Kids Washington, D.C. - August 24, 2009

A Spoonful of Sugar

Tea with Mrs. B Etiquette Classes

Say thank you. Don’t pour milk on the floor. And no hitting your dining companion.

Getting weary of teaching future guests to mind their p’s and q’s?

Get some help from Tea with Mrs. B.

Run by the sweet and bubbly Becca Czarniecki, the tea room for kids offers manners and poise classes, as well as private parties that incorporate everyday etiquette lessons into the fun.

Attendees set a lavish table with linens and crystal, drink tea from real china, learn to serve (and eat) tiny sandwiches and sweets, and dress up in costumes with fancy hats.

Events range from straight-up instruction to princess-, pirate-, or bug-themed fetes.

All the while, everyone is behaving — and that’s just your cup of tea.

Tea with Mrs. B, 7740 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda (202-448-2930 or teawithmrsb.com).

TOUCH
Family Discovery Cart
What: Get handsy with plastinated body organs and bones and play anatomy games in the David Macaulay exhibit, The Way We Work.
Why: Make no bones about it.
When: Wed., 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Where: National Museum of Health and Medicine, 6900 Georgia Ave. NW, at Butternut St., bldg. 54 (202-782-2200).

FLY
Air Fair
What: Air show, skydivers, helicopter and plane rides, exhibitions, and food sponsored by the College Park Aviation Museum.
Why: It’s sure to take off.
When: Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Where: College Park Airport, 1985 Corporal Frank Scott Dr., College Park (301-209-1390).

PET
Leesburg Animal Park
What: Feed fish and birds, go on a camel or safari ride, and make friends with a tortoise.
Why: You won’t feel caged in.
When: Wed. & Thurs., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Fri.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Where: 19270 James Monroe Hwy., Leesburg (703-433-0002).