Lowe's Reminder

Lowes Build and Grow is such a great opportunity for the kids to do some hands-on crafts, and the best part is it's FREE! How did your Pirate Ship turn out? What is a Pirate Ship without a Treasure Chest?! Arggg ye mateys... Stop by your nearest Lowes this Saturday (July 11) from 10am - 11am to finish this set!! Sign up and print your waiver ahead of time. It's super fast and easy.

I love that when the kids complete their project, the receive a patch to go on their aprons (that are also free), a certificate with their name on it, and a candy! What a fun time!

Home Depot Reminder

It's that time again! Grab your orange aprons and head on down to Home Depot this Saturday for their monthly workshop. Bring your kids to any Home Depot from 9am to 12pm to build a Picnic Caddy just in time for a picnic right before the fireworks!! And as always.... it's FREE!! Happy 4th everyone!

Lowe's Remider

I am SO behind with this....SORRY!!

Tomorrow at Lowe's is the FREE Build and Grow Activity for the kids. Get your little Buccaneers out of the house to build an awesome Pirate Ship!

The class is from 10am-11am. You will want to sign up ahead of time to save yourself from filling out permission slips while juggling babies and holding the rest back from starting their projects (clearly speaking from experience). Signing up is a 3 step process that begins....HERE.

Get Hooked on Dad

Just in time for Father's Day.... Michael's is also having a free* craft day. On June 14, bring your kids by from 1-3pm to make a t-shirt just for Dad.

Use your child's hand to make a special T-shirt for dad to wear. Just purchase the *T-shirt of your choice and decorate it for free using our paint supplies!
(I think I really like the idea of having them deal with the mess too)

Looking for more hand-made gift ideas for Dad? Here is a great list to get your ideas flowing.

This Week at Lakeshore

There is nothing better than handmade gifts for Dad on Father's Day. This Saturday's free craft is a "tie" for Dad. Stop by between 11am and 3pm to make sure the Dad in your house gets a fantastic handmade creation. Looks like fun!!

For some reason, the picture won't load, so you can click here to see what is can look like (imagine it with your child's own creative genius). Also, find a Lakeshore Learning Center near you.

Home Depot Reminder

Don't forget... This Saturday is the first Saturday of June & it's Kid's Workshop time at the Home Depot! This month's project is a Hardware Sorter - just in time for Father's Day!

Simply go to any Home Depot on Saturday between 9am and noon for your project. I want to see some pics when they are done! ;-)

Let's Play

Some great ladies at a blog I love, Self Reliant Sisters, have put together a great little booklet of things to make and do with your kids. I just had to pass it along since I am sure there will be afternoons I still need to fill this summer.

(I really love the homemade guitar - cause you know we have tons of cereal boxes laying around)

Click here to view the booklet in pdf form and to print it out for yourself. Send me some pics or comments about how your kids liked these projects.

Farmer's Market

When I think about summer, I think picnics, pools, watermelons, plums from my grandma's tree, and loads of other scrumptious fruits! I have wanted to hit Henderson's Farmer's Market for some time, but have yet to make it down there. This summer, I was thinking about making a day of it.

A day or so before you go, have a little lesson with the kids about food groups and the importance of eating healthy. Have them cut out pictures from the grocery ads (you know how I love my ads so this may be hard for me) and do one of two things: Older kids can arrange them in a food pyramid (like the one here), or get a few paper plates and have them create a "meal" with their cut outs.

Take a trip to the market and see how many items you can pick for your "meal" or just go see how many fruits and veggies they can name.
For dates and times, click below
Henderson's Farmer's Market - Water Street in Henderson
Clark County Backyard Farmer Market
LV Farmers Market - Multiple locations

Lakeshore Learning Center

MORE FREEBIES!!

Get those creative juices flowing... Every Saturday from 11am to 3pm at Lakeshore Learning Center, kids can make a fantastic craft to show off to their friends! Click HERE for a location near you...

Upcoming Activities and Crafts:

Home Depot Kid Workshops

It's the first Saturday of the month... where should you be? Well, Home Depot of course! On the first Saturday of the month from 9am-12pm you can take the kids to any Home Depot store and let them bang on some wood and create a great little project! There are no sign-ups necessary for this project. Your children will receive their own Home Depot apron and each project they complete, they will earn a pin to attach to their apron (just like the big kids who work there).

I love that this is a project for most ages, and both boys AND girls! Which makes it extra special for me!

They say ages 5-12, but Jarrett, 3 1/2 did just fine his first time out (ok - I may have had a bit of fun myself helping him along).

The next workshop day will be June 6th. The kids will make a Hardware Sorter. What a perfect gift for Father's Day!

Lowe's Build and Grow

Did you know that Lowe's does a workshop for kids too - and it's FREE!!! It is held twice a month with a different project each time. Sign up here to reserve a spot and make sure your child gets his/her apron, safelty goggles, and patch of that project! I even hear they get suckers & there is a $10 coupon or moms and dads too - and you KNOW how I feel about coupons - yipee!!

(Here is my nephew sporting his new Lowe's gear - nice flower pot little man!!)

You will have to follow a few steps:

#1 Select which clinic & number of kids attending

#2 Select your store

#3 Sign up with your email address, phone number, etc and print out a waiver for your children

#4 - Show up and have a GREAT time!!

The next clinic will be on May 23rd from 10:00am -11:0am. Thy will be making a "Ready to Go Kit"

Free Mother's Day Craft

Here's one I wish I would have put up sooner. Michael's has been doing a FREE craft class for kiddies to make Mother's Day gifts. There are still 2 more classes if your kids need some last minute gift ideas.

Today's craft is a beading workshop. The ad says from 1:00-4:00pm today (5/9/09). Also, tomorrow, mom's and kids can decorate cookies together also from 1:00-4:00pm (5/10/09).

Check the store close to you for other events coming up. I will be posting events for the stores on Eastern - Silverado Ranch and the Stephanie location. As of right now, it seems they are both on the same schedule, but you may want to check the store close to you in case times are different.

Children's Museum

If you haven't been to the Lied Discovery Children's Museum lately, you are missing out. The museum got a much needed face lift earlier this year and it looks amazing! There are several new exhibits including games about food groups, a whole new town center that teaches the kids about being "green" and until the end of May - Clifford!!

I have found that this is one place I can take all my kids, ages 8-1, and there is something for all of them! We purchased an annual membership which for us works out to be quite cheap - since we go severl times during the year. Click HERE for prices and times.

There is always something fun going on at the museum. May is Asian Pacific Heritage Month, and every Saturday in May your kids can go learn about a different Asian cultures though arts and crafts. Check out the schedule, you don't want to miss this!