5 Places to Take the Kids This Weekend

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We've assembled a weekly calendar of kid-friendly activities and new places to try out with children.

Each week, 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 week, 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!

1. Homeschool: Tapping Maples and Collecting Sap

• Where/When: Bear Branch Nature Center at 310 John Owings Rd. in Westminster on Friday, Feb. 18, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Why Go: Help the nature center collect sap for the Maple Sugarin' Festival. This is a fun activity for kids age 7 to 11.
• Pricing: $5

2. The National Aquarium's Fridays After Five

• When/Where: The National Aquarium, 501 E. Pratt Street in Baltimore from 5 p.m. to close on Fridays through March. 
• Why Go: Celebrate the Aquarium’s 30th anniversary.
• Pricing: $5

3. If you Give a Mouse a Cookie

• When/Where: St. Timothy's School, 8400 Greenspring Ave. at 1 and 3 p.m. on Saturday.
• Why Go: A play based on the popular children’s book is presented by the Pumpkin Theatre.
• Cost: Tickets $12 advance, $14 at door.

4. That Yo-Yo Guy

• Where/When: Rosedale Library, Saturday, Feb. 19, 3:30 p.m.
• Why Go: School-age children will enjoy an interactive demonstration of science and tricks featuring a bicycle wheel, gyroscope and spin tops.
• Price: Free

5. Free Family Sundays at The Baltimore Museum of Art

• When/Where: Baltimore Museum of Art from 2-5 p.m. Sundays.
• Why Go: Activities for the family include interactive workshops.
• Pricing: Free