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Grab and Go: Events for Parents and Kids in McLean
This Week: Fairy Tales and Little League
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.
Each Wednesday, 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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Cinderella -The Worlds Favorite Fairy Tale
Where/When: Alden Theatre, 1234 Ingleside Ave, McLean; Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3, 3p.m.
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Why Go: The quintessential fairytale princess story is retold here through the language of different cultures. Cinderella’s Chinese, Russian, and Native American counterparts will take the stage to tell their tales.
Pricing: Tickets are $10 Non-Residents; $8 Residents.
Ages: 6 and over
Where/When: , 1836 Westmoreland St, McLean; Saturday, April 2, 8 a.m.
Why Go: McLean Little League is one of our community’s largest sports traditions: nearly 1,100 children are participating in the league’s softball and baseball programs this spring on 93 teams. Come see them all in their team’s colors during the very festive Opening Day Parade and Ceremony. The Parade will step off from McLean High School, marching down Westmoreland Street and into the McLean fields.
Pricing: Free!
Ages: All welcome
Where/When: Tour departs from the , 1440 Chain Bridge Rd, McLean; Monday, April 4, 8a.m.–6p.m.
Why Go: Monday, April 4 is a Fairfax County Public School teacher workday. Give your kids something to do all day with this Nationals Park Tour, sponsored by the Old Firehouse Teen Center. Attendees will visit Nationals Park, where they will go behind the scenes with the Washington Nationals—touring the clubhouse, dugout, and home team bullpen.
Pricing: $35/$25 McLean district residents.
Ages: 5th - 8th graders
