By Patricia Lee Hall, Fairfax Family Fun Passover, one of the major Jewish holidays, is the celebration of the Israelites’ freedom from slavery by the ancient Egyptians. The eight-day holiday includes some traditions, the better-known one of which is the Seder supper. On the first two nights of the weeklong holiday, families and friends enjoy a feast known as a seder, where the foods symbolize aspects of the Passover story. This year, with Continue Reading...
Local restaurants offering Seder suppers for Passover
Quick and easy April Fool’s Day ideas
By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun With the COVID-19 coronavirus and now a stay-at-home order from the Virginia governor until June 10, 2020, it's becoming more difficult to find fun things for families to do. But we're not giving up! Even being homebound, we all should continue to celebrate life's everyday moments and special events. One easy way to do that is on April 1, with fun, safe, and innocent pranks you can pull on family Continue Reading...
Chalk your walk: Get outside, make art, spread cheer
Disclosure: This site participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and links to amazon.com. Some links here are affiliate links, meaning this site receives a small commission from any purchases you make when using those links. By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun It seems odd to talk about the "nice things" that Continue Reading...
Virginia Safari Park: A fun tour you can do while keeping to yourself
Update: As of March 25, 2020, the park is temporarily closed. It expects to re-open on April 23, 2020. By Patricia Lee Hall, Fairfax Family Fun We get it. With this coronavirus crisis, it's a time to hunker down, change our way of living (for now), and put a priority on health. The most important thing is to "flatten the curve" and try to stem the spread of the virus and we all must do our part. But although there are many ways to beat Continue Reading...
Coronavirus Anti-boredom Survival Guide
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Coronavirus cancellations in Northern Virginia and DC
Update: All schools in Virginia are now closed. As the novel coronavirus -- also called COVID-19 or 2019-n-CoV -- continues to spread worldwide, more organizations are canceling or postponing events and places are closing their doors. Concerns over the pandemic have led many government officials, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and others to take extraordinary measures in an effort to contain the outbreak and preserve public health. Below Continue Reading...
Kids’ fishing events and free fishing days
By Patricia Hall,FairfaxFamilyFun.com Teach a kid to fish, and... he or she will have fun, learn about nature, and possibly provide dinner for the family that night! Each year in Northern Virginia there are events designed, in whole or in part, to teach kids to fish. Below we list some of the biggest annual events coming up that can introduce kids to fishing. Best of all, some are free! See below for where to take the kids fishing Continue Reading...
Fun ways to celebrate Pi Day on March 14
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Family friendly St. Patrick’s Day events in Northern Virginia
UPDATE 3/12/20: Some events cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com St. Patrick's Day (Lá Fhéile Pádraig) is coming up March 17! The day, a national holiday in Ireland, is celebrated unofficially in the United States as well with parades and other big community celebrations, including some close to us in Alexandria, Manassas, and Washington, DC. While you may be spending the day celebrating a meal Continue Reading...
Celebrate Mardi Gras with King Cake
Originally published Feb. 9, 2016; updated Feb. 23, 2020 (with instructions for hiding the "baby") By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com Today I am meeting a group of people, and just for fun, I will be bringing this: They don't know I am bringing it, so hopefully it will be a nice surprise. But more than that, hopefully they will know what it is! Do YOU recognize it? If you said "King Cake," you're right, and to you, I say "Happy Continue Reading...
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