Family Fun! Enjoyed…read morea morning with my 10, 9, and 4 year old kids. I loved that the price on the bottom of the pottery was the total amount. Hubby and I will be back for date night.

Had a sister bonding day, painting pottery. The staff at Hot Fired Arts were phenomenal and super…read morehelpful! When you first walk in you are greeted and presented with the various projects that the shop has to offer. After selecting pottery painting, canvas painting, or glass fusing you are explained the next steps. We each selected two objects to paint and spent the afternoon in the studio painting away. We go pick up our art in 10 days which is the processing time. The shop does have a strict 60 day policy to pickup within or your art is thrown out. A fun and unique experience!

The kind of place I wish I had nearby growing up! Bring your family, your date, or the people you…read morewant to introduce to nature or local history. And especially bird&insect photographers. It's free! You might know it only as an event venue, but there's: * Nice walking trails and farm country views. * A few segments would count as hiking if you want to introduce somebody! * Creekside access in the woods. Fiddling around a natural creek is a formative experience * A selection of beautiful older trees that survived from colonial times * Including a massive ancient white oak, Maryland's state tree and quite rare now. If you've never seen a "big tree" in person this is a must-see. It has presence. * Restored buildings and history displays * A resident ambassador owl. Go closer to dusk to see him active * Restored natural meadows (great macro photography) * Examples of bee keeping, different types of gardening, etc. Lots to play / do / learn, or for us older folks, walking around and taking photos. A couple of notes: * hours on maps are for the venue, the grounds are actually open dawn-to-dusk * the hiking is pretty mild but there's a lot to see. * alltrails isn't accurate for many of the paths, but everything is really well signed (or grab the map from their own website) * if you're doing the full circuit of trails, wear those ankle-support shoes/boots - it might seem silly for the easy terrain, but the angle of the farm trails is "hard" in sneakers, and you'll appreciate that support. Enjoy it! Another Howard County gem.

Such a wonderful place that I never knew existed until this weekend when We attended a wedding…read morehere. Actually, I officiated. So, I got to check out the grounds around the main building before the bride and groom arrived for rehearsal. They have a wonderful wandering Garden with Fountains and water features. I could sit by a loud water feature for hours. The wedding was in the garden, but the facility had prepared the Veranda in case the rain didn't clear up. In addition to the new main structure, they have Historical buildings and Summer camps.

My daughter has been going there for 3 weeks now for summer camp and loves it. Watching her talk…read moreabout her riding sessions after camp is always enjoyable for me as I grew up riding horses. It's a little on the pricey side but so far I think it's been worth it.

We LOVE this place - terrific for lessons and great summer camp!!…read more Lots of horses, great instructors and very very friendly people. . My daughter has been riding here for years. It is reasonably priced. We live in Germantown, so it is a bit of a drive but it is worth it! It is located on a large beautiful property, like a mountain top resort. I enjoy hanging out and watching her lessons through the year. The lessons take place in a heated indoor ring in the winter and 2 large beautiful rings outside for nicer weather. they are located in a sparsely populated area so occasionally they can go for trail rides As for the summer camp, Great prices and my daughter looks forward to it all year. There is a bus from Germantown, MD that is no extra charge. there are lots of games, horses, small pool for swimming, slip and slide, small zip line.... This was cheaper than sending her to the indoor pool in Germantown (plus they hit you with extra fees for early and late care) With the bus ride she is gone 10 hours enough for me to drop her off, work a full day, and pick back up.

Beautiful rustic retreat just miles outside of downtown Leesburg. I coordinated two youth overnight…read moreretreats for a leadership program and was so impressed. The Liberty and Hutchinson Lodges comfortable slept 15 each, with plenty of areas to lounge and gather. The kitchens are an added bonus. Regina is wonderful to work with, very responsive and accommodating. If you need a low-key place to take a group, I'd highly recommend the Freedom Center!

This trail was PERFECT for me as a beginner mountain biker. I highly recommend it if you're looking…read morefor a place to practice, especially if you get nervous on busy trails. This one was pretty empty, so it's an ideal "training" trail for mountain biking newbies. That said, there's also a pretty sweet pump track.

Zero if I could--this place has continuous licensing issues and incompetent staff. The equipment…read moreand classrooms are not safe.

We could not be happier with the care our son receives here! The staff is very kind, attentive and…read moretruly dedicated to create a nurturing environment. Our child looks forward to go every day and has made a wonderful progress both socially and academically. Communication is excellent with regular updates and photos which gives a peace of mind throughout the day. Highly recommend this child care center to any parent looking for a supportive and enriching place for their little ones. Secasting Karalalota, New Market

I wanted to write this review after being here for almost a year. I find that fair. My experience…read morewith this facility has been nothing but great! My daughter loves the classes and does not want me to cancel ever. She began coming her since Feb on her 9th birthday and was enrolled into beginner blooms. After 6 months they recommended her go into intermediate blooms. I love that. They evaluate the kids to see when they are ready to go to the next step and give you the option to switch classes when available. The goal is for them to get better so seeing this and what she can do validates that. I love the show cases they have for the parents. And on an everyday basis there is seating for parents when you are waiting for the class to be finished. If you have to makeup a class it's super easy! I didn't do it right the first time and Thaina assisted me virtually to make my experience pleasant . Great customer service here. I cannot wait to continue to see my child development here. Thank you all

First time in a class setting at DDGNA, as we have only participated in open gym before. It was a…read moregreat experience and my little one tried things they were not comfortable with in the ninja course and had a great time! Coaches were super helpful, and liked that they respected the kids when helping. I was also happy to see that classes were not over packed like other establishments we have tried before. We will definitely be trying other classes after this one! I'll update as this was the first time we have taken a "class". It's still less structured than I anticipated but still loved that the coaches helped my little build confidence to try new things and didn't push them to try!

Adventure Links does a fantastic job running day-long team building events. You start out having…read moreno clue what to expect and really spend the time getting to know everyone and bonding. We took our students out and were amazed at who emerged as leaders, problem solvers, and procrastinators. The guides were knowledgeable, funny, and made everyone feel safe. Safety was never an issue, given the extensive equipment checks, guided excursions, and well-kept trails. I don't want to give too much away, but if you're considering AL for a school or corporate event, go for it!

My daughter had an amazing time at one of Adventure Links' summer day camp weeks. She would get…read morepicked up at a spot in Vienna early in the morning then get outdoors-ed all day long. Sometimes they'd go to the park in Clifton (for a lot of the same team building exercises my wife's company had done there); on another day, the kids went caving; and on another day, they went canoeing and swimming. Every evening, she would come back exhausted and happy. What more can you ask for?

The staff are kind and you can tell they care about the children. The location itself is safe,…read moreclean, with a lot of activities to keep the children entertained.

I would never recommend this place, This has been the most stressful and unprofessional childcare…read morefacility that I've dealt with BY FAR! Let's start with the OWNER given HIMSELF a 5 star review!! He is such a joke !!! My child is 18 months and was put out of daycare ( I mean really, they told me that my child was "suspended" for 2 days because he was left UNATTENDED and bit another child, and then told me that he could not come back). I am an essential healthcare employee, and to find childcare during a pandemic is super stressful!! After, they told me that my child couldn't come back, the manager of the facility had the audacity to put up a fight with me about my refund!!! This place is horrible. My child has never had biting issues before, he gets to this place and he discovers biting (WE) both him and I are punished for this "normal" behavior, I finally find him a new facility and BOOM NO MORE BITING!!!! They are understaffed, have VERY poor communication skills, and penalize the family for normal toddler behavior. Please NEVER send your child(ren) to this place. They have no idea on how to care for your child!!!

Global Childrens Center has a no tuition refund policy for their summer camp. My grandsons' mother…read morejust had surgery and has a four week recovery period. She can't take my grandson to camp weeks of 8/3 to 8/14 because she can't drive. Therefore, he won't be attending but still has to pay. This is an unacceptable policy and an unfair policy of paying for unprovided services. I don't recommend their summer camp program. This isn't a family friendly or unplanned emergency policy.

The level of disorganization In this company absolutely BLOWS me away. Not only have I sent 3…read moreemails about the additional days that MCPS closed their offices over winter break (it's been almost 2 weeks), I'm not even getting a reply to let me know they're looking in to the situation. The Poolesville location is like the forgotten campus....old toys, NO type of "extra" activities, like a moon bounce, turkey trot, or even the materials to do these activities (the pictures from all of the other campuses look lovely...they are not even a small representation of their Poolesville location). The staff are not all qualified, they don't know how to talk to the children correctly, and it's really a shame because they only have *maybe* 20-25 kids at any given time, which means they could be doing SO much with the kids and location, yet it's apparent that they don't care. Their staff is treated poorly (that's been made very clear by the fact that our location has new staff members multiple times EVERY school year) and the staff that do try, are basically just left to sink or swim with very little guidance. My child is only there because she has an incredible connection to 1 teacher, she is totally self sufficient, and because their enrollment is so low, she enjoys not having a million kids around. We've been at this location for 5 years, and nothing has changed. No matter the conversations had with their head office, the licensing violations, or any other parent complaints. I've given them 5 years to fix problems and they don't. Enough is enough. I'd enroll elsewhere, if you have the option.

Love that we have this fantastic local educational gem so close to our house! Jamie has built a…read moregreat team and has created a safe encouraging environment for kids. My daughter has been enrolled the last two summers. This past summer she had a series of math tutoring sessions. Throughout the summer, I have seen her confidence, thinking processes, and understanding of skills and concepts increase. She is well positioned to start the year strongly!