|
|
|
|
|
Bay Area Parent - Silicon Valley Newsletter
 Don't see the images? Be sure to add newsletters@parenthood.com to your address book or your safe senders list. This will ensure that you will continue to receive relevant email communications from Parenthood.com. Click here to unsubscribe. | | |  |
|
Home |
Digital Magazines |
Directories |
Calendar |
Community |
Contact Us |
Advertising |
Shop |
Happy New Year!
As any parent knows, the real new year begins in September with the return of
school. Our resolutions reflect the difference: instead of promising to lose 10
pounds and go to the gym every day, we vow that this year we're going to whip the
kids into shape: oversee their homework, set the alarm clock earlier, make lunch
the night before. Carol Band, our intrepid columnist, has come up with a few
creative resolutions for the other people in her life. You can read her
suggestions in the new September issue of Bay Area Parent.
- Jill Wolfson,
Editor
1st Annual Kids' Flea Market
Most kids - even those who hate to shop - love to sell and trade their junk, and
now they get to do it under the umbrella of a real flea market. Kids ages 12 and
younger are invited to clean out their closets and cart everything - old clothes,
electronics, sports equipment and school supplies - to the Farmer's Market parking
lot behind the Garden Theater, 1140 Lincoln Ave. in Willow Glen. 10.30am-3.30pm,
Sun., Aug. 31. Just leave old shoes behind! Free. Sponsored by Powell's Sweet
Shoppe, which promises a $5 gift certificate to each participant who brings a card
table. Other activities include a Bubble Gum Blowing Contest; Hula Hoop Contest;
Cotton Candy Eating Contest and face painting. For more information and to reserve
space, call Jamie Dreier at Powell's: 408-279-4090.
Capitola Begonia Festival
This four-day event is a longstanding family tradition, and if you
haven't visited before this is the year. The main event, of course, is the
nautical parade of floats down Soquel Creek through the middle of Capitola, just
south of Santa Cruz. View the construction of floats beforehand, in addition to a sand sculpture contest, chalk art and fishing derby. Enjoy live music on the beach
and movies at sundown. Fri., Aug. 29-Mon., Sept. 1. Free. Capitola Esplanade,
Stockton Ave. and Riverview Ave., Capitola. 831-476-3566.
www.begoniafestival.com.
Reading Readiness
Parents and caregivers can find out about the six pre-reading skills children need
as they learn to read. Children participate in storytime with literacy-based games
and crafts, dinner, childcare and free books. Wed., Aug. 27, 5-8pm. Free. Educational Park Library, 1770 Educational Park Dr., San Jose.
Register at the library information desk or call 408-272-3663 during open hours.
www.sjlibrary.org.
Photos Wanted: Furry Friends! Winter Holidays!
Come November, we're running photos of children sharing a moment with their
favorite dog, cat, hamsters, bird, maybe even a snake! Deadline: Oct. 1. In
December, the theme is holiday celebrations. Send us your photos of kids
decorating the family tree, lighting the Menorah, and engaging in all the
traditions that make our area so rich and diverse. Deadline: Nov. 1.
To submit photos, click on the SUBMIT PHOTOS link on our homepage at http://siliconvalley.parenthood.com. Simply review the photo release, click the submit button and attach your photos to the email. To submit by regular mail, please print and sign the release form found online. Include the form with your photos and send to Bay Area Parent, 985 University Ave., Ste. 30, Los Gatos, CA 95032. We regret that we cannot return photo submissions.
Casa de Fruta Arts, Crafts and Music Festival
Enjoy great food and entertainment as you browse through the many artisan booths.
Sat., Aug. 30-Mon., Sept. 1, 9am-6pm. Free. Casa de Fruta, 10021 Pacheco Pass
Hwy., Hollister. 408-842-7282. www.casadefruta.com.
|
| | | | ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER: You are receiving this newsletter because you have subscribed on Parenthood.com. If this issue was forwarded to you and you would like to begin receiving a copy of your own, click here to subscribe online. Click here to unsubscribe. |
|
About Parenthood |
Contact Us |
Privacy Notice |
Advertiser Agreement |
Terms of Use |
Contests & Promotions |
Baby Names | | Copyright © 2008 Dominion Enterprises. All Rights Reserved. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
