Top 3 Fun Things to Do in the DMV: Jan. 24-25

This weekend, do good in the community with sweet treats, celebrate local arts and start planning your garden for the spring! There are plenty of fun things to do in the DMV, even on a cold winter weekend.

Kids on a Mission: Cupcakes for a Cause

Jan. 24, 6:30-8 p.m.

Cake Time Bakery | 4300 Chantilly Shopping Center #1H, Chantilly, VA 20151

Make sweet treats for a good cause at this fundraiser event! Learn how to decorate cupcakes at Cake Time Bakery. All proceeds benefit Fairfax Foster Care.

$60 | facebook.com/TouchingHeart.VA 

“Arty Party” – The MoCA Arlington Innovation Studio + Store 1st Anniversary!

Jan. 25, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

MoCA Arlington Innovation Studio + Store | 525 14th St. S, Arlington, VA 22202

The Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington is celebrating the first anniversary of its art studio and art supply store. Guests can participate in making a mixed media lantern craft project, meet artists-in-residence and enjoy tasty anniversary treats like birthday cake.

Free | mocaarlington.org/home/innovation-studio-store/

20th Annual Washington Gardener Seed Exchange

Jan. 25, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Brookside Gardens Visitor Center | 1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton, MD 20902

Looking forward to restarting your garden in the spring? Browse a selection of seeds and swap with your fellow gardeners at this annual event hosted by Washington Gardener magazine. You might get new ideas for your garden, along with meeting other green thumbs in the DMV.

$17.85-$23.18 | washingtongardener.blogspot.com