Hi!

You may not be aware, but normally these are late because I’ve been battling the posting system. It hasn’t been me that has been late posting these upcoming event emails and getting them out to all of our members – it has been the system. Well, not this week. It’s totally me. I’ll blame it on Halloween. Halloween is almost here and I’ve been busy this week trying to cram in as many festive harvest-y events as I could since this month completely got away from me! I can’t believe this weekend begins November! Here is what we’ve got on our calendar this week:

Tuesday:

9:00AM – 11:00AM: Playtime at Woodland Community Church

11:00AM- 12:00PM: Fingerpaint and Snacks at Learning Express

Wednesday:

10:30AM – 11:15AM: Open Gym time at Acro-Fit

Thursday:

11:00AM – 12:00PM: Halloween Storytime at Learning Express

Friday:

Happy Halloween!!

Saturday:

6:30PM – 8:30PM: Open Gym time at Lakewood Ranch Gymnastics

Hi everyone!

The BooFest parade is coming uphup Friday night and we are walking in the parade as a group! Any members, kids and families who are interested in walking with us, please come out! We have been asked to be lined up near Olaf’s Creamery by 5:30.

Parking is horrific during this event so a few members have discussed meeting extra early at La Trattoria for pizza at 4:30. That should ease the parking issue and the “mom, I’m hungry” troubles that will no doubt start right when the parade begins.

We hope to see you there and, if you can, leave a comment on the Facebook page post so we know to look for you!

Hi,
Here is what is going on this week:

Monday

5:30PM – Lakewood Ranch Main Street Walk/Run

Tuesday

10:15AM – Hunsader Farms Outing

Wednesday

4:00PM – Playdate at the Adventure Park

Thursday

7:00PM – Mom’s Night Out at Let’s Create Art

Friday

5:45PM – Boo Fest Parade: Be a part of the parade with us!

Saturday

10:00AM – Florida Railway Museum’s Pumpkin Patch Train Ride

Hi everyone,

We have another busy week ahead of us! Lots to do with the kids…and with just us moms:

Tuesday

9:30-10:30AM – Fun to Be Fit class just for us. Adrianne mentioned that this will be a Halloween class and the kids can dress up if they like and bring a treat to share for trick or treating at the end of the class. Unfortunately, I was bad about getting this info out in time. If we all forget, don’t worry! We will have coffee, juice and munchkin donuts on hand for a little “party” afterwards! Fun to be fit is $6/family.

Wednesday

9:30-10:15AM – AcroFit is open for some indoor free play with your child. $5 per child/ cash only.

7:00-9:00PM –Monthly Meeting at Appolonia. John Freeman, from Raymond James, will be discussing college planning. Drinks and heavy appetizers will be provided. Please RSVP by Tuesday so I can give him a proper head count. Thanks!

https://www.facebook.com/events/847977751902720/

Thursday

2:15-3:15PM – Music Mash Movement class at Selby Library

Friday

9:45-11:00AM – Ringling Bridge Walk – meet at Bird Key and walk/stroll with or without kids across the bridge.

Saturday

8:00AM-1:00PM – Community Garage Sale

10:00AM – 12:00AM – Kid’s Club at Michael’s: Fun Frankenstein mask making AND free face painting. $2.00/child

4:00PM-6:00PM – Our Halloween Party is finally here! Enjoy cookie decorating, dress-up make believe station, crafts, bounce house, snacks and more! This event is free.

Next week is our Hunsader Farms trip. You can prepay and RSVP online at the Facebook event:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1501663356740841/

Good Morning! Here is what is happening this week:

Tuesday

10:30AM-11:15AM: Acro-Fit Gymnastics Open Play

Wednesday

10:30AM-11:30AM: Little Sprouts Club at Selby Gardens

Thursday

10:00AM-11:00AM: Mommy and Me at Mote Marine

Friday

10:00-11:00AM: Preschool Picassos at Central Park $3.00/child Please RSVP to make sure enough supplies are available for everyone

Saturday

9:00AM-2:00PM: 2nd Annual Safe Kids Fair at Westminster Presbyterian Church (3011 19th Ave W., Bradenton)

Sunday

1:00PM-5:00PM: Dad’s Day Out at World of Beer

Also, check your playgroup pages as there are several events this week posted there as well!

Hi,
Don’t forget to RSVP for our monthly meeting this month!
https://www.facebook.com/events/847977751902720/
It’s at Apollonia Grill and our guest speaker is John Freeman from Raymond James. He will be discussing college planning. It is never too early to start planning for your child’s education! He will be providing heavy hors d’oeuvres and some drinks.
Please mark you are going so he can order appropriately. We hope to see you there!

Here is what is happening this week:

Monday

1:00PM – 2:30PM: Lil’ Picassos Art Class at Let’s Create Art

Tuesday

10:15AM – 11:00AM: Baby Rhyme and Sign at Gulf Gate Library

Wednesday

10:15AM – 11:15AM: Preschool  Storytime at Braden River Library

4:00PM- 6:00PM: Playground Playdate at Summerfield Park

Thursday

9:00AM – 11:00AM: Kids’ Outing Mom’s Group time at Time 4 Tikes

Saturday

9:00AM – 2:00PM: Bradenton’s Farmers Market

10:00AM – 6:00PM: Festival for Life at Dakin Dairy Farm

We are excited to announce we have the Cookie Cottage as a sponsor for our Halloween party and our Christmas party! Cathy Vande Mheen, the owner, will be with us to share her awesome cookie creations. Considering that the Cookie Cottage creates some amazing custom order cookies and cupcakes for all sorts of events, I am looking forward to seeing what cute shapes she brings along to the Halloween party! During the event, kids can decorate and gobble up their creation as soon as they’ve completed the masterpiece.

If you’ve not been to the Cookie Cottage yet, I highly recommend it as a great way to spend some time with your children. We stopped in last month after school and let the kids try it out during their drop-in decorating times. You start your activity by designing your own apron using fabric markers. Once they’re done with that, they put it on and get to work on their cookie creations. There are always a variety of kits on hand. The one I personally wanted to do was a little beehive – you decorate the cookies with icing and then stack them into a beehive and add adorable little sugar bees and sprinkles to the hive! It’s so cute that you don’t want to eat it! Of course, my daughters went after the princess kit with several princess themed cookies and lots of sparkly sprinkles. In addition to drop-in times, they also offer “cookie camp” where you enjoy a baking/decorating activity along with games or other activities. You can expect to see a few of our Kids’ Outings be here in the upcoming months, but there’s no need to wait for us to schedule an outing to go try it out!

Go online to learn more at: http://www.thecookiecottageflorida.com/

The Cookie Cottage

335 Gillespie Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236

(941) 552-6914

Here’s what is going on this week. Learn more on our member’s only calendar or check out our Facebook Page’s events. We hope to see you at some of these events!

Monday

10:30-11:30AM: Physician’s Meet and Greet at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center

4:00-5:00PM: Sarasota Children’s Garden

4:45PM-5:30PM: UTC Photo Entry #2 at Greenbrook Adventure Park. All kids welcome to participate in the photo.

Tuesday

10:00AM-11:00AM: Preschool Picasso at Central Park’s Splash Park Area $3.00 per child. RSVP requested in order to secure enough supplies

Wednesday

6:00PM-7:30PM: Monthly Meeting at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center Conference Room #1. Sheriff Deputy Younger will be speaking to the kids about safety. We will serve pizza, cookies and drinks. Kids are welcome.

Friday

5:00PM: Lego Block Party at Learning Express

Saturday

9:00AM: Mixon Farms Arts and Crafts

10:00AM-1:00PM: Health and Wellness Expo at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center. Please stop by our booth and and make a craft!

7:00PM: Welcome Sam Woolf Home Concert at IMG Academy