Howard County’s Office of Family & Children hosts workshops and resources for local families. Stay in tune and take advantage by signing up for their monthly email newsletter, Parent Pages. Nothing I Do Works! A Parent’s Guide to Challenging Behaviors Don’t allow tantrums, power struggles, or misbehavior to make daily Read more…
A Great Birthday Surprise: Skipping School for Video Games On my son’s 8th birthday, he wanted to go to an arcade. Instead of going out, we surprised him with a rental from Game Truck Howard County. When the kids saw it, their reaction was priceless! In this article, I’ll detail Read more…
The original ambition of Jurassic Park was to create a drive-thru experience of up-close dinosaurs. Who knew COVID would bring us a Dino Safari? This drive-thru dinosaur exhibit is currently at National Harbor. We checked it out this weekend. What is Dino Safari? It’s a drive-thru display of dinosaurs that’s Read more…
Each month, we’re encouraging you to get outdoors with your kids during the 3rd weekend of the month and share photos & videos with us. The first one was a hit this weekend, here are some of the submissions. Branson’s Boys at the Creek “We had a blast walking along Read more…
We’re glad to be ending the month by spotlighting Howard County’s first Black Sherriff and father of two, Marcus Harris. We’ve been celebrating Black History Month by placing a spotlight on local Black dads that are doing a great job of building their legacies through admirable parenting – creating Black Read more…
We offer Dad Packages to local dads that recently extended their families. We are offering advice, congratulating them, and showing them they’re appreciated in the community. Our mission is to encourage dads to come together and be great as a group in the most important job we’ll have – Fatherhood. Read more…
As we celebrate history month with our own families, we’re taking time to spotlight local Black dads that are building their own legacies by being standout dads.Enjoy the spotlights for this week, submit more & we’ll report back next week.
We didn’t get as much snow as we expected, but it was a welcome break from our winter schedules. We had plenty of families submit their snowmen! Check out all of the entries! Congrats to Branson & Gang! Your family wins a special batch of handmade snowman cookies for your Read more…
Alright dads, let’s see the best snowman ☃️ that you made with your kids. Fill out the form & submit your photos below to enter. Entries close on Wednesday night. Fill out the form below so we have your contact info. Winners will be chosen on Saturday after public voting Read more…
There’s some snow coming in & we’re ready for it! Are you? Up for grabs are two snowman kits for you and your kids to build the best snowman in HoCo! Enter now, because winners are picked Saturday at 6 PM! To Enter: Simply fill out this form & submit Read more…
“Whether you’re heavily involved or an occasional observer of the Howard County Dads organization, the impact can be felt hard. Just knowing this active group exists gives you inspiration and motivation to be the dad your children expect and deserve. If nothing else it’s a great way to collect tips Read more…
We won’t mope and whine about how the New Year won’t be the same as usual. Instead we’re going all out to celebrate the end of the longest year ever! . . . Without keeping the kids up late though, that would just be crazy. Here are three ways to Read more…
We had six dads enter the holiday lights contest. Now you get to pick “the people’s champ”. Watch the video and pick your favorite two by leaving a commetn with the entry numbers 1-6. Thank Yous We did this in concert with a diaper drive. Thank you to the families Read more…
Howard County’s Recreation & Parks Department offers an extensive list of online activities and programs with their #AtHomeWithHocoRec campaign. The offerings are in two categories, “Free videos and printouts” and “Online Programs”. They keep adding offerings so it’s best to follow them on Facebook and Instagram. Free videos and printouts Read more…
If you’re a dad with kids age 0 to 3, sign up for The Basics. It’s a free program that provides everyday tools to intentionally improve on your kids’ learning potential. Take note of this and other community resources encouraged by HoCo’s Office of Children and Families to keep being Read more…