coupon, invitations to special events
and more.

FREDERICK KEYS
ORIOLES’ CLASS A ADVANCED AFFILIATE
HARRY GROVE STADIUM
21 Stadium Drive
Frederick, MD 21703
Tickets: milb.com/frederick/
tickets/single-game-tickets; Ages 2 and under don’t need
a ticket.

Kids’ Ticket Deals: Athletes
12 and under in uniform
will be admitted free to any
Sunday through Thursday
regular-season home game
with the purchase of a
regularly priced adult ticket at
the box office on game day.

ISTOCK/GETTY IMAGES PLUS: MOONBOUNCE: SINENKIY; FACEPAINTING: WAVEBREAKMEDIA;
STITCHING: OLEKSANDR HRUTS
Kids Club: The free Junior Keys
Kids Club for kids 12 and under
incudes free tickets to a regular-season
home game, a free hot dog, a team store
WANT MORE
BASEBALL? Check out the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League
(pointstreaksites.com/view/calripkenleague), a wooden-bat summer league for college players
with six teams in Maryland, Virginia and D.C.

The 40-game regular season, plus a League
Championship Series, offers plenty of
opportunities to cheer for the major
league stars of tomorrow.

Stadium Activites
for Kids
CAROUSELS • MOON BOUNCES
SPEED PITCHING • INFLATABLE BATTING STATIONS
JUNGLE GYMS • FACE PAINTING • SKEE-BALL
KID-FRIENDLY CONCESSIONS
18 Washington FAMILY APRIL 2020
Kids Run the Bases: After every home
game; ages 12 and under
Fun for Kids: At the Giant Eagle
Fun Zone, kids can play games
and win prizes, bounce on
inflatables and ride a carousel
for a fee.

Nursing Space: None ■
Jennifer Marino Walters is a
freelance writer specializing in
parenting and lifestyle topics.

She is also the author of 12
books for children, with two
more on the way. Jennifer lives in
Burke, Virginia with her husband
and three children. When she’s not
writing, she loves to explore the D.C. area
with her family!



Cutting Costs
FOR OUR LITTLE COMPETITORS
BY JESSICA GREGG | PHOTO BY DAVID STUCK
ports are expensive. Over the
course of their childhoods, my
two kids participated in soccer,
ice hockey, snowboarding, baseball
and cheerleading. My youngest is a real
jock who currently takes two gym classes
(living his dream) and has a weekend
job coaching. And he’s growing. Like
all the time. So naturally it feels like
there is something to buy all the time
as well.

When we lived in Montana, I discovered
Play It Again Sports which kept my family
from going bankrupt or stir crazy during
the nearly eight months of winter sports.

A nationwide retailer, Play It Again has
locations in Ellicott City, Maryland, and
another in Leesburg, Virginia.

When we asked parents on social media
where they bought used sports equipment,
Play It Again came up again and again.

Parents can shop for used items in good
condition, such as ice skates and hockey
pants (or what we called “breezers” out
west) without investing too much money for
a pastime their kid may give up next year.

And if their child does put down his or her
hockey stick, parents can trade it in at Play
It Again for a tennis racket or other items.

playitagainsports.com ■
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WHAT ELSE IS
OUT THERE?
Ski swaps were another big thing out west
and often take place within any ski community,
again, because of the high cost of equipment.

You can find DC Ski Swap on Facebook. In
Northern Virginia, NOVA Hockey Swap on
Facebook is a Buy and Sell group specifically
for hockey gear like skates, sticks, gloves and
blockers. You can also check out Facebook
Marketplace for families in your area selling
lacrosse sticks, baseball gloves and more.

There is also TotSwap in Maryland, one
mom reminded us. TotSwap hosts sale
weekends each spring in
Gaithersburg, Frederick,
Timonium and Howard
County. The Gaithersburg
sale runs June 24-28
at the Maryland State
Fairgrounds. totswap.net ■
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