continued
Annandale kids club is getting a $20,000 grant from Cox for an Innovation Lab
The Annandale Boys and Girls Club on Heritage Drive is getting a Cox Innovation Lab, with high-speed internet, where kids in the afterschool program can learn about robotics, explore 3D printing, and develop new computer skills. The lab is funded with a $20,000 grant from Cox Communications. Related story: Boy Scouts teach outdoor skills to … Continued
Kids invited to join the Cub Scouts
Boys and girls in the Annandale/Mason District area are invited to join Cub Scout Pack 855. The pack offers year-round family-friendly activities, from camping to rockets to pinewood derby car races. For more information, come to the Join Scouting Night at Sleepy Hollow United Methodist Church, 3435 Sleepy Hollow Road, on Sept. 12, 6:30 p.m., … Continued
Registration open for Stingrays softball
The Virginia Stingrays recreational softball league is recruiting players for the fall season. Registration is free for first-time 8 and under players (born in 2014 or later) and 10u players (born 2012-2013). A $40 uniform fee is required. The Stingrays are also recruiting 12u and 18u players. All practices and games are in the Annandale … Continued
Britepaths seeks donations for students
Britepaths is asking the community to help provide 2,500 students with new backpacks and school supplies. The backpacks will be distributed to students with identified needs in the Justice and Fairfax high school pyramids, including Glen Forest Elementary School, Bailey’s Upper Elementary, and Justice High School. Donations can be made to Britepaths online by Aug. … Continued
Boy Scouts teach outdoor skills to Annandale Boys & Girls Club campers
Kids participating in the Annandale Boys and Girls Club’s summer program learned some outdoor skills from Boy Scout Troop 150 at Ossian Hall Park on Aug. 2. The scouts taught the kids how to tie knots, build a fire, set up a tent, and lash branches together to make a structure. The scouts then helped … Continued
Childcare center approved for Little River Turnpike in Lincolnia
The Board of Supervisors approved a zoning special exception last week for a childcare facility with up to 36 children in Lincolnia. The Kingdom of Children Bilingual Preschool would be located in a former single-family house built in 1948 at 6481 Little River Turnpike next to Cherokee Avenue. The building, currently vacant, had housed a … Continued
Wireless Zone to give out free backpacks
Wireless Zone of Annandale at 7301 Little River Turnpike, will be hosting the School Rocks Backpack Giveaway on Sunday, July 30 at 1 p.m. The store, which focuses on cell phones and Verizon plans, will hand out free backpacks filled with school supplies. The School Rocks Backpack Giveaway is an annual program of Round Room … Continued