I came across this blog post from Make it Do from a couple of years ago for a Percy Jackson Birthday Party, but still...what a fun party idea! Her blog graciously describes all the fabulous details from crafts to activities and even a great scavenger hunt idea!
I feel a printable birthday theme coming on! :D Stop by Make it Do and see all her amazing sewing/cooking/cleaning/making/kids ideas, and don't forget to say hello!
In the comments, tell me what kind of birthday theme you would like to see in my shop!
Typically when we are on road trips, daycations, staycations and museum hops, I pack my kids a backpack with a bottle of water and their lunch. Lunch at a museum can really break the budget (not so fun for me). But in this case, I made an exception because the price was reasonable, and it doubled for entertainment with my kids. My younger boy really likes Kung Fu Panda, and on the DVD, there is this great segment called Mr. Ping's Noodle House where Alton Brown (Geeky Science Cooking Show guy, who we love of course) shows the audience how real Chinese noodles are made.
and then found out that the plates are around $5, I decided to splurge! It was totally worth it! Plus it was only a mile walk to the Air and Space museum, which was our next stop. *Bonus*
Friendship Gate, Chinatown, H Street NW at 7th Street NW
(the largest single span Chinese arch in the world.)
Here we are! The Chinatown Express sign was covered by a new awning with only Chinese writing on it.
Well, we didn't get to see the long noodles being made, but they were making dumplings and my boys were satisfied with that!
Auntie came too!
Me and Seth!
Ready with the chop sticks!
Beef with Udon Noodles
Orange chicken, shrimp with vegetable, rice noodle with curry and white rice.
Vegetable and Tofu with Udon Noodles
Pork Buns
The star of riches is shining on you.
Now is the time to try something new.
The star of riches is shining on you.
You will have good health, you will be surrounded by luxury.
I would definitely recommend a trip if you're in the DC area and are looking for a reasonable lunch within walking distance to lots of attractions!
Here's a fun family activity that is educational and fun. We started Postcrossing about two years ago. When we go on our travels, we try to pick up interesting postcards that we can send to some lucky person somewhere around the world. We started this so that the kids could learn more about geography, and I was surprised to learn about places I had never heard of before. This is also a great classroom project for kids of almost any age!
Basically, you sign up with Postcrossing, and they will tell you where to send your postcard. You even get to see the person's profile, and find out what kind of postcards they would like. Once your postcard is received, your profile is listed next in the cue to receive a postcard. How exciting! You can start a scrapbook, or just keep the one online.
Here's some we have sent.
And here's some we received!
Here's our personalized map showing where we have sent to and received from.
