Friday, May 11, 2012

Weekend Outlook - May 11-13, 2012 - Mother's Day Edition

It's Mother's Day Weekend! Here are Economoms' picks for the best budget-conscious family activities in the Baltimore area, Friday, May 11 through Sunday, May 13. How are you celebrating mama?

All Weekend
Friday
  • Spring Fling Carnival - St. John's Church in Long Green Valley. Friday, 5-10 p.m., Saturday noon-10 p.m. FREE professional fireworks display Friday at 9 p.m.
  • Mom's Night Out - Ma Petite Shoe in Hampden, 6-8 p.m. Chocolate, shoes, and surprises just for moms!
Saturday
  • Fell's Point Farmer's Market - Opening day of the 2012 season! Broadway Square, 7:30 a.m.-noon each Saturday.
  • Cylburn Arboretum's 44th Annual Market Day - 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
  • Big Truck Day - Baltimore Museum of Industry parking lot, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Vehicles such as the City's largest Tow Truck, Fire Engines, Rescue Vehicles, Police Cars, Fireboats and more! Big Truck Day is FREE! Admission to the BMI is half-price!
  • Drop-In Art Activity at the Walters - Every Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. A different theme each month. May's theme is Coming Up Roses. FREE!
  • FREE Hayrides for Mother's Day Weekend - Clark's Elioak Farm, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free hayrides for all mothers and grandmothers accompanied by a child.
  • Mother's Day Weekend at Sharp's Farm - Sharp's at Waterford Farm in Howard County, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Bring a container and plant a Mother's Day gift. FREE hayrides!
  • College Savings Plans of Maryland Day at the Science Center - 10 a.m.-6 p.m. First 200 elementary school children to arrive are FREE.
  • Spring Fling 2012 - Main Street in Reisterstown, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
  • Storytime with Miss Bonnie - Greetings and Readings in Hunt Valley, 11 a.m. each Saturday. Also Wednesdays at 11 a.m.
  • Mother's Day Celebration - Martin St. Airport, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Take mom on a trip back to the 1940s and 1950s as she discovers the Rosie the Riveter challenges of the 1940s in the Museum's new WWII exhibit and boards a 1952 Martin 404 passenger airliner on the Museum's flightline. Admission is $3 for adults and $1 for children.
  • Spring Fling Carnival - St. John's Church in Long Green Valley. Friday, 5-10 p.m., Saturday noon-10 p.m. FREE professional fireworks display Friday at 9 p.m.
Sunday

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