Posted in Deals Around Town, Fun Stuff for Kids, Lessons and Classes for Kids, Local "Green" Events, Spirituality, Vegan/Vegetarian Options, tagged kids, vegan, activities, children, eco-friendly, First Unitarian Church of Orlando, homeschooling, green team, Cat Rigby, Abbie Potter, Children's Religious Education, day camp, summer camp, homeschoolers on June 12, 2008 | No Comments »
Ever the “green events” party girl, I finished 5k racing and sock hopping and now I’m off to teach summer camp kiddies with a vegan and homeschooler friendly eco-twist!
Anyone is welcome to come aboard for summer camp, UU style!
It’s non-profit and camp registration costs basically go to put on the “eco theme “ [...]
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Summer is here and you are eagerly planning your first pool party of the season. The decorations are up, the pool is perfect, the potato salad has been prepared and you have found the perfect bathing suit. The kids can’t wait for their friends to join them for games of Marco Polo and splashing big [...]
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Posted in Fun Stuff for Kids, Lessons and Classes for Kids, Local "Green" Events, Reduce-Reuse-Recycle, tagged festival, green, family, games, JCC, Earth, rides, entertainment, Mr. Richard on March 22, 2008 | No Comments »
The Jewish Community Center of Orlando will once again host its Family Festival, this year with the need for more space, they are moving to Lake Eola. Free live entertainment will be provided by Walt Disney World with Mr. Richard and Jack Hartman!The festival will feature rides, games, crafting areas, and local artists displays. They [...]
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Posted in Fun Stuff for Kids, Lessons and Classes for Kids, Natural Products, tagged art, art studio, baptism, christening, craft, Haba, handiwork, heirloom, knitting, sewing, wood toys on March 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I just had the loveliest conversation with Daisy, owner of a new boutique and art studio in Winter Garden. The store has educational toys, special occasion clothing, and heirloom gifts by local artists.
In addition to the great products they offer, the art studio has sewing and quilting classes for children! On Saturday mornings [...]
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Posted in Deals Around Town, Fun Stuff for Kids, Lessons and Classes for Kids, Study Groups and Classes, tagged art, artsfest, crafts, festival, museum, theatre on January 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I really look forward to this time a year when I know that the ArtsFest is coming! My family and I have been attending ArtsFest for 5 or 6 years now! What is ArtsFest, you ask? Well, let me tell you!
ArtsFest is a festival that kicks-off the fundraising campaign for the United Arts. It is [...]
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Posted in Fun Stuff for Kids, Lessons and Classes for Kids, Media, tagged peep, chirp, games, movies, activities, preschool, science, quack, cartoon, coloring page, homeschool, download, curriculum, lessons on January 3, 2008 | 4 Comments »
It’s pretty easy to find materials for ABC’s and 123’s for preschoolers… but what about preschool science? Our family really likes Peep and the Big Wide World.
Peep is a curious, agreeable little yellow chick. Quack is an impatient, sometimes self-centered blue duck. Chirp, the non-flying red robin, is the most practical of the [...]
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Scheduled to open later this month, Misty Forest Academy will offer education and enrichment using a different approach. With a philosophy based on holistic education, it will prove to be the center many parents were waiting for. Although, I think, its founders originally intended for it to be a children’s enrichment center primarily for homeschooler, Misty [...]
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Whole Kids Day is happening on September 23rd at Whole Foods Market in Winter Park. It is a monthly club and parents are encouraged to join. Each month they hold different classes and even seminars for parents to learn about family wellness. This month showcase is leader Shawnte Yates, a whole body associate, will be informing [...]
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Vegan Kids classes will will be held at Dandelion Communitea in July and August. The four week course introduces kids ages 3 to 9 to vegan foods and helps to reinforce the “why’s” to those kids who are currently vegan. The 4-week courses will “combine food, fun, and artistic expression for an experience that will [...]
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When I found out I was pregnant, I was overwhelmed with the decisions I had to make. Having had my first child in a hospital I knew that I wanted to have a home birth, or a birth center birth,at the least. When I looked at the list I had made of midwives [...]
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