Easter Play Date & Egg Hunt

Please join us for a morning of MOPS fun as we celebrate Easter with our Easter Play Date & Egg Hunt. We will be meeting next Wednesday, March 20th at 10:00am at Derwood Bible Church (RAIN OR SHINE).

We will enjoy an Easter Egg Hunt, snack, and other simple activities & crafts.

If your little ones are interested in participating in the Egg Hunt please bring 1 dozen pre-filled plastic Easter eggs PER CHILD, preferably in an egg carton. We will use the eggs for the hunt and we will use the egg carton as both our craft and our "basket" for the egg hunt.

In order to make sure we are prepared for all the fun, please sign up by NOON on Monday, March 18th.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

November Play Date - Operation Christmas Child

On November 7th we the special opportunity to serve side by side with our children as we prepare shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. We will meet at 10am at Derwood Bible Church to assemble the boxes.

Each year Samaritan's Purse, a international relief organization, collects and distributes Christmas shoeboxes filled with goodies for needy children around the world. Read more about Samaritan Purse here.

This year you and your child(ren) have an opportunity to be a part of bringing joy to a child across the globe. Here's how:

1. Decide to pack a shoebox or two (we'll provide the box!).

2. Select the type of child you would like to prepare a shoebox(es) for:

• Boy or Girl
• Age range: 2-4 or 5-9 or 10-14

3. Purchase goodies for the shoebox. Here are some ideas:

• TOYS (small cars, balls, dolls, stuffed animals, kazoos, harmonicas, yo-yos,jump ropes, small Etch A Sketch®, toys that light up or make noise (with extra batteries), Slinky®, etc.
• SCHOOL SUPPLIES (pens, pencils and sharpener, crayons or markers, stamps and ink pad sets, writing pads or paper, solar calculators, coloring and picture books, etc.
• HYGIENE ITEMS (toothbrush, toothpaste, mild bar soap (in a plastic bag), comb, washcloth, etc.
• OTHER (Hard candy and lollipops (please double bag all candy), mints, gum, T-shirts, socks, ball caps; sunglasses, hair clips, toy jewelry, watches, flashlights (with extra batteries)Come to the November 17 playdate at DBC. 
• DO NOT INCLUDE: Used or damaged items; war-related items such as toy guns, knives or military figures; chocolate or food; liquids or lotions; medications or vitamins; breakable items such as snowglobes or glass containers; aerosol cans

***Click here for a handy dandy printable from Samaritans Purse with everything you need to know about packing a shoebox.***

4. Bring your goodies to DBC on November 7th at 10AM and fill up a shoebox.
5. Don't forget $7.00/box for shipping. You can put it directly in your box OR donate online and track your shoebox!  If you donate online, you need to do this BEFORE you come on November 7th.  They will give you a printable label to affix to your box that will allow you to track the box to its final destination.
6. Don't forget to pray for your shoebox recipient(s).

We will provide: shoeboxes, labels (click on clipart and scroll to find the labels), direction for packing the boxes, coloring sheets (click on clipart and scroll to find the coloring sheet) for inside the boxes, rubberbands for the outside of the boxes, and a snack for all box packers!

Pumpkin Harvest Days at Butler's Orchard

On Wednesday, October 17 at 9:40AM, we will meet at Butler's Orchard for their annual Pumpkin Harvest Days. 


Admission fee: $6.75/child or adult (infants under 12 months free). Please bring cash for payment to the playdate. 


Admission fee includes:

• One head-size pumpkin; 2 crisp apples to take home
• A Jump in the Hayloft Barn
• Exploring the Straw Maze
• Visiting Barnyard Buddies
• Taking a Tractor-driven Hayride
• Playing at the Learning Station
• Coasting down a Giant Slide
• Picking a Pumpkin in the Pumpkin Patch

Location: Butler's Orchard, 22200 Davis Mill Road, Germantown, MD

**We'll be eating a picnic lunch together around 11am...please join us!

Please sign-up by Tuesday, October 16!

For more information visit Butler's Orchard Events Page and scroll down to the Pumpkin Harvest Days Flyer and FAQ.

February Play Date - Westfield Montgomery Mall

This Wednesday, February 15th at 10:00am we will be meeting at Westfield Montgomery Mall for our February play date. We will be meeting at the play area in front of Sears at 10am and then we will head upstairs to the food court for lunch around 11am. Please feel free to join us for all or just part of the morning. We look forward to seeing you there!

Christmas Play Date - Wednesday, November 30th

Join us on Wednesday, November 30th at 10:00AM for our Christmas Playdate at Derwood Bible Church (address in the sidebar).

We'll be celebrating Christmas with a story time, crafts, snacks, playdough, songs and more.  Cost is $3.00/child (fee only applies to children old enough to participate).   It'll be lots of fun with all your favorite MOPS friends.

Sign up below if you haven't signed up already!