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Find Your Family Fun This Week

Check out what's new and exciting with Macaroni Kid this week!

By Amanda Chapman, Publisher of the Winchester Macaroni Kid May 18, 2017

This is the time of year when I feel like all our family does is run, run, run!  As the weather turns warmer, there are more activities available, which usually means we are out and about quite a bit more than in the colder months.  As fun as it is to have lots of things to do with the kiddos, it’s also nice to just get away and decompress once in awhile and that is just what our family did last weekend.  We took the kids on our yearly pilgrimage to see Monster’s on the Beach for Mother’s Day weekend.  Not only did we enjoy watching the monster trucks race around on the beach, we spent quite a bit of time just relaxing on the sand and playing in the ocean.  So now that I am back and somewhat refreshed, let’s update you guys on what’s coming up for Macaroni Kid in the next few weeks!

I am working on a couple of new guides in the next couple of weeks and I need input from our Macaroni families! I have had an interest expressed in a Vacation Bible School listing for our communities. I have started researching where VBS will be held and when, but I’m sure I will miss some, so if you know of a VBS in our area, email me so I can add it to the guide. (Don’t forget…we cover Frederick, Clarke, Warren and Shenandoah counties) I would like to have the guide published by the first of June since some of the VBS’s start as early as June 11th.


I am also working on a Local Farmer’s Market Guide, but these are not as easy to research unless you personally know where they are located.  So again, I am asking for your help!  Email me with any local farmer’s markets that you know of so I can put together the most comprehensive guide possible for our Macaroni families to utilize.




Have you figured out how you are going to entertain, stimulate and exhaust your mini Macaronis this summer? Check out all of the awesome local camps we have featured in our 2017 Summer Camp Guide. There are so many different choices that your littles are bound to find something to capture their attention. There is everything from equestrian camps to Jedi camps to science and nature camps! Check it out and get your child registered before they are all full!




If you haven't checked us out on Instagram yet, this is the time to do it!  Look for MacKidWinchester and follow us and our crazy adventures.  This month, Macaroni Kid is running their #MKMayContest on Instagram.  The more you post, the more chances you have to win one of three Polaroid Snap Touch Digital Cameras (valued at $179.99 each).  So what are you waiting for?  Get posting!!


For anybody who is new to Macaroni Kid, here is a quick tour of our new site.

  • Find the local events you love in our events section HERE


  • Find all the local news and articles you crave HERE

  • Find all the fun, organized and easy-to-use guides HERE

  • Locate the best family-friendly businesses in the business directory HERE

Our new site is well organized and even includes search functions and categories (more will be added each week) all designed to help you get out and enjoy more playtime with your kids!


Here’s wishing all of my Macaroni families a fun-filled, sunny weekend!  Don’t forget to share us with all of your friends and family so they won’t miss out on the fun either!

Macaroni Love and Hugs,

Amanda