Rainbow Rock Band Needs Your Support

RAINBOW ROCK GOES TO HAITI!!

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Rockin the Rainbow to kids in need all over the world!

The Rainbow Rock Band is headed to Haiti and we need your support to get there!! 

The Tot Rock Festival we held last month, was a huge success and we are so excited to head to Haiti and deliver the instruments we collected as well as spend the week with children at Source of Light Orphanage.  The week will include arts & crafts, music instruction, meditation, Crossfit kids and more!

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Your support will help us with airfare and day to day costs for taking on this trip,anything we collect over our goal will go to the orphanage and their projects, so thank you in advance for reading this far!!  If you think you have a little to spare, please click the box and donate today!

https://www.gofundme.com/rainbowrockhaiti

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Summer Activities

reposted from last summer:

Here are my tried and true favorites for things to do and see with the kids.   

Day Trips:

Chincoteague, VA

Annapolis, MD

Luray Caverns, VA

Shenandoah National Park, VA

Harper’s Ferry, WV – great for tubing!

Calvert Cliffs, MD – look for sharks teeth

Breezy Point Beach, MD – look for sharks teeth

Dinosaur Land, White Post, VA

Port Discovery, Baltimore, MD

National Aquarium, Baltimore, MD

Crayola Factory, Easton, PA

Herr’s Food- Potato Chip Factory, Nottingham, PA

Cotoctin Zoo, Thurmont, MD

Explore Local Parks/Sites:

Potomac Overlook, Arlington

Claude Moore Colonial Park, Arlington

Roosevelt Island (lots of shade!)

Mount Vernon, VA

Arlington National Cemetery

Lake Accotink, Springfield, VA – merry-go round, mini golf, paddle boats

Cabin John Park, MD – train rides

Great Falls – MD & VA

Huntley Meadows, Fairfax, VA

River Farm Park, Alexandria, VA

Winkler Botanical Preserve, Alexandria, VA

Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC

Haines Point, Washington, DC

Park at National Harbor

Pohick Bay Park

Glen Echo

National Building Museum

National Geographic Building

Franciscan Monastery, Washington, DC – check out the Catacombs

Union Station

Botanical Gardens

Bureau of Engraving

Bug Zoo at the Smithsonian

Planetarium and Nature Center in Rock Creek Park

Iwo Jima Memorial - Marine Corp Drill/Parade Tuesday evenings at sunset.

National Airport - look at the planes & run around inside.

Playgrounds:

Blue Park – Rosemont

The Pit – Beverley Hills

Fort Ward

Polk Elementary School

Lee Street – Old Town

Playground in Arlington – off 23^rd Street b/t Crystal City and Arlandria

Places in Alexandria:

Ivy Hill Cemetery – take a stroll in the shade, teach math skills

George Washington Masonic Memorial

Boat cruise on the Potomac

Jerome “Buddie” Ford Nature Center

Winkler Preserve

End of Year Teacher Gifts

So, it's that time of year again, time to thank the teachers for putting up with your kid for another year   teaching your child.


Here are some that we have put together as a class over the last few years - (I know preschool is easier than grade school)

Its been easy - we just ask about $10 from each family to contribute towards this "themed" gift.  Some families only give $10, some give more, whatever they can and want to contribute.  We pool the money and get each teacher a themed bag.  We usually tailor it to the teacher's interests.   It's great and it looks like so much more than just a gift card from each family.


-Large pool bag filled with flip flops, buckets, gift cards to book stores, plastic drink glasses, visors, sun screen, beach towel, etc.

-Large tote bag filled with gardening items - shears, small shovel, gloves, gift card to Home Depot, packets of seeds, etc.

-Large tote bag filled with cooking items - measuring cups & spoons, apron, gift card to Williams Sonoma, hand towels, cook book, etc.

-Large tote bag filled with children's books (for the just out of school teacher starting their library) - having some of the books autographed by the authors is great!

-Large tote bag filled with pet items - leash, balls, squeaky toys, rain boots for the owner, gift cards to pet supply stores, etc.

-Tote filled with camping items - mosquito spray and netting, flashlight, batteries, hiking guide books, pillow, water bottle, etc.

It is great if you can get the kids to decorate or personalize the bag - hand prints on the bag or write their names.


Other items that have been "hits" with teachers:

• note cards
• thank you notes
• children's books signed by the author
• various gift cards to Amazon, Great Harvest Bread store, St. Elmo's, Dairy Godmother, AMC Movie theater, etc. 

Some of the things that teachers have said they don't like or appreciate (have too much of) - anything with an apple or teacher on it.

What are some of the gifts you've given?