SMCM Families

Local Family Favorites

• • Leprechaun Lilly’s is a BIG children’s consignment sale held biannually in the Spring & Fall at the St Mary's Fairgrounds in Leonardtown. The turnout for these events is HUGE and they are frequented by many SMCM faculty & staff. Clothes, toys, furniture, and baby gear are abundant! Consignors, volunteers, and first-time parents & grandparents have early access to shopping before doors open to the public. Visit site for more info and to get on the mailing list.

  • The Yellow Line - art studio offering small classes, private drawing and painting lessons for adults, birthday parties, summer camps, one-on-one with students in painting and drawing. Visit site or talk to Carrie Patterson, Professor of Art, for more info.

  • MusicTime studios (in Hollywood & Solomons Island) offers classes and piano lessons, see http://www.musictimesomd.com/ 

  • Sports camps hosted by SMCM (e.g., summer soccer and sports camps; check with the Athletics Department)

  • Alpaca Farms: Nobella (Leonardtown) and Moore or Less Farm (Bushwood) 

  • Greenwell State Park: Sundays in the Park is a family-friendly event where the community is welcome to come and browse the rooms of historic Rosedale Manor on Sundays 1-4 p.m. Also at Greenwell: Summer Camps- Camp Greenwell, Nature Time, Fishing, Kayak Fishing, Adventure, Volunteer; Fall - Horse Camp;  All year-riding lessons

  • Goldpetal Farms: Sunflower Maze in Chaptico, MD; open end of June-mid July

  • Imaginarium Indoor Playspace [13360 HG Trueman Road, Solomons, MD]

  • Seahawk Aquatics - offers lessons and competitive swim programs conveniently held at the SMCM ARC.  Lessons at a variety of times are offered for children ages 4 and up and they have pre-k classes for age 3. Check out Seahawks Aquatics Home for more info or email program director, Casey Brandt, at caseyrbrandt@gmail.com.

  • Cove Point Park and Family Aquatic Center [Lusby]

  • Southern Comfort Berry Farm in Bushwood - Delicious, Vine-ripened Strawberries! Farm animal and kid activities. Open Early May-Mid/June When Produce Is Available. No admission, just pay for what you pick - $3.00/lb 

  • Lyon Family Farms in Mechanicsville, MD; pick your own strawberries

  • T and A Farm in Dameron, MD; Stop by to see goats, chickens, small hay maze for kids in the fall, pick up eggs, local meats and packaged ice cream.

  • Music & Arts [3035 Festival Way | Waldorf, MD 20601] - closest place to buy/rent instruments, offers music lessons

  • Family Skate at Leonard Hall Recreation Center [23145 Leonard Hall Drive | Leonardtown, MD 20650 | (301) 475-4200] - offered on some Sundays and Fridays during the summer, party rentals

  • Southern Maryland Animal Welfare League's Cat Castle [20835 Callaway Village Way, | Callaway, MD 20620 | (301) 373-5659 ] - Open Saturday and Sunday from 11-4, plenty of cats and kittens who would glady accept some extra pets and playtime even if you can't adopt them, volunteer opportunities]

  • Play N Stuff [20865 Callaway Village Way Unit 4 | Callaway, Maryland 20620 | (301) 632-9631] family indoor play center, arcade, laser tag, VR, party rentals

  • Kitty Cam - St. Mary's County Animal Adoption & Resources Center

  • Calvert Marine Museum [Solomons]

    1. Indoor Otter Cam

    2. Outdoor Otter Cam

• Pax River Kids Triathalon - early August

• Sledding on Admissions Hill or the hill between Kent Hall and the River Center