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BY LINDSAY C. VANASDALAN
Explore these fun spring activities in and around
the DMV.

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THROUGHOUT THE MONTH
NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL
Witness the annual blooms of Washington, D.C.’s cherry
trees—a gift from Yukio Ozaki, who served as the mayor of
Tokyo in 1912. The city is hosting festival events through
April 17 to celebrate the season.

Free. nationalcherryblossomfestival.org
APRIL 3
LITTLE PASSOVER NOSHERS
Join the Bender JCC of Greater Washington in Rockville
for a party that will delight your family’s taste buds,
with food handed out by one of your kids’ favorite furry
cookie-loving monster. Learn Passover facts, create
crafts and enjoy the PJ Library story time. 4-5 p.m.

$15 per family.

benderjccgw.org APRIL 3
TEENS AND TWEENS EASTER BUNNY
CAKE DECORATING CLASS
Let your kids hone their baking skills with cake
decorating tips from a celebrity pastry chef at Fran’s
Cake & Candy in Fairfax. Children ages 10 to 15 will
work with buttercream, fondant and piping on a
crumb-coated Easter Bunny cake—which they can
take home! 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are $125.

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3 JCS & ALL MACHAR
PESACH/PASSOVER CELEBRATION
Commemorate Passover at the
Milton Gottesman Jewish Day
School in Washington from
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Visit the
website for more details.

machar.org/event/jcs-adult-ed-37 APRIL 8
HOMESCHOOL DAY
For Architecture Month, the Lee-Fendall House Museum and Garden in Alexandria
is hosting students for Homeschool Day to learn about 18th- and 19th-century
American architecture through special tours and activities. Hours are 10 a.m., 11 a.m.,
noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.

Tickets start at $5; ages 3 and younger are free.

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Family Events for April