Community Corner
Grab & Go: Events for Parents and Kids in McLean
This Weekend: Experience Life Up In The Air at the Udvar-Hazy Center; Stay Earth Bound With a Harvest at Claude Moore Farm
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 and teens.
Become a Pilot Family Day and Fly-In
Where/When: National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, 14390 Air & Space Museum Parkway, Chantilly; Saturday, June 18, 10 am – 3pm
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Why Go: The Udvar-Hazy Center, which, believe us, is cool for kids AND adults, throws their seventh annual Become a Pilot Day on Saturday. You and the kids can explore an outdoor aircraft display, talk to pilots, test your piloting skills in flight simulators, and participate in story time and hands-on activities. This year, in celebration of the U.S. Navy’s centennial, the U.S. Naval drill team U.S. Navy band, The Commodores, will perform.
Pricing: Free! Parking $15
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Ages: All welcome
Where/When: Claude Moore Colonial Farm, 6310 Georgetown Pike, McLean; Sunday, June 19, 1 pm–4 pm
Why Go: Planted in early fall last year, the wheat and rye are finally ready for harvest at the Claude Moore Farm—and your kids can help! Farmers will show them how to cut and bind crops, churn butter, and bake wheat bread. This event is weather permitting, so call ahead.
Pricing: Free!
Ages: All welcome
Where/When: Alden Theatre, 1234 Ingleside Avenue, McLean; Sunday, June 19, 3 pm
Why Go: Sponsored by the Music Friends of the Fairfax County Public Library and the Alden Theatre, this concert showcases the talents of local school-age musicians who are destined for greatness in the world of classical music.
Pricing: Free! No tickets are required.
Ages: All welcome
