aMuse Toys at the Shops at Quarry Lake offer crafts, games, puzzles and art projects that will interest kids of any age through the eight-night holiday.
Are eight nights of gift-giving in your near future? Hanukkah begins Dec. 8, and ends Dec. 16, and part of tradition is gift-giving. Amuse Toys in Pikesville can come up with the perfect children's gift for each night, from the Uncle Goose blocks with the Hebrew alphabet, to "Zingo," a bilingual English/Hebrew Bingo-type game. Owners of the store, located at The Shops of Quarry Lake, choose educational, ecologically friendly toys from manufacturers throughout the world. In this spacious, bright shop you can find small gifts for each of the first seven nights, as well as large gifts for the eighth night of the Festival of Lights. Store Manager Allison Humphries pointed out some of her recommendations for Hanukkah gifts Wednesday at the …
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These days, hobbyists can learn Hula-Hoop skills online or at The Baltimore Free School, and can make their own hoops from hardware and crafts supplies.
Hula-hooping, known these days as "hooping," has made a comeback—even in Pikesville. This weekend, Baltimore resident Caitlin Deane was hooping at dusk in a grassy field near the restaurants at Quarry Lake at Greenspring shopping center in Pikesville. "It's definitely good exercise ... It's so nice out, so you can do it outside now," she said. Deane was practicing with her friend, Chelsea Seiden of Pikesville. They said the fad from the 1960s is definitely back, and they learned how to hoop from friends, from instruction videos online. There are also classes at The Baltimore Free School. The school offers a weekly Hula-Hooping class with various instructors who teach a variety of moves and skills, the school website states. The next class …
Sharon Bloom
10:46 pm on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
If you're ready to give fitness hooping a try, come to my Pure Fun Hoops™ class through the Reisterstown Rec Council. Classes are Monday nights at Chatsworth Elementary School - 222 New Avenue from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. Pure Fun Hoops combines the fun of hooping and the best of fitness dance. For more information go to www.purefunhoops.com or Reisterstownrec.com. more ›